The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-01-08

feiture to the Government of all lands granted
to railroads which have failed to com
ply with the requirements of their
charters. Laid on the table. .H0tse-
Mir. BallOu (R., r. l. introduced a
bill declaring gold and silver only to be a le-
gal tender; also, n bill repeating the stamp
tax on bank checks Mr. McCold (f-, 4oWa),
from the Committee on Manufactures, re
ported a joint resolution proposing a consti-
tutiOnal amendment giving Congress power to
grant, protect and regulate the exclusive right
to adopt and use trademarks The reSolu-
ton was referred to the Committee Judi
ciary, with leave to report any time. Mr.
Jones (G, Tex from the Committee on Post
offices and Post Routes, reported a bill eX-
empting postal employees from serving on
juries. Passed.
DEC. 1S.-iSeHdte-Mr. Salisbury, from
the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
reported a resolution that an attachment be
issued to the Sergeant at Arms, command
ing him to bring to the bar of the
senate, TOR contempt, Smith and other
to investigate the charges against Senator In
ed. The resolution of Mr.. Davis (W- va. } in
structing the Agricultural Committees of both
houses to consider the subject OF agricul-
ture, and report what ought TO De dGnG by
the Government to promote agricultural in :
terests, was adopted The Pension ApproPrf-
asiOn bill passed MIR. Voorhees, resolution
for the appointment of a committee to inves-
tigate the causes of the negro eInigra-
ton from the Sonth was taken up,
disclaimed political motives in Offering his
resolution. The negroes were evidently be-
ing deluded, he said, and his resolution was
offered in the interest of humanity and
justice. Mr.. Window spoke briefly in sup
port of his amendment instructing the COM
mittee to inquire into the eXpedency OF
setting apart territories Tor the negroes.
Mr.. Hill spoke against the resolution. He was
tired of these investigations of un1nportant
questions. The negro immigration question
a ward he was Iree 70 60 Where ne pleasSu
But he would not further oppose the
resolution than to deprecate it
on general principles. He thought he
was perfectly impartial in the matter
a vote was then taken on Mr.. WINDOWS
amendment, and it was rejected-yeas Is,
nays 25-AIessrs. Hill and Garland being the
only Democrats voting yea, and no Repub-
Iicans voting nav Some further discussion
followed, when Mr.. Voorhees, modified his reso-
luton so as to omit special reference to North
Carolina and Indiana. He also accepted the
amendment suggested by Mr.. Window, so
that the resolution reads:
WHEREAS, Large numbers of negroes from
the Southern States are immigrating to North
ern States; and
WHEREAS, 1t is currently alleged that they
conduct of their white fellow citizens toward
them in the South, and by denial or abr1dg-
ment of their personal and political rights and
privileges; therefore be it
ResoIUed, That committee of five members
of this body be appointed by the presiding
officer, whose duty snail be to investigate the
causes which have led to the aforesaid immi-
grafton, and to report the same to the Senate,
and said committee shall have power to send
for persons and papers.
s vote was then taken which resulted yeas
p, nays l2-and the resolution was adopted.
The division was not a political one, although
Mr.. Kellogg was the only Republican voting
nay -HOIJse-Air. Hatch Cd, MOI from the
Committee on Agriculture, reported a bill to
repeal so much of the internal revenue law as
prohibits farmers and planters from selling
leaf tobacco of their own production, to
others than tobacco manufacturers,
without paying special tax Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson d., Lao, a reSOlu-
tion was adopted authorizing the Committee
Mississippi Levees to proceed over the
time as the committee may direct, Tor
the purpose of acquiring knowledge OF
its peculiar condition and wants, and
gathering information relative to the best
method for its Improvement, with power to
take testimony Committees for reports were
mittee of the Whole on the bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior
to make treaty with the Ute Indians.
\ long discussion ensued in which Messrs.
Scales, COnger and others participated, but
without action the committee rose.
DEC. 19.- Senate - The President
appointed Messrs. Voorhees,, Vance, Pendle-
ton, Window and Blaine as a committee to
investigate the causes of the negro EN-
igratiOn from Southern to Northern States,
and the Senate adjourned. HO1LSe-NIr.
Blackburn d., hy.), from the Commit
tee on Rules, submitted a unanimous
port on the revision of the rules Consideration
of the report is made the special order for
the 9th Of January and from day to day there
after, to the exclusion of every other order.
The Speaker appointed the following commit
tee on the Inter oceanic Canal: Messrs- King,
Singleton, Whitthorne, Martin, o. Turner,
Nichols, Hutcbins, Page, COnger, Fry and
Haskell. The President submitted "a brief
District of Columbia The House then ad-
iDuTned