The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

JAN. -SeRdte-PetitiOns were present
ed, praying for commission of inquiry into
the alcoholic liquor traffic, and also for the
withdrawal of the legal tender quality of
mittee on Public lands, reported favorably
on the bill for the relief of settlers on the Kan.
sas Trust and Diminished Reserve Fund
lands in Kansas. Placed on calendar
Mr.. Plumb also introduced bill to establish
an additional land district IN Kansas Kansas; SeNel3u
other bills We're introduced, after which the
Senate went into executive session.
House - The resolution for printing
the Glover report was consldereu'
but laid aside without action Mr..
Hatch o., MOI moved to suspend the
list Lost for want of the requisite two thirds
vote, although majority voted IN favor OF
mittee on WAYS and Means. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the re
port OF the Committee on Rules.
JAN. 14.-Sendte-A number Of petitions
of women were presented asking for the re-
mOval of their political disabilities, and for "a
Constitutional amendment giving women cit
liens the right TO vote The bill to increase
sailors from so to So per month passed.
-..... .HOUSe-Mr. Upson, from the Com
biii appropriating 100000 for the cree
tion of suitable posts for the protection
of the Rio Grinde frontier. Referred
TO the Committee of the Whole. Mr.. McCord
introduced bill TO establish a Board OF Com
/ uiissiouers on Inter State Commerce. Re
tcrred. Mr. Buckner, Chairman OF the Com
mittee ON Banking ana Currency, reported the
bill requiring the. reserves of the national
/ banks TO be kept IN G0Id anu silver, corn;
Consideration of the bill was postponed until
/ tomorrow. The report of the Committee ON
| Rules was further considered in Committee OF
/ the Whole.
/ JAN. I5.-iSenate Mr.. Allison, from the
/ Committee on Finance, reportes back ad-
verSely the Joint resolution Mr. Boyards
| for the withdrawal OF the legal tender power
/ of Treasury notes. Mr. Bayard made a mi
/ nan The credentials Of Luke Prior. appoint
] f1l
/ nc was sworn in. Mr.. Morrill, called up his
! resolution instructineg the Finance Committee
( to inquire into the pracucabtity of re
| funding the pubic DEBT At q
less rate of interest than foul
/ favor thereof. The Senate adjourned til
I Monday. .HOUSe-Aftcr some miSccllaHeous
| business, consideration was resumed of tho
bin requiring one half of the resources OF ma
! tiuual banks to be kept in gold and silNc
IOwa) spoke in support of the bill The Hous'
| then went into Committee of the Whole OF
the report of the Committee on Rules.
JAN. 16.-.SeHdte-Not in session..
Hogfse-The morning hour was consumed il
hearing reports of committees on privat
bills and the House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the private calendar
! Adjourned till Monday.
JAN. -SeRate-NIr. Ferry introduces
Il joint resolution proposing an amendmen
to the Constitution that suffrage shall not ~
| restricted on account of sex or any other Tea
| fcrTcd- 4 number OF private DlllS passed
The bill to prevent cruelty to animals II
| transportation was taken up as the specla
order and considered at some length
HoaSe-AIr. Bailey (R., \. " introduce,
a bill relating to the liner Oceanic Canal
It requests the President to in
Vitc the cooperation of the Government
of the principal maritime nations OF Eur0p'
in the selection of a route of the lsthmus SIM
transit which shall be found to serve mos
largely the general interests of all maritlIn
nations, and to communicate to such Govern
mcnts the desire OF this Government 70 come
to an understanding relative to the neu
trality of such inter oceanic transit
Mr.. Townsend (2., HI introduced a bill pro
| posing a constitutional amendment in REGARD
to the election of President and Vice Brcsl
dent providing for their election by a major
abolition of the Electoral College. Mr.. Mell'
| ID, Mo- introduced a bill creating j. Is. Ead
| and his associates a BODY cor
p0rate under the name of TIN
! Inter oceanic TIansit Company; authorizing
| il to acquire such right of way as II may need
| providing rhat the work of construction shtli
/ be commenced within two years and com
pletcd within seven years from the paSsag
/ of this act, and that II said WOr
/ be so commenced and completed N
| grants shall be granted by tn
United States to any other com
| pany or corporation within 30 years. II uu
| thorizes the President to detail two ships q
/ such fun and complete surveys as ma
| appear necessary, and appropriates S@OO
| 900 to he Immediately available I
! defrav the costs incident to the survey
Mr.. Cox ID. y. " offered resolution ter
dcring the hali of the House to Mr. Parne
some opposition, but was finally agreed TO-
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