The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-03-07

tenance is the dictate Of the highest expert
enee as well as of the most necessary duty,
and should ever be carefully guarded by the
executive, by congress and by the people.
1t Is my firm conviction that if the country
Is TO be benefited by silver coinage it can be
only done by the issue of silver dollars of
full value, which will defraud no man, and
currency worth less than it purports to be
viii in the end defraud not only the credi-
tors, but all who are engaged in legitimate
business, >and none more assuredly than
those who are dependent on their daily
labor for their daily bread.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
President of the United States.
Executive Mansion, Feb. 2S, 1878.
The speaker thereupon laid the message
before the house. The message having been
read in the midst of profound silence the
speaker stated that the question was: Will
the house, on reconsideration, pass the bill?
The vote was then taken, and resulted in
yeas, 1876; nays, 70. The speaker announced
the vote, and said that In obedience to the
requirement of the constitution two-thirds
have voted in the affirmative and the bill
has passed, the objections of the president
to the contrary Notwithstanding, The an
noIncement was received with q gener al
hand-clapping and other marks OF jubils-
ton. Adjourned.
In the house, March 1st, Mr.. Shelby
introduced bill to aid the great southern
railroad company to construct line of rail-
way in Georgia and Florida, which was
referred. 1t provides that the company
may issue bonds in an amount not exceeding
fifteen million dollars, payable in fifty years,
in gold, at the rate OF per cent interest
per aRnum, and authorizes the secretary of
the treasury to indorse the guarantee of the
United States tor the payment of the interest
on said bOnds.......Mr. M'COok, from the
committee on military affairs, reported back
the bill authorizing the secretary of war to
purchase the site of, and attach it to the
Vicksburg national cemetery Gran tsPember-
ton monument. Referred. The house then
went into a committee OF the whole. Mr..
Sparks in the chair, upon the private caIen-
dar. The committee rose and reported
thirty-fiVe private bills, which were there
upon passed On motion, Mr.. Waddell's
bill to prevent speculation in postage stamps
by postmasteTs, which entailed a loss, he
said, of one-hundred thousand dollars
month to the government, was made special
order for Wednesday, and the house
adjourned till Monday.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 25th, a message
was received from the house announcing
concurrence in the bill to authorize the coin
age Of the standard silver dollar, and to re-
store its legaltender character. An engrOssed
copy of the bill, signed by Speaker Randall,
was delivered to the senate for the signature
of the vice president, which was later at
tached, the vice-president, at the time, not
being in the senate. The bill noH goes to
the president. When the bill to provide for
commission on the subject of the alcoholic
liquor traffic was reached on the calendar,
objection was made to its present cOnsidera.
ton, and the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 26th, the secretary
called the senate to order, owing to the
absence of Vice>President Wheeler Sen
ator Anthony submitted resolution that
he abnCan
TEN. Agreed to, and Senator Ferry was
escorted to the presidents desk by Senator
Thurman. ALI the unoblected cases on the
calendar having been disposed of, Senator
Wallace called mp the bill to authorize a
long bond for the investment of savings, SO
that it should be unfinished business to-
morrow, and the senate went into executive
session, and, when the doors were reopened,
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, considera-
ton vas then resumed of unfinished bust
ness, the bill to authorize long bond for the
investment of savings. MIR. Wallace ex-
planned the provisions Of the bill at length
He said: There are two purposes in the bill
one to provide a fund for investment OF
the earnings of the poorer classes. The
argument for this is the insolvency of save
ings banks, SO recent and so widespread
/ The remedy seems to be in a wise use of our
public debt as fund for that purpose. The
other purpose is to initiate a policy of
diffusion of the public debt among our own
! people-a popular loan, at a low rate of
interest, to run fifty years, to ease the bur
! den of taxation and keep Our surplus earn
| ings at home. IsantagOnizes syndicates and
appeals to our own people. 1t looks beyond
| national b. nks and finds an anchor for the
/ public faith with the people themselves.
| Pending discussion, the bill was laid aside
| temporarily and the senate resumed con-
! sideTation of the bill considered in the
morning in regard to the payment of pensions
| in New York city. The amendment of Mr.,
! Sargent was agreed to, and the bill read the
! third time and passed yeas, 48; nays, 5.
| adjourned.
In the senate, on the 2Sth, house bill
| to authorize a special term of the circuit
! court OF the United States for the southern
district of Mississippi, to be held at Scranton,
! Jackson county, was taken up and discussed
| at length. Me- Eustis submitted an amend
ment, providing for a special term OF the
| circuit court of the United States for the
| district of Louisiana, to be held in St.
! Charles parish, La, on the second Monday
| in April next, for the trial of cases growing
! out of the action of the government in
! seizing timber. AT ten minutes after three
I D. IA. a message was received from the house
| of representatives announcing that that body
lad passed the bill authorizing the coinage
of the standard silver dollar and to restore
| its legal tender character, notwithstanding
the objections of the president thereto. Mr..
Eustis at the time held the floor and was
speaking upon the bill in regard to holding
court in Mississippi, and the silver bill was
| laid on the table fOI the present Mr.. Hamlin
| said he was of the opinion that it was OF
| vastly more importance to dispose OF the
silver than to proceed with the consideration
of the pending bill. For the purpose of
! testing the sense of the senate, he moved
that the pending bill in regard 10 holding
courts in Mississippi be laid on the table
Agreed to-yeas; 44 nays, 9. The president
pro tempore-The chair lays before the SEN
ate the bill TO authorize the coinage OF the
standard silver dollar, and to restore its
legal tender character, which had been sent
to the senate from the house of representa-,
tives. with the objection of the president o.
the United States The clerk then proceeded
to call the roll, and the bill was passed ovel
the veto. Yeas, 46; nays, 10; as follows
Yeas-Allison, Bailey, Beck, Bruce, Chatfee
COekrelI, Coke, Gonover, Davis (Ill.), Davis
(W. Va, Dennis, Dorsey, Eustis, Ferry
Garland, Gordon, Grover, Harris, Hereford
Hill, Howe, Ingalls,, Johnston, Jones (Ela. }
Jones New Kellogg, Kirkwood, McCreery
Mcdonald Mcmillan, Matthews, ha1ey
MerrimOn, Morgan, Paddock, Patterson
Plumb, Salisbury, Saunders, Spencer, Teller
Thurman, Voorhees,, Wallace, Nindem anc
Withers-46. Nayg-Barnum, ,Bsyard, Blaine
Butler, Conklin, Dawes, Eaton, Hamlin n
Hoar, Herman, Lamar, Mcpherson, Mitche ell
| Morrill,, Randolph. Rollins, Sargent, Wad
leigh and Whyte-19. Adjourned unit
Monday.
A NEGRO stepped up to a lunch
counter and called for a cup of coffee
A Caucasian standing beside him OBJ
jected to the presence of the negro at tht