The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-20


!. internal revenue bill, when Mr.. Hewitt IN.
| " offered an amendment for the establish
ment of a bonded warehouse for the export
OF tobacco. Adopted. -. Ar. Atkins, from
! the conference committee on the legislative
| executive and judicial appropriation bill,
! reported g disagreement, and stated that the
1 rock upon which they had split had been in
; regard to the pay of the senate employees,
and on this point the house conferees were
directed to yield-yeas l17 nays 81. The
adopted, and the speaker appointed the
same conference committee.
SENATE.
In the senate on the 11th, considera-
| ton was resumed on river and harbor bill
and for improving the mouth of Red river
/ 1t was agreed 20 increase the amount from
$4,000 to S150,000; also appropriating $1O,-
/ 600 to the Improvements Of the L'Anguille
river, and striking out the 8 100000 for i'm
prsging White river above J JacksonpOrt to
| increase from $4,000 to $84, 900 the amount
| appropriated for the Mississippi river at and
near Vicksburg and the harbor. Mr.. Win
| dom submitted an amendment providing for
| a survey of the sources of the Mississippi
river, with view to construct reservoirs
| etc. Agreed TO. Mr.. Morrill, submitted an
! amendment to the second section of the bill
! directing the secretary of war, at his dis
cretion, to cause examinations and surveys
| and estimated cost OF improvements proper
| been considered in committee of the whole,
was reported to the Senate, and the amend,
ments made in committee concurred in. The
| bill was then read a third time and passed
yeas 3d. nays "a.
In the senate on the 18th inst, the
house bill making appropriations for the
payment of claims reported and allowed bv
the commissioners of claims under the act
of congress of March 8, together with amend
meHts extending the time for ia king evidence
and submitting claims, in cases now pend
ing, until March 10, 1879, and also extending
the term OF once of the commissioners of
claims u1til March 10, 1885, was passed, It
! is provided that nothing in the act shall be
| SO construed as to extend the time for filing
claims before the said commission, or to en-
large Its jurisdiction, or to authorize the
ming OF new claims. The house bill MAX
ing an appropriation for the payment of
claims reported and allowed by the commits
sIoneTs OF claims under the act known as
the southern claims act..... The senate bill
to provide for the appointment of district
lndges Tor the western districts of Ten
nessee, and the house bill authorizing the
payment of the claim of Tenness ee for keen
ing United States prisoners passed w Mr.
Voorhees, presented petition from Peter
Cooper, praying for the repeal of the specie
resumption act, and remonstrating against
the proposed adjournment OF congress until
some legislative measures for financial relief
had been passed Referred.
In the senate on the 18th inst, at the
expiration of the morning hour senator
voorhees, moved to take up the Dill to repeal
the specie resumption act, which led to a
discussion. The motion was agreed to
yeas 80, nays 28 and consideration of the
bill proceeded. Senator Ferry suggested to
senator Voorhees, that he so modify his
amendment as to provide that United States
notes shall be receivable thereon as coin in
payment for four per cent. bonds, etc, and
it was so modified. Senator Ferry explained
that the theory of the bill was to break
down all distinctions between greenbaehs
and eein- The bill having been considered
in committee of the whole, was reported to
the senate and passed-yes.s 45, nays Is. The
bill, as passed, is as follows Be il enacted
etc, That from and after the passage of this
act United States notes shall be receivable
the same as coin in payment of four per
eentun bonds, now authorized by Law to be
issued; and on and after October 1, 1873,
said notes shall be receivable for duties on
imports. ~
In the senate on the 18th, the
committee on privileges and elections re-
ported adversely on the lcint resolution
proposing an amendment to the constitution
or fOrbidding the disfrauchisement of per
sous on account OF sex. Mr.. Bayard sub
mitted minority repOrt..... The house II
to authorize the Barataria Ship Canal COM
pany to construct and operate canal from
New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico through
the lands and waters of the United States
and to grant said company the right for that
purpose. Passed Mr.. Mathews entered
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
eight hour joint resolution was postponed
until December next on Wednesday last
1.-The senate then took up the senate bill
creating board to be known as the Pacific
railroad commission. Mr.. Thurman sub
mltted an amendment SO as to provide that
the commissioners shall make their report to
the secretary of the interior on or before the
hrst of December, 1873, instead of the first
OF January, 1879. Agreed tO......A message
having been received from the house of rep
resentatiVes, announcing the concurrence of
that body in the senate amendments to the
bill making appropriations for the improve
ment of rivers and harbors, and asking for
a conference committee. Mr.. Sargent moved
that the senate recede from its amendments
The effect of his motion would be to pass
the bill as 1t came from the house, saving
about 100000 to the government. The
motion was sreiected-yeas %, nays 35.
In the senate on the 10Th, Senator
Windoz called mp the house bilIto proxIIe
for the expensesef the select committee on
the alleged frauds in the late presidential
election, which apprOpriates twenty thous~
and dollars for that purpose. The committee
onapprOpriatiOns having reported an amend
ment appropriating twenty thousand dollars
for the Investigation already or hereafter
directed by the senate of the present con-
gress, it was agreed to. Senator WindoD,
then submitted an amendment appropriatinp
ten thousand dollars to be used under the
direction of the attorney general to defray
any expenses that may be incurred by the
department of Justice for the detection of
any crimes committed against the United
States in the affairs of, or in course of the
investigations mentioned in this act Agreed
to, and the bill passed as amended Sem
ator Spencer presented the report of the
conference committee on the river and har.
Dor appropriation bin. It is SUBSTANTIALLY
the same as it passed the senate, but was re-
duced thirty-nine thousand dollars. now
appropriatiIg eight million three hundred
and sixty-one thousand seven hundred dol
lars. A number of items had been stricken
cut entirely, and the appropriation in Others
were reduced. Among the reductions were
thirty thousand dollars for the harbor of
Dunkirk. After discussion the report was
agreed to and the bill passed-yeas SO. navs
23T The amendment of the house to the
senate ill increasing the pension of Gen.
James Shields, of Missouri, to one hundred
dollars a month was concurred in, and the
bill passed ......A message was received from
the house of representatives announcing
the passage by that body of a concurrent
resolution extending the session to four
o'clock on Tuesday, June 18th. The resoIu-
ton was agreed to.
Rather Fine.
Experiments made by Professor Thorn
son show TO what degree matter may be