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

gerous.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 25th, Mr.. SchIei-
| cher introduced bill to regulate the value
| of subsidiary silver coin. 1t provides that
such coin shall be legal tender for any
/ amount not exceeding ten dollars, and that
| whenever presented in amounts of one hun
| dred dollars the secretary of the treasury
shall issue therefor legal tender money. .....
Mr.. Cause INTRODUCES bill for the more
| economic and accurate survey Of the public
| lands. Referred. Adjourned.
| In the house, on the 26th, Mr.. Wood
reported resolution making the tariff bill
| the special order for Thursday, April 4th,
after the morning hour. After debate the
previous question was seconded by vote of
| 1?3 to 107, and the resolution was adopted
yeas, 1877; nays, ia. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Fulton,
from the committee of commerce, reported
back the bill to prevent the Introduction of
contagious diseases into the United States,
and explained the provisions thereof. The
present bill did not disturb the quarantine
regulations OF any state, but the state Off
| cials were made agents of the national quar-
antine system. After debate the bill was
amended and passed. Adjourned.
lu IuO nOuSCs Oh Gu0 ZOLu, Tue IOlIOHlBR
| bills were introduced and referred; By Mr..
Potter-TJ allow American registers to
| foreign.b built vessels. By Mr.. Rce-To
| establish board of Pacific railroad commits
sioneEs......After some discussion as to the
order of business the house resumed con.
sideration of the district government bill.
After further discussion the bill was laid
aside as unfinished business. Adjourned.
| In the house, on the 29th, Mr.. Eden,
! aI,aTv Of a1air
reported back the bill apprepriating four
| hundred and twenty thousand dollars for the
payment of the claims reported allowed by
the commissioners of claims. Passed. ......
Mr.. Stephens, by request, introduced a bill
| to promote the general use of the metric
svstem. Referred. Adjourned till Aon-
day.
| In the senate, on the 10Th, Senator
| Wallace submitted an amendment to the
/ house bill to repeal the specie resumption
/ act, which provides that on and after July /,
| 1878, United States legal-tender notes shall
| be receivable for all debts and dues, both
| public and private, and that any national
/ banking association hereafter organized, or
| any national banking association now in
| existence, which may desire to increase its
/ circulation, shall deliver to the secretary of
| the treasury for cancellation any of the boads
| of the United States payable within ten
| years and bearing six per cent interest, and
| shall receive in exchange therefor legal ten.
der notes of the United States to the amount
| of the nominal value of such bonds which
| said bonds shall be treated as a part of the
| sinking fund, and recorded and DESTROYED
under the existing laws; but the whole
| amount of legal tender notes issued for this
| purpose and otherwise outstanding shall
| never exceed three hundred and eighty>two
| million dollars. No tax upon circulation
shall be imposed upon legal tender note
issues under the provisions hereof, and no
reserve shall be required to be kept for their
| redemption by any such national banking
association. All laws or parts of laws incon.
sistent with the provisions hereof, be and
they are hereby repealed. Referred. At
the expiration of the morning hour, Senator
Howe called up his resolution asking the
| president for information in regard to the
alleged defalcation of Judge Whitaker, of
Louisiana, and made his promised speech.
| During his speech Senator Howe reflected
seve. ely upon the president for appointing
| a democrat to place in his cabinet (refer-
ring to Postmaster General Key, handled
Secretary SchuTz without gloves, and Tidi-
| culed the presidents civil service reform.
| At the conclusion of Senator Howe's speech,
the senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned.
In the senate, on the 26th, the house
Joint resolution to prescribe the time for the
payment of the tax on distilled spirits, passed
I
ton of the morning hour, the senate resumed
the consideration of the Pacific railroad
sinking fund bill, and Mr.. Merrimon spoke
in favor of the bill reported by the committee
on judicial y......After a short executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Hoar
called up the resolution to pay John Ray
and VIM. L. Mcmillan the sum of $1,000
each, to reimburse them for expenses In.
cured in contesting the seat for the unex
pired term of VIM. ?. Kellogg as senator
from Louisiana for the term ending March
3, 1873. Agreed to-yeas, so; nays. 7. Al
the expiration of the morning hour, the sen
ate resumed consideration of the Pacific
railroad sinking fund bill, and Mr.. Hill, ol
Georgia, spoke in opposition to many of the
features of the bill reported by the judiciary
committee some further discussion
Mr.. Bailey took the floor, to speak on The
sinking fund bill tomorrow, and it was theT
laid over.......-.Mr. Window called up the
house bill making appropriations for eousu
lar and diplomatic service of the government
> for the year ending June 80, 1879, and ex
planned its provisions. The bill having beer
f considered in committee of the whole wa
I reported to the senate, the amendment
made In committee agreed in, and the bill
q read the third time and passed.. Mr.. Win
: dom submitted an amendment to the bill 4
; provide for the organization of the Miskis
: | sippi river improvement commission. So a
= to extend the jurisdiction of the commission
= to the falls of st. Anthony, and a1thoriz
them to make an examination and survey 0
the headquarters of the Mississippi rive
2 with view to constructing reservoirs 70
1 regulating the supply of water during dr.
y weather, Referred. Adjourned.
: In the senate, on the 28th, at the ex
r piration of the morning hour, considerable
. was resumed of the Pacific railroad sinkIn
,, fund bill, and Mr.. Bailey spoke IN favor {
/, the bilI...... The senate then went into execI
tive session. When the doors were Feopene
Mr.. Lamar submitted resolution directin
the secretary of war to transmit to the SCI
ate copies OF the report of the board of eng
neers on the preservation of the water froI
t at Vicksburg, Miss, and letter of the chic
= of engineers, submitting the same, with mag
d and estimates in relation thereto. Agree
Il to.."..Mr. Teller, from the committee o
e railroads. reported, with amendment, IL
; senate bill to authorize the construction of
It narrow gauge railroad from Bismarck to th
e B ack Hills. Placed on the calendar an
| adjourned till Monday.