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


ment shall exercise the supervising and APP
pelate powers and possess the jurisdiction
now exercised and possessed by the secretary
of the interior in relation to Indian affairs;
that he shall from time to tins make details
Of army officers to administer the affairs of
the Indian branch of the war department;
that the commanding officers of the geo
graphical departments shall be ex-OfhciO in
charge of Indian affairs in their departments,
and shall make details of officers, including
officers ON the retired list, to administer the
affairs of the Indian service, and that the
inspector general of the army shall discharge
the duties OF inspector Of Indian affairs. The
act is not to be construed to authorize an
increase in the number, rank, pay or allow
ances of army officers. All contracts for
Indian supplies and transportation are to be
made in the same manner and at the same
time, when practicable, as those for the
army. All religious denominations are to
enjoy a free and euttal right to erect and
maintain churches and school buildings on
Indian reservations. Individual Indians who
have adopted the habits of civilized life may
become citizens of the United States without
FORGETTING their right to their share of tribal
property. Adjourned,
In the house, on the oath, the following
were among the bills introduced and referred
under the cali of the states: To re0rganize
the navy. It provides that there shall be on
cOmmOdOres, fifty captains and seventy-five
commanders, and that the promotions in
| these grades shall cease until those numbers
shall be reached. To permit the national
banks to issue circulating notes equal in
amount to one hundred per cent. of the cur
rent market value of the bonds deposited by
| them. Dir. Sayler presented petition from
| the tobacco manufacturers of Cincinnati and
| COVlhgtOn; for REELECTION Of tai oil TOBACCO
| to sixteen cents per pound. Referred. Mr.
Blaine took the floor, and proceeded to make
| a personal explanation IN regard to the news
paper charges connecting him with the Union
Pacific railroad. In refutatiOn of the charge
that he had received, in some indirect than-
ner, the large sum of siXty-foUr tho and
dollars in 1871, which allegation was based
| partly upon the authority of Morton, Bliss
& Co, bankers of New York, through whom
draft for sixty-four thousand dollars was
said to have been negotiated for his benefit,
Mr.. Blaine presented letter from the firm
denying that any draft; note or check had
ever passed through their hands in which he
was supposed to have any interest, direct or
Indirect. Other documentary evidence was
| submitted to the same tenor, and in summing
up the senator denounced the charges, each
| and all, as without a shadow of truth. The
| house then resumed consideration of the dis
| trict tax bill, but without action adjourned.
In the house, on the 25th, the leg
islative and judiciary appropriation bill
was resumed, but WIS interrupted to allow
Mr.. Lord, chairman of the Impeachment
managers, to present the rejOinder to the
! demurrer filed by Mr.. w. w. Belknap.
The paper was read, and is to the effect
that the house of representatives, in the
name of itself and all the people in the
| United States, SAYS that first the replication
| TO the plea Of Mr. Belknap to articles of i'm
| peaehmeiit and matters therein Contained,
| are in matter and form sufficient in law for
| the house to maintain its articles of impeaCh-
! ment, and that the senate a court OF i'm
! parchment has jurisdiction to hear, try and
| determine the same; and that as Belknap
| has not answered such articles of lmpeach-
ment, or in any manner denied the same, the
house of representatives prays Judgment
thereon according to law. As to the first
| ahd seGOnd subdivisions of the rejOinder to
/ the second replication of the hOtise to the
| plea of defendant, wherein defendant de-
| manded trial according to law, the house IN
| behalf of itself and of all the people of the
United States does like; and as to the third,
fourth, fifth and sixth subdivisions Of the
| rejOinder, the house asserts it ought not to
| be barred from having and maintaining arti-
| cles of impeachment against the defendant,
! because it denies every argument in such
| reiOinder, which denies or tTaverSes acts
or intents charged against the defendant,
| and it reaffirms the truth Of the latter
and therefore, the house of representatives
prays judgment according to law. The paper
was approved by the houses and the clerk
| was ordered to file it with the secretary of
state. Adjourned.
In the house on the Goth, Mr.. Gibson
offered a resolution for the appointment Of a
select committee to make thorough inves-
tigation into the conduct and management
of the customhousc and other government
offices, at New Orleans, and to suggest noe
essary changes and reforms, with power to
| sit in New Orleans, and to report at the
| present session, and that the proceedings of
| the committee be published. Adopted. The
house then went into committee OF the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill,
commencing with the appropriation for the
war department. After progressing as far
as page SO, leaving only eight pages to be
disposed of, the committee rose. Mr.. Wells
from the conference committee on the def
cheney bill made a report recommending
that the senate reCede from three of its
amendments, and that the house concur IN
three others of its amendments, none oil
them of any Importance. Report was con
Cured in. Resolutions were offered by
Messrs. Banning and Randall calling for in
formation as to the sale OF cOmmissary arti
cles and as to the amount of post funds al
the military academy at West Point. Adopt
ed. The house then adjourned.
In the house on the 9th, Mr.. Lapham
introduced an amendment to the constitu
ton authorizing the president to approve o.
disapprove of separate clauses or provisions
, of bill. Referred. Mr.. Turney made
conference report on the bill excluding Mis-
souri, from the act of May 10, 1872, to pro
mote the development of mining resources
The report adds this clause: "And all lands
, in said states shall be subject to disposal a
agricultural lands" The report was agreed
| to. After deciding to print all the testI
mOny taken before the committee on nava
! affairs, the house went into committee of the
! whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair, on the legisla
, tive and executive appropriation bill. Mr.
| WhitehOuse offered an amendment to sec
ton two, prohibiting any emPlOye of th'
| government from giving to or receiving from
any other persons, directly or indirectly, am
money or thing of value for political Pur
! poses Adopted. Mr.. HOar moved an ad
ditiOnal section providing that whenever, il
the Judgment Of the head of any depart
ment, the duties assigned to a clerk of ont
class can be as we'll performed by a clerk o
, ! lower class or by female clerk, it shal
be lawful for him to dismiss the number o
clerks of higher to increase the number o
clerks of a lower grade to the same extent
Agreed to. Mr. Glover moved to insert al
additional section, prohibiting executive off
GERS Of the government from employing an,
clerk, agent, engineer, draughtsEnan, mes
t senger, Waterman, labOrer or other employe
f | in any of the executive departments in tn
city of Washington or elsewhere, eXcep
those for whom specific appropriations ar
z made in the bill. Agreed to- Committee the
: rose and reported the bill to the house with
out voting on any of the amendments. Tn
house then adjourned.
In the senate, on the 28th, legislativ
business was suspended at 1890 and the in
: parchment trial resumed. Mr.. Carpenter, q
= counsel for the accused, addressed the ser
; ate He charged that the managers wer
attempting to manage the case on both sides
1t was not the intention of counsel To caus
e any unnecessary delay, but they had Prio