The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-08

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SENATE.
| In the senate, on the 21st, cousidera-
/ alton was resumed of the army appropriation
bill. Senator Bayard defended the incor>
poration OF general legislation in the ape
! preparation bills, there being nothing un-
usua! in II, and the raised cry of revolution
was not substantial and was foolish, and the
/ people would condemn it. Senator Maxey
/ said it was plain that the constitution did
not confer upon the United States govern.
ment the authority to regulate elections
! therefore It should not be unconstitutional
to repeal or modify clause allowing such
action.....After executive session the senate
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 22ud, Senator
PendletOn gave notice that on Thursday,
4 after the disposition of the army bill, he
would call up his bill providing for giving
! the heads of departments seats on the floor
| of the senate and house,. Consideration
was resumed of the army bill......S Senator
Garland addressed the senate, saying that
two questions were to be considered = first,
I whether the eight words, " or to keep the
peace at the nolls," should be repealed !;
! second, If so, If it was right and proper to
secure their repeal on an appropriation bill.
Such questions could not have been long
debated in the house of commons. and he
was surprised at determined opposition
among the representatives of free people
| to the abrogation of enactments hostile to
perfect liberty. No extraordinary emer>
gency existed to Justify the use of troops,
and without such an excuse the country
could not submit to war practices In time of
! IroP r To foil a6 hryS
ator Davis (Ilis.), in favor of the Bill, and by
Senator Allison in opposition thereto. After
executive session the senate Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 23d, the morn
| ing hour was principally occupied with the
| resolution relative to removals and appoint
ments to Office without the intervention of
the presiding officer. Several amendments
were agreed to, but before final action the
morning hour expired, and consideration
was resumed of the army bill. The session
was given mp entirely to debate.
In the senate. on the oath, Senator
Dawes presented a petition from Mrs. Caro-
/ line Webster, widow of Colonel Fletcher
/ Webster, asking an increase of her pension
/ from thirty to fifty dollars per month. Re.
| ferred to the committee on pensions. ...... The
discussion of the Wallace resolution Occu-
| pied the morning hour, after which the
army appropriation bill was taken up, and
Senator COnkling spoke thereon. Several
amendments were presented and rejected,
| and the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 25th, considers
ton was resumed of the resolution relating
| to appointments by the secretary and SER
| geant>atNarms. The amendments declaring
| that no union soldiers shall be dismissed
/ without cause and no confederate soldier
/ shall take the place of any dismissed union
soldier, were defeated by strict party vote
-26 to "a. The resolution was then agreed
to .....Senator Harris, from committee on
| epidemic diseases, reported his bill clothing
| the national board of health with certain
| powers, and looking to a national quaran-
! tine to prevent the Introduction of couta-
| gious diseases. COnsid deration of the army
| bill was then resumed, and after the reiec>
tion CT sundry amendments the bill was put
upon its passage and passed--41 to 80. 1t
now awaits the presidents action. Ad-
iOurned. ~
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 18th, the subsid-
iary silver coin bill came up as unfinished
business of the morning hour. Several
amendments were considered, and the bill,
| with pending amendments, went over with
out The house then went into
committee of the whole on the Legislative
appropriation bill. The remaining hours of
the session were given up to debate.
In the house, on the 21st, at halfpsst
two o'clock the call of the states had only
dred bills had been introduced. Among the
bills was one by Mr.. Whitthorne, authoriz-
ing the appointment of a joint special CONS
mittee to inquire into the causes leading to
the removal of large bodies of citizens from
the southern states to certain other states.
All the states and territories having been
called, and bills up to No. 1885 having been
introduced, the house took recess.
There were but few members present on the
reassembllng of the house. The house went
4 s.Ey Of yi,r,la
tive appropriation bill. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Brown, New, Frost and
Deuster. The committee then rose, and
the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 22d, consideration
was resumed of the subsidiary coin bill
After further amendments the bill passed
1T provides that silver coins of a smaller
denomination than one dollar may be ex.
changeable into lawful money when pre-
sented in sums of twenty dollars makes
lawful money exehangeable into silver coins
in a like amount; makes subsidiary silver
coins legal tender for all debts, public and
private, in sums not exceeding twenty dol
lars, and makes minor coinage receivable al
postofaces TO the amount OF three dollars
1.-THE house then further discussed the
Legislative appropriation bill until the hour
of adjournment.
In the house, on the zSd, a resolu tor
was adopted appropriating three thousand
committee, and granting the COMMITTEES
leave to sit during recess. On motion o.
Mr.. T. W. Wood, a resolution was adopted
requesting the president to consider til.
expediency of entering into convention
with France for the negotiation OF treat,
/, which shall secure more equal interchang,
of the products and manufacture Of eael
county. 1.-THE debate was continued OF
the Legislative appropriation bill by Messrs
Frye, Robson, Finley and others.
In the house, on the 9th, the legisla
; tive appropriation bill again came up 70
r discussion. No progress was made. Ad
, iourned.
In the house, on the 25th, the legisla
, tive appropriation bill was in order for con
sideration in committee Of the whole. Whel
the debate had closed the committee rose
Z and the speaker presented as enrolled an
Q signed by him the army appropriation bill
n and the house adjourned until Monday,