The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
ESENATE

In the senate, on the goth, Mr..
| Withers, from the committee on aPprOpria-
tions, reported house bill $685. to supply the
deficiency for feeding the Sioux Indians
He moved to strike out of the bill the words
one hundred thousand dollars, and insert
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The
| amendment was agreed TO, and the bill
passed. On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the
senate took up and passed senate bill to
| regulate the transportation of bonded IHer-
| chandiSe withdrawn from warehouse. On
motion of Mr.. Allison, the senate then took
| up for consideration senate bill providing
for an agreement with the Sioux nation in
| regard to portion of their reservation, and
for other purposes. The matter briefly
| discussed by Mr.. Hitchcock, who said he was
! opposed to any further appropriation for
these Indians, or for other commissions. Mr..
| Morton said he had permitted this debate,
hoping the bill would pass, but as it was
quite evident that it could not, he would call
| up regular order, senate bill number one, to
| provide for counting the votes of the pres-
dent and vice-president. The bill was then
| taken up, when Mr.. Randolph briefly ad-
! dressed the senate in support of his amend
ment providing that should the two houses
| of congress, acting separately, fail to agree
! as to which is the true and valid returns of
! the state, then, and in that event only, the
! president of the senate shall render a de-
clsIOn OF the question, and such rendition
|
which shall have received the majority of all
| the votes cast in both houses of congress,
| considered as If both houses had cast their
/ votes in joint meeting assembled. After de-
| bate the chair laid before the senate the
military bill from the house, with nOtifca-
/ ton that the house failed to concur in the
| amendment of the senate The senate agreed
to adhere to the amendments. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 2lst, Mr.. Allison,
from the committee on appropriations re
| ported back house bill No. 810 known as the
military academy bill, with the recommends
ton that the senate adhere to its amend
| ments, and ask for a committee of confer
| ence Agreed to. Mr.. Allison called up
! senate bill No. 500, providing for an agree
ment with the Sioux, and pending its con-
! SIderdtlOn the morning hour expired, and
! the senate resumed consideration of the bill
! to count the vote of president and vice-presi-
| dent Pending discussion, the senate went
| into executive session and soon adjourned.
In the senate, on the 22d, Mr.. Edmunds
! introduced joint resolution providing for
amending the constitution of the United
| States. Referred. The morning hour having
| expired the senate resumed consideration of
! senate bill No. l, providing for counting the
votes for president and vice-president. Var
! iOus amendments were rejected, and after a
| short executive session the senate adjourned.
| In the-senate, on the 23d, Senator Jones
| introduced a bill to prohibit the transpOrta-
ton of liquid nitro-glycerine, and to regulate
the transportation of dynamite. The chair
laid before the senate the unfinished bust
ness of yesterday bill to count the vote for
| president and YiCe-preSident. The bill was
| amended in its phraseOlOgy without materi-
| ally altering its meaning, and the question
then recUrred on the passage of the bill.
| Senator Hamlin asked the senate to lay
| aside the pending bill and take up the post
! route bill, and the senate agreed. In com
| menCing its consideration it was ascertained
| that the pOst-rOute bill had been sent to the
printers with the pending amendment. The
senate then went into executive session and
| soon after adjourned.
In the senate, on the oath, Mr.. Cam
erOn presented memorial of the legislature
of Wisconsin in relation to the Improvement
of the st. Croix river. Referred. The chair
laid before the senate its bill on the Sioux
deficiencies, with notice that the house will
not agree to the amendments of the senate.
The senate voted to insist uDOn its amend
ments. The senate took up for consideration
| the post route bill. Debate ensueG during
the course of which Mr.. Sargent said let the
departments send their mail matter by a
stroke of the pen. 1t will take no more time
than to lick a stamp, and 1t costs no more to
! send mails in this manner than it does with
a stamp on them. The bill was amended as
to minor peints and passed. The senate then
| resumed consideration of senate bill No. l,
to count the votes for president and vice
president. Several amendments were re-
JeCted, and the question was then taken upon
the passage of the bill, and it was passed
81 to Do. The senate then took mp the con-
SUlar and diplomatic bill and made it the
order of business and then went into cxecu-
tive session and soon adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 20Uh Messrs.
Banning and Sayler presented petitions from
various distillers of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
and Illinois, protesting against any change
in the present plan of collecting taxes. Re
ferred. The speaker called on the states for
bills, and the following were referr,d: To
| regulate commerce and to prohibit unjust
determinations by common carriers; to amend
the national banking act; to reduce the tax on
manufactured tobacco, and to regulate the
| tax on dealers in and producers of leaf to-
| baccO. Mr.. Atkins moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill repeating all pro
| visions of the act of the 14th of January
| 1875, for the resumption of specie payments
that authorizes the secretary of the treasury
to redeem and cancel United States notes
and to sell United States bonds for the accom-
plishment of that purpose. The motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill was re-
lected-l09 to lOS-nOt two thirds in the
affirmative. Adjourned.
In the mouse, on the 2lst, Mr.. Bright
offered resolution instructing the committee
on expenditures in the treasury department
to inquire into the management and disposi-
ton of the captured and abandoned prop
erty, and it was adopted. Mr. Reagan, from
the committee on commerce, reported a bill
to amend the law for the regulation of COM
, merce and navigation, and for regulating of
steam vessels. Made the special order for
Tuesday next. Mr.. Beebe offered a resolution
l calling for a statement of accounts of the
navy department with its fiscal agents at
London for every year since 1868. Adopted.
, The house then went into the committee of
the whole. on the legislative and judicial
5 appropriation bill. After long discussion
{ the committee rose without action on the
bill. Mr.. Wells introduced a bill TO pay
bounties to colored soldiers and their widows
and heirs. Referred. The house then ad-
r journed.
l In the house, on the 22d, Mr.. Rice,
: from the committee on invalid pensions, re-
: ported a bill providing that all pensions on
account of death, wounds received or diseases
2 contracted in the service of the United States
r since March 4, 1871, shall commence from
the date of death or discharge, and payment
of arrears OF pension. Referred. Mr.. Young
| presented a petition from the chamber OF
e commerce of Memphis, Tenn, asking to have
! the signal service enlarged. On motion OF
= | Mr.. Atkins, the senate amendments to the
| bill 10 supply the deficiency in the appro
[ priation for certain Indian tribes were non
e | concurred in. The house then took up the