The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-12

unfinished business, was then read a third
| time and passed, without motion-7eas, 80 /;
! nays, %. Mr. Frehnghuysen called up the
/ bill reported from the committee on foreign
relations few days ago, in regard to the sal
i aries Of certain diplomatic officers of the Uni
/ ted States. Passed. Mr.. Sargent, from the
! committee on appropriations, reported sundry
/ civil appropriation bills, with amendments.
| Placed on the calendar. Mr. Stewart, from
| the committee on railroads, reported back bill
/ TO aid in the construction of the Texas Pacific
| and Northern Pacific railroads, and several
other subsidy bills without recommendation
| placed on the calendar. He aleo reported
| back various petitions in regard to the same
| subject and the committee was discharged
| from further consideration. Mr.. Scott, from
| the committee claims, reported favor
| ably on the house bill to pay certain
| awards made by the secretary of the
treasury for quartermasters and commissary
stores. Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Sargent
moved to take up sundry civil appropriation
bills. Agreed to, and at 1:30 a. m. the senate
proceeded to consider that bill.
In the House, on the I'd, the house
continued the consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill last night. The COM
mittee rose and reported it to the house. The
bill was passed at $50, and the house adjourn
ed Immediately after the house met this
morning the rules were suspended and the
bill for the government Of the District of
Columbia was taken up and considered in
committee of the whole. Several amend
ments were agreed to, the principal of which
are those fixing the rate of taxation at one
dollar and half on the hundred, exempting
church property and imposing a tax on per-
sOnal property, which has hitherto been ex-
empt in the district The bill for the govern
ment of the District of Columbia was then
passed. Mr.. Tyner, from the appropriation
committee, reported the postOfice appropria-
ton bill, with senate amendments. Mr.. Gar
field moved to nonconcur in the amendment
TlvO
the mails of documents printed during this
session of CONGRESS. Tellers being ordered
reported 65 in the affirmative and 113 in the
negative. The yeas and NAYS were then de-
manded and refused, and the motion to re-
consider and lay on the table was carried
ayes 1877, noes 103 After further considera-
ton of the bill the house agreed to the ap-
poIntment OF a conference committee upon
the disagreeing votes of the two houses. In
the evening session the house resumed con
sideratiOn Of the Arkansas question. The
question was on the resolution reported by
the committee, that no interference with the
existing government ~ Arkansas by any de-
partment of the United States government il
advisable. The resolution was then adopted.
yeas, 149 nays 30 The house then went into
committee of the whole on the deficiency
bill. After dispOsing of only three pages of
the bill the committee rose and the house ad-
jOurned.
Upon the assembling of the Senate
on the 3rd, the call for morning business was
dispensed with, and by unanimous consent
the consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priatiOn bill was resumed. The clause in the
amendment OF the committee on appropria-
tlOns to the sundrv civil bill making the prin-
clpal and interest of the 3-65 bonds issued
under the act of June 20, 1874, for the gov
ernment OF the District of Columbia. payable
in gold, was stricken out, the question then
being on the adoption of the amendment as
amended. 1t was laid aside at the request Of
MIR. Sherman. The amendment of the COM
mIttee directing telegraph companies having
Offices IN the capitol to take from the capitol
grounds and streets around the same all tele-
graph poles, and connect their lines with the
capitol by means Of cables, laid under ground
was agreed to. Also, the amendments appro-
| priating 1925, 900 for the extension of the
building for the government hospital for the
insane. The committee reported in favor OF
! striking out the clause apprOpriating $50, 600
TO enable the secretary of war to purchase
! Gstling guns for the army and navy, but the
senate refused to strike it out-yeas, 10 nays,
Il. The committee reported an amendment
striking out the clause aDpropriating $50 600
for publishing the Official records OF the war of
| the rebellion, both of the union and cOnfeder-
ate armies, but withdrew the amendment al
the request Of Mr.. Logan. An amendment
was agreed to authorizing the secretary of
war to detail a medical officer of the army to
investigate and report upon the spr, ad OF
epidemic cholera westward, and apprOpriating
$4,000 for that purpose. The bill was then
a
| from the Judiciary committee, reported ad-
versely the bill to relieve the political dis
abilities of Raphael Semmes, of Alabama, and
it was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Edmunds
called up house bill to amend the act of June
1S 1888, to require judG of district courts in
East and West Tennessee to hold court at
Jackson, in said state. Passed. NJ. Window
moved to increase the appropriation for the
improvement OF the Tennessee river below
Chattanooga, from S160 900 to $500. 000
Agreed to-yeas, 26; nays, 16 Mr.. Alcorn
submitted amendment apprOpriating S3,-
420, 900 for the repairs of the leYees of the
Mississippi river In the states Of Missouri
Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana. Agreed
to-yeas, 26 ; nays, IA. Adjourned.
Immediately after the meeting of the
house, on the 3rd, it went into committee of
the whole on the deficiency bill, the first item
reached in the bill being certain approPria-
tions for the District Of Columbia. An amend
ment to pay the expenses of certain contested
elections in former years Twas finally adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,
an item of $3.50, 900 dollars WAS inserted for
the soldiers national ASYLUM The bill
finally passed, and the committee rose The
house then took recess till 3 O'Clock. In the
evening session, Mr.. Harrison, of Tennessee,
called up the resolutions of the committee on
elections declaring Pinchback not elected as q
member from the state OF Louisiana at large
and Geo. A. Sheridan elected and entitled 10
the seat. The resolutions were agreed to
/ 123 to 29-and Sheridan took the oath Of office,
In which he has barely 10 hours to serve.
Mr.. Robinson. of Ohio, called up a like resO-
luton in the case Of Sypher, declaring the
latter, who is the sitting member not elected
from the first district Of Louisiana, and Law
renee, the contestant, entitled to the seat
The resolution passed, "a to 81, and MIR. Law
renee came forward and was sworn III, taking
the ironclad oath. He has about fourteen
hours as representative to serve The house
then proceeded to the business on the speak
er's table and disposed of number OF bills
The next two bills on the calendar we're those
for the admission OF Colorado and New Mex
leo as states. The vote on the first was, yeas
164, nays 76, so the bill was passed by the
necessary two thirds vote, and now goes to
the president for approval. The election for
delegates to frame a constitution Is to be held
under proclamation OF the territorial govern
ment, to be issued within ninety days from
the 1st OF September, 1875, and the cOnstitu-
ton thus framed is to be submitted to the
people in July, 1876. The vote on the sdmis-
siOn OF new members was then taken, and re-
suited yeas 154, nays 81. So there not being
twO-thIrds in the affirmative, the bill was de-
feated. The senate amendments to the fol-
lowing house bills were cOncurTed in To
provide for deductions from the terms Of
sentence Of United States prisoners. To
amend act Of 18th June, 1888, and require
judges of district courts Of East eand West
Tennessee to hold court at Jackson. Senate
bill on the Speakers table was taken up and
disposed OF az follows Civil rights bill. re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee The house