The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-06-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE House Of Representatives resumed
consideration OF the river and harbor bill,
June II. The amendment striking ont the
clause appropriating S30OOOO for reservoir
ut the headwaters OF the Mississippi was re-
iecUed. An amendment was adopted direct
tnG the secretary of War to carry on the
works contemplated in the bill by contract
when not detrimental to the interests Of the
Government. The bin then passed-Il9 to a..
The naval appropriation bill was ordered
printed and recommttted.
IN the Senate, June 10, Mr.. Hoar re-
ported a a substitute for resolutions and bills
ON the subject referred to the judiciary Com
mittee the bin introduced by him last week
to provide for the performance of the duties
of the Office Of President in case Of the remov-
al, death, resignation or inability OF both
President and Vice-President. Ordered print
ed ana recommitted. The bill TO protect i'm
sent The joint resolution reapproprfatfng
$4,000, voted in 1877, 20 pay southern
instance Of Dir. Conger. The river and har-
bor btIl being received from the Housc, was
Mr.. Kellogg gave notice of proposed amend
mcnt. House bin to extend the charters Of
nationl banks came up rs unfinished bust
ness Mr Hawiey temporarily in the chair.
Fend1ng executive scs.iOn, the meas
20 VIM nI SNcr'''...l n the ilouse, PIT olHltIl
the Committee on Banking and Currency,
moved TO suspend the rules and pass "a bill
hutnOllzlhg the secretary OF the Treasury I'M
til the lst OF July, 1884, to receive trade dollars
upon presentation and give IN change stand
bfu silver dollars, and-Iepeatng ali the laws
authorizing coinage of the tlUde dollars.
Agreed TO. motion 70 suspend the rules
anQ pass the bill to appoint internal revenue
collectors for four years was vigorously or
posed by Mr.. Bayne and others. Lost-sl to
appropriatnR 500 900 900 for pensions reau-
lating imztRration, establishing a bureau of
animal industry.
mp in the Senate, June 90, and tho section
providing for the issue of gold certificates was
debated, an amendment having been offered
so as to make silver certificates available as
part of the lawful reserve of banks. House
amendments to the bill for the examination
and report upon the claims OF Texas, Cali
iornia, OREGON and other States, with
certain territories, for Indebtedness as
sumed in repelitng invasion and suppressng
Indian hostilitfcs were concurred in Bin nD-
propriatnR 100000 for the extension of the
Mr.. Young introduced bill TO tax distilled
spirits 30 cents gallon and beer 30 cents
barrel The bill Tor n 100000 building nc Erie,
Pa passed. A bill 70 regulate the presidcn-
tial electors meeting and the presidential
count was reported n substitute for the
senate btll. u contained a section authoriz
ing contest proceedings for the Office under
Georgia, secuted the idea that a writ of a cir
cult court could turn ont OF Office the
munder OF the army and navy. The substi-
tute bill was rejected and the bin recOmmit-
ted
MIR. MORGAN's resolution for a committee
of investigation into the labor strikes their
cause and remedy, came up in the Senate
june q, and was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor, with instructions to
report within one week. Consideration was
then resumed of the House bin to enable nn-
uonal banking associations to extend their
corporate existence. 1he section before the
Senate was ON authorizing tho issue Of
gold certificates. The pending amendment
10 allow silver certificates, rs well as new gold
Hafs affa1I
as part of their lawful reserve, and to be used
in settlement of clearing house balances was
adopted without debate. Mr.. Aldrfch moved
to allow the Secretary of the Treasury, in his
discretion TO suspend the issue of gold GER
tflcates Whenever the amount of gold coin
and gold bullion available for the redemption
of United states notes falls below 500, 900 900.
at the instance of Mr. InRnll. 40 a. TO absoe
lutely prohibit eertthcutos being issued in the
contingency named. Mr.. Coke offered and
hdNoGatcd an amendment requiring silver
certificates to be accepted in the settlement
of clearing house balances. Upon the sug-
gestion OF Atr Pugh the amendment was So
modified Tint no national bank shall become
suya, car,t . 80, si,e,I 80 ~ "".e'i ~.
hliNet cefinchteS snail not nc re-
Ccivublc in settlement of clearinghouse bal
ances; Agreed to-29 70 20. In the House
the Oil tor a congressional library building
was laid over tlll December. The bin passed
TO bridge the Mississippi at New Boston. The
blu to reduce Internal taxes occupied the rest
OF the session, large numberof amendments
being offered
A COMMUNICATION from Joseph II. Smith,
PRESIDENT OF the convention OF citizens OF
Utah. transmitting an application for the ad-
mission Of that Territory into the Union as a
State, with copy of the proposed Constitu-
ton, was presented in the Senate, June -,
and referred Bills passed appropriating S}3,-
600 for Arctic observations at Lady Franklin
Bay and Alaska; granting right OF way
through the indian territory 10 the AIssis-
stppi, Albuquerque & inter-Ocean Railway.
House bill TO enable national banks to con-
tlnuc their corporate existence then came
up. Mr.. Nest offered "a substitute, directing
the Issue Of Treasury notes in place of ma.
uOnal bank notes, and forbiddng the crea.
uOn OF any new national. banks. Mr.. Nor
gan offered an amendment, which
given priority of consideration over Mr.Vpst's
substitute, as intended TO perfect rather
than supcrsede the provisions of the bill Its
purpose was stated to be to compel tho ma
uonal banks TO receive as deposit silver GER
uhcates, and compel depositors TO receive
from banks these certificates In pay mont OF
their checks. Rciected-l1 to 2S. M. Vests
substitute WAS then disposed Of-yeas Il,
nays 81. The bill then passcd-A to H..
In tho House, the bin to reduce in
teTnHl taxes was defeated. Mr.. Morrison
opposed the bill because il reduced
taxes least burdcnsome and retained those
most burdcnsOmc. MIR. Hatch. of Missouri,
advocated tho proposed amendment allowing
farmers and planters to sell tobacco of their
own production without tho payment Of spo-
cial license Messrs. Page, Aiken and Reagan
nnnoun ced that they would vote against the
bill, and the committee rose.