The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

FEB. O.-Sendte-Mr. Burnside, from
the Committee on Education and Labor, re
ported bill to establish an educational fund
and apply a portion of the proceeds
of public lands to public education, and pro-
and supDort of national colleges for the ad-
Vancement of Scientific and industrial
education. Placed on the calendar. The
hin to authorize the Secretary of the
TT,easT1rv TO ascertain the amount If land 10
Gated on military warrants in certain States
was taken up and discussed. The bill au-
thOrizing the Secretary of the Interior to de
posit Indian trust funds in the Treasury of
the United States, and to draw the interest
lieu of investment, passed d--.--.-. House
Mr.. COnger iR., Mich.), from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported back
the bill for the relief of cOlOred emigrants.
Passed. 1t provides that all charitable con
tTibutiOns imported for the relief of colOred
persons who have emigrated from their homes
to other States shall be admitted free of du-
ties, the act to take eHect immediately,
and remain in force until February /, 1881
The bin to remit the appraisements on the
Hot Springs property passed, alter a long DIS
cussion, by a vote OF l9o to l2i Mr. Beltz-
hoover Cd, Pa.) introduced a bill, which was
referred, providing for general amnesty. 1t
provides that all political disabilities of all
persons in the United States arising under the
third section of the Fourteenth Amendment
of the Constitution shall be forever removed
and discharged upon such persons filing with
the Attorney General of the United States
biiities. IL ''-iis ''i '''i ''''
FEB. 11.-iSendte-Mr. Hill Of Colorado,
from the Committee on Public Lands, report
ed favorabIy on the bill for the re clamation of
arid and waste lands. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Morrill,, from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, reported blllto the
erection of public buildings at Denver. The
resolution offered by Mr.. Eaton, December 4,
requesting the President to transmit copies
of all correspondence with foreign Govern
ments or their representatives in relation
to the inter oceanic canal passed.
HoOSe-NIr. Price (R., Iowa. submitted the re
port of the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency upon the affairs of the German National
Bank Chicago,
mittee the principal cause of failure was that
the Directors utterly failed in their duty. The
committee recommends that the National
Bank act be amended rs to hold all Direct
ol-s to a strict accOuutabiIitv and provide that
stockholders whose duty il is to elect Direct
Ors shall in no case be relieved from personal
responsibility to creditors of their bank until
| they have paid, not only the amount of stock
held by them, but also an additional sum
| equal to said stock. The report was ordered
/ printed and laid on the table. The House
| then went into Committee upon revision of
the rules.
FEB. .-Senate-Mr. Saunders intro
! duced a bill to abolish all duties the i'm
i portation of salt. The bill for the
! sscertainment of the amount of land located
on military warrants and for the payment of
! 5 per cent. of its value to the various
states named was taken up and
Mir Mcdonald spoke in favor of the bill.
| Mr. Garland introduced a bill to extend for
! ten wears the time for the COMPLETION of the
| TISs 1S, "a. aT3d "a Ponifi. PaiiroaI NJ HarefoTI
| from the Committee on Commerce, reported,
with amendment, the House bin bin
| at Memphis. Placed on the calendar-.....
House-Mr. stephens ID, Ga-), from the Com
mittee on Coinage, Weights and Measures
reported back the bill in reference to the me
tric system of coinage. Ordered printed and
referred. After the disposal of some mfscel-
Ianeous business, the Revision of the Rules
was further considered in Committee of the
| Whole
FEB. Senate-Not in session.
Rouse-Mr. Wells ID, MOI, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported back tho
bill making additional appropriation Of
sIS5, 900 for the support of certain Indian
tribes for the present fiscal year, and II
mittee on Inter Oceanic Canal, reported
a resolution calling on the Secretary
respondence touching the Internationa
Canal now in possession of his department
| and not heretofore published Adopted
| Committee reports of a private nature were
/ then called. The bill for the relief of Fit
| John Porter being the regular order, Mr.
Bright Cd, Tenn.) raised a question of con
sideratiOn against the bill, and the House re
2 fused-ayes Al, nays not counted-to consldel
the bill. The House then went into commit
tee on private calendar.
FEB. 14.-Senate-Not in session. HOUs
"A brief session was held, for debate only.
FEB. 16.-lSenate- the expiration o
the morning hour, consideration was re
sumed of the five per cent. military land war
rant bill, and Messrs. Allison and Edmund
spoke thereon. Hoatse-Amongt the bills in
trOduced were the following BY Nj
e TOwnshend CR., IH.)-To repeal the duty o
] medicines; by Mr. Henderson CR., m.)-Re
ducing the duty on iron and steel; Dy M
Richardson ID, s. C-)-TO return to tn
e producers of cotton the tax collected b
= the Government which has been declared b
- ! the United States Supreme Court to have bee
Z illegally collected; by MI Parsons ID, Ga J
n Admitting free of duty machinery for tn
r manufacture of cotton fabrics; by Mr.. heiie
(R., O-2-Granting pensions TO ceTtal
- sailors and soldiers of the late war who WeE
K confined in so called Confederate prison;
: by Mr.. Baker (R., Ind.)-Amending statute
: prohibitiug the employment of cOnvicts
: the manufacture of such articles as may
brought into competition with skilled labo
n by MI FTost SD-' Mo'l-io ~ Is
# gnst. 1871, relative to the use
. Marshals and Supervisors at the polls, an
III the act of 1872 the same subject. Dl
/ prohibiting the publication of lottery scheun
- in the District of Columbia was, after col
= siderable debate, ordered engrOssed and res
Il, a third time.