The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-02-27

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mittee on appropriations, reported back the
| pOstotice appropriation bill, with various
amendments. Placed on the calendar......
/ Sen EtOr Window, from the conference com
mitftee on the naval appropriation bill, sub
mitted report, which vas agreed to aud
the bill passed. The bill as agreed upon
| apprOpriates $14,029, ,968, being 1922, ,634 less
| than for the present fiscal year, and 1857, =
| 4l2 less than the estimates for next year..
A number of bills passed for the removal of
! political disabilities. Senator Ferry subs
mitted amendment to the army apprO-
priatiOn bill TO provide that brevets confer
red on officers Of volunteers for services in
the field, and who are now officers of the
regular army, shall have the same force and
effect, and confer the same rights and
privileges, as if originally conferred in the
regular army......On motion OF Senator
! Thurman an executive session was held,
and when the doors were reopened the
senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, the bill to
regulate the applications for the restoration
to the active list of the navy passed ...... The
senate bill authorizing the establishment of
naval station depot at Port Royal, South
Carolina, was indefinitely postponed ......
Senator Anthony presented 8 memorial from
the colonization society asking the apprO-
priatiOn of twenty-five thousand dollars for
an exploration and survey of the west coast
of Africa with view to the promotion of
commerce. Ordered printed and referred.
....-. The house Dill to restrict the immigra~
tiOn of Chinese to the United States was
taken up, so that it should be unfinished
business TO morrow. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, Senator
Kellogg introduced bill to secure the COM
pletiou of line of railway from San Antonio
! Texas, to point at or near Fort Clark, and
! thence to point at or near FL PasO, on the
Rio GraEde, to be known as the Mexican and
Pacific extension of the Galveston aud San
Antonio railroad. He spoke briefly in
favor of the construction of this road, W which
asker but ten thousand dollars a mile from
the government, and had letters read show
ing the advantages OF the proposed road
Referred The house bill to restrict the
| immigration of Chinese was taken up, aud
Senator Sargent advocated the measure. ......
Senator Mathews called up the joint resolu-
uOn to provide for the publicatiO and dis
| tribUtion Of the supplement 10 the revised
statues. FaSsed......SenatOr Thurman, from
the committee on judiciary, reported fayor>
ABLY on the bill relating 10 the Cumberland
and Ohio road, aud to authorize the same to
become Tree road. Placed on the caleDdar
Adjourned.
In the senate, on the l4th, Mr.. Thur
man called up the house bill relating to the
Cumberland rood IF Ohio and to authorize
the same TO become a free road. Passed ......
Mr.. Davis presented the petition OF Chicago
dIsti!ler5, demonstrating against the pro
I posed clause iD the bill to amend the inter
nal revenue laws allowing manufacturers of
| vinegar the privile e of cOndensing alcohol
| LAID on the table, the bill now being before
! the senate......Ihe ere entails OF L. B,
/ Vance, senator from North Carolina, were
! placed on ile...... Nj. voorhees, introduced =
/ bill TO amend the pension laws and punish
! claim agents thereof Referred ......... Mr..
/ Cameron submitted resolution authorizing
select committee on transportation routes to
! the seabOrd to take testimony relstipg TO
the bill for the relief of Captain James B.
Esds. Agreed to......After considering the
bills on the calendar, the consideration was
TezuTHed of the bill to re triCt Chinese im-
migration. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house. on the 10th, the bill
| authorizing the issue of certificates of
deposit of denominations of ten dollars in
aid or refundiDg the public debt, passed
with the amendment increasing the interest
to four per cent......A bill was introduced to
discourage usury and to promote the legiti.
mate rates of interest, and to make il unlaw-
| full for banks to allow interest upon denosits
/ of any character. It further provides q tax
! of five per cent upon the gross amount of
| deposits each year. such tax to be RENTED
| upon proper affidavit being made that no
| interest has been allowed on the deposit by
/ the DaDk......Ihe house then went into CONS
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Blackburn in the
/ chair, on the legislative, executive and iudi-
cial appropriation bill. The bill appropriates
| SO, l54 AS, as against estimates of $16,O96,-
| COL, and as against the az. srOpriations at the
last session of $685.. .25J. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 11th, the con-
! ference report on the naval appropriation
! bill was agreed to-. Mr.. Reagan, chairman
! OF the committee on commerce, reported the
| river and harbOr appropriation bill, which
was ordered printed and recommitted ..
! The house then went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
! After some progress on the bill the commit
! tee rose and the house adjourned.
| In the house, on the 18th. the cons
| ference report on the bill to abolish volun-
! teers to the United States navy was agreed
! tO......Ths house went into committee of
the whole on the legislative, judicial and
| executive appropriation bill. Mr.. Hewitt
/ TAla.l submitted an amendment recurring
| the marshal or officer making the arrest OF
| any person charged with a violation of the
| revenue law to carry his prisoners before
| the nearest official who is authorized TO tax e
| bail. Adopted. After progressing as fan
| as the ffty>hfth page of the bill, the com
/ mIJtee rose, and soon a tUnultuOus struggle
took place between those favonng and those
! opposed TO Il night session for considering
the business of the committee on public
lands. The opponents prevailed. All,
! jOurned.
In the mouse, on the 18th. g letter WAS
! referred to the committee on ways auC
means, from the secs etary of the treasury
I stating that there will probably be a ueficl
in the revenues of the government for tht
! next fiscal year OF twenty>seveu million dol
| lars, and asking authority to issue four pei
! cent bonds to cover such defciencies.....
! The house soon afterwards went into com
mittee Of the whole on the legislative bill
After disposing OF sixtv-three pages of tn,
h'I, the COMMITTEES rose The remainde
OF the days session was devoted TO th,
memorial services OF the late Julian Hart
ridge.
In the house on the I4th, Mr.. Bragg
from the committee on military affairs, re
ported ii bail authorizing the presideu- Il
appoint James Shields, OF Missouri. g
brigadier general on the retired list, sucl
appointment 90 be IN lieu Of the pension h
/ now receives Referred The house ven
into committee Of the whole on the privat
caIendar......T The bill to pay $4,000 to A.
! Weeks for his labor aud expenses in perfect
ing torpedOes and torpedo mschlnery wa
laid aside 10 be reported favOrably to IN
I house THE remaindsr OF the mOruiu
/ session was consumed 40 debate on the "ws
claim b. bill TO pay john T. Arns'rOn4, q
, Virginia, ST $40 for rent or a wharf in Ale
aniIia during the war ....T The evening sc
sion was for debate only.
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