The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-03-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

ter g is not now, nor has he ever been, a
candidate for Presidential nomination; but
should the Republican National Convention
nominate him in the same manner as any
candidate would be nominated, he would
deem it his duty to the country and party to
accept"
The Iowa House of Representatives, by a
vote of 81 to 81, has adopted resolution for
submitting a constitutional amendment to
the people making women eligible to the
Legislature.
Capt. Ashley Brown, Cashier of the Inter
nal Revenue Office at Dayton, o., is a de-
faulter to the amount of S 10 900 or over,
and has fled the country.
James W. Clayton, for II years Clerk in
the House of Representatives, and for two
years past occupying the same position in
the United States Senate, died at Baltimore
on the Sth.
The deficiencies in the annual appropria-
tioHs for the various departments of the Gov
ernment for which deficiency appropriation
bills are asked aggregate So, ,779, ,536, and in
elude the following principal items:
For the Star Service of the POst-Otfice De-
partment, s., ZOO, 900; for payment of
claims certified to by the Treasury Depart
ment, SSO4, 1861; deficiency in estimates
included in the regular annual letter of the
Secretary of the Treasury, s., los, ,237.73; de-
ficiency in public printing, $3.50 900; def
cheney in the appropriation for the expenses
of the United States Courts, $685., 900; esti-
mates from the Secretary of the Treasury for
amounts refunded in customs cases, 5000, ,000;
deficiency in the Postal Service, $780,, PAS;
Indian Service, $135,OOO; Railway Mail
Service, $50, 200.
The House Committee on Public Lands
House upon Mr.. Ryan's bill, authorizing the
Secretary of the Interior to certify school
lands to the State of Kansas; and upon Mr..
Davis's bill, to declare forfeited to the
United States lands granted to the State of
Missouri in aid of the construction and ex-
tension of the Iron Mountain Railroad from
Pilot Knob, by act of Congress, approved
July 4, 1866.
The House Committee on Appropriations
have decided to frame a general deficiency
bill to cover several deficiencies in va
rious departments of the Indian Service
which appear most urgently to demand at
tention.
The Senate, by a strictly party vote, has
rejected all nominations of Census Super
visOrs for the eight census districts of Ohio.
Senator Pendleton, Chairman of the Census
Committee, who reported the Ohio nomina-
! tiOns adversely, explained that the
adverse report had no reference
to the personal character of the nominees,
but was based solely upon the ground
that the President, in nominating eight Re-
publicans, and not a single Democrat, has
violated the spirit of the Census law and ig-
nored the distinct understanding of both
parties Of Congress when the bill was passed,
that the Supervisors as well as Enumerators
should be appointed irrespective of party
affiliations.
The President has nominated Geo. Baldry
for Register of the Lmd-office at New Or
leans; VIM. NJ. Burwen, Receiver of Public
Moneys, New Orleans; Charles G. BeIknap,
Indian Agent, Tule River Agency, California;
VIM. Whiting, Illinois, Indian Agent at Pom
ca Agency, Indian Territory.
President Hayes has, with the approval of
the Cabinet, directed that Maj. Reno, re-
Gently court -martialed and sentenced to dis
missal, be permitted to resign his commits
/ sion in the Army.
Gen. Grant and party sailed from Havana
for Vera Cruz on the 18th.
F. H. Mason, who has been nominated by
President Hayes as Consul at Basle, Switzer-
land, has for u years past been managing
editor Of the Cleveland Leader.
A meeting of the National Democratic
Committee has been called for Monday, Feb
ruary %, at Washington, for the purpose of
fixing the time and place of holding the next
Democratic National Convention.
Governor Cornell of New York has signed
the bill permitting women to vote for schoo
officers.
A John Sherman Club" has been or
ganized in New York City, for the purpose
of furthering Mr.. Sherman's Presidential
prospects.
The Chicago Inter Ocean, by authority OF
the Hon. E. B. Washburne, announces that
he is not candidate for the Presidency,
but is for Gen. Grant first, last, and all
Z the time.'
The House Committee on Elections, in the
case of Curtin VS.. YOcum, Twentieth Dis
trict of Pennsylvania, will report in favor OF
sending the matter back to the people oi
the district for new election.
The Superintendent of the Census, in
circular to Supervisors, says the appoint
, ment of Enumeratorsm be non partisan
He is aware of no reasons existing in law fo
; regarding women as ineligible for appoint
ment as EnumeratOrs. Each SUPERVISE
! must be Judge for himself whethe
such appointments in any numbe
would be practically advantageous t
his district. It is clear that in many region
l such appointments would be highly Objec
: tiOnable, bat the Superintendent is not pre-
i pared to say that localities may not be foun
where a canvass of the population h
: women could be conducted without any dis
> advantage being encountered by reason {
Z sex of the EnumeratOr.
The California Legislature has passed
r bill providing for the enforcement of tina
e clause of the new Constitution which fol
t. bids the employment Of Chinese labor b
e corporations organized and doing bushes
e under the laws of the State, and the Gov
g ernor has affixed his signature TO the sam
it There is considerable opposition to this la
1t on the part of some of the larger corpori
}. tions, however, who propose to test its cor
stitutionality by bringing it before the 81
1I preme Court of the United States as soon
I a test case can be made.
y 1t is said that the Baroness Burdett-C Cout
- " intends to devote S2,5OO,OOO to the perm;
nent relief of the Irish. The project is
=. eXpend the money for the purchase of lar
y in the district of Connemara, County Ga
y way, to be leased to farmers at low renta
! and on long time.
: The National Blaine Club " has been o
\ ganized in Washington, and it is said n
ht similar clubs are to be organized thrOugho
!, the country, to actively promote the inte
70 ests of Mr.. Blaine as a Presidential cand
10 date before the Chicago Convention.
e COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.
!, u On Feb. . the last spike necessary to cor
" plete the branch of the Atehison, Tope
- and Santa Fe Railroad to Santa Fe was dri
=. en- by Gov. Wallace of New Mexico. &c
= Hatch and staff, the members of the Leg
- =. lature and other nOtables attended. The
- was much rejoicing at Santa Fe.