The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-30

congressional districts. By Mr.. CrittendeD:
Providing that the claims of militiamen and
men not enlisted fo1 pensions on account or
disabilities received in battle with the rebels
or Indians shall be valid If filed previous to
July, 1882. By Mr.. Ellis: To protect inter
/ national and domes commerce; among its
/ provisions is one empowering the Texas and
| Pacific railroad 70 extend its line from Fort
| Worth to the Rio Grande at or near FL Pas o.
THE house went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation biil......
| When the committee rose several district
bills were passed, and the house adjourned.
On the 21st the house went into com
mIttee of the whole, Mr.. Springer in the
chair, on the army appropriation BILL.
Alter speech by Mr. Blone, in favor of the
| t ansfer of the Indian bureau to the war
/ department, the committee Eose...... The
| general debate on the army appropriation
| bill was ordered to be terminated with to-
nights session, and the house took recess.
In the h0nse on she 22d Mr.. Wilson
offered resolution authorizing the select
Committee TO Investigate electoral frauds in
any state where il has probable cause to
/ believe that such frauds we're prscticed.
1 The resolution WAS adopted without division
I-.,.,..Mr, Spril ger, chairman of the committee
Lon expe1ditnres IN the state department.,
submitted q report ~ b ch he. stated set forth
ten articles of impeachment againstE o 8.
/ Bradford, late vice-consul at Shanghai,
China, and concluded with a resolution that
he be impeached at the bar of the Senate.
1nasmuch 8s two members of the committee,
Messrs. Dunne1 and Bundy, had grave
doubts as to whether Bradford was an i'm
peaehsbe officer, the committee recon
mended that the whole subject be referred
to the committee on the iudici-ry. So
ordered. Adj 5ui ned.
The house on the 29d, went into a COM
mittee of the whole on the frmy appropria-
| tion bill, Mr.. Springer in the chair The
amendment being to FIX strength of the army
at 900 instead of 5000 men. Agreed to
-lI5 o 1O7. The following democrats voted
with the solid republican vote in the afi rmR-
tive Cntler, Patterson. Williams, mich },
Robertson, La.), WiggiDgton, and ali Texas
members except Reagan, who voted IN the
| negative After disposing of twelve pages
of the blli, the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
In the house on the oath. on the
expiration of the merning hour the house
went into committee of the whole, Mr..
| Springer in the chair, on the army appro-
priation bill. Without action the house
| adjourned. 1
| In the senate on the Goth the following
| bills were introduced and referred: By Sen.
| ator Christiancy, to organize the court of
claims and TO extend It's jurisdiction TO take
/ in all claims from before congress and the
departments for adjudication by Senator
! M MILAN, to provide for tile construction of
a bridge across the Mississippi river at Fort
! Smelling, Minn. ..........The bill to amend the
| one hundred and third article of war, so as
/ to provide that no person shall be tried and
punished for any offence by a eourt~martial
| if such OffeDse was committed more than two.
years, or, in case Of desertion, three years,
| before the arraignment OF such person for
such offence was passed Senator Cockrell
moved to postpone the pending order, the
/ bill to repeal the specie resumDtiOn act and
! take up the bill authorizing the president OF
| the United States to appoint James Shields
| a bTigad1er-general IN the United States army
on the retired list. Senator Edmnnds des
manded the regular order, but the melton of
Senator CocEHell was agreed to- yeas, 33 /;
nays, g. Senator Sargent 6nbalitted the
following smenoment as an additional sec
tiOn: That the president 3 hereby author.
lied to appoint Ulysses 5. Grant, late gener~
al commanding the armies of the United
STATES, general on the retired list of the
army, with the full rank, pay and allowance
of that grade, exeeDt that the general so re.
tired shall not be allowed forage for horses,
or communication therefor, or aideS-de-camp
| or other staff officers unless called into sc
tive service in time of war" Senator Blaine
favored the amendment It was then agreed
/ to--yeas, 80; nays IS ......... Senator Conkhng
to'k the floor to speak on the Shields bill,
but yielded to Senator HamliD, and the
In the Senate on the 21st Senator
COnkling from the committees on commerce,
reported adversely on the senate bill to au.
thoriEe the construction of blidge across
the Mississippi river at Memphis, and it Was
indefinitely postponed. ..----.Sen. Davis III
from the commistee on the judiciary, re,
ported favOrably on the senate bill to pTo~
vide for the appointment of a district
judge for the western district of Tennessee.
Placed on the C tlendar..... at the conclusion
or the morning hour the senate resumed the
consideration of the bill to place the name
of James Shields on the retired list OF the
army, with the rank of brgadier general,
and the bill having been considered in the
committee OF the whole, was reported to the
senate, the question being, on eoDcurring in
the amendment made in the committee of
the whole yesterday, to place the name of
General Grant on the retired list. Senator
Cockre dt manded the ayes and nayes, and
, the amendment was cOneurred in-yeas 81
: nays 2S; a strict party vote, the republicans
voting in the affiI maIiye and the democrats
in the negative. An er further debate the
amendment of Senator Thurman was re.
/, jected-yeas 81 nays, SO. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 22i, Mr. Allison,
from the conference committee on the
/ Indian appropriation bill, submitteda report
which was agreed to, and the bill passed
Mr.. Paddock called up the senate bill for the
relief of settlers on public lands under the
, pre-emption laws, snd in explanation thereof
said it was TO give the settlers who bad been
!. on the public lands two or three years under
. the pre- emption laws the benefit of that time
upon changing their clsim, SO as to be undsI
the homestead law. Bill passed. After
the executive session the senate adjourned
In the senate on the 23d Mr. Plumt
called up the senate bill authorizing The
secretary of war to have corrected head
! stones erected over the graves of the union
; soldiers inferred in private cemeteries. Pas
Eed 1.-The morning hour having expired
the senate resumed consideration of the bill
) providing for permanent form of govern
$ ment for the District of Columbia. Pend
z ling discussion, the senate went into exc
! cutive session, and soon after adjourned.
t. In the senate on the 94th consideration
r was resumed of the bill providing perma
q nent form of government for the District o
e Columbia. ..... After executive session, tb'
s senate adjourned. zss=a
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