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

of the consul general at Melbourne to 81, 500;
of consul general at Berlin TO $4,000; OF
consuls general at Vienna, Frank fort, Rome
and C0nstantinople To $4,000, and the ap
preparation for salaries of eonsuls, vice con-
suls and commercial agents, consular clerks
is increased from S190,0 TO $685., ,000......
The house then took recess, the evening
session to be for debate only. When the
house adiourns tonight 1t win be to meet
Friday next.
In the house on the 3lst, on motion OF
Mr. Atkins, the bill apprOpristing $4,000 70
defray the expenses of the Potter inyesti
eating committee was taken from the calens
dar and passed without division. Mr..
Sapp, from the committee on public lhnds,
reported back senate bill for the relief of
settlers on public lands under the pre-
emption laws, in reference to the eomputa-
tiOn of time fer perfecting the title, and it
Passed..u...At S:45 the committee rose and
reported to the house some 45 private bills,
which were passed.
In the house on the list the following
bills were passed; A bill authorizing the
solicitor of the treasury, with the consent of
the secretary of war. to cancel certain con-
tracts for the sale of land made at Harper's
Ferry in 1869, to resell the same, and to sell
or lease all other real estate or riparil
rights owned by the United States at Harper's
Ferry; bill changing the time for holding
the district court for the western district of
u Dl14 10 pIONAuO AOt AU1uAuS pl
United States district and circuit courts at
Kansas City; a bill dividing Colorado
into three judicial districts; 8 bill reor-
ganizing the judicial district of Michigan a
bill for holding terms OF the United States
district court for the district of West Vir>
ginia at Martinsburg. ......... Mr.. Clymer
offered an amendment, which provided
that any person who purifes, refnes, or
manufactures less than 500 barrels of spirits
year, counting 40 gallons of proof spirits
II Il, =
now. Adopted After considering i've
of the sections of the bin, the house ad-
iourned.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 28th, senator
Hamlin, from the committee on foreign rela-
tions, reported bill providing for the pay
menf of the award made by the fishery COM
mission at Halifax, under the treaty of
Washington. Placsd on the calendar......At
the conclusion of the morning hour consid>
Grafton was resumed of the house bill to
States legal-teDder notes. The bill having
been considered In committee of the whole,
was reported to the senate, read q third
time, and passed-yeas Al, nays 18. The
following is the full text OF the bill Be it
enacted, etc That from and after the passage
OF this bill it shall not 5e lawful for the see
retary of the treasury or other officer under
him to cancel or retire any more United
States legal-tendeF notes, and when any of
said notes may be redeemed or be received
into the treasury, under any law, from any
source whatever, aud shall belong to the
United States, they shall not be retired, can
celled or destroyed, but they shall be reissued
| and paid cut again, and be kept in circula~
ton provided, that nothing herein shall
prohibit the cancellation and destruction of
mutilated notes, and the issue of other notes
Of like denomination in their stead, as now
provided. All acts and parts of acts in con-
fiict herewith are hereby repealed ......S .Sena-
tor Conover submitted an amendment to the
Johnston Texas Pacific railroad bill, giving
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks-
burg railroad company the right to complete,
within three years, line of railroad from
the eastern terminus of the Texas Pacific, at
or near Shreveport, to some point on the
Mississippi at or near New Orleans, and ez-
tending to said road the privileges of that
bill. Referred. AFTER an executive session
the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the seth, consideraN
ton of the legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bill proceeded. Another
amendment of the committee appropriating
| s. 900 for investigating the history and
habits of insects injurious to agriculture.
and for experiments In ascertaining the best
means of destroying them, was agreed to.
| The bill was placed on the calendar. Ad.
| iourned until Friday.
| In the senate on the 3ist, Mr.. Davis
| called up the bill providing for the appoint
| ment of additional circuit judges in the sew
| enth judicial circuit, composed of the states
| of Indiana and Illinois, which led to a pos
| litical discussion. The bill was then read
| third time and passed ......At the conclusion
| of the morning business, consideration was
/ resumed of the legislative, judicial and ex
7 ecutive appropriations. Several unimpOrtant
| amendments were agreed to, and the bill
having been considered IN committee of the
| whole, it was reported to the senate, read
| three times, aud passed.
In the senate on the 1st, after some
discussion, the amendment of the house,
| fixing June 18th as day for final adjourn
ment, was cOncHrred in-yeas IS; nays IL.
! ......... Consideration was then resumed Of the
concurrent resolution, approving the views
/ of the committee on foreign relations in
regard to the fishery award. ......... Mr.. Cock
ren introduced bill to provide for the
investigation of the diseases of swine, and
contagious and infectious diseases incident
to other classes of domesticsted animals.
Referred. After a long discussion and
the rejection and withdrawal of amendments,
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the following
amendment: "Iyhat, in the Judgment of the
two houses the provisions of articles IS and
q of the treaty between the United States
and the government of Great Britain, con-
Guided on the 9Th day of May, 1871, ought to
be terminated at the earliest day consistent
with the provision of article so of said
treaty" After discussion the amendment
of Mr.. Eimunds was adopted, and the CON
current resolution approving of the recon.
men datio1 OF the committee that the presi.
dent be authorized to pay the award after
/ a further correspondence with Great Britain,
! If he shall deem that the national honor
demands it. It was agreed to as amended
/ by Mr.. Edmunds- The senate then
adjourned till Monday.