The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE.

In the house, on the 4tb, among the
bills introduced and referred during the
morning hour is one by Mr.. Southland au-
thorising the payment of customs in legal
tender notes, and ohe by Mr.. Mills providing
that all bonds hereafter issued by the gov
ernment shall be payable, principal and in
tereSt, in gold, silver or legal tender. By
Mr.. Davis, of North Carolina: To reduce
the tax on brandy made from apples, peaches
or grapes, 50 cents. By Mr. Riddle: For a
constitutional amendment providing for the
election of president by direct vote of the
people. BY Mr.. Sexton: Making receivers
of railroad corporations amendable to pro
cesses and judgments of the courts of the
several states through which said railroads
are rum. Mr.. MacMahon moved to suspend
the rules and adopt the resolutions reciting
that in the present condition of public dis
tress it is important that the wealth of the
country shall bear fair proportion of the
burdens of taxation, and instructing the
committee on ways aud means to report
bill at the earliest practicable moment i'm
posing gradual tax on Excess Of incomes
above q reasonable minimum to be fixed by
law. Defeated-yeas, 165; nays, 88-less
than two-thirds voting in the affi firmative.
The affirmative votes came chiefly from
democrats and the negative votes from re-
publicans Adjourned.
In the house, on the 9Th, bill to au.
thorize the construction of bridge across
the MlSSlSSIDp1 IlNSI db mSInD0lS. was
up and briefly discussed, and referred to the
committee of the whole on the state of the
union ....M Mr.. Knott, from the judiciary
committee, reported back the bill introduced
yesterday by Mr.. Hooker, authorizing the
| holding of special terms of the circuit court
| for the southern district of Mississippi at
| Scranton, Jackson county, on the second
| Monday in March for the trial of cases
| arising out of alleged depredatiens on gov
ernment lands and the cutting of logs and
| timber thereon. He explained that the
| object of the bill was to afford accused par
| ties a speedy, convenient and cheap trial,
/ which they could not otherwise have. If
| objection were made that this tr al of the
| cases in the immediate vicinity of the
accused would lead to the impanneling of
! Jurors whose sympathies would be with the
| defendants, the answer to that was that the
court might direct the summoninR of jurors
from other parts of the district Mr..
Hooker described the utter prostration OF
| business which had attended the seizure OF
the lumber mills in that region, the aggregate
business of which amounted to some 81, ,000,.
900 a year. They had all been stopped
| through the action of the government, and
| vessels engaged in the carrying trade there
have been left idle or have gone into Other
! business. Finally the bill passed-yeas, 139
| nays, 102 THE house then went into com
mittee of the whole. Mr.. Blackburn in the
/ chair, and resumed consideration OF the
military academy appropriation bil Nj
ClymeF intimated that there were far too
many professors ct West Point There were
7 of them to every 81 u students, and then
pay, exclusive of quarters, etc, amounted Z
about 5000 more than the cost Of supportnl
the SO cadets. There was something Fadi
cally wrong IN that. The committee on ap
propriations bad not wished TO recommenc
the reduction of the number OF professors
lest they might be accused OF absorbing to-
| much liquidation, but he commended tn
subject to the attention Of the committee Of
, military affairs. Without disposlng of tn
! pending amendment the committee rose an
the house adjourned
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Bruc
,epted resolutions of the Mississippi leg
islature in favor of the passage of a bill rs
l munerating certain citizens, mill owners an
c Loo men. for damages sustained by them o.
: account OF the seizure Of certain lumber an
logs ia the lumber district by agents Of tn
2 United States. Referred....-.The senate bi
3 To remit taxes on insolvent savings bank
was called up by Mr. Davis, OF Illinois. an
discussed until the expiration Of the mornln