The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27
CONGRESSIONAL


| 10 investigate the recent election IN MlgSlS-
| sppi, submitted resolution authorizing that
| committee to employ clerk or StenOgrapher
| and to send for persons and papers to take
t'evidence. Agreed to. Mr.. Morrill, reported
| favOrably on the bill apPrOpriating $40, 600 to
! defray the expenses of the special committee
| appointed to inquire into the late election in
| Mississippi House bill to provide for the
| deficiency in the printing and engraving
bureau of the treasury department, and for
the issue of the silver coin of the United
| States in place of fractional currency, was
! taken up. Mr.. Sherman explained the pro-
| visions of the bill and amendments proposed
| by the senate finance committee at length.
| In his opinion there were but two things
| more needed to make this perfect financial
| measure, and they were to authorize any
| holder of greenbacks to convert them into
| four per cent. forty year gold bonds and to
| exchange our six per cent. bonds for four
! per cent. ones; then specie payment would
| come without Sipple. He said it was very
| important that the first and second sections
| of the bill be passed Immediately, leaving
| out the third and fourth sections, with the
| understanding that the committee on finance
would consider the subject embracedin in them,
| and report 1t as an independent measure.
| Mr.. Sherman then, by unanimous consent,
| withdrew the third and fourth sections of the
| bill. Mr.. Morrill, moved an amendment to
| the hrst section, apprOpriating $4,000 to
provide for engraving and printing of ma
| tiOnal banks, to be disbursed under the sec
| retary of the treasury. The amendment was
! agreed to. Mr.. Sherman submitted an amend
| ment as follows: And fractional currency
| redeemed under this act shall be held to be
| a part of the sinking fund provided for by
| existing law, the interest to be computed
| thereon as in case of bonds redeemed under
| the act relating to the sinking fund" Agreed
| to. The bill was then read a third time and
! passed. 1t is as follows: That there be and
| hereby is appropriated out of any money in
| the treasury not otherwise appropriated the
| sum of 5000, to provide for engraving,
| printing and other expenses of the making
and issuing of United States notes; and, fur
| ther, the sum of $4,000 to provide for en-
! craving and printing national bank notes to
| be disbursed under the secretary of the
| treasury. That the secretary of the treasury
| is hereby directed to issue silver coins of the
| United States denomination of ten, twenty,
| twenty-five and fifty cents, of the standard
value in redemption of an equal amount of
| fractional currency, whether the same be
/ now IN the treasury awaiting redemption, or
| whenever it may be presented for redemp-
| ton, and the secretary OF the treasury may,
/ under the regulations of the treasury depart
ment, provide for such a redemption and
| issue by substitution at the regular sub
! treasures and public repositories until
| the amount of the fractional currency out
| standing shall be redeemed, and the frac-
| tiOnal currency redeemed under this act
shall be held to be part of the sinking fund
| provided for by the existing law, the interest
| to be computed thereon as in case of bonds
redeemed under the acts relating to the sink
ing fund. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 11th, Mr.. Howe
| introduced bill, by request, to provide for
cheap transportation of freight between tide
water at or near the Atlantic ocean and the
Ohio and Mississippi valley railroads Mr..
Stevenson presented apetitiOn of the tobacco
men of Cincinnati and CovingtOn, KY, in
favor of the reduction of the tax on tobacco
TO sixteen cents per pound. Referred. The
senate resumed the consideration of Unfin-
ished business, being the bill fixing the rate
| of postage on third-class mail matter. The
pending question was the amendment of
Mr.. MerrimOn to strike out of the first section
the clause allowing in mails all articles not
above weight prescribed by law which are
not, from their form or nature, liable to de-
strOy, deface otherwise injure the contents
of mail bags or person of any one engagedin
the postal service. The amendment was re-
jeeted. Pending the discussion, Mr.. Morrill,
called up the bill making an appropriation
to continue the work of improving the capi-
tOI grounds and the amendment of the house
reducing the amount from $25, 900 to $4,000,
was agreed to and the bill passed. After
| executive session the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Allison
reported favorably on bill to amend section
! 10 of the Indian appropriation bill for the
year ending June so, 1876 in regard to sur
eties of Indian agents, requiring agents to
| keepa book of itemized expenses, etc. Placed
/ on the calendar. Mr.. Window reported fav-
OrablY on house bill to extend the time of
pre-emptOrs on public lands. Placed on the
| calendar. After the consideration of unfin-
| ished business, the bill fixing the rate of
| postage on third-class mail matter was re-
| sUmed, the question being on the substitute
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| age on that class of matter. Mr.. Howe
| argued that it not for the public good
| that a package of goods should be sent
| through the mails. Mr.. Window said he
| would vote fer the substitute of the senator
| from Kansas in preference to the bill re-
/ ported by the committee. Mr.. Hamlin de-
| tended the bill reported by the committee.
| Mr.. Sherman thought it best to establish
! uniform rate OF postage per ounce. The
! only difficulty about this proposition was
| that 1t would raise the rate of transient news
| papers, and that ne did not want to do. He
did not think the old rate of postage should
be restored entirely, but it should be restored
| as far as light circulars were concerned. Mr.
Dawes moved to amend the second section Of
| the bill so that it would read: "The postage
on mail matter of the third-class shall be at
| the following rates: For all distances one
cent Tor each ounce or fractional part there
| Of" etc. Agreed to without division. The
question then being on the substitute of Mr.
| harvey 20 restore the old rate OF postage, 1t
! was rejected. The bill was then reDOTtSd to
the senate and the amendments made in
! committee of the whole agreed to. The bill
was then read the third time, and passed
| without division. The senate then took up
the bill to repave PENNSYLVANIA avenue in
| Washington. Pending discussion, the senate
went into executive session, and soon after
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Wright
called up the bill providing for the imprisen.
ment and transfer of United States prisoners.
Passed. The bill providing for a separate
entry of packages contained in one importa.
! tions passed. The senate then proceeded to
consider the bills on the calendar not OBJ
jected to, and the following passed Senate
bill authorizing the construction of 4 DOntOOu
bridge across the Mississippi river from some
l point IN Lacrosse county, Wis, to some point
in Houston county, MINI. Senate bill to
amend the laws relating to the legaI-tender of
silver coin, on motion of Mr. Sherman was
recommltted. The morning hour having ex.
pred, the senate resumed cOnsiI IeratiOn of
unfinished business, taking up the bill an
thOrizing the requirement. of Pennsylvania
avenue. Pending the discussion, house bill
makingapprOpratioD 10 supply deficiencies
IN the appropriations for the year ending
June 80, 1876, and former years, was referred
! to the committee on appropriations. After
a short executive session, the senate adj
iOurned until Monday
HOUSE.
In the house on the 10th, Mr. Here
ford, chairman OF the committee on com
merce, introduced a bill making an appro
priatiOn for the construction, repair, preser-
walton and completion of different public
works on rivers and harbors. The bill passed
III 10 80. The total amount appropriated
| is S5,S72,S5O. Mr.. Lord offered a resolution
requesting the president 20 inform the house
as to what measures have been adopted 10
enforce the stipulatioHs of the convention
with Venezuela Mr.. SeeIye offered a reso-
luton instructing the committee on judiciary
to inquire whether any additional legislation