The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-12-30

resolution, and asked that it might be put on
its pasSage Resolved, That the President of
the United States be requested to transmit
to the House all correspondence in reference
to the dismissal of Senator John b. Hem
derson, as one of the special counsel of the
United States in the prosecution of the whisky
fraud case before the United States Court ut
81. Louis. The resolution hes over one day.
Adjourned.
/ In the House on the 10Th, Mr.. Hale,
ME- offered the following resolution :
Whereas the country is suffering under
evils of irredeemablc currency, which causes
uncertainty in business and stimulates spec
ulatiOn to the prejudice of legitimate bnsi.
ness and labor; and whereas, both political
parties OF the United States stand committed
against repudiaton and in favor OF speedy
return to specie payment; and whereas,
congress established a like policy IN the act
| Of March IL, 1869, which was followed by the
act of January II, 1875, providing for the re.
turn of specie payments on the first day OF
| January 1879, therefore resolved, that in the
| Judgment of this house prompt legislative
means should be taken to render sad act Of
July II, 1879, effective by placing in the
| hands of the secretary Of the treasury what
| ever powers may be necessary to that end.
| Referred to the committee on banking and
| currency Bills were further introduced
| and referred, as follows: To amend law
| relating TO postage on mailable matter oil lhr
| third.class, providing that from the first OF
| January, 1876, postage on pamphlets, tran
| sicnt newspapers, periodicals ana magazines
| hand-bills, posters, unscaled circulars, pros
pectuSes, prOof-SheetS, and cOrrCclcd proof
sheets shall be one cent for every two
ounces or fraction thereof, and that the post
age on all other mailable matter shall remain
as now provided by law Directing the sec
retary of war to furnish list oil CLAIMS pehd'
ing in tie quartermastcr-gen depart
ment at the time that leave OF absence was
granted Quarte master general MeigS, which
have hecn since that date passed and allowed
tngnther with onv renort or statement made
bv General Mriys or by the acting martcmas-
tcr>renornI Adonted To remove politisal dis
oLi fii 'ronoyinc all disabilities imposed
and ren,oininc an anv pcrson by virtue of
ho tbirI .ertiSu of tb1 famteenth article of
Io an,nn,lrnont. to tb. constitution. and re-.
E',.;nl, n,,a,.,, ,,er,nn tberefrom. also. pro.
,';ii,,. .I,ot Il, sroL nereons when elected ar
,''''i9, ,,I w. mn, dnico ,udnr thp limited |
Stii,a, sI,aII t,Ln tbn mndiGpd oath The |
LiII ,,,n ,,'oJn ,bn ,nrriI order for next
r,',,In,' Dono,;na forr condemned cannon |
,'J ,'' o,,'',,n holls to the ladies, mouu.
,,i',',t 'D,,,iatin,, nf AIIeohonv rountv Penn
.,I,'anin pn.snd 4 rr olution calling ON |
T. 'nor,,,,.,, ~ tLo trenyurvi ar Il list uf thc
,,art. nf on;rv in his rountry at which the |
ip,',,,,, or dntin. rnrnivod is less than the cX-
nn,so If mointoinino such uorts of entry. |
4 jn,,,od NJ ;ncrnnso thr nav of men AT life |
.a';n,,stn,;ors ~ oytnnd The observations of |
tL, .i1,,,nI .eryicn ca ns ia benefit the public |
~, ~ ,',liI,t tI,o LonIcI drht nf
lNhl'h' ~ N'i'''''''''. '''
- r., .,',,o,i ,ho octs Of March . 1867
,,'i Eiino,l 4 1sGS nrobihitin~ nnvments
','| ''' n,rs,,S of tnoyyn IN Inc onposrd to the
.,I iIIin ,osoIut;on rocitiua that the to-
t',,,' t.,,,lo i, Ii,IIn IN daronrrneut by rra-
w '" 70 H., ,,,,nrt,int,, in rn,,,rI tn leoi,la
timn no,normin,t thr tax an tobacco. and that
~ - - Ji.oiIn =, ',fot tbn arnrrbrusious ON
,t,nt srh;ont. ,rL derIorin% that If is the
'',,,, Jf ,lo LIusn tn law no moditira-
Ti",i oF cha ,,r,snnt tny m tobacco 10 20 into
ot,;,ot otTa hnrore INV Is-G RiIls and rcsolu
ti','. ,,.,,n f,,r,I,.r 4,troJuond and referred |
Wv foIIo,rs. r. nhoIsb the housr committees
", rroaI,nor,S "tI;,ir. Torefund the cotton |
,,', ,lIio"tnJ Lotv-no, tsG9 and l6GS. also. 10
,,,,thn,;,e tLe novmnnt for nIl cotton seized |
i',, a., IT,;taI it.,tas ortcr MAY % 1861 To
!,,aiJ;sL a Lronch mint ot Cincinnati. In
'',', H. "n,n,,ittan an forrin Affairs to
..,t. th. al
'','" Wv .,,,'ont oe nrch nf the
I,o ""p''in,Jo F"mJ no NAV mot he nee.
'"l"u'se 'm"o''i , ;s; iairns rar io,noors md
eoo"'! w ',..Jt', NJ ,L"s',noiI, to ,L9t fund
cNPensIo Pi"P.iiS v"' ~, bo t sons. nf
|'oii''u ",1o' IL nf fnoncn shall lac
',lo Illus. s'i"' 4" IL;l ,;,hnmt mtnnrorrs.orv
't''It'! p'ia" iii niti,nntoI,, nnuoIizr
''loOH " - la ,,,JI and no,,nr ,lnI-
W' II - oaaraJ ,Ln fnIlntcino rrso-
~; i", p,,ni,"nL ,Lat IN the inJgmrnt of |
tiis is'h house IN tho nresent condition of the |
az ,n;a; IS ,,l,a ,,n,orr,nont rn subsidies in
"i''ha ' ", I s'io S,,,iJ;,IanJ. indor.nmpnts ar
,i"I!' So,' H., nrn,,;t ybonlJ he Granted by
pruSo W - PuU,o aos"ciatioms or for coruorations
oUSnoE1 Ss',oJ nv nroOosn% to eneape in public or
n,drr,,r;yos and that all onpropria
i;nns fron' tLn nuhIic treasury OUGHT 10 be linn
itod ~ die tinie to sncb mm6,,nts as shall be
iu,norativaIv demanded Inv public service.
NdontoJ Nr Snringer mi. / offered the fol.
louip,, roenIutinn anil moved thc previous
nuestion ON it's odontion. Resolved, that in
tbn oninion of This house tbe precedent esab-
iishcG hv washington and other presidentsof
the limited States in retirinrfrom the prcsiden-
t;aI otl;ce after their second term. has becomt |
Inv universal concurrence, a part OF our re.
publican system of government, and that any |
dennrture from this time honorcd custom
would be unwisc, unpatriotic, and fraugIt |
with neril 10 our free institutions. Adopted
yeas 90. nays. Is. Providing that the |
heads Of the executive departments shall Oc
cunv seats on the floor Of the house; also
resolution To amend the constitution, so that |
no person shall be eligible for the presidcn.
rv If thc United States form than single |
form 4 resolution declaring il to be the |
sense of the house that instead of increasing |