The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04

when it was made ptblic. 1t was case
where a vice president was counting for
president, being himself a candidate, and
counted false void return in his own
favor. Mr.. Thurman said he had seen it
stated that this vice president, when his
attention was called to the fact that the re-
turn was false, directed the clerk to count
and tear up the paper. That great man
never did such = thing. 1t was no use to
conceal the name of that man. 1t was no
less than he whose hand wrote the deClara-
ton of independence. It was no less a man
than Thomas Jefferson. 1t would not do now
to make such charge as that against him.
The senate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned.
In the senate, on the 20th, Mr.. Morrill,
introduced bill authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to allow Mrs. Minnie Sher-
man-Fiteh to receive, free from duty, the
wedding present from the khedive of Egypt.
Passed. After the expiration of the morning
hour, the bill to amend the laws relating to
the legal tender of silver coin was taken up,
and Senator Bogy moved to amend so as to
make the silver dollar, authorized by the bill
to be coined, legal-tender for any amount,
and also receivable for customs duties; and
providing that the relative value between
gold and silver of the lawful standard be
fixed at fifteen and half to sixteen. Sena-
IOT DOOLn reported ldFOTaDly on the Dill TO
amend section 1893 Of the revised statutes,
so as to allow a pension of thirty-seven dol
lars a month to soldiers who have lost both
an arm and leg, in lieu of twenty-fOur dol
lars month now allowed. Ordered to be
placed on the calendar. After executive
session the senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 18th, the debate
on the KilbOurne habeas corpus case was
Interrupted by the house proceeding in
body to the senate to attend the impeach-
ment trial of the late secretary of war. Re
turning therefrOm, discussion was resumed.
Mr.. Tucker proposed an amendment to the
resolution proposed by the majority Of the
judiciary committee, directing the sergeant
alarms to appear by counsel before court
and to make motion to quash or dismiss
the writ, or to take such other procedure as
he should be advised, to raise the question
of legality and PrOpTiety of the issue of the
writ Oh the facts stated in petition and by
complainant. An acrimonious discussion
ensued, and at its close the amendment was
tabied-S6 to 149. The substitute offered by
Mr.. Lynde, directing the sergeant-at-arms to
make a return to the writ and produce Kill
bourne, was adOPted-165 to IS. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, the report
of the election committee on the Alabama
contested election case of Bromberg against
Haralson was taken up. The report was
unanimous, declaring the sitting member
Hsralson, entitled to the seat. The report
was agreed to. The house then took up the
Floyd contested election case, the resolution
OF the majority of the committee being that
Mr.. Walls, the sitting member, is not en-
titled to the seat, and that Jesse J. Finlay,
the contestant, is, the resolution of the mi
nOrity being to the opposite effect. Several
speeches were made, but no vote was taken.
Mr.. Scales introduced bill to refund certain
direct taxes on land, collected from citizens
of the late resurreCtiOnary states. At the
evening session speeches favOring the transfer
of the Indian bureau to the war department
were made by CulbersOn, Hooker and Ban
ming. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 10Th, Mr.. Lord
reported replication to the plea of juris-
dictiOn filed on behalf of Belknap. The
replication was adopted and ordered COM
municated to the senate. The sergeant-at-
arms reported that he mad obeyed the writ
of habeas corpus in the HalIet Kilbourne
case, and that KilbOurne was ordered by the
judge into the custody of the marshal. Mr..
WhitehOuse introduced a bill for retiring
the interest bearing debt of the United States
into United States cOnsols bearing four per
cent. gold interest and having forty years to
run. Referred. Mr.. O'I'rien introduced a
bill to provide for the coinage of centennial
coins. Referred. The bill provides for silver
dollars and half dollars, one side of the coins
to give corresponding value in the coins of
the other principal commercial nations. The
house then resumed consideration of the
Florida contested election case. After sew
eral speeches, the report was adOpted-11S
to 50. Mr.. j. j. Finlay was declared entitled
to the seat, and was sworn in, taking the
modified oath. The house took up the senate
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the distribution of public lands in Alabama,
Mississippi, Arkansas and Florida, cOnfining
them the provisions of the homestead law.
No action was taken on the bill. The pro-
ceedings in the evening session were entirely
devoid of public interest.
In the house, on the 20th, bills were
introduced and referred as follows: To grant
to Ohio the unsOId and unapproPriated pub
lie lands IN that state; to limit the power of
courts to punish for contempt; also, to en-
large the privileges of the writ of habeas
corpus. Mr.. Singleton, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the senate
amendments to the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill, and moved that they be
COncurrcd in. Agreed to. Mr.. Wells reported
back the senate amendments to the def
cheney bill, some of which were rejected and
some concurred in without being read to the
house. The bill to transfer the Indian bureau
to the war department was then taken up,
and Mr.. Cox made a speech against the bill.
Mr.. COnger opposed the bill in the name Of
the churches of the country, of all religious
denominations, which would look with
amazement at this effort to substitute the
sword for the bible. Mr.. Mills advocated
the bill, in the interest of the white men of
the frOatier. Mr.. HuntOn moved an amend
ment allowing officers on the retired list to
be employed as Indian agents. Adopted.
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providing for the admission to United States
citizenship of any Indian who may prove to
the satisfaction Of a court nearest to the
reservation of his tribe or nation that he is
sufficiently intelligent and prudent to con-
duct his own affairs and interests and that
he has adopted the habits of civilization.
Adopted. Without making a final DISPOSE
tion of the bill the house adjourned.
In the house, on the Dist, Mr.. Knott
introduced bill to regulate the privilege of
the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases
Referred. It provides that the supreme
court shall have original and exclusive iuris,
diction to issue the writ of habeas corpus in
| all cases where the party shall be detained or
restrained of his liberty by authority or un-
der orders of either house of congress; that
whenever II shall appear by petition that the
| party Is detained or restrained of his libertv
by authority OF either house of congress,
before state or United States Judge or court
! other than the supreme cOurt of the United
States, the writ shall b denied If not issued
or dismissed if issued that if any such state
| or United States judge or court other than
! the supreme court award a writ os habeas
corpus in such cases, the supreme court NAV
! award writ of prohibition, and that if the
! supreme court shall not be in session at the
time, any Judge of such court may take such
action with the right of appeal to the supreme
/ court Mr. Burchard reported bill concern
| ing corporations engaged Ia the business oi
| distilling. After a good deal of discussion
| the bill passed. Consideration of the bill tC
| transfer the Indian bureau to the war depart
ment was resumed. The bill then passed
| l39 to 81. 1t provides that after the first oi
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