The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-16

contest under preemption, homestead and
imber culture laws, must be printed in a
newspaper published in the county where
such contest lies. Passed - The house went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Knapp in
the chair, on the private calendar, the pend
ing business, the William and Mary College
bill, being passed over without action......
The bill aPpropriating $4,000 to Richard
Heater of Virginia, for stores and supplies
taken by the United States army, led to dis.
eussiOn. The bill was then passed. Ad
journed.~ 50
81 Ga SENATE. f# & n u
In the senate, on the 9Th, on motion of
Senator Thurman, the senate took up the
bill repeating the bankrupt law, reported
IRON the judiciary committee, with amend
ments, on Thursday last. The discussion of
the bin lasted until the expiration of the
morning hour, when the bill to repeal the
specie resumption act came up as unfinished
business. General Gordon spoke at length
IN favor OF repeating the specie resumption
act, Senator sargent, from the committee
on appropriations for the payment OF
invalid and other pensions of the United
States for the year ending June 3Oth .
Senator Dorsey submitted an. amendment.
"That on the first day of January, 1879, the
terms of office of all pension agents shall
expire, and thereafter honorably discharged
wounded or disabled union soldiers, or
widows or daughters of such soldiers, shall
ayes, 27; nays, 22......SenatOr Sargent then
submitted an amendment providing that
troM and after the passage of this, in case of
vacancy in the Office of any pension agent,
it shall be filed by the appointment of
wounded or disabled union soldier. Agreed
to. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 7th, considera-
resumed. The bill was then reported to the
senate, the amendments of the committee IN
the whole cOncurred in, and it was read
third time and passed. Mr.. Allison called
up the Indian appropriation bill, and in
explanation thereof said the committee on
appropriations hsd made very few amend
ments to the bill as it came from the house
The amendments were unim portant. He
moved that the i've minutes rule be applied
to the discussion of the amendments. Agreed
to IA lengthy discussion ensued as to
whether the Indians preferred to 20 to the
Iudian territory or back TO Idaho, and what
the interior department required of them,
etc. Pending the discussion the senate
went into executive session. When the
doors reopened the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the Sth, the following
bills were introduced BY Senator Hoar
To provide for an ocean and mail ship
service between the United States and
Portugal - BY Senator Morgan A concur
rent resolution touching the relations of the
United States with Mexico. Lald on the
table for the present, that he might call it
up and submit remarks in regard thereto
/ hereetter....-. By SenatOr Anthony: A bill
authorizs ng the publication for sale of an
edition o. the narrative of the Poiaris ex-
| pedihon,....SenatorB Burnside called up the
house joint resolution to amend the Joint
resolution of July g. 1876, authorizing the
lsecfetarv OF war to issue arms so as to pros
vide that the same shall be issued to terri
| tories as well as states, not exceeding FIVE
hundred stands of arms to each territory .
Senator Davis Nv. Va submitted an amend
ment providing that the present quota Of
! the states shall not be diminished on ac-
count of such issue. Agreed to, and the bill
was passed. The senate then resumed the
| consideration of the Indian appropriation
| bill......Pending the discussion was substi-
| tuted resolution directing the commits
sioner of the district of Columbia to report
| to the senate what church property in the
| district, taxed under an act of June, 1874, is
| in arrears in regard to such tax, and if steps
/ have been taken to enforce the collection of
| said tax Agreed tO.....Senator Thurman
| gave notice that as soon as the Ipdian ap-
| preparation bill should be disposed of he
/ would press the bill TO repeal the bankrupt
| law to votes Senator Window gave
notice that as soon as the Indian appropTia
ton bill was disposed of the postofice ap-
preparation bill would be called up......
| Senator Gordon introduced a bill for the
! Improvement of the sanitary condition o.
Washington. After an executive session the
4 senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, after con-
| sideration of the Mexican award bill, the
Indian bureau appropriation bill, both OF
which were passed, and several items OF
minor Importance, discussion of the bill 20
repeal the bankrupt act wcs resumed.
Senator Maxey spoke in opposition to ali
the senate amendments and in favor OF
| agreeing to the house amendments and pas
! he hi hIIt hafnra hsaD DaA
ing long he yielded to Senator Davis HILL
and on his motion the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10th, considera
tion of the bill to repeal the bar krupt Law
was resumed and Mr.. Maxey continued his
argument in favor of the bill. After further
debate the pending question being on the
| amendment of Mr.. Thurman to kJrike out
January j, 1879" and insert " September
/, 1875" so that the-Tepeal shall take effect
on the first of September next. II
was agreed tO-yess 27, nays 81. as fol-
lows: Yeas-Baily, BarnuW, Brace, Butler
Davis, (Il.), Davis, Nv. Va, Dorsey, Eaton
Eustis, Ferry, Gordon, Grover, Hoar, john
stoD, Jones, (Fla.l Kirkwood, Mcmillan
Matthews, Merrimon, Patterson, Randolph
! Ransom, Sargent, Salisbury, Spencer
Thurman and Windom-27. Nays-Anthony
Beck, Cameron, Wis, Cockrell, Conkling
Dawes, Garland, Harris, Hill, Howe, Kel
lOgg, Herman, McCreery, Mcdonald, Maxey
Morrill,, Oglesby, Saunders, Voorhees,, Whyte
and Withers-21. Allison, Bayard, Booth
ingalls,. Lamar, Edmunds and Mitchell, who
would have voted in the affirmative, were
| paired with Plumb, Morgan, Hsmlin, Burn
side, Coke, Christiancy and Wallace, who
would have voted in the negative. The
question then recurred on agreeing to the
amendment of the judiciary committee a,
amended by Mr.. Thurman, and it was agreed
to-yeas, 20; nays, Bland the bill wa!
passed. It now goes back to the house O
representatives for the concurrence of thai
body. After executive session, the senate
| adjourned until Monday.