The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-04-25

ways and means. The house refused to Law
the motion TO reconsider on the table-yeas
Is ii9 nays, lz2. Pending further action,
Mr. EllIs called up the resolutions relative
| to the death of Representatives Leonard, of
Louisiana. Eulogies on the deceased were
delivered by Messrs. Ellis, Ward, Calkins
Kenna, Covert, hainey, White (Pa. = and
I Dunnel. The house then adjourned,
In the house, on the 10Th, Mr.. Walsh,
from the committee on invalid PENSIONS
reported back senate bill increasing the
pension of General James Shields from
| thirty to sixty dollars a month MIR. Mills
OF Texas, moved to amend by increasing
the pension to one hundred dollars. Agreed
to- The bill was passed .........Mr. Goode
moved that the house 90 into committee of
the whole on the private calendar, and that
debate on the pending bill the Williams
and Mary eollege---be closed in two hou.s
MIR. Conger opposed the latter motion, which
was, however, carried-yeas, 10Y; nays, 81.
.........M Mr. COnger then moved that the house
adjourn, and Mr.. Willis, of New York
moved that when the house adjourn to-day
1T be to meet on Monday next, and the yeas
and navs were ordered on that mOtion...
After consuming two hours IN voting. upon
dilstory motions, the house took recess
until half-past seven O'clock in the evening,
the session to be for the consideration of
business reported from the District of Co
iumbia committee.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Wallace.
of the committee on foreign relations, re.
ported favOrably on the senate bill author
lzing the issue of passports free to eolored
citizens going to Brazil Passed matt the
expirs ton Ofthe morning hour consideration
was resumed of the bill 10 repeal the bank
rupt law, and Mr.. McCreery spoke in favor
of its repeal. Mr.. Maxey called up the
senate bill appropriating $751, 700 for the
purpose of continuing improvements in
f..
the repeal OF the bankrupt law passed the
senate by the following vote: Yeas-Arm-
strong, Beck, Blaine, Booth, Butler, Cameron
tPa.), Cameron (Wis.), Coke, Conklin, Davis
(W. Va, Eaton, Eustis, Ferry, Garland,
Gordon, Grover, Harris, Hereford, ingalls,,
johnson, Jones (Fla.( Herman, Lamar, Nc.
Creery, Mcdonald, Mcpherson, Maxey, Nit
chell, Morgan, Morrill,, Oglesby, Plumb.
Rollins Teller. Wadleigh, Wallace and
White-37. Nays-A1lison, Anthony, Burn
side, Conover, Mcmillan and Saunders-6
The following is the test of the bill as it
passed: Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, That the
bankrupt law, approved March 2, 1867, and
all acts amendatory or supplementary there |
to, or in explanation thereof be, and the
same be hereby repealed, provided, however, |
that such repeal shall in no manner inYali- |
date or affect In any case in bankruptcy
instituted and pending in any court prior 10 !
as to all such pending cases, and all future |
proceedings therein the acts hereby repealed
shall continue in full force and effect until |
the sans shall be fully disposed of in the
same manner as if said act had not been
repealed. Adjourned.
The senate, on the 10th, again
resumed consideration of the bill, partly
considered yesterday, to incorporate the
national Pacific railroad and telegraph COM
pany. Mr.. Conkling submitted an amend
ment providing that the road should not
have the right of way through any Indian
land. Agreed to. The bill then passed
yeas, 80; nays, 9. After an executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned
In the senate, on the 18th, Senator
Window, chairman of the committee on
appropriations, submitted concurrent res |
olution directing the president of the senate |
and speaker of the house to declare their |
respective houses adjourned without day on |
the tenth of Jane at twelve o'clock, noon. |
Agreed to unanimously. After brief dis |
eussion, by a vote OF 38 yeas TO II nays !
Senator Burnside's bill to remove all restrIc> |
Clons now existing in regard TO the enlistS |
ment of eolored citizens in any arm of the !
United States army was indefinitely post |
poned Senator Bruce presented peti, |
ton from the citizens OF Mississippi praying !
Tor refunding of the tax paid on cotton |
during the years 1865, 1866, 1867 and 1868, |
and that 1t be returned to the states in which |
~ was CO1ASCSCA II hui hlIIiu buJS6 |
years. Senator Bruce said that the question |
was of considerable importance, and as to |
whether the money should be returned to |
the states in which it was collected, or to the |
individuals from whom it was collected, he |
was not now prepared to say, but he felt !
sure it should be returned in some form. |
Referred. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr. Gar
land called up senate bill supplementary to |
the act of March 8, 1877, in relation to Hot |
Springs reservation, Ark. Passed. The bill !
authorizes the president to appoint three
commissioners, to hold their office for one
year, and to have the same power as the
commissioners authorized by the act of
March 8, 1877, to determine claims presented
under that act, which is continued in force,
and apprOpriates the unexpended balance of
So 900 to continue the work. After execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.