The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-03-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
HIiis Introduced ara ~ lie RcpOrted
railroad DcCisiOn, Sc.

Bills Introduced ara - lie RcpOrtcd
ItnilrOnd Decision, Sc.
The secretary Of the interior recon
mcuds %ilI, coo in lien Of 1858, 737, hi
original estimates for the use of til
Utcs and ShosIOnr Indians.
The committee on ways and mean
has agreed to report a bill fixing til
duty on still and imported wines at fift
cents per Gallon in casks and two dol
lars per cas-" in bottles.
The secretary Of war asks appropria
tons for the improvement Of the mOutI
Of the Mississippi river for the mex
fiscal year, and for tho improvement o
tine banks of the Rio Grande mt For
Brown $40, 900.
The encouragement has decided tina
the secretary Of the treasury may with
hold from u railroad company compen.
salion for transportation services wher
such company has received from the
United States, aid in the construction
Of its road, bonds upon which it has
not paid interest, though the services
were rendered upon another of its rOads
10 which no government aid was given.
The senate committee on possibilities
aud post roads made further progress
with the postal telegraph bill, and
agreed TO amend il in various minor par
llcilI'f5, SI'""oI'o" ny VI" arguments OF
'rJoh anu ll'lpn'fu' Inc comlIllCtre
voted TO report adversely on Senator
I~Iilchcocks BIZ, proposing TO invest in
the postmaster general the power Of es-
'dbIIShInG posi- roaoS, lhc committee
tntiUuliIy be ~dGlc&alcd ny congress to
any other power.
A committee OF the Virginia confer
cucc Oi tile Methodist Episcopal church
asked the senate committee ON claims
Tor compensation Tor churchcS destroyed
hY United Staie5 troops, during the
war, at Arlington, DumirIcs, Falls
Church vi Ingo and Fairfax courthouse.
lhcY claim compensation on the ground
tbat portions Of their congregations
Who remained AT homo ut their places,
which wcr" m the union lines during
the war, were constantly loyal 10 the
government.
Tn" secretary Of war recently ad-
dressed n communication to the chair
man OF the commute" on appropriations
OF the house, inviting attention to the
r' ilctIon on the appropriations Tor the
collection and payment OF bOuntlca,
prize money, etc, to The colored soldiers
amt sailors Iur tine fiscal year ending
June 30, iSll. The secretary has stated
That II the amount nccc 'snry to make
up the reduction be not granted the
Nn.lncas OF paying coIorod claimants
viii be parai wed, and by tho cnd Of
April, It not som "r, entirely suspended !;
further That II the relief asked for ~ not
granted, the umc has arrived for HIM to
CIV" public notice Of the suspension of
paynontH,
Senate committee on appropriations
have decided to recommend to the sen
ate TINT they strike ont the section Of
the army appropriation bill ns passed
hy tho house which provides for trans
inrrin" to the southern claims commits
",vn all claims from citizens Of local
states that ARE now pending IN the quar-
t rmastcr's and commIssary generals
Department.. They agreed, however,
10 tho sections which provide for cover.
jup into the treasury the mcxpendcd
balances Of appropriations mudc for
their departments IN former years, 90
TINT while the claims will remain where
they are uuw fer adiu tmcnt, congress
shall resume control Of the matter of
approving from time to time for their
payment.
Tue house committee appropriations
hns finished the Indian appropriation
bill, 1t oppropriutcH about II, SOC, 600,
-, OGO, eco less than the estimates of the
utcriordopartmCut. y 5000 ARE app o.
Urlntcd Tor the support Of the Modoca.
tt continues the board of Indian com
misslon"rs with all The powers and du-
ties conferred and imposed by existing
These powers and duties shall
not be constituted rs authorizing the
board or any member or committee
thereof to oXnmln and pass on the nc
counts and vouchers of the Indian bu-
rcan mt any other place than Washing
ton, and nothing herein provided shall
DC construct 10 support or interfere
' 'i'''' 'l'l H"i'l
lhc bill introduced ny Mr.. Stone, of
misSourl, relating to the Improvement
the Mi3ISNitpi, u referred to the
committee on tmIwnysand canals, is the
plan, aud II IS believed the COM
VIII report u to the house, in
pace OF the ~: IhIhp canal project.
the bl'' provides that james B, Elds,
ini oli"IS WI" may he associated with
nm Ro"l' be "ithnri"od IN order to
pen 'h' manuel ~ the mouth OF the
N''''H"PpIl, !" hnIId such wallis, dykes,
.''''7' a'u "thht structures MS may he
necessary '" ii'F purpose, mn not OBJ
''ii,rt'h the present navigation by any
work. Vt must he begun within six
n"nthH, but ior good reasons reported
u The president, he may extend the
me lour months, but Wnderno circnm-
shall more time be allowed, 'and
he rhnrIcr shall bucomonbsoIutely null