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

by the secretary of the treasury, and all an
propriations made for the construction of said
buildings shall be expended within the limits-
tlOns OF the act authorizing the same, or lin
itiDg the cost thereof, and no change of said
plan involving an increase of the expense eX-
ceeding 10 per centum of the amount to which
said building was limited, shall be allowed or
paid by anv officer OF the government, without
the special authority of congress. The bill
appropriates SS7, $50 for engraving and print
ing certificates of the continental stock for the
international exposition; also S505, 600 to en-
able the executive departments and the Smith
sOnian Institute to participate in the eXpOsi-
ton, and repeats the pToviso that the sum
hereby appropriated shall cover the entire
expense to which the United States shall be
subjected on account Of the exhibition. Mr..
Young offered an amendment requiring ap-
pOintments of the depar ment to be distribu-
ted among the states and territories in pro-
portion to population. Agreed to, and the bill
passed. MIR. Harrison, from the committee
on elections, reported bill proposing an
amendment to the constitution in reference to
the election of president and vice president
The first section provides that the president
and vice-president shall be elected bv a direct
vote OF the people. Each state shall be di-
vided into districts equal in number to the
number of representatives to which the state
is entitled in congress-. and the person having
the highest number of votes in each district
for president, shall receive the vote Of that
district; but candidates for president and
vice president are not to be both citizens of
that the person having the highest number of
votes for president in a state, shall receive the
two presidential votes from the state at large.
The third section provides that the person
having the highest number of presidential
votes in the United States shall be president.
The fourth section provides that il two
persons have the same number of votes in
state, it being the highest number, each
of them shall receive one presidential vote
from the state at large, but If more than
two persons shall receive the same num-
ber, it being highest number, neither shall
receive any vote from the state at large.
If more than one shall have the same number
of votes in any district, 1t being highest num-
ber, no presidential vote shall be counted
from that district. The fifth section makes
the same provisions applicable to the vice
president. The sixth section gives congress
power to provide for holding and conducting
presidential elections. The seventh section
provides that the states shall be divided into
districts by the Legislatures thereof, but that
congress may at any time make or alter the
same. The eighth section provides that no
person who has been justice of the supreme
court shall be eligible to the office of president
or vice-president. -. The speaker then pre-
sented a letter from the clerk in reference to
the resignation of Mr.. Purman, of Florida,
and directed the name of PuTman to be struck
from the roll Of members The funeral of the
late Representative Hooper took place at two
O'Clock. The body was borne from the hall,
and the house adjourned
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Logan
introduced a bill establishing rules and articles
for the government Of the armies of the
United States. The senate, by vote of 81
yeas to 25 nays, reconaidered the vote by
which the till to grant site for the Peabody
school, in st. Augustine. Fla, was passed 4
few days ago. The consideration of the res
luton for the admission OF Pinchbank was
then resumed Mr. Hamilton, of MARYLAND
moved to amend the resolution to seat Pinch
back by inserting the word mot" after the
word Z" be" so it would read Resolved, that
p. 3. S. Pinchback be not admitted, etc. MIR.
Dawes moved that the senate adjourn. Lost
yeas 23 nays 3G. At lis the senate refused
to adjourn by vote of II to 80.
In the House, on the 18th, on motion
of Mr.. Dawes, the house went into committee
of the whole-on the tariff bill. The general
debate closed, and the committee proceeded
to consider the bill under the five minutes
rule. =. Mr.. Cox moved to amend the first sec
ton by increasing the duty on champagne
from So per dozen of quarts to %, ana from -
per dozen of pints to $3.50. He said that that
would produce an increase of S676. 600 OF
revenue. The amendment agreed to.
The committee then rose and the house took
a recess till $780, the evening session to be for
business from the judiciary committee, exclud-
ing political measures A bill WAS reported
to establish certain telegraph lines in the sew
eral states and territories as post roads, and
| to regulate the transmission of commercial
and other intelligence by telegraph. The bill
haYin g been read, a point of order was made
by Mr.. Willard of Vermont, and supported by
! Messrs. Randall and Garfield, that it should
| receive its first consideration in committee Of
! the whole. After a running debate, the house,
without action on the bill, adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the dis
cussion of the resolution for the admission of
Pinchback lasted all night, and at 9:15 this
morning Mr.. Merriman concluded a six hours
| speech. The senate, at o'clock, on motion
of Mr.. Morrill, OF Maine, laid the resolution
| for the admission of PInchback on the table
yeas 80, nays %. Mr.. Wiudon moved that the
| senate proceed to the consideration of the ap-
| preparation bill Agreed to. The senate then
| proceeded with the consideration OF the I'm
| dian appropriation bill. Several unimportant
! amendments, reported by the committee we're
| agreed to. Mr. Morrill,, of Main. called up the
resolution fixing the hour of meeting of the
| senate at IL o'clock A. M, and it was amended
| go as to provide that it take effect on Saturday
next, and then agreed to. Pending discussion
| on the Indian appropriation bill, Mr.. Sargent
| moved to adjourn. Agreed to, and the senate,
| after continuous session of nearly twenty
nine hours, adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, immedi-
ately after reading OF the journal, the house
went into committee Of the whole on the reye-
nue. bill. The first vote was on Mr.. South
wards amendment as amended by the amend
ment Of Mr.. Cox, to strike out all of the first
| BECLlDn OF the Dill WHICH IBldLSs " Tic ldA
on whisky. The amendment was lost 81
voting in the affirmative and 96 in the mega
| tive. -. Mr. Rasson offered an amendment, on
behalf OF the committee, providing that the
tax on spirits contracted to be delivered before
the 10th of February shall be paid by the puT-
chaser. Adopted. Finally, the first section
was allowed to stand so far the whisky tax
Is concerned. The second section, providing
for increasing the tax on tobacco, was read
and gave rise to long debate. Various amend
mems looking to reduction of duty were Of
fered and rejected. The principal amend
ments adopted we're, first, an amendment IN
regard to contracts, similar in It's provisions
to that relative to whisky in the first section,
| and second, an amendment increasing the tax
on cigars which now pay IS tax to 50, and
| cigarettes are raised from $3.50 to 1915. AT
| two o'clock the further consideration Of the
bill was postponed. The bill for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river was taken up.
| Mr.. Stanard, who has charge Of the BILL made
| a long explanation of its provisions and con-
siderable discussion followed. Several amend
ments to the bill we're offered and rejected.
One offered by Mr. Thompson to strike out
that portion of the bill which directs the sec-
retsry of war to construct the work in case
. | of the default Of Mr. Eads, was adopted and
| the bill passed The consideration OF the
tariff bill was resumed IN committee of the
I whole. The third section, repeating the stamp
| tax on matches, was stricken out. For the
fourth section, increasing the duties on mOlas-
ses and sugar 25 per cent, a substitute wss
| adortad IN lbztsufialiv the same, but includinp