The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
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HOUSE.
In the house, on the 5tb, consideration
was resumed of the army appropriation bill
The debate closed, and the committee rose
and reported the bill. The amendments to
the biz, which were all unimportant, were
agreed to without discussion. The bill was
then passed-146 to 122. House adjourned
to the 9Th.
In the house, on the 8th, quite de-
bate started upon the propriety Of instruct
ing the chairman of the committee of the.
whole, when the house shall be in committee
On the legislative appropriation bill, to
award the floor in accordance with the house
and not be bound by any list of speakers
which NAV be formed. After informal dis
cussion, the subject matter was referred to
the committee on rules......The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
leeislative Dill. After finishing the cOnsid-
erstien Of sixty pages of the bill, the COM
mitteerOse and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Stephens,
from the committee on rules, reported a reso-
luton for the Teappointment of a committee
on census, reform of civil service law, re-
specting the ascertainment and declaration
of the presidential election, prevention of
/ epidemic diseases, ventilation Of the hall,
| aad the causes of the depression of labor
also to increase the committee membership.
Also rule providing that amOtion to sus-
| pend the rules and pass the general appropri-
alton bill shall require a three>fOurths maN
/ jority, instead OF as now tworthirds. The
| first proposition recommended by the re-
/ port for the appointment of certain select
| committees was then agreed to without
amendment The second proposition, in
! creasing the membership Of certain COM
/ mittees, was agreed to without amendment.
| The third proposition, in regard to the new
| rule, was stricken out and the following
| substitute agreed to: That hereafter the
! committee on commerce shall have the same
privilege to report bills making appropria-
| tions for the Improvements OF rivers and
harbors that is accorded to the committee
oD appropriations in reporting general sp
/ propriation bills. Il he report was then
| agreed to and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th. the legisl8
/ tive appropriation bill Was taken up IL
committee of the whole. Mr.. Mcmahon of
fered an amendment repeating the sections
providing for the biennial examination o.
pensioners, which was adopted. Mr.. Atkinl
submitted an amendment, which was adopt
ed, for the appointment of a deputy com
missioner of pensions, at a salary of S2400
Mr. Money submitted an amendment in
creasiLg the clerical force of the pOsJofhc'
department. Without action on the amend
ment the committee rose and the hous
adjourned.
In the house, on the 11th, considera
ton of the legislative appropriation bill wa
continued. An amendment to increase tn
clerical force in sthe postofice departmen
was adopted. Amendments were agreed t
instructing the commissioner TO supply
! reasonable quantity of seeds, shrubs etc
to members of congress for distribution
. among their agricultural constituents, TO re
port the quantity of seeds, etc, distributed
. and The states and counties sent to, from
whom purchased and quantities. The sp
preparation for the purchase and distribution
of seeds, etc, was increased from sixty~fv
thousand to one hundred thousand dollars
Mr.. Hunton submitted an amendment in
! creasing the appropriation for the cradles
ton of infectious diseases among domest
! Gated animals from twenty-five thousand t
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, II
stated that the object of this large increas
was to stamp out the disease known g
pIeuro~pneumonis, and the only way know
to eradicate the disease was to buy and hi
t ali diseased. cattle which have been subjeC
to the contagion. Without d1sposing of th
: amendment, the committee rose, committee
were announced, and the house adjourned