The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-12-20


were nOn-cOncurred in: Increasing the item
;or contingencies for the treasury department
from $4,000 to $4,000; apprOpriatIng Sl3,-
OOU Tor custom house commissions apprO-
pIIatinG S24, 500 for the deficiency in the pay
Ci railroad and pOStOtfiCe clerks, etc; GpprO-
lrlateIng $65,000 for mileage to the new SEN
atOrS at the called session; sppropriating
S9,Ol5 for furniture for the senate apprO-
prIaung $5,144 for miscellaneous items for
tAe senate ; apprOpriating $4,000 for the Ma
uOnal association for the relief of colOred
women and children; apprOprIating $4,000
Tor the Hot Springs commission of Arkansas;
apprOpriating 5000 for the commissioner to
prepare and publish a new edition of the
hrSt volume Of the revised statutes apprO-
priating 81 200 for the preparing of Halls
second Arctic expedition apprOpriating
S5e O66 for the publication of official records
OF the rebellion; apprOpriaGng 81, ,420 for the
legislative expenses of Washington territory;
apprOpriating $l604S fOF payment of claims
audited and allowed for pay, etc, of Oregon
and Washington volunteers in the Indian
hOstilities of 1855 and 1856; apprOpriating
$6,O04 for pavement in front of the arsenal
grounds at Indianapolis. All amendments
having been disposed of the bill goes back
to the senate. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Harris,
chairman of the election committee, called
up the Colorado contested election case.
The majority reported by the democratic
members declaring Patterson entitled to the
seal, ,and minority report signed by Hitchcock,
Wait and ThOrnbUrgh declaring BelfOrd duly
elected. The presen tatiOn of arguments IN
support of the majority and minority reports
occupied the entire day. Speeches on the
subject were read and interrupted to permit
the following: Mr.. Money introduced bill
to authorize the Southern Pacific railroad
committee to extend its railroad and tele-
graph line eastwardIy from its present ter
minus in Arizona to a point on the Rio
y II III nd To oiI in,
building the same. Referred. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, the regular
order Of business, the consideration of the
Colorado contested election case, was taken
up. The discussion of the case consumed
several hours. The debate being closed, the
house proceeded, at $50 o'clock, to vote on
the question. The first vote was on the
proposition of the minority of the committee,
that Belford was entitled to a seat. This was
negatlved by a strict party VOte-yeaS, 10;
nays, I2S, The next vote was on the resOlu~
tiOn that there had been no valid election.
This was rejected-yeas, 116; nays, III.
When the vote was announced it was greeted
with applause on the democratic side. The
following democrats voted with the republi>
cans in the affirmative Messrs, Cutler,
SteDger, Williams (DeL(, Potter and Willis
IN. " a vote was then taken upon the
majority resolution, declaring Mir. Patterson
entitled seat, and it was agreed to. Yeas,
I16; nays, 11O.
In the House on the 18th, Mr.. Single
ton presented the report of the confer
ence committee on the deficiency in the GH-
preparation bill. He explained that the dis
ference between the two houses was SUI, go,
and the committee of conference of the
house had yielded $102, 600 to the demands
of the senate committee. After a long dis
cUSsion the report of the conference COM
mittee was agreed to without the yeas and
nays. The bill new goes to the president for
his signature. The senate amendment to the
bill relative to reservoirs to promote the naYi-
CATION of the Mississippi river was taken up
and referred. The business on the speakers
table having been resumed and disposed of,
Mr. Wood, chairman of the ways and means
committee, sent to the clerks desk q reSOlu
ton, on which he moved the previous qUes-
ton. Mr.. Wood insisted on having his resO-
luton read, and after some parliamentary
dlsputatiOn on that point, the speaker directed
that it be read, Itinstructs the several COM
mittees bavin- n charge matters relating to
Indian affairs naval affairs, pOstOfticeS, public
| lands, etc, to inquire into any errors, abuses
OF frauds IN the administration of the laws
| affecting sucn branches of the public service,
! with power TO send Tor persons and papers,
| ana IL sit during recess. After long discus
/ siOns of points of order, the question came
/ down FIRST on Mr.. COnger's motion to 90 in
| committee of the whole on the private calen-
| dar holding that motion IN reserve as a
strong backing for diiatOTy motions. The re-
publiCans at half-past six commenced their
| hlHbuStIrIng tactics with motion DY N r.
| PAGE for adiOurument on which the ayes
! and nays were ordered; then the motion by
| Mr.. Hale to reconsider the vote ordering the
] yeas and nays; then motion by Mr. Butler
| to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
! II was on this latter motion that the first vote
was taken by yeas and nays. The repUbli-
| cans under the lead Of Mr. Butler, declined
voting, so as to show an absence OF quorum,
when under the rule nothing is in order but
a motion for the call of the house, and the
! motion to adjourn, after several votes, were
taken by ayes and nays. The house at 7:2O
| adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, the demo,
cratic side under the lead of Mr.. Wood, has
| been endeavoring all day to force a vote upon
the resolution for wholesale investigation,
| while the republican side has shown an
equal amount of determination not to allow
| a vote. 4 number of of points of order hav.
| ing been pressed and discussed, the speaker
/ intimated that all these efforts were unavail.
! ing Mr. Wood finally got the floor, but had
not proceeded far wnen Mr.. COnger inter
nOsed A pOint of order that as the resolution
involved the expenditure of money it must
| receive its first consideration in committee
OF the whole. The speaker sustained the
point of order, and MIR Wood moved to com
nit the resolution to the committee of the
whole. On a rising vote there were ninety
I, FIVE in the affirmative and none in the mega
tive, This showed no quorum, aud, a yO by
teIlers affirmed it, Attention being called tC
the fact of the republicans not voting, Mr.
Wright asked whether there was not rule
which reqgired the members to vote who
| we're present. The speaker replied tina
there vas, but there was no way of enforcing
! it. Majority motions were continued unit
haIf.past three o'clock, when Mr. Mills moved
? a pOstpOnement until the tenth of January
Mr.. Sch'eicher, from the committee OF
foreign affairs offered a resolution aUthOriz
ing the committee to sit during the recess il
the investigation of the Mexican horde
4 troutl .. Adopted. The senate amend
: ments to the Post-rOute bill were than takeI
. up and concUrred in. Resolutions to pa,
? the extra employees in the doOr-keeper's de
: partment were offered, discussed end agreet
! to, and the house adjourned until Januar