The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-18

quires the speaker to certify the case cf a re-
cUsant witness to the district attorney for
criminal prosecution. Mr. Clark Mo. moved
to suspend the rules and to make in order, !
to offer amendment to the pOstodice APP
preparation bill to repeal the legislation of
last session in regard to third-class mail mat
ter. Agreed to. Mr.. Holman moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to repeal so
much of the resumption act as authorizes
the redemption and cancellation of United
States notes and the sale of United States
bonds for the accomplishment of that pur-
pose. Rejected-yeas 115, nays Ill, not two
thirds in the affirmative. The speaker an
nOunced the appointment of a select commit |
tee to investigate federal officers in New Or
leans, follows: Messrs. Gibson, Black
burn, New, Vance (OhiO), Stephenson, Jas.
B. Reilly (Pa). Foster, CTapo and Darrell.
The speaker asked and obtained leave Ofab-
sence on account of personal illness for not
exceeding 10 days, and appointed Mr.. Cox
speaker pro TEN. He then in an earnest
manner expressed his thanks to the house
for its long continued kindness and indUl-
gence toward him. The house adjourned.
In the house, on the End, Mr.. Wells
mo, from the committee of appropriations,
reported bill approPriating $4,000 for the
maintenance OF lights on the Mississippi,
Ohio and Missouri rivers. Passed. The res
OlutiOn of censure of Mr.. John Young Brown,
of Kentucky, in the last house was rescinded
and expunged, and the contested election
case of Lemoyne VS.. Farwell was taken up,
the report of the committee being that Far
well, sitting a member, is not entitled to
his seat and that LemOyne, contestant, is.
After discussion the case went over until
to morrow. Mr.. Payne, from the committee
on banking and currency, reported a bill
authorizing the secretary of the treasury,
under such limits and regulations as will
best secure just and fair dist; ibution of
silver coin throughout the country, may is
sue the silver coin now in the treasury to an
amount not exceeding $10,000,00O in ex-
change for equal amount of legal tender
notes, and providing that the notes received
and exchanged shall be reissued only on re-
| tirement and destruction of a like sum of
| fractional currency received at the treasury
/ in payment of dues to the United States, and
/ that such fractional currency, when so sub
/ stituted, shall be destroyed and held as part
| of the sinking funds as provided in the act
| of 18th of April, 1876. Mr.. Holman sug-
! gested that the bill should be amended by
! striking out that portion which provides that
/ legal tender notes should not be reissued.
Mr.. BlOunt objected to the consideration of
the bill, and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 3rd, the bill
passed transferring sixteen thousand dollars
to the maintenance of the lighthouse service
on the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri riv-
ers. In the house, the illinois contested
/ election was taken up, and its discussion re-
suited in Unseating Farwell, the sitting mem
! Der, and the seating of LemOyne, the con-
testant. The house spent the remainder of
! the session in committee of the whole on the
pOstofice appropriation bill. Adjourned.
| In the house, on the 4th, the house
went into committee of the whole on the
postofice appropriation bill, Mr.. Springer in
the chair. Mr.. Vance IN. c., addressed the
committee on the subject of fraternity and
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/ would greatly tend to create a better feeling
| in the south. One of these was to stop the
partisan appeals that were INDUCED in by
northern republicans; another was to help
| to build up the waste places of the south;
another to 90 as far as possible in the pay
ment of claims to the southern people for
services rendered the United States in the
war. Among these claims was that of mail
contractors for services prior to 1861. The
| committee rose, and on motion of Mr.. Glib
| son, the bill passed apprOpriating $4,000 for
| the expense of the committee to investigate
| federal offices in Louisiana. A resolution
was passed accepting an invitation to attend
! the opening of the centennial exposition, and
adjourning the house from Tuesday, the 9th,
! to Friday, the 18th. Mr.. Blaine offered a
resolution directing the committee on Ways
and Means to consider at once some measure
| for the relief of the country from threatened
scarcity of fractional currency. Accepted.
| The message from the president declining to
/
various absences from Washington was read
! and was received with cool disdain on the
| democratic side, and with evident enjoyment
on the republican side. Mr.. Randall moved
that it be referred to the judiciary committee
| and printed. So ordered. Mr. MacDOugaI
then offered q resolution instructing the Sc
! lect committee for the investigation of feder-
| al offices in Louisiana to make a full and
| complete investigation of the circumstances
attending the assassination of NJ. II. Twitch-
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particularly as to whether the cause was or
was not of a political character. Accepted,
and the house adj jOUrned.
In the house, on the 9Th, resolution
was adopted appropriating $4,000 for securing
better ventilation of the hall of the house of
representatives. Mr.. BlOunt, from the ap-
| preparation committee, reported the naval
| appropriation bill, which was made the spe-
cial order for Monday next. After the pas
sage of large number of private bills the
house adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Hewitt
introduced bill inrelation to savings banks.
It-provides for amending the revised statutes
so that no stamp tax shall be required on
receipts to savings banks or institution for
savings having no capital stock and doing
no other business than receiving deposits
to be loaned or invested for the sole benefit
VI biio pdICleS HIdhlnS such ueposlts, without
profit or compensation to the association or
company. Referred. The house then went
into committee of the whole on the postofice
appropriation BILL Mr.. Springer in the chair,
and was addressed by Mr.. Holman. On his
motion the item for compensation to post
masters was increased from Sc, SOC, 900 to So
/ 100000. Mr.. Mutchler moved to strike out
the provision abOlishing the free delivery
system in cities of less than 10000 inhabit-
ants. Without disPosing of the question,
the committee rose, and the house adj
| journed.