The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL.



In the senate, on the 9th, AIr. Spcn
Ger, from the committee on District Of Co
Iumbia, reported back the petition of col
ored citizens, praying that the 18th of April
be set apart as a holiday for government en-
piOyes, favorably accompanied with Joint
resolution providing that all persons employ
ed in the various departments in Washing
ton he granted holiday on the 18th of
April, 1876, to attend to the unveilng of the
Lincoln monument, in Lincoln park, Wash
ington. Passed. The senate then proceeded
to the consideration of the consular and di-
plomatic bill. The question was taken on
the first amendment proposed by the senate
committee, as follows: For salaries of envOys
extraordinary and ministers pcnipOtcntiary
to Great Britain, France, Germany and Rus
sia, fixed by the house at $I4,056 committee
moved to strike out " "$1f,056" and insert
/ $l7 80" and the senate agreed to the
| amendment. The senate then went into ex-
ecutiye session, and af'er an hours session
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 28th, Mr. Ed
munds called up the bill to relieve 5. J.
Shoion, of Mississippi, of political disabiIi-
ties imposed by the fourteenth amendment
to the constitution. Passed. Mr.. Freling-
huysen called up the senate bill of the 18th
to amend the 14th section of the act to es-
tdbllSn luO1cltl courts OF the united states,
approved September 24, 1889. A debate
ensued, but the morning hour expiring, the
bill went over, and the chair laid before the
senate the consular and diplomatic bill as
the regular order. The question recurring
on restoring Italy, which was stricken out
/ by the house, on nay and yea vote it was
restored. The next amendment, restoring
several ports which had been stricken out
/ by The house, was taken up. Messrs. Sher-
man and Hamlin urged the necessity of CON
/ forming to existing law, and spoke against
the general principle OF cngraft0g new laws
upon appropriation bills; pending which
the senate went into executive session, and
/ soon adjourned.
In the senate, on the Goth, Mr.. ALI
son, from the committee on Indian affairs,
reported favorabIy on senate bill to author
ize the secretary of the interior to deposit in
the United States treasury all sums now held
by him, or which he may hereafter receive,
rs trustee of the various Indian tribes on
account of the redemption eff United States
| bonds or other stock and securities belong
| ing to the Indian trust funds. The bill
/ also provides that the United States shall
/ pay five per cent. per annUm interest OH all
sums deposited. Passed. The senate re-
| Sumed consideration of the consular and
/ diplomatic bill. Mr.. Wallace spoke in OPP
! position to the restoration of appropriations
| cut down by the house. The senate then
proceeded to consider the amendments pro-
posed by the committee on appropriations,
all of which we're agreed to. The bill was
| then passed on Il yea and nay Votes to II.
] On motion, Mr.. MOrtOn's resolution for the
! appointment of a committee to investigate
alleged frauds in the recent elections OF
| Mississippi was taken up, and made the Un.
| finished business. The senate went into ex-
eCutive session, and adjourned.
In the senate, on the 3Oth, Mr.. Ste
venson presented memorial from the Iegis
lature of Kentucky, asking congress to t'ke
some action in relation to the case of F. O.
NJ. Conden. Referred. Mr.. Stevenson pre-
sented a memorial from citizens asking that
the barracks and arsenal at Newport, Ky.
which it is proposed to move to Columbus
| Ohio, be restored to Newport, XIV. Referred
After the morning business the senate
took up Mr.. MortOn's Mississippi resolutions
and Mr.. Bayard spoke in opposition. Other
remarks were made, and without action the
senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 31st, bills, peti
tions, etc, having been presented and re
ferred, the senate took up the Mississippi
resolution of Mr.. Morton and Mr.. Bruce begar
his speech. He said that in 1873 the repub
licans carried Mississippi by twenty Thousand
majority, and last fall the democrats claimed
10 nave carried JIle state Dy JnlTGy thousand
a reputed gain of fifty thousand Why thi
change in the popular vote? The evidence
will show that in many parts of the state
violence and intimidation were used and wha
was known as the White League were instru
mental in much of this class of outrage Mr.
Key was glad the late war was fought on
and over with. He spoke highly of the col
ored people, and their fidelity to the white
during the war, and the people of his stat
was willing to protect them and aid them
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said when the right o
suffrage had been conferred on an individual
he ought to have that right guaranteed I,
him. and should be protected in the right
, He claimed that in this country, of all others
the voter should be protected in his right t.
vote, and that congress had the power +
l protect him and to pass this resolution an,
? raise this committee for this purpose Nh
Bayard further opposed the appointment O
, the committee. The question required ol
the adoption of the preamble, and it wa
adopte5-27 to 10. The senate then adjOurne,
$ till Monday.
HOUSE.