The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Brgy
introduced bill to establish mint of the
United States at st. Louis. Mr.. Dorsey in
troduced joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to admit, free of
duty the diamond necklace presented bv the
KheCiye Of Egypt to Minnie Sherman Fitch.
Ordered printed and referred. The senate
resumed consideration of the bill to provide
government for the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary committee,
to whom was referred the resolution of Mr..
Bogy. instructing that committee to inquire
into the expediency of repeating the law grant
ing a subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. reported the following substitute:
ReSOLUed, That the committee on judiciary be
and hereby is instructed to inquire ard report
whether the United States or any department
OF the government, is legally bound to now
carry into effect any contract made pursuant
to the act of June /, 1872, respecting addi-
tional mail service between San Francisco,
China and Japan. Agreed to latter num-
Der of amendments to the bill to provide
government for the District Of Columbia had
been offered the senate. on motion of Mr..
Edmunds. adjourned without definite action
on the bill.
In the house. on the 18th, the bill to
provide for the relief of certain loyal credit
ors, whose moneys were confscated by q con-
federate congress, pending vote on which
Tue IlOllSO du JOuIl6u y0SJ6IOays WIS u6l6dI6u
by vote of l43 to Al . Mr.. Cessna intro
duced bill amendatory of the act for adiudi-
eating the Alabama claims. Referred o.. The
bill making compensation for supplies taken
by union soldiers during MOrgsn's raid
considered and defeated, after which the house
went into committee of the whole for the pur-
pose of taking up the pension and military
academy appropriation bills. After the pas
sage of these bills, the bill for the equalization
of bounties was taken up by vote of SO to
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the bill apply to sailors and marines. Messrs.
COmingo and Parker advocated the amend
ment, which would make the bill apply to the
eleven Missouri regiments mustered into ser
vice, and who served three years as home
guards. The debate closed and the house pro-
ceeded to vote on the bill and amendments.
ComingO's and Myers amendments we're
agreed to; also an amendment offered by Mr..
Shanks, to include Indians. The bill then
passed, yeas 1T, nays SO. -. Mr.. Lawrence,
from the committee on war elaine, reported
the bill to pay the claims allowed by commits
sioDers of claims, and moved the previous
question on its passage, but pending the vote
and amid great confusion, arising from the
efforts of q dozen members to be recognized,
the house, at 8 o'clock adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Ed
munds, from the Judiciary committee reported,
without amendments the civil rights bill
which lately passed the house of representa-
tives, and gave notice that he would call it up
at the earliest possible moment, which would
be in a day or two. Placed on the calendar.
....M Mr.. Chandler, from the committee on
commerce, reported back the steamboat bill,
with amendments. Placed on the calendar. -.
MIR. Scott, from the committee of conference
on the disagreeing votes Of the two houses on
the bill to amend the national bank act fixing
compensation Of national bank examiners,
made report which was agreed to-. Mr..
Robertson introduced a bill to secure deposit
ors in the Freedman's Savings and Trust Com
pany from ultimate lOss. The morning hour
having expired, the chair announced that the
unfinished business before the senate was a
bill to provide a government for the District
of Columbia. Mr.. Morton moved to postpone
the pending and all prior orders, and proceed
to the consideration of the resolution reported
by the committee on privileges and elections
for the admission of Pinchback as senator
from Louisiana. Mr.. Morton said as the sem
atOr from Ohio CMr. Thurman) desired to
divide the motion Just made, he would now
move to lay the bill to provide a government
for the District of Columbia on the table, and
he did 50 for the purpose of then moving to
proceed to the consideration of the resolu-
ton for the admission of Pinchback. The
motion TO lay the District government bill on
the table was agreed to- yeas 81, nays %.
Mr.. Morton then moved to take up the resOlu-
ton for the admission of PInchback. Agreed
to. a message was received from the house
announcing the death Of the Hon. Samuel
Hooper, member of that body and inviting
the senate to attend his funeral in the hall Of
the house tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Bout
well sent to the clerks desk a resolution ex-
pressing the regret o the senate at the death
of Mr.. Hooper, and accepting the invitation
to attend the funeral tomorrow, and declaring
the senate adjourned as a mark of respect to
his memory. The resolution was agreed to,
and the senate adjourned
In the House on the 18th, Mr.. Dawes
offered resolution, which was agreed to,
directing the Judiciary committee to inquire
whether the Western Union telegraph has re-
fused any kilograms from the American press
association because of alleged criticism by
papers in the latter organization, and to re-
port by bill or otherwise. On motion of Mr..
Butler, of Massachusetts,, the rules were 5us-
pended for the purpose of taking I'D the Texas
indemnify bond bill, aud the bill was passed,
by yeas 116, nays 43. Senate bill to allow
Thomas W. Fitch, engineer in the navy, to ac-
! cept wedding present sent his wife by the
| KhedIve of Egypt, was taken from the speak
/ er's table and passed The house spent over
/ two hours in the discussion OF the tax bill for
| the District OF Columbia, but came to no re-
| suit. Mr.. Maynard moved to make the bill
| for the Improvement of the mouth of the
| Mississippi river the special order for Thurs
| day, to the exclusion of all other business.
! Agreed to-. mr. e. r. HOar announced the
| death, yesterday morning IN Washington, OF
! his colleague, Hon. Samuel Hooper, and
| moved a resolution for the appointment of a
| committee Of seven to superintend the funeral
! ceremonies that are to be held tomorrow il
the hall of the house, and that the senate be
| notified aud invited to attend. The resolution
was adopted. The house then, as a further
mark Of respect for the deceased, adjourned
In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.
Ferry Of Michigan, from the committee OF
finance, reported with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute, house bill restricting
the funding of custom duties, and prescribing
certain relations of the treasury department
| and it was placed on the calendar. &c The judi
| ciarY committee having been directed to repOr
| what is the meaning and extent Of the 90
called press gag-law Of June p, 1874, submit
ted a report expressing their opinion that the
| said act is not obnoxious to any criticism, anC
that in respect to the crime of libel, 1t cOnfeTT
no powers either to bring person charged
! with libel into the District Of Columbia or q
send him out Of it. The report Is signed b,
Messrs Edmunds, COnkling, Frelinghuysen
Wright, Thurman and Stevenson. At the ex
piratiOn Of the morning hour, the senate re
sUmed the consideration Of the rec Olutlon 70
the admission of PInchbacl, and Mr.. SaTgen
continued his argument. The senate returnet
from the funeral of Mr.. Hooper at 2:4O P. N.
and adjourned till tomorrow
In the House, on the 10Th. Th
house met at II o'clock this morning. Imme
diately after the reading of the journal sew
erai members endeavored to obtain the foo
for the purpose OF moving a suspension 0
the rules to take up various bills, but the reg
| 17IsT order WAS insisted uDOn and a rI1u1 her n