The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-03-06

length The question then REQUIRED on the
smerdment of the committee to insert I" 4 pril
l, 1879 as the tine for the reduction to
/ Ike place. The question being on concur
rIng in the amendment proposed by the
committee on finance to tx snuff twenty
four cents per POUND, il was disagreed -,
thus leaving the tax on snuff at sjxsten cea Is
per pound, as proposed by the house bill,
the same rate Of tax also being retained d on
tobacco. The sCnaje then Yoted On the
amendments proposed by the committee, e, and
struck out the tax proposed on cigars and
cigarettes, leaving the tax as under the exist
ing law. Dealers IN Leaf tobacco, except re-
tail, shall pay 81 special tax of S25. Every
person who manufactures tobacco or snuff of
any description, without first giving bond as
required Dy this act, shall be fined not less
than one Thousand nor more than five thou
sand dollars, and imprisoned for not less
than one year nor more than five years. An
allowance OF draw back on tobacco, snuff and
cigars on which the tsI has been pad by
suitable stamps affixed thereto before re-
mOval from the place OF manufacture, when
the same are exported, Will be made, equal
in amount to the value of the stamps fCund
to have been affixed. The amendment of
the committee to strike out the repes of the
tax on lucifer or friction matches was agreed
to. The senate also agreed to the other
amendments of the committee, incl luding the
allowance of a drawback on fermenUed liquors
and on all articles mentioned in schedule A
on which any internal taxes have been paid,
except lucifer and friction matches, cigar
lights and wax tapers, equal in amount to
the tax paid thereon, and no more when ex-
ported. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, thehOuse bill
to promote knowledge of steam engineering
and iron shipebuIdiUg among students of
scientific schools or colleges passed without
discussiOn......W len the senate bill to repeal
| the revised statutes, which fOrbids any one
who served under the cOnfedeTacy from
| being appointed the army, was reached,
| Senator Cameron (W:s.) obi cJed to its pres
| ent c nsideratIoD, and 1t was laid aside......
| After the morning session, consideration was
| resumed of the bill to amend the internal
| revenue laws. Senator Ransom submitted an
| amendment to exempt from certain provi-
siOns of the existing law small distilleries,
| where the daily capacity does not exceed
| thirty gallons. Agreed to. Senator Whyte
! submitted an amendment that the act take
| effect on the first of May instead of the first
! of April, as proposed by the committee
! Agreed to. The amen Edment made in CONS
mIttee providing that no tax shall be assessed
| or collected upon an inSOlvent bank, and the
| amendment 10 section 348 revised statutes,
| so as to exempt from taxation so much OF de
posts of prOvIdent Institutions and aVings
! banks, recognized - such by the laws of
! their respective states, they have invested
| in securities of the United States, was agreed
! t. without division. Senator Morrill, sub
mItted an amendment to strike out the whole
! clause repeating the tax on fr'c ion matches,
! which was agreed to. So the law in regard
| to the tt match remains as at present
! o her amendments, m de in committee OF
| the whole, were agrt ed 10 without division.
! The bill was then read the third time and
! passed-45 70 q. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 1911. the house bill
/ to e. the pay of letter carriers and senate
! bill TO incorporate the United Railway Mail
| Service Mutual Benevolent A sociatiOn were
! passe .....COusiue e alton was resuui Ell of the
! post thce appr prlatIOn b H. An amend
| u.eHt of the committee, increasing The aps
/ preparation Tor postal clerks roure sgeuis
/ local sgtns ana messengers from 5 500, 900
| t. 50 10000 was agreed to also an sIusud-
| ment providing that from and afIer JGiy {,
! 1879. local agents and messengers shall be
! designated as post l clerks, and divided inro
, five classes. whose salarle shall be from $50
/ to Sl4OO per anuum. OJher amendments
/ were agTe ell to, rs follows; Allowing the 5u-
reEu of engraving and printing o. treasury
! department 10 bid for contract OF printing
! postage 81 mps; authorizing the postmast ,
/ general to issue postal cards for rcUls ton
/ III iOrelgn Co nties under The provisions OF
| the UnIyerssl Postal 5 Mon Of June l, 1873
such cards TO cost two cents. After ex5cu,
tive session: the senate adjourned.
In the senate, ON the 2Oth. the army
appropriation bill, with amendments, was
reported baj and placed on the calendar.
1t is divested of al the army reorganization
sections Inserted by the house TIE so-called
Butler railroad telegraph endment" is
retained in the bill......SeTa atOr Matthews
called up Joint re ,olutiOn authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to sell the public
prOlerty at the co ner of Fourth and Vine
streets, in Cincinnati. P assed..... The fol
! lowing bills on the calendar passed: House
bill To give circuit urts supervising juris
dictiOn in certain cases; house bill to anne nd
section 81 Of the revised statutes relative
to the fees OF district attorneys. .Ceusid
, | Grafton was resumed of the pOs,Office appro
priatiOn bill. Sundry amendments wer,
adopted, and the bill passed. Adjournev.
In the senate on the 21st, a number O
bills on the calendar were passed, among
them the senate bill to amend the re
vised statut in relation to the transpOrta
ton of animals...... The army appropriation
bill Was then taken up. Pending the discus
sion thereon, Senator Ferry called up tn
house resolution In memery of the late Gen
, Alpheus s. Williams, a member of the hous
from Michigan. Appropriate remarks upOI
: the life and character of the deceased wer
> made. Adjourned.
2 HOUSE.
In the house, on the 10Th, Mr.. Sparks
f. ON the committee on appropriations, sal
a bill would be reported in a few days 10 pa