The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE.


In the house. on the 2Sth, Mr. Baker
lind moved to suspend the rules and adopt
an anti-subsidy resolution. AdOpted-yeas,
179; Dayes, IS. IL declares that in the judg>
ment of the house no subsidies IN money,
bonds, public lands, Endorsements, or by
pledge OF the public credit, should be grant,
ed or renew ed by congress to associations or
corporations engaged in, or proposing to
engage in, public or private enterprises, but
all appropriations ought to be limited to
such amount and purposes only as shall be
imperatively demanded 10y the public
vice......Mr. Ewing moved to suspend the
rules and take from the speakers table and
pass the senate concurrent resolution for the
payment of United States bonds, principal
and interest, IN gold and silver, known as
the Matthews silver resolution. a vote was
taken on passing the resolution, which re-
suited in yeas one hundred and eighty-nine,
nays seyenty-nine.
In the house, on the 29th, Mr. Durham,
from the committee ON appropriations, re-
ported bill making appropriations for de-
tecting trespass on public lands. Referred.
mfr. Stephens introduced bill to make
importers use the metric system of weights
and measures. Referred.........Mr. Kenua,
from the committee on commerce, reported
hack the bill to recognize the Woodruff
scientific expedition around the world. The
bill grants fer the purpose of the expedition
an American register to foreign built yes
sci. after discussion Ine Dill paSS6Q-YSdSy
167; nays, 100. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 30th, Mr.. Hayes
introduced a bill prohibiting any further
destruction of legal tender notes, and making
such notes q legal tender for custom duties.
Referred MFR. Davis IN. c. introduced a
bill repeating section 4, ,716 of the revised
statutes, forbidding the payment of pensions
to any person or to widow, children or heirs
of any deceased person who in any manner
-roIrr rra1 did Cd ohaff
in the late rebellion The house went into
a committee of the whole to consider the bin
extending the time for the withdrawal of
distilled spirits now in bond until January
/, 1873 The house sustained the action OF
the committee in adopting the substitute by
a vote of yeas, 146; nays, 1l2, and the tile
was changed accordingly. Adjourned.
In the house, on the S1st, the resolu.
ton to investigate the charges of official
misconduct in the United States western dis
trict court of North Csrolina was referred.
Also the bill reported from the committee on
postotices, fixing the pay of higher class let
ter carriers, in large~cities, at 81 600, and OF
lower class at $S0J per annum..-...Tbe house
then resolved itself into the committee OF
the whole upon the military academy apprO-
priation bill ......A After debate, but without
action, the committee rose ...... Mr.. Money
reported bill authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the Mississippi river at
Memphis. Ordered printed. d...-Adjourned.
In the house, on the 1st, Mr.. Phillips
introduced bill to provide for funding the
national debt in home bonds convertible in
to currency. Referred. 1.-THE house then
went into committee of the whole on the
private calen 1ar... After some time the
committee rose, and reported to the house
sundry private bills, principally pension bills,
but no action was taken thereon.....-..Ad-
iourned until Monday.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 28th, the house
bill to remove distractions from the Missi5.
sippi Missouri, Arkansas and Red rive,s
were taken up and passed, after brief dis
cussion. ......At the expiration of the morning
hour consideration was resumed of unfinished
business, being house bill to authorize the
free coinage of the standard silver dollar and
to restore its legal tender character. Senator
Morrill, made a long speech in opposition
thereto. At the conclusion of Senator Nor
rilPs remarks, Senator Wallace, OF Pennsyl-
vana, took the floor, with the understanding
that he would proceed with his argument to-
morrow Senator Allison presented a COM
munication from the secretary of the interior,
relative to the removal of the KickspOO
Indians from the borders of Texas and
Mexico to the Indian territory. Referred.
The senate then adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10Th. during the
morning hour, Mr.. Beck called up the resO-
| luton submitted by him last week declaring
| it unnecessary or inexpedient to maintain or
| impose taxes at this time for the purpose of
providing for the $37, 1876, ,045.04 asked for by
the secretary for sinking fund, and spoke
| in favor of passing the same. Upon the
| conclusion of Mr.. Beck's remarks, the reso-
| luton was laid over and the consideration
| resumed of unfinished business, being the
| silver bill, and Mr.. Wallace spoke in favor
thereof. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the Both, Mr.. Voor-
| hees submitted a resolution requesting the
| president, if not incompatible with the pub
| tic interest, to transmit to the senate a
statement as to how many acres of land in
the Indian territory have been surveyed into
| sections and quarter sections, for what pur.
pose said survey has been made, and how
| much land remains in said territory not sur
| Yeyed; also, what amount Of lands were
| owned by the several Indian tribes previous
| to the treaties of 1866 and whether the
Indians title to such lands has been rslin
! quished since said treaties were masis, ~ d il
| so, to what extent and for what consideration
Agreed to..The senate then went into exc
| cutiye session, and when the doors were
opened adjourned.
In the senate en- the 3I-t, Mr.. Maxey
called up the senate bill appropriatiDg $780,
coo fer the erection of suitable posts Tor the
| protection of the Rio Grance froHtit r, and II
| was passed AT the eXPira'i' n OF the
morning hour consideration was resumed ol
| the silver BILL. After some discussion, on
| motion of Mr.. Baynrd further consideration
of the silver bill was postponed until Mon,
day next. with the understanding that d. bate
! should then be resumed and continued from
day to day until vote shall be reached,
The senate then adjourned until Monday.
How fo Scare Off a Dog.