The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the Doth, Mr.. Wright
called up the resolution submitted by him
| yesterday, providing for the appointment of a
committee of FIVE senate to examine into
| the several branches of the civil service dur
ing the recess, with a view to a reorganization
| of the several departments thereof Agreed to.
| 1.-The JOINT resolution which passed the house
| last winter, relating to civil service appoint
| mems, was passed. -. The morning hour hav-
| ing expired the senate resumed the consider
| alton OF the Indian appropriation bill Several
| amendments were submitte1 and agreed to
! and the bill was then reported to the senate.
! and all the amendments made in cOmmitte ee of
| the whole were concurTed in. Mr.. AlcOrn
! introduced a bill for the relief of the over
| flowed districts of the Mississippi river. Or
! deTed to be printed and lie on the table. Mr..
! Spencer introduced bill authorizing the ap-
| pointment of q commission to proceed to Alas
| ka, after the adjournment of the present con-
| gress, to inquire into the number of fur seals
/ killed on the islands of st. Paul and st. George
! and If an increased number could be killed
! without jeopardizing the perpetuity of the
! fisheries, and for other purposes Messages
| were received from the house of representa-
/ tIves announcing the death OF Messrs. Rice
! Heresy, CrOcker and Hooper. Resolutions in
| respect to their memory we've adopted, snd as
! further mark of respect, the senate ad-
| jourEed till Monday at II o'clock.
In the House, on the goth. The
house went into committee Of the whole
Mr.. Hale, of Maine in the chair, on the
tariff bill, the pending question being on
Mr.. Burohard's motion to strike out the fifth
section, which restores the ten per cent re-
duction on manufactured goods. Speeches
wero made by Messrs. Maynard, Todd Fort
Speer, Field, Of Michigan. Loughridge and
others. The debate, threatening to be pro-
tracted, the committee rose for the purpose of
limiting debate on the fifth section. The de-
bate was then limited to one hour, and the
house again resolved itself into committee Of
the whole. The appointed time having
elapsed, general debate on the motion to strike
out the fifth section was closed. The question
was then put and resulted, ayes 95 nays 103.
So the motion to strike out was lost The
sixth and last section, exempting merchandise
on ship board and bound to the United States
on the 10th of February, and such as is bonded
IN any public store at the date of the passage
of this act, from duties was then read. After
some debate, the committee rose without hav-
ing reached any conclusion. .. Mr.. Crutchfeld
presented the petition of the national grange
for aid to the Texas and Pacific railroad COM
nany, and the resolutions of the South Caro-
lima legislature to the same effect, we're also
presented. The petition and resolutions were
referred. The house then adjourned.
Ia the Senate, on the 22d, the bill re-
ported by the committee on printing, to pro-
vide for the distribution of regular official edi-
tions of certain public documents and of the
Congressional Record, was passed. AT the
expiration of the morning hour the consider
alton Of the Indian Appropriation bill was re-
sumed. Mr.. Hamilton, of Texas, moved an
amendment to the clause apprOpriatiug $780,,
600 to subsist and care for the Apache Indians
IN Arizona and New Mexico, so to provide
that the money shall be expended in behalf of
those Indians only in proportion to he mum
Der located on the reservation and refraining
from hostIlities- Agreed to. Mr.. Stewart
moved to amend so as to increase the appro-
pIiation for the general incidental expenses of
the Indian service In Nevada from S15 600 to
35, 900. Agreed to. Mr.. B0gy moved to
amend so as to strike out the clause appropri-
ating $4,000 to defray the expenses of Indian
delegations who may visit Washington on
business connected with their respective tribes
He said the Indians had no business here, and
congress should not encourage them to visit
the city OF Washington. The amendment was
agreed to-yeas %, nays "a. Mr. BOgy moved
to strike out the appropriation for incidental
expenses. Mr.. Window moved to lay that
amendment on the table. Agreed to-yeas
80, nays 20. The bill was finally passed. after
which the military appropriation bill was taken
up. In less than an hour the bill was passed,
and the senate then took up the bill making
an appropriation for the payment of pensions.
.... After passing the pension appropriation
bill, the senate took up the postofice apprO-
pTiatiOn bill The subject was passed over in
formally, and the reading Of the bill continued
in order that the amendments of the commit
tee be first acted upon. Mr.. Morrill,, OF
Maine called up the military acR5 emy appTO
priatiOn bill. The amendment of the commit
tee authorizing the president to fill the vacan-
cies among the officers, instructors, professors
and cadets occurring at such academy byreasOn
OF death or o her cause, of any person ap
pointed by him. was agreed to. The bill haY-
ing been considered IN committee OF the
whole WAS reported to the senate and the
amendments made in committee agreed to-.
The pension appropriation bill having been
considered in committee OF the whole, was re-
ported to the senate and passed. The con-
aid nf ia
was resumed. Mr.. Thurman moved to add an
additional section providing that the congress
sional Record be carried in the mails free OF
postage. Agreed to....The Pacific Mail sub
sidy matter was again taken up. After a long
debate, it was finaly agreed The bill should be
considered as completed with the exception of
the asrsph relating to the Pacific Mail.
which should be taken up to morrow at II
o'clock and disposed OF, the statement having
been made that the report of the judiciary
committee would be ready by that time. Adj
journed.
In the House, on the 22i, among the
bills introduced was one by Mr.. Banning pro-
viding for the meeting OF the forty-fourth
congress on the 4th of March next, and of each
| succeeding congress on the 4th OF March, the
day on which the congressional term begins
Mr.. Wheeler, Of New York, from the
committee on appropriations, reported bsck
/ the river aud harbOr appropriation bill - Mr.
D =
| the bill passed. The bill was finally passed.
! substantially prepared by the committee of
commerce. The committee on appropriations
suggested a few additional appropriations,
! principally for southern rivers and harbors
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes. the rules were sus-
pended to pass the bill regulating the gelection
/ OF grand and petit jurors In the District of
Columbia. The BILL the object of which is TO
indct KING for perjury, was then passed. -.
Mr.. Houghton moved to suspend the rules to
set apart Wednesday evening next for the
consideration Of the Texas and Pacific railroad
/ bill. Teuers were demanded and lis voted in
the affirmative and 81 in the negative. The
/ yeas and nays were called, TesuIting-yeas, 81:
nays, l2S. TwO-thirds not having voted in
the alternative. the motion was lost. This is
I looked upon as a defeat Of the bill this con
! gress. Mr. Myers. from the committee on
foreign Affairs, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill supplementary to the acts in
rotation TO lCmi iSratiOn- Agreed to. The bill
makes 1t the duty OF American consuls at
Chinese aud japanese ports to ascertain
whether emigrsEts have entered into contracts
for service within the United States for lewd
and improper purposes. and in such "a see To