The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-03-11
yening session, tho tax and tariff bill boin

| NAYS, ~. Mr. FfehnBhuyHen called M the
bill reported from tho committee on foreign
relations few days ago, In regard to tho sal
| aries OF certain diplomatic officers Of tho Uni.
ted States. Passed Mr.. Sargent, from the
committee on appropriations, reported sundry
civil appropriation bills, with amendments.
| Placed on tho calendar Mr.. Stewart, from
the committee on railroads, reported back bill
| o'aid in the construction Of the Texas Pacific
and Northern Pacific railroads, and several
other subsidy bills, without recommendation
placed on the calendar. lie al-o reported
back variona petitions in regard to the same
subject and tho committee was discharged
from further consideration. Mr.. Scott, from
tho committee on claims, reported favor.
ably on the house bill to pay certain
awards made by the secretary OF the
treasury for quarermasters and comm,ssary
stores. Placed on the calendar Mr.. Sargent
moved to take mp sundry civil appropriation
bills Agreed to, and at 1880 n. IN. the senate
proceeded to consider that bill.
la the House, on the "a, the house
continued the consideration OF the sundry
civil appropriation bill last night The COM
mitteo rose and reported it to the house. The
bill was passed at $3.50, and the house adjourn
cd Immediately after the house met this
morning the rules were suspended and the
bill for the government OF the District Of
| Columbia was taken up and considered in
| committee of the whole. Several amend
ments were agreed to- tho principal OF which
| are those fixing the rate of taxation at one
| dollar and half on the hundred, exempting
church property and imposing tax on per-
sonal property, which has hitherto been ex-
| empt in the district. The bill for the govern
| ment Of tho District OF Columbia was then
passed. Mr. Tyner, from the appropriation
committee, reported the postonice apnropria-
tion bill, with senate amendments. Mr. Gar
field moved to ponconcnr in the amendment
providing for the free transmission through
tho mails OF documents printed during this
session Of CONGRESS. Teers being ordered
reported G5 in the affirmative and 113 in tho
negative. The yeas and nays were then de-
manded and refused, and the motion to re-
consider and lay on the table was carried
ayes 1877, noes 1903. After further considera-
ton Of tho bill the house agreed to tho APP
pointment OF conference committee upon |
the dlsagreeing votes Of the two houses In |
tho evening session the house resumed con
sideration OF the Arkansas question. The |
question Was on the resolution reported by |
the committee, that no interference with the
existing government in Arkansas, by any de- |
paltment of the United States government il
advisable Tho resolution WAS then adopted. |
committee Of the whcle, on the deficiency |
bill After disposing OF only three pages of
the bill the committee rose and the house ad- |
jUurned.
Upon the assembling of the Senate
on the 3rd the cali for morning business was
dispensed with, and by unanimous consent
the consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priaton bill was resumed. The clause in the
amendment Of the committee OF appropria-
tions to the sundry civil bill making the prin-
cipal and interest of the 365 bonds, issued
under the act Of june 90 1874, for tho gov
| ernment OF the District of Columbia. payable
in gold was stricken out, the question then
being on the adoption OF the amendment as
amended 1t wss laid aside at the request Of
| Mr. Sherman. Tho amendment Of the cCm-
mittee directing telegraph companies having
| Offices in tho capitol to take from the capitol
| grounds and streets around the same all te'e-
| graph poles, and connect their lines with the
capitol by means Of cables, laid under ground,
was agreed to. Also, the amendments appro-
praiug .i2j,00 for tho extension OF the
| building for the government hospital Tor the
insano. The committee reported in favor OF
striking on. the clause appropriatng 10000
| to enable the secretary of war to purchase
| Gatling guns for the army and navy, but the
| seuate refused to strike it out-yeas, 10 nays,
| q. The committee reported an amendment
striking out tho clause appropnatlng 800, OOO
for publishing the official records OF the war OF
the rebellion both of the union and confeder- |
ate armies but withdrew the amendment al |
the request Of Mr.. Logan An amendment
was agreed to authorizing the secretary of
war to detail medical Cillcer of the army to
investigate and report upon the spr nd OF
epidemic cholera westward, and apprOpriating |
So, 900 for that purpose. The bill was then
read third time and passed. MIR. Edmunds,
from the judiciary committee, reported adj
versely on the bill to relieve the political dis
| abilities OF Raphael Semmes, of Alabama and
it was indefinitely postponed Mr.. Edmunds
| called up house bill to amend the act of June
| lS, 1888, to require judges of district courts III
East and West Tennessee to hold court at
Jackson, in said state Passed Nj Window
moved to increase the appropriation for the
Improvement OF the Tennessee river below
| Chattanooga, from 3l60,s0O to :5GO,OOO
| Agreed to-yeas, 26; nays, 16. Mr.. Alcorn
| submitted IN amendment appropriatlng 3d.
| 42O, 900 for the repairs OF the leyces OF the
Missjs ,ippi river in the statos Of Missouri
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Agreed
to-yeas, &c; nays, IA. Adjourned,
Immediately after the meeting OF the
house, on the 3rd, it went into committee Of
the whole on the deficiency bill, the first item
reached in the bill being certain appropria-
tions for the District of Columbia. An amend
| ment to pay the expenses OF certain contested
elections in former years Twas finally adopted.
| On motion OF Mr.. Butler Of Massachusetts,
an item of $3.50, 900 dollars was inserted for
| the soldiers national ASYLUM. Tho bill
finally passed, and the committee rose. The
house then took recess till o'clock. In the
| evening session, Mr. Harrison, of Tennessee,
| call.d M the resolutions of the committee on
| eIoetions declaring Pinchback not elected as a
mcmber from the state OF Louisiana at large
and Geo. A. Sheridan elected and entitled 10
the scat. The resolutions we're agreed to
123 to 20-and Sheridan took the oath ID ONCE,
in which he has barely ID Eours to serve,
Mr.. Robinson, of Ohio, called up like reso-
luton in the case of Sypher, declaring the
latter, who is the sitting member, not elected
from the first district Of Louisiana and Law
rence the contestant entitled to the seat.
The resolution passed, "a to 81, and MIR. Law
renee came forward and was sworn In, TAKING
tbe ;ronclad oath. He has about fourteen
hours "A representative TO serve. The house
then proceeded to the business on the speak
er's table and disposed OF number of bills.
The next two bills on the calendar we're those
for the admission OF Colorado ana New MEX
leo IA states. The vote on the frat was, yeas
16I nays 76, 80 the bill was passed by the
. necessary two thirds vote, and now goes to
the president for approval. The election for
delegates to frame constitution is to be held
under proclamation OF the territorial govern
mont 10 be issued within ninety days from
The lst OF September, 1875, and the consttu-
, tion thus framed is to be submitted to the
people in July 1876 The vote on the adms-
Zion of new members was then taken, and re-
suited yeas 15i, nays 81. SO there not being
|, two.thirds in the affirmative, the bill was do
fea,ed The senate amendments to the fol,
lowing house bills were concurred in: TC
, proyide for deductions from the terms Of
sentence Of United States prisoners. IL
!, amend act of 18th june 1888, and reqalr'
Judges Of district courts OF East and ives
, tennessee to hold court at Jackson. Senat
, bill on tho Speakers table was taken up AM
= disposed OF as follows: Civil rights bill, re
ferred to tho Judiciary committee. The hou-
, was in session st2 a. m, waiting for the re
: port Of the committee on appropriations, sun
: i,y o;,,;l hill and from the committee OF con