The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


In the senate, on the oath, the bill to
abolish the office of supervisor of internal
revenue was discussed until the expiration
of the morning hour, when the consideration
of the bill to amend the laws relating to
legal-tender of silver coin was resumed, and
Ar. Jones, of Nevada, took the aoOr. He
made a very long argument in favor of the
double standard of gold and silver money
and when about half through his speech the
senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, discussion
of the bill relating to resumption of specie
payment was resumed. Ordered printed
Senator Thurman presented a memorial from
the Cincinnati board Of trade, demonstrating
against the reduction of the salaries of the
officers in the postoffice and the diversion of
any revenues thereof to any other purpose,
and proposing that the revenues of said office
be expended in its ewn proper business. Re-
| ferred. The committee on finances reported
back with amendments the concurrent resO-
| luton to secure uniformity in gold coin,
moneys and accounts between the United
| States and the united kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, and recommended its adoption.
In the senate on the seth, Mr.. Sargent
submitted a resolution directing the secre-
tary OF the treasury to inform the senate how
many persons are now employed as revenue
and internal revenue agents, giving the date
| of their respective appointments, the rate of
| compensation and expenses paid to each,
/ and also to inform the senate whether in any
/ cases special rewards have been paid or re-
ceived by any of such agents, whether mon
| Eys have been diSbursed by any such agents,
| whether any, and if so, which of them, have
| been or are under the direction of any per-
| son other than the secretary and not subOr-
| dinate TO the treasury department, and if so,
! by virtue of what statute other authority.
| Agreed to. Mr.. Cooper, from the committee
| on public buildings and grounds, reported
| favOrably on house bill to further provide for
| building custOmhOuse, pOstOfiice and court
| house at Memphis, Tennessee. Calendar.
| The senate resumed consideration of unfin-
| ished business, being bill to amend the
| laws relating to the legal tender of silver
coin. Mr.. Sherman submitted an amend
| ment to the second section, so as to author
| ize the secretary of the treasury to exchange
| subsidiary silver coin of the United States
! for an equal amount of United States notes,
as well as to silver dollars authorized to be
coined by bill, such notes to be retired and
cancelled, and not be again replaced by
other notes. Ordered printed. After the
expiration of the morning hour Mr.. Morrill,
called up the bill to establish an educational
fund, and to apply portion of the proceeds
of public lands to public education. and to
provide for a more complete endowment and
support of national colleges for the advance
ment of scientific and industrial education
He made a speech thereon. At the cOnclu
sion of Mr.. MOrriIl's speech, Mr. Maxey, oil
Texas, submitted an amendment in the ma
ture of q substitute, and said it COnsecrates
the net proceeds of the sales of public lands
to the support of common schools, endOw
ment of colleges, etc. 1t does not interfere
with the presumption and homestead laws
1t distributed the money raised among the
/ !. 4,
according to population, and it in no manner
lnterfered with the management of school:
and colleges, leaving that 10 the control o.
the states and territories, The bin and sub
stitute were laid aside, and the senate tOoH
up the bill in relation to the Japanese in
demnity fund. Without action the senat,
went into executive session, and soon al
jOurned.
In the senate on the 9th, the gallerie.
were again crowded, twO-thirds of the audi
ence being ladies. At $3.50 legislativ,
business was suspended and the impeach
ment trial began. Mr.. Carpenter, for thu
accused, moved that the trial be postponed
until the first Monday of December next
and asked that the time for discussing thi
| motion be fixed at two hours for each side
The request was granted--yeas 4S, nays IS
! and Mr.. Blair addressed the senate in favO
of the motion. Then the senate, at 3 o'clock
retired for consultation, and returned to tn
senate chamber at 4: 80, where the presiding
officer announced that motion on the part o
| defense was denied, and that counsel on par
of respondent would now be heard on tn
motion submitted by the managers, which j
that evidence in question pending to plei
of jurisdiction be given before argument
, | relating thereto are heard, and that If sucl
plea is overruled, defendant should be re
! quired to answer articles of impeachment il
two days, and that the trial shall proceed Of
the next day after joining issue. Mr.. Blair
counsel for Belknap, rose to open the argu
! ment, but on motion of Mr.. Anthony tn
senate, sitting as a Court of Impeachment
T adjourned until tomorrow at u = o'clock
After executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the Dist, Mr.. Knot
: introduced bill to regulate the privilege O
: the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases
: Referred. 1t provides that the suprem
court shall have original and exclusive juri.
I diction to issue the writ of habeas corpus i
all cases where the party shall be detained O
restrained of his liberty by authority or vi
der orders of either house of congress; tina
whenever it shall appear by petition that tn
party is detained or restrained of his ibert
by authority of either house of congress
before a state or United States judge or cOuI
| other than the supreme court Of the Unite
. States, the writ shall b . denied If not issued
. or dismissed if issued; that If any such stat
: or United States judge or court other tina
/ the supreme court award a writ % habea
e corpus in such cases, the supreme court ma
Z award writ Of prohibition, and that if tn
supreme court shall not be in session at tn
: time, any judge of such court may take sue
+ action with the right of appeal to the suprem
o court. Mr.. Burchard reported bill concerI
: ing corporations engaged IN the business {
distilling. After a good deal of discussio
: the bill passed. Consideration of the bin t
i ] transfer the Indian bureau TO the war depar