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

Hoar introduced bill to permit the impOr-
tation, free of duty, of books printed in any
foreign language. Referred. Mr. Gordon
offered a resolution directing the Judiciary
committee to inquire into the Cxpcdiency Of
preventing the use of the United States
mails in carrying lottery advertisements.
Adopted, Mr.. Atkins, from the conference
committee on the hill Ia supply the def
cheney at the Red Cloud Sioux agency,
made a report that the house should concur
in the senate amendment increasing the
amount from 100000 to SIJ0,O0O Agreed
to. The house then took up the b lire
ported from the committee on commerce to
amend the law for the regulation Of steam
vessels. The bill went over. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 29th, Mr.. Banks,
from the committee on rules, reported a res
Olution fixing the compensation of witnesses
summoned to appear before the committee
of the house at three dollars per day, and
allowing five cents per mile mileage. Adopt
ed. Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on
ways and means, reported a bill providing
that all unused amps shall he redeemed
when properly presented. Passed. Mr.
Buchard, from the committee on ways aud
means, reported bill authorizing the sC C.
retary of the treasury to convert into COu
pOns the five per cent. registered bonds neces-
sary to pay the judgments of the Alabama
CldliilS COMMISSION ld~StU, me mouse
then, as regular order of business COnSid-
cred the bill regulating the pay and allow
anCes of officers of the army. The bill is TO
take effect on the lSt of July next. Mr.
Garfield sent to tho clerks desk, and had
read an extract from the testimony of Major
General Hancock before the committee ad-
verse to the proposed reductions, and with
out any further debate the bill passed-141
to 81. The house then proceed to the con-
sideratiOn of the bill apprOpriating $l63, 900
Tor the bureau of printing and engraving Of
the treasury, and providing for the issue of
silver coin in the place of fractional cur
rency. Various propositions were made in
regard to mileage. Mr.. Foster moved to
abolish it altogether. In the course of the
discussion on the mileage question, in
which many members joined, Mr.. Page
moved an amendment providing that
the pay of any member elected to fill va
cancy shall begin from the date of his cleo
tiOn. Agreed to. The house then went INTO
committee of the whole on the legislative
and judicial appropriation bill, the question
being on several amendments to the item of
salary Of senators. The first vote was on
tors 10 $500. Rejected. Ali the amend
mentS to the mileage item were rejected, in
Guiding Mr.. Fosters. Without diSposing of
the bill the committee rCSC and the house
adjourned.
In the house, on the 3Oth, Mr. Bur
leigh from the committee on naval affairs,
reported bill directing the naval estimates
to be made in detail, under the various heads
of expenditure. After discussion the bill
passed. Mr.. Faulkner, ON the committee
on foreign affairs, reported a resolution di-
TectIng the committee on foreign affairs to
inquire if there was any conflict of construc-
tion between Great Britain and the United
States in regard to the extrSditiOn treaty Of
1912, and what legislation, if any, is proper
to remove any difficulty in the execution Of
said treaty. Adopted. Mr.. Knott presented
articles to be adopted and presented to the
senate III maintenance and support of the
Impeachment, for high crimes and misde-
mcanOrs in office, of WIN. w. BelknaP, late
secretary of war, which were recOmmitted
and ordered printed, with the undertaking
they would he called for on Saturday next.
The impeachment articles are five in num-
ber, and are wOrded in usual legal phrase
OlOSy, one being largely repetition of the
other. The committee also report the fol
lowing resolution: That seven managers be
appointed, by ballot, to conduct the i'm
parchment exhibited against VIM. w. Bel
KNAPP, late secretary of war of the United
States. The house then resumed considcra-
| tIOn OF the bill apprOpriating $4,000 for
deficiency in the printing and engraving
| bureau of the treasury department, and for
! the issue of silver coin in place Of fractional
7.
! add to Mr.. Holman'S amendment a provisO
| that if silver bullion IS not presented for
| coinage in sufficient quantity to meet the de-
| mand, the treasury may purchase silver bul-
| lion Tor purposes OF coinage. was agreed to.
! Mr. Reagan again offered his amendment
making silver a legal tender to the amount
| of fifty collars. 1t was adopted and with.
out dispOsing of the bill, the house ad
! journed.
In the house, on the 3Ist, Mr. Wood
/ from the committee of ways and means, re
ported a bill for the separate entry of express
packages contained in one Importation
| Passed. Mr.. Morrison, from the committee
! on ways and means, reported a bill to define
the tax on fernented or matt liquors. Il
provides that nothing contained in section
1887 OF the revised statutes shall be construed
| to authorize assessment on the quality Of the
material used for the purpose of producing
! fementCd or malt liquors, and that the guam
| tity of the material used shall not he evi
| dCnce for the purpose of taxation; but thai
| the tax on all beer, lager beer, ale, porter
and other similar fermented liquors shall be
| paid as provided in that section, and not
otherwise, provided that the act shall moi
apply to cases of fraud. Passed. Mr.. Tucker
| from the same committee, reported bill tC
| authorize the commissioner of internal rev
| enue to designate and fix points at which
| collectors ana supervisors of revenue shal
hold their office. Passed. The house theT
proceeded to take vote on the bill aPpro
pTiating $163, 900 for the deficiency in tn,
| treasury printing bureau, and for the issue o
| subsidiary silver coin. The bill was passed
-122 to 100. The following is the text o
| the bill: There be and hereby is appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not ether
wise appropriated, the sum of S163,OO0 t,
provide for engraving printing and Othe
| expenses of making and issuing United State
notes. That the secretary of the treasury j.
hereby directed to issue silver coins of tn,
United States of the denomination of ten
twenty, twenty-five and fifty cents of stand
ard value in redemption of an equal amour
of fractional currency, whether the same bt
now in the treasury awaiting redemption, o
whether it may be presented for redemption
and the secretary of the treasury may, Undc
the regulations of the treasury department
provided for such redemption, issue 10y sub
, | stitutiOu at the regular sUb-treaSUTy and pub
! lie repositories OF the United States. unit
the whole amount of fractional currency out
standing shall be redeemed. That the silve
coins of the United States of the denomina
ton of one dollar shall be a legaI-teuder a
their nominal value for any amount not CE
ceeding fifty dollars in any one payment
} and silver coins of the United States of de
T nominations of less than one dollar shall b
| legal-tendCr at their nominal value for an
l amount not exceeding twenty-five dollars i
: any one payment. Adjourned.
THE CONTINUED EXPORT OF COTTO,
GOODs.-Itis is a fact not generally know
] that the British drills, jeans, and sheet