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

gress, or any committee of the same; to
extend the time within which the court of
claims shall hear and determine claims of
officers and soldiers of the late war growing
out of services therein; for a continuous
line of railway from Norfolk through Nir-
ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas
and the territories to the Pacific coast, and
to incorporate the Atlanta, Oklahama and
Pacific railway company; to pension all
soldiers of the Mexican war who are over
sixty years of age, and all under it as soon as
they arrive at that age. 4 message was re
Ceived from the senate announcing that in
the presentation of the articles of impeach-
ment against tie secretary of war the senate
would, according to its standing rules and
orders, take proper order thereon, of which
due notice would be given to the house.
Adjourned.
In the house, on the 9TH, the senate
amendments to the house bill to provide for
the purchase of material and for continuance
of work on the custOm-hOUse building at St.
Louis were cOncurTed in. Mr.. Lawrence in
trOduced a bill to prevent monopoly and eX-
Orbitant charges in trading establishments at
military posts, and to secure good order at
the same; also Il bill to protect witnesses on
trial of Impeachment cases. Referred, Mr..
Banning presented resolutions of the Gin
cinnati chamber of commerce adverse to any
law requiring draw to be provided in every
bridge hereafter to be built across the Ohio
river. Referred. Mr.. WalIing reported bill
to amend the homestead act, by authorizing
proof of residence, occupation, cultivation,
etc, to be made before the judge of any
court of record in the county and state in
which the lands are situated. Passed. Mr.
Clymer, rising to a question of privilege,
stated that subpoena had been served on
him to appear before the supreme court, and
bring with him all papers, checks, dOcu-
ments, etc, and to testify in regard to the
charges pending in that court against the
lot Fav-v Of lie coll bod
been similarly subpRned. He [Clymerl had
appeared before that court, and had stated
that in obedience to law he appeare at its
bar to obey its order, but that, as member
of the committee of the house, he felt it
would be preiudicial to the highest interests
of the country that his colleague and himself
should be compelled to state what had trans
pired in their cOmIaittee-rOOm. Mr.. Lamar
offered a resolution reciting the history OF
the case, declaring the mandate of the court
to be breach of the privileges of the house,
and directing the members of committee to
disregard such Il mandate. The resolution,
alter a long and acrimonious debate, was
passed-13O to IS. Mr.. WhitthOrne, from the
committee on naval affairs, submitted to the
house the testimony of f. +. Wolf, formerly
boOk-kceper to S. P. & A. B. Brown, navy
contractors and claim agents, in which he
declined to answer the following questions
1. Did you ever take any money from Brown
and hand it to anybody connected with the
naval service? 2. Did you know of any
| commission money having been in any wav
| paid to anybody connected with the naval
| service? Mr.. WhitthOrne also offered resO-
| luton directing the speaker to issue his war
rant directing the sergeant-at-arms to take
| into custody the body of Wolf and bring him
| to the bar of the house to show cause Why
/ he should not be punished for contempt.
| Adopted. adjourned.
| In the house, on the 8th, the recusant
! 4 h,I gaI to
swer certain questions put to him by the
| committee on naval affairs, was brought before
| the bar of the house, and Mr.. WhitthOHne,
| chairman, was proceeding to state that the
! witness had this morning appeared and an
| swered, and that he might therefore be dis
| charged from custody, when the witness
| himself fell on the floor in an epileptlc mt
| Mr.. Knott made report on the impeachment
case of the late secretary of war, and offered
| a resolution instrUcting a committee on Judi
| ciary to prepare articles of impeachment
| with power to take further proofs and tC
report at any time. He also recommended
the immediate passage of a bill to protect
witnesses who shall be required to testify il
certain cases. After a prolonged debate the
bill was passed-2O6 to 10. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Pierce
offered a resolution instructing the committe,
on Indian affairs to inquire into the expedi
ency of opening up the Indian territory 70
settlement, etc Adopted. Mr.. Clark, from
pOstOttice committee, reported a bill to regu
| late the compensation of pOstmasters, whicl
was made the special order for Thursda,
next. 1t provides that the maximum salar,
and compensation of any postmaster shal
not exceed four thousand dollars, except il
. New York, where ii shall be six thOUSanC
= dollars. Mr.. StOwell, from the pOstOffic
r committee, reported Il bill authorizing tn
e sender OF any third-class mail matter to writ
on the outside of the wrapper his name ant
2 address with the name and number of art
cles enclosed. Passed. Mr. Caulfeld, iron
the Judiciary committee, reported back tn
substitute for senate bill fixing the terms O
the United States courts in West Virginia
Passed. Mr.. Hurd, from the same committee
reported bill to regulate the removal q
2 suits from state courts. After an eNplan5
: ton the bill passed. Mr.. Lewis offered
: resolution reciting allegations that Charlie
= Hays, of Alabama, member Of the last cor
/ gress, had nominated Gay Roosevelt Beard!
f, | lev as cadet to the United States militar
/ academy from the fourth congressional di
e trict of Alabama; that Beardsley was not a
0 | artuaI bona fide resident of the district IL
t four years, but that Mr.. Hays had falsel
n certified that he was; and also that Beard
t Iev's mother had paid Hays $4,000 for tn
v appointment, and directing a thorough il
T vestigation to he made as to the truth OF IL
t allegations. Referred, and the house al
, jOurned.
: In the house, on the 10th, Mrs sCox 0
:, fered resolution reciting from the repor
h of the secretary of the treasury, that betweC
II the 31st of January and the oath OF FcbrUal
- there was an increase of coin and bullion
>, the treasury to the amount of over eightet
e million dollars; and that between the oath
.e February and the both Of February there W
s. a reduction of over twenty million dollar
s. | that these great fluctuations, within SO shO
a time REQUIRE explanation, and instructiI
III, nd 10 .y
the books of the treasury department, If ne
a. essarv and the officers thereof, to aScerta
O. the causes of such fluctuations, and also
q ascertain whether legai-tender notes receiv
- for the redemption of national bank not
2" are kent as a special fund, or whether tn
d. are held in common with other money I
OF ferred. The house then went into commit
IS of the whole on the legislative and ludlcl
lg appropriation bill, and was addressed by y
ne Phillips on the general subject OF hnant
e Messrs. HaSkins and Willis also address
81 the house on the currency question. T
w latter said the only relation the gOvcrnme
" should sustain to banking should be to seCJ
sr- these three ends-frst, uniformity; secoT
aS convertible into coin; and third, absolJ
es security to billhOlders- Adjourned
az a. In the house, on the 1lth, Mr.. Atkil
&C. from the committee on appropriations,
r ported a bill appropTiating $1,000 to supI
no the deficiency in the appropriation for certs
81. sioux Indians. Passed Sir. Cook, from
re- committee on military affairs, reported
he to edualize bounties of soldiers Of the i
on war. Referred. Mr.. Morgan Ouereu "A re
ill luton relating 10 the grant OF lands by
he United States to the Southern Pacific railrC
n- company. and the condition, disposition a
let title OF said lands. Referred. The house q
OF ( went into committee OF the whole on
pill ! judicial and legislative appropriation B
Ids and considerable sparrlng was INDUCED
bv bv the members. Mr.. Wilson, in connect
to, with the appropria lens for the agricultu
IN bureau, spoke of the importance of fax gr
len inc interests in his state, which he said wO
OBJ be seriously interfered with if Mr.. Norris
led tariff bill should become a law. Mr.. HuT
ay. made a speech on the currency questi
re against the resumption Of specie payne
the until after the cancellation Of the pu