The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

called up the resolution submitted by him
yesterday providing for the appointment OF a
committee OF five senators to examine into
the several branches OF tho civil service dur
ing the recess, with view to q reorganization
Of the several departments thereof Agreed to.
The JOINT RESOLUTION which passed the house
last winter, rslatng to civil service appoint
menls, was passed. :. The morning hour hav-
ing expired. the senate resumed the consider
alton Of tho Indian appropriation bill. Several
amendments were submittei and agreed to
and the bill was then reported to the senate,
and all the amendments made in committee OF
the whole were concurred in.... Mr. Alcorn
introduced a bill for the relief OF the over
flowed districts Of the Mississippi river. Or
dered to be printed and lie on tho table Mr..
Spencer introduced bill authorizing the ap-
pointment Of a commission to proceed to Alas
ka, after the adjournment, OF the present con-
gress, to inqure into the number of fur seals
killed on the islands Of st. Paul and st. George,
and if an increased number could be killed
without jeopardzng the pcrpetuity of the
fisheries, and for other purposes. Messages
we're received from the house of representa-
tives announcing the death OF Messrs. Rice
Heresy, Crocker and Hooper. Resolutions in
respect to their memory were adopted snd AZ
| q further mark Of respect, the senate ad-
jourped till Monday at II o'clock
in the House, on the Goth. The
house went into committee Of tho whole,
Mr. Hale, OF Maine, in the chair, on the
tariff bill, the pending question being on
Mr. Burchard's motion to strike ont the fifth
section. which restores the ten per cent re-
duction on manufactured goods. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Maynard, Todd, Fort,
| IN,,Il 1F nbi I nfl,, lrn md
others. The debate threatening to bo pro-
tracted, the committee rose for the purpose of
limiting debate on the fifth section. The de-
bate was then limited to ono hour and the
honse again resolved itself into committee of
the whole. The appointed time having
| ELAPSED, general debate on the motion to strike
out the fifth seclion was closed. The question
was then put and resulted, ayes 80 nays lob.
| so the motion to strike out was lost. The
sixth and last section exempting merchandise
on chip board and bound to the United States
on the 10th Of February and such az is bonded
in any public store at the date of the passage
Of this act, from duties, was then read. After
aomo debate, the committee rose without hav-
ing reached any conclusion. Mr.. Crutchfeld
presented the petition Of the national grange
! for aid to the Texas and Pacific railroad COM
pany, and the resolutions OF the South Caro-
lima Legislature to tho same effect, were also
presented The petition and resolutions we've
referred. The house then adjourned.
Iu the Senate, on the 22d, the bill re-
ported by tho committee on printing, to pro-
vide for the distribution of regular official edi-
tions of certain public documents and Of the
| Congressional Record was passed. AT the
expiration of the morning hour, the consider
alton of the Indian appropriation bill was re-
sumed Mr.. Hamilton, OF Texas moved an
amendment to the clause approprlatiDG so0O,-
600 to subsist aud care for the Apache Indians
in Arizona and New Mexico, so as to provide
that the money ehall be expended in behalf of
those Indians only in proportion TO he mum
ber located on the reservation and refralning
from hottllities. Agreed to- Mr.. Stewart
moved TO amend 30 AZ to increase the appro-
pration for the general incidental expenses OF
the Indian service in Nevada from $40 olO TO
80. 600. Agreed to. Mr.. Bogy moved TO
amend 30 az to strike out the clause appropri-
ating $4,000 to defray the expenses OF lnaian
delegations who may visit Washington on
business connected with their spective tribes
He said the Indians had no business here, and
congress should not encourage them to visit
the city of Washington. The amendment was
agreed to-yeas 2S, nays 2i. MIR. Bogy moved
to strike out the appropriation for incidental
expenses. Mr. Window moved to lay that
amendment on the table. Agreed to-yeas
80, nsys2O. The bill WAS finally passed. after
which the military appropriation bill was taken
up. In less than an hour the bill was passed.
and the senate then took up the bill making
an appropriation for the payment of pensions
-. After passing the pension appropriation
bill. the senate took up the pOstofiico appro-
priation bill The subject was passed over IN
formally, and the reading Of the bill continued
in order that the amendments of the commit.
tee bo first acted upon. n... Mr.. Morrill,, OF
Maine, called up tho military aca 1emy appro-
pliation bill The amendment of the commit
teo authorizing the president to fill tho vacan-
cies among tie officers, instructors, professors
ndcadets occurring at such atademy byreason
OF death or her cause, OF any person ap
uointed by him, was agreed to. The blll nav
ing been considered as i'll committee OF inc
whole, was reported to the senate and the
amendments made in committee agreed to-.
The pension appropriation bill having been
considered in committee OF the Whole, was re-
ported to the senate and passed. The con.
sideration OF the postofiice appropriation bill
was resumed. Mr. Thurman novel to add an
additional section providing that the congress
siopal Record be carried in the mails free OF
hostage. Agreed to. The Pacific Mail sub
sidy matter was again taken up. After long
debate it was finally agreed The bill should be
considered as completed with tho exception OF
the paragraph relating to the Pacific Mail,
which should be taken up to morrow at IL
o'clock and disposed Of, the statement having
been made that the report OF the Judiciary
committee would be ready by that tue. Ad-
| jOurntd.
In the House, on the 221, among the
bills introduced was ono by Mr.. Banning pro-
yiding for the meeting OF the forty.fonrth
congress on the 4th of March next, and of each
succeeding congress on the ith OF March, the
day on which the congressional term begins.
Mr.. Wheeler, of New York, from the
committee oil appropriations, reported back
the river and harbor appropriation bill. Mr.
SAWYER moved that the rules be Suspended and
the bill passed. The bill was finally passed
substantially as prepared by the committee OF
commerce. The committee on approx Iration'
suggested a few additional appropriations
principally for southern rivers aud harbors.
On motion OF Mr. Dawes, the rules were sus
pended to pass the bill regulating the selectior
Of grand and petit jurors IN the District o.
Columbia. The bill, the object Of which is t.
indict King for perjury, was then passed..
Mr.. Houghton moved to suspend the rules t
set apart Wednesday evening next for thu
consideration OF the Texas and Pacific railroad
I bill. Tellers were demanded and ll8 voted IL
the affirmative and 62 in the negative. Th'
yeas and nays were called, resulting-yeas. 81
nays, 1913. Two-thirds not having voted IL
the affirmative, the motion was lost This II
locked upon as defeat Of the bill this con
gress. Mr. Myers. from tho committee or
foreign affairs, moved TO suspend the riiles
and pass the bill supplementary TO the acts II
! relation TO immigration. Agreed to. The bll
makes il the duty OF American consnls a.
Cbipese and japanese ports to ascertain
whether emgrsnts have entered into contracts
f,r service within the United States for lewt
and improper purposes, and in such cases tt