The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL.



peachment of W. w. BelknaP, late secretary |
of war, reported preamble and resolution !
declaring that the senate will take order in |
the premises according to its standing rule |
and directing the secretary to notify the |
house of representatives. Agreed to. Mr.. |
Jones submitted a resolution instructing the |
commissioner of agriculture to furnish the !
senate, from such data as is now in possession |
of his department, the following information:
What are the geographical limits and area
within the United States, the soil and climate |
of which is adapted to the cultivation and
growth of stalk and fiber of Sea island or
long staple cotton, on which said cotton ma
lures a perfect growth? Also the geOgra2h- |
ical limits and area in each of the several
states, the soil and climate of which is adap-
ted to the cultivation and growth of said
cotton, and III which said cotton natures to
a perfect growth of fiber and stalk. Agreed
to. Mr.. Boutwell, called up his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the house bill
to provide for the purchase of material, and
for the continuation OF work on the building
| for custOm-heUse and pOstOffice at St. Louis
was passed, and 1t was agreed to. He then
| submitted two amendments authorizing the
architect to use in his discretion such portion
| of the appropriation as is needed for the per
| formance of the contracts authorized by the
bill as may be absolutely necessary for the
proper preservation and progress of said
| building, and providing that contracts au-
/ thoriZed to be made by the bill shall not
| exceed in the aggregate $4,000, which were
/ agreed to, and the bill as amended passed.
After the expiration of the morning hour,
Mr.. Sherman called up the resolution of the
| New York chamber Of commerce, presented
| last week. and spoke in regard thereto. Mr..
| Sherman, in his speech, took strong ground
| against any repeal of the resumption act of
| 1875. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 7th, Mr.. Freling
| huysen called up the senate bill for the pro-
! lection of agriculture against injurious in
sects, which authorizes the appointment of
| commissioner to investigate and gather in
formation relative to the Rocky mountain
locust, chinch bug, army worm, hessian fly,
| potato bug, and other insects injurious to
vegetation, in order to devise successful
| methods for their destruction, etc. The bill
| was amended to include the cotton
WOrm tobacco worm, etc, and passed. Mr..
Hitchcock moved that the bill to enable the
people of New Mexico to form a constitution
and state government, and for the admission
of said state into the union on an equal foot
| ing with the original states, be recOmmitted
to the committee on territories. Agreed to.
The senate then took up the resolution for
the admission of Pinchback and Mr.. Chris
tianey addressed the senate in opposition to
the resolution, arguing that Pinchback had
not prima faCia case, and Kellogg was not
governor of Louisiana deiure. Mr.. Howe
spoke in favor of the admission of PinchbaCEa
into executive session and adjourned
In the senate, on the 8th, Mr.. Cameron,
of Wisconsin, presented petition by over
10000 persons in regard to secret societies.
The petitioners declare their opposition to
all secret organizations. At the expiration
of the morning hour the chair laid before the
senate the unfinished business, which was the
resolution for the admission of P. B. S. Pinch
back as senator from Louisiana. Mr.. West
| spoke in favor of the admission of Pinchback.
The debate was lengthy and was participated
in by Messrs. Logan, Harvey and Morton, who
! favored the admission of Plnchbac6, and Pad
dock, Morrill, [Vtl, and Edmunds, who Op-
posed it. The question being on the amend
ment of Mr.. Edmunds to insert the word "nOt"
, | before the word admitted" it was agreed to
, 80 to 90 The question beins on the TeSO
luton as amended, it was agreed to by the
, same vote. The senate then took up the bill
to enable the people of New Mexico to form
; a constitution and state government and fOI
admission of said state into the union, so il
would come up unfinished business to
morrow. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Cragin
from the committee on naval affairs, reported
back the bill authorizing the payment o
e prize money to the officers of the Farragu
s fleet, and asked that it be referred to tn,
|
I The house bill granting pension to Eliza
! beth B. Dyer, widow of Alex. B Dyer, lat
+ brigadier-general and chief of ordnance I
S. A, passed. Mr.. Gordon called up tn
,, resolution submitted by him Tuesday, in
Il structing the committee on finance to asceT
/ tain, if possible, what amendments to on
revenue laws are necessary to secure econ
IL Omy and certainty of collection of the in
= ternal revenue, and to prevent the recurrenc
= of official frauds in that branch of the publ
1r.v, ! Il
posed radical change in the revenue laws
Had this resolution been adopted eight year
/ | ago even joyce would have been cOmpellet
y to act as an honest man. The whisky dis
r tillers would have paid the tax and tn
= whisky ring would been impossible. None
h enough would have been saved to the gov
9 ernment to pay the cost of one hundred cen
7 | tennial exhibitions or build the Pacific rOa
Ii not only to California but around the world
IS if there was land to sustain it. He believe
ID that there should have been received into tn
treasury since 1864 over 81 200 900 frOI
70 tax on whisky, but instead of that only abOU
p $450000,000 had been received. Mr.. Morto
said the senator (GOrdOn) had declared thG
81 900 000,O 900 had been stolen. Some none
DC had been, stolen but the senator rathC
re extravag mt in his figures. The gOvernmeI
De was substantially in the hands of the dem,
To cratic party in 1865, 1866, 1867 and 1868. TIL
\, tax collected en- whisky during these yea
; are as follows: In 1866, $3S, ,26S 900; in 1S6
L "
u a tax of two dollars per gallon on whisky.
1873 the tax collected on whisky was $.
I'd | O00, 900; in 1874, $40 100000, and in 1S7
as $50, 600, ,000 and this with tax less than on
a half as much as that imposed under Il
Johnson administration. After further di
al cussion the senate went into executive st
:: sion and adjourned.
N. In the senate, on the 10th, the cha
tb presented a communication from the COZ
re- missioner of agriculture in answer to a res
he luton recently submitted by Senator Jont
of Florida, in regard to the growth of S
We island cotton. Ordered printed and referre
he Senator Sherman presented the resolution
ed the Cincinnati chamber of commerce Oppt
res ing any change in the present law reqUiri
oil a draw in any bridge to be erected over I
g ! Ohio river Referred. The senate then
iOI sumed the consideration of unfinished bu
uy ness, being a bill to enable the people of N
OF Mexico to form a constitution and state gC
ernment, and for the admission of said I
3p- ritOTy into the union on equal FOOT
cts with the original states. The bill prOvi6
-, that the constitution to be framed, republic
~ in form, etc, shall be submitted to the peOl
of the territory for their ratification or rel
:, ton, at an election to be held in Novembt
HI and if such constitution is ratified, the acti
)ne governor shall certify the same to the pre-
se- dent of the United States, who shall the
of upon issue his proclamation declaring
an state admitted without any further acti
= / whatever on the part of congress. The
-1O, was read a third time and passed. J
,Wo amendments of the house to the bill chang
e is the time for holding terms of the distl
en- court of the United States for the district
to West Virginia, were agreed to, and the
fri passed but subsequently Senator Edmul
made a motion to reconsider the vote
which it was passed, which was agreed
and the bill was then referred to the G.
and nittee on the judiciary. The chair ii
1ise announced that the consideration of un
our iected bills on the calendar would be resuu
aid at the point where it was left off yesterd
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