The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.


In the house, on the 22d, the speaker
announced that the FIRST business in order
was the disposition of the resolutions of the
Maryland legislature reopening the presi.
dental question, and vote taken on a mo-
ton to refer them to the committee of the
whole was defeated. They were then referred
without division to the judiciary committee.
THE following bills were offered end
referred: A bill by Dir. WhitthOrne, repeal
ing the law imposing tax on the notes of
state banking associations. By Ar. Buck
ner-Prohibiting senators, members and
other employees of the government from re-
ceivlng any compensation whatever for ser
vices rendered them in any proceeding, con-
tract or claim in which the United States
may be directly or indirectly interested w
By Mr.. Peddie- Regulating foreign insurance
companies doing business in the United
States...... By Mr.. Watson pting safety
matches from payment of the stamp act.
By Mr.. Ewing-FOr the establishment of a
signal service station at Columbus, O.....Mr.
Reagan moved to suspend the rules and pass
the river end harbor appropriation bill !;
agreed to-yeas, 1855; nays, 66-so the bill
was passed. 1t aPprOPriates S7,S0O,OOO.
In the house, on the 23d, Mr.. Durham,
from the conference committee, on the de-
fciency bill for temporary clerks in the
treasury depa. tment, reported that the COM
mittee had agreed by compromising on the
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49,. Mr.. Sparks, from the appropriation
committee, reported the Indian apprOpria-
ton bill. Referred to committee of the whole.
The house, on the 24th, on motion OF
Mr.. Cox IN. Y. j proceeded to business upon
the speakers table, and various executive
documents were disposed Of. the senate
bill was passed authorizing the president to
make certain negotiations with the Indians
of COloTadO......The senate funding bill in
regard to the Pacific railroad commissions
having been reached on the speakers table,
Mr.. Cox On. Y. J, moved that it be put upon
its passage. THE main question being or
fered, vote was taken on the passage of the
bill, and resulted-yeas, PAS; nays, 2; so the
bill was passed. The negatives were cast by
Butler and Lynde...... The house then took a
recess until half-past ten o'clock, the even>
ing session to be for debate only.
In the house, on the 10th, immediately
after the reading of the journal, the speaker
announced the regular order to be the con-
sideratiOn of the senate bill for the repeal
of the bankrupt law......Mr- Mcmahon, who
had charge of the bill, stated that at the end
of two hours discussion he would demand
the previous question. The question was
then taken on the passage of the senate bill
as amended, and 1t was passed-yeas, 206
nays, 80. The bill as amended is as foil ows:
That the bankrupt law approved March 2d by
title 81 of revised statutes and an act en-
act entitled an act to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States, approved March 2, 1867, and for other
purposes, approved June %, 1874, and all
acts in amendment or supplementary there.
to, or in explanation thereof, be and the
same are hereby repealed provided that
such repeal shall in no manner inyalidate Oh
affect any case in bankruptcy instituted and
pending in any court prior to the day when
this act shall take effect, but as to all such
| pending cases and all future proceedings
| therein, and all penal actions and criminal
proceedings arising therein under the act
| hereby repealed, shall continue in full force
and effect until the same shall be disposed of
in the same manner as if said acts had no
| been repealed. Adjourned.
The house, on the 26th. went into com
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Mills in the chair
| on the POstofice appropriation bill. Al
| amendment providing that the compensation
of postmasters of the fourth class shall b.
! based upon the number of stamps Cancelled
| instead of the number sold at their respectiY
offices, was agreed to. After several Othe
minor amendments had been adopted, tn
| bill was passed. Adjourned.