The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-25

respecting the ascertaining and declaration
OF the result or the election of president and
vice president of the United States, and that
said committee have power to report by bill
or otherwise.
On motion, Senator MorrilPs resolution,
hlllng vacancies on committees as follows,
was agreed to: Senator Matthews lhiu1
ana Wallace Penn, on foreign relations;
cameron, Penn. on military affairs and
public buildings and grounds; Armstrong,
Mo J, on railroads; Grover, TOregOnl, on
private land claims; Armstrong, Mol, on
enrolled bills. Ferry, [Mich.l, was made
chairman of committee on post offices and
post roads, in place of Hamlin, who retains
place on that committee a member; and
Hamlin was made chairman of committee on
foreign relations, in place of Morton, who re-
talns his old place as chairman of the COM
mIttee on privileges and elections. Morrill,
stated that it was the wish of the senator
from Indiana (MOrtOn) that this latter change
be made.
Alarge number of petitions were presented
and referred, among them one from citizens
of Iowa, asking the passage of law making
silver legal tender for all sums. Another
from the legislature of Michigan asking cons
gressiOnal aid for the construction of a tun>
mel under Detroit river, at or near Detroit.
The citizens of MattOOn, New York, petit
toned for the reconciliation of the old
silver deIlar.
Bills were introduced and referred: Au-
thOriZing the citizens of Colorado, Nevada,
and the Territories to fell aad remove the
timber on the public domain, for farming
and domestic purposes; to prevent abuses
OF the sale of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes; by Senator Plumb: To donate
a portion of the military reservation of Fort
Harker to Kansas for the establishment of
an educational or charitable institUtio n and
to open the remainder to settlement.
Senator McCreery introduced a bill to re-
peal the bankrupt law, and ali acts menda>
tory thereof, 1t was ordered that the bill
lie on the table to be taken up hereafter
The senate then went into executive session.
The doors were reCpened and the senate
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, considera-
ton was resumed of Mr.. Thurman's resolu-
tiOn to have the oath administered to SIR.
Spofford, of Louisiana. Pending the ques-
tion, being a substitute referring the creden-
tials to a committee, after a debate, by a vote
of 36 to 80, the substitute was agreed to, and
the credentials of Spofford were referred TO
the the committee on privileges and cleo
tiOns,
Whyte submitted the following as an
amendment to the resolution referring Gre
dentials, etc: "And that said committee
report thereon on or before the 1st of No
vember, 1877"
The motion of Mr.. Whyte to instruct the
committee was rejected; yeas, 81, nays, 35.
After some discussion, during which Mr..
COnklIng said he modified his amendment
so as to read "and the same committee shall
also consider and report upon the creden-
tials of William Pitt Kellogg" The amend
ment was agreed to, and the resolution was
passed as amended.
Mr.. Thurman then moved that J. P Eustis
be sworn in as senator from Louisiana, for
the term commencing March 4, 1873.
The motion of Mr.. Thurman to have Mr..
Eustis sworn in having been decided out of
order, he then moved that the committee on
privileges and elections be discharged from
further consideration of the credentials of
Mr.. Eustis Objection made by Mr..
Edmunds, and under the rules the motion
was laid ever until the 10Th. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10Th, Mr.. Morrill,
submitted a resolution instTuctiDg the COM
mittee on pensions to inquire and report, by
bill or otherwise; reducing and properly
adjusting the salaries and fees of the pension
agents.
An amendment by Senator ingalls,, direct
ing the committee to inquire into the expe
diency of abolishing all pension agencies,
and to have pensions paid from Washington,
was agreed to, and the resolution passed.
The following bills were introduced and
referred To alter the times for holding
elections for electors for president and vice
president and casting the vote in the elec-
tOral college; TO repeal section 4761 of the
revised statutes a to restore to the pen
sion rolls the names of all those stricken
therefrOm on account of dislOyalty. Ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House on the 18th, after the
reading of the journal, the disputed election
case from the fourth district of Louisiana
was taken up.
Mr.. Gibson offered a substitute providing
| for the immediate swearing in of }. B. Elam.
| After some debate, the substitute was
! adOpted-Yeas, IA; nays, 119. Mr.. Elam
| took the modified oath.
! Mr.. Frye offered a resolution reciting that
| Charles E. Nash had presented a certificate
! of election, signed by Governor Kellogg, then
! duly recognized and acting as governor of
! Louisiana, but that the clerk of the house had
declined to put Mr.. Nash's name on the rell,
| but had substituted the name of f. w. Rob-
ertson, on the authority OF a paper signed by
| Governor Nichols, and directing at the
name of Mr.. Robertson be struck from the
roll, and that Mr.. Nash be sworn in. After
some debate, the substitute offered by Mr..
| Ellis that Mr. Robertson be sworn in, was
agreed to, and the modified oath OF Office was
| administered to Mr.. Robertson.
The case of Mr.. Pacheco, of California, was
! then taken up, when Mr.. Garfield moved
that the oath of office be administered to
! him. Agreed to after some discussion, and
Mr. PachecO took his seat.
The Colorado case next came Up,and after
! short debate, it went over.
| Adjourned till Saturday, with the under
standing that no business be done en- that
day.