The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL.


| sERATE.
In the senate, on the 18th. various
memorials and bills were introduced and
| referred. Among them we're the following:
| BY Senator Vance: To amend as much Of
the civil appropriation act of 1873 as pro
! vides for the pay of mail contractors in the
| southern states before the rebellion. By
! Senator Morgan: To amend the constitution
| IN regard to appropriations. By Senator
Ingalls,: For the payment OF the Indian
| bonds of the state of California, and bill
| to establish a judicial district in the Indian
/ Territory. Senator Carpenter introduced
| bill to amend the revised statutes in regard
| to the election of United States senators
| The bi Is designed to remedy a defect in
| the existing law which was recently brought
| into public view by the New Hampshire
! ease......The senate resumed consideration
| OF the army appropriation bill, the pending
| question being on Senator BlaiDe's amend
ment prohibiting the appearance withiG a
mile Nots the polling places of eny person
armed rwlth a deadly weapon Of any kind
Its disc ssion was continued until the close
of the session.
In the senate, on the 10Th, a note was
| received from vice-president Wheeler, stat
ing that owing to unav oiiable absence, he
would be unable to preside over that body
for a few days. Senator Baysrd then Of
fered the following: Resolved, that in the
absence OF the vice. president, Senator A. q.
Thurman be and he is hereby chosen presi-
dent of the senate pro tempore. Senator
Anthony moved as a substitute the name of
Thomas W. Ferry. D sagfeed to-1S to %
= and the resolution passed. The fol-
| lowing bills were introduced and referred:
| By Senator Plumb: To provide for the
| speedy completion of line of railroad and
| telegraph between the ports of the lower
| Mississippi river and the southern frontier
OF the United States AMI to aid in the cons
/ structlOn OF the same, and for other pur~
poses......The army appropriation bill was
| then taken up, and Senator Logan addressed
the senate. He was folio we'd by Senator
Beck, and before his speech was finished
the senate sdjourned.
In the senate, on the 10Th, Senator
Kellogg introduced bill providing for the
| establishment of a steamship mail service
| between the United States and Brazil. Re-
| ferre L.. The senate then resumed consid-
| GRAFTON of the army bill. Senator Beck
| continued his remarks from yesterday. At
their close the senate went into executive
| session, and when the doors reOpened ad-
| jouIned.
| In the senate. on the 18th, the army
appropriation bill was taken up, and Sena-
| tor Randolph spoke in its favor. After ex-
| ecutive session the senate adjourned till
| Monday,
In the house, on the 18th, eonsidera>
ton was resumed of the legislative appro.
PriatiOn bill, the pending amendment being
! that increasing to two hundred and fftV
thousand dollars the appropriation for con
trolling and eradicating contagious diseases
among domesticated animals. Alter long
debate the whole subject was stricken from
the bill, and the proposition agreed to re-
commencing the house 10 refer the whole
matter to the committee on agriculture.
On motion of Mr.. Haskell, the appropria-
| ton for investigating the habits of the
cotton-worm and other injurious inse is was
placed under the control of The ntoTologi-
cal commissioner. Mr. Young submitted an
amendment providing that the agents under
| the southern claims commission shall give
notice TO claimants whose claims it Is pro
posed to investigate of the place and time
of taking testimony, who shall have the
right to erOss>examne witnesses who may
he presented by claimants. Agreed to. MIR
Bragg moved to strike out all provision for
the southern claims commission, and to in
sert clause repeating the law creating the
commission. Consideration of the amend
ment was postponed until Thursday next.
The house adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, Mr.. IaGd
introduced bill to put the coinage of gold
and silver upon the same footing. Mr..
Monroe moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution that in the Judgment of
the house the business interests of the
country require that no legislation changing
the law in regard to the currency or tariff
shall be undertaken at the present session
or congress. The resolution was defeated
los to ILL.,. Mr.. Young (Tenn.) introduced
q bill to increase the efficiency of the ma.
tiOnal board of health and to prevent the
Introduction and spread of contagious dis
eases; referred Mr.. Atkins moved to go
into committee of the whole on the legisla.
| tive bill. The motion was agreed to and
the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 10Th, Mr.. ChaI.
mers rose to personal explanation in res
gard to statements made in the Cincinnati
Gazette and Enquirer, connecting him with
the battle of Fort Pillow and criticising his
action at that place, and in regard to a
| speech made in Cincinnati by BENJAMIN
Butterworth. He offered a resolution for
| the appointment of a committee, to be CON-
| posed of ex-uniOn soldiers, a majority of
! whom shall not be democrats, to investigate
| and report upon the charges. After debate
| the resolution was held over for the present
| 1.-The house went into committee Of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill,
/ the pending question being on Mr.. Bragg's
motion to insert clause repeating the law
creating the southern claims commission
| and the substitute therefor offered by Mr.
| Young (Tenn.) abolishing the commission
/ but transferring the claims now pendjng
| before it to the court of claims. Both were
| rejected. Mr.. Springer offered an amend
| ment abolishing the southern claims COM
mission and providing that any person who
| may have claims against the United States
| III MHlGu d court Ol CldlHlS WOulQ now nave
| Jurisdiction, but founded on equity and
| justice, and not barred by limitation, NAV
! file his plea in court of claims. It further
| provides that the court shall report its
! hndlng to congress, and congress snail not
| allow or authorize the payment OF aBv
| private claims not payable under the exist.
| ing law, until the claims have been investi-
| gated by q court of claims, and report both
| of the amendments The committee rose
and the house directed that ali debate on
| he "a oil IN,
after the house again goes into committee
/ Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, under the
call of committees, Mr.. Stephens reported
/ bill for the interchange of subsid .ary coin
| for legal tender money, in sums of ten
! dollars end mulhples thereof, and making
| such coin legal-fender in all sums not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars ...... Mr. Young (Tenn-l
/ chairmen of the committee on epidemic
| diseases, reported a bill, for which the
senate joint resolution to the same effect
/ was substituted, relating TO tne organization
of a national board of health. Passed -.
/ The house went into committee of the
| whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
4 the pending question being on Mr. Suriny-
/ ers amendment to insert what is known as
/ the Potter bill, which authorizes any person
! having claim agsiusJ the United States.
not barred By any statute limitations, to fle
( the bill in the court of claims Mr. Atkins
offered q substitute for Mr. Springer's
/ amendment. The substitute repeals the act
! establishing the so utheTn claims commission,
the repeal to take effect on the 10th of
| March, 1880, and it directs transfer of all
/ cases then pending to the court of claims,
| It then enacts the Potter bill Mr. Springer
accepted Ar. Atkins substitute. The house
| adjourned without action on the amends
ment
In the house, on the 18th, the morn
| ing hour was dispensed with, and the sub
sidiary silver coin bill was not taken up.