The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-23

! seconding the demand for the previous
| question on the Florida resolution The
| call for regular order was fruitless, the
tormality of the vote by the tellers was gone
through and the result was announced
/ ayes I4H, noes o. no quorum voting but the
democrats coming to within seven of the
requisite number. On motion of Mr.. Pot
| ter another call of the house was ordered at
| I2:26 and this was expected to be the initial
movement of a serious and protracted
| attempt TO enforce the presence ofa quorum,
and to reach vote on the resolution a call
OF the house was ordered-yeas $50, nays
/ ITO. There were 8 republicans voting in the
! affirmative, which would leave the entire
democratic voting force at 145 out of 146,
! with the speaker, which is but one vote less
| than Is requisite to make a quorum. The
| call of the house showed the presence of
269 members--Only 6 less than a full house.
| The doors were then, at 1:25 ordered to
/ be closed, and resolution was offered by
/ Mr.. Potter directing the speaker to issue his
! warrant to the Sergeant-atarms to arrest,
| take into custody and bring to the bar Of
the house such of its members as are now
absent without the leave of the house,.
Mr.. Potter, at 3 O'clock, moved to dispense
with all further proceedings under call,
| stating he had been informed that every
member who could be reached by the
I sergeant>at-arms to-day was now in the
capitol. Agreed to-yeas, 242; nays, 10......
! The question again reeurred on secondIng
the demand Tor the previous question, and
Messrs. Hale and Potter resumed their
places ss tellers. As the 147th man voting in
| the affirmative passed between The tellers,
| applause broke out on the democratic side.
The negative vote being asked for, Mr..
| Harrison passed 1etween the tellers, and
the vote was finally annOuneed-ayes 14S;
noes, 1. Again the democrats mani
tested their pleasure by applause.
As the vote progressed it was seen
that the republicans had again resolved
to abstain from voting, and therefore
the question was decided without a
single republican vote being cast. Two
! democrats-Mills and MOOre-voted in the
! negative. Mr.. Harrison was the last to vote,
and as be voted ''aye," in opposition to the
views imputed to him, his tardy act of al
! legiance was greeted with laughter. Finally
| the vote was announced-f45 to 2......A mo-
! tiOn to reconsider and Law on the table was
| made by Mr.. Potter, but subsequently with
drawn, and the house adjourned until to-
morrow.
In the house on the 18th, Mr.. Ste
Phens asked to be put upon record that he
was absent on leave of the house y esterday
when the vote was taken upOnW1itiI known
as the Potter resolution, aud he vl5 paired
with Mr. Harris but for the pair a. would
have voted for the resolution as it stood ......
The house then went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Springer III. in the chair, on the
army appropriation Mr.. Hewitt IN.
! " who has charge of the bill, in his state
ment said he regarded the crucial test of
stetesmanship to be the reduction of the
burdens of taxation so that the hand of labor
might reap its reward and keep it when
| earned That idea had been the polar star
which the committee ON appropriations had
set before iI. The reduction of expendi-
i lures in 1877 had been $4,000, ,0C0... The
committee then rose, and the speaker stated
he would be absent the early part of Dext
week......M Mr.. Eden offered a resolution ap-
pointing Mr.. SayIor speaker pro tenn.
| Adopted......It 1t was arranged tbSt there
! should be an evening session Tor regular
business purposes all next week.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. John
son Introduced bill 20 levy by the aoffatt
BELL punch tax on liquors in all places in
/ the district where intoxicants are sold by
| the drink. Referred All the expiration
/ of the morning hour the post-ofiic ap-
! preparation bill was taken up..A long
discussion>ook place upon the amendment
in regarG to the compensation of suPerin~
tendeDs of postal railway service. The house
| of representatives. provided that he should
receive s., 800 a year, with travelling and in
! cidental expenses while actually travelling
! in the service, not exceeding So a day, and
/ the senate committee submitted an amend
ment so as to read while actually employed
| in the service instead of while actually
| travelling in the service. Agreed to-yeas
/ 81, nays I3. Without action the senate ad-
| iOurned.
In the senate, on the 14th, considera-
| tion was resumed of the post-office apprOpria-
tiOn bill. The bill having been considered
in committee of the whole, was reported to
the senate The amendments were con-
Cured in, and the bill passed ......C .Considera-
ten was resumed of the bill to repeal the
specie resumption act, and Senator Coke
read long argument in favor of its repeal.
/ Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Beck
] introduced a bill to authorize the postmaster
general to place mail service on any public
! highway, river or railroad wherever the
public service requires it. Referred MIR.
( kellogg introduced a bill Increasing TO $I2
per month the pension of certain pensiOned
i soldiers and sailors who lost both arms or
both feet or the sight of both eyes in the
service OF the country. Referred. Adjourned.
The senate, on the 18th, resumed con-
sideratiOn of the bill to repeal the specie
resumption act, and Senator Mathews read
an argument upon the general financial
policy of the government, and gave notice
that he would hereafter submit to the senate
| proposition of his own as an amendment
to the pending bill. Pending the discussion,
the bill to repeal the specie resumption act
was laid aside Informally. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Nc
! MILAN, frona the committee claims, re-
ported, with amendment, house DILL making
appropriations for the payment of claims
allowed by the southern claims commission.
Placed on calendar. The senate then pros
ceeded to the consideration of pension bills
ON the calendar, and number were passed,
among them the following, granting pensions
to Louisa j. Guthrie, widow of Capt. John
Guthrie ; Ellen SaXton, widow of James
Saxton; Celia Bell, widow of Stephen Bell,
and Roxana Walker, widow of Willis
Walker. whose husbands were drowned
while attempting to render assistance to the
crew of the United States steamer Huron
! hr.Fz- .
Totten, widow of the late commodore Benz.
Totten, U. :. NJ. The senate then went
into executive session. When the doors
were reopened, the senate adjourned till
Monday.
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