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

sion to adopt means to restore tho writing ol
the original declaration Of independence, will
tho signatures appended thereto now In the
patent office. Agreed to-, .,Mr. Lawrence
moved to suspend the rules and pass tho bill
for the payment of tho awards OF the southern
claims commissioners about $500 COO. Agreed
to. Mr.. Albright, from the committee OF
military affairs. moved to suspend the rnle'
and pass the bill for the reorganization OF The
quartermaster's department. Agreed to. Tho
department is TO consist of one quariermaeter
with tho psy and emolumens Of brigadicr
general; -four assietant quarormaster'ge
ala, with the rank, pay and emolumcnts o
colonel Of cavalry thirteen assistsn iqnarter
masters, with tho rank, pay and emonmenti
OF captsin of cavalry. 1t also aboliahes thu
grade of military storekeepers, az soon as thu
present incumhents cease to occupy that po
sition. Mr.. Vance, OF North Carolina, movet
to suspend tho rules no ~ to admit OF Al
amendment to be offered to the dciic'enc'
bill, for the payment OF military contractors IL
the south before the war. Rejected-S5 Il
62-not two-thirds in the Affirmative Th'
house then took recess till half.past revcn
the evening session to be for the considers
ton OF the tax bill OF tho District Of Co
lumbia.
Ia the Senate, on The 23rd, Mr.. Howe,
from tho committee on tho library, called "
the bill making further provision for the ac
commodaton of the library OF congress, whicl
provides for the erection Of n building in Jn'
dietary Square. The bill was discussed till the
expiration of tho morning hour and then laid
over :. The senate then resumed tho consid-
Grafton OF the postoflice appropriation bill.
the pending question being whether tho sec
ton in the bill az it came from the house, re-
pealing the act Of June, 1879, authorizing the
Pacific Mail contract, should be stricken out
The vote WAS taken on the question of strlk
ing out the repeating clause, and resulted
ayes, II noes, So. The action of the house
in repeating the contract of 1872 for additional
subsidy was then concurrcd in. The bill was
then read third tmc and passed Mr..
Spencer presented memorial OF the repu'Ii-
can members of the general assembly of Ala
bama addressed to the president and con-
gress, claiming that tho change made by tho
Alabama legislature in the penal code OF the
etate, made system Of involuntary servitnde
for African citizens; that $4,000 republican
voters were dis'ranchized by political logirla-
ton: that the democrats proposed acts
to practical notification OF the
amendment; and finally asking
congress to empower tho president to suspend
the writ of habesa corpus in certain contin-
in order to preserve the public peace
in the southern states .... Mr.. Logan called
up tho house bill in relation to the quarter
masters department of the amy, AMI relsIng
to appointments therein. Passed, =. The army
appropriation bill was taken up, and amended
In various particulars, and passed. Mr. Nor
ril, OF Vermont, from the committe on finance,
a doc. all
a hrancl mint in the wet. and they were in
postponed. Tho bill to admit
Colorado az state was taken up. Before
with the Colorado bill the senate
until tomorrow.
In the House on the 23l. On motion
of Mr.. Dawes, the house agreed to take mp the
tariff bill. The house, at II o'clock, went into
committee of the whole on tho tariff bill, Mr..
Hale, Of Mtinc, III the chair. Mr.. LoughrldSe
offered an additional section imposing an in
come tax OF 3 rer cent on all incomes between
"a, ,OG0 and $40, 000, aud Of per cent. on all
incomes exceeding $4,000 Mr.. Butler, of
Massachusetts,, offered an amendment provid-
ing that the tax on dividends etc shall be
paid by corporations. Adopted. Mr.. Lough-
ridges amendment, rs thus amended, was
to SO. A section was adopted
impOsing a tax OF one-tenth OF one per cent.
on all safes of stocks, bonds gold and silver
and other recurities. Mr.. Dawes moved to
strike out the enactng clause OF the bill. Car
led, 40 to 81. Tho committee rose and re-
Doited that action to the house. Tho house
.hen proceeded to vote on striking ont the
anacting clau-e, and it was not agreed to, yeas
l05, nays l5O. The bill was again referred to
Inc committee OF the whole, by which 1t was
amended in several particulars and then re-
ported to the house. Mr.. Dawes thereupon
proceeded to address the house on the neces-
sity of providing for the deficit in the treasury,
and spoke OF the impossibi ty OF framing any
revenue bill that would satisfy all sections and
all interests. lie referred to the income tax
AZ tax which was most just and proper III
theory, but as one which approved objection
able in all countries where il was tried, because
it was promotive of perjury and demoraliza-
tion. Believing that the necessities OF the
government call Il on congress to pass some
revenue measure before adjournment, lie
proposed to mako one more effort in that d.
rectcn. He, therefore, offered as substitute
for the bill, one fixing the tax on whisky to be
hereafter made ninety cents gallon, tobacco
and sugar as in the amended hil, and restor.
ing ten per cent. on manufactured goods, and
OH that he moved the previous question. The
previous question was seconded, and the main
question ordered, yeas 1873, nays ia. The
substitute was then agreed to, yeas 13l, nays
III. The bill was then read u third time and
passed, yeas 1913, na's 1l3 The house then
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 2ith, TIE new
AK and tariff bill was receiYed from the house
1f representatives, and referred to the COM
nttee on finance. At the expiration OF the
morning hour, the bill for the admission OF
Colorado was called up as unfinished busi-
ness and passed. On motion OF MIR. Hitch
cock, house bill to enable the people OF Now
Mexico to form a constitution and state gov
ernment and for tho admission OF said state
into the union on All equal footing with tho
original states, was taken up, anu passed.
The senate soon after adjourned.
In the House, on the 2ith, MIR. Saw
yer, from the committee on commerce, report
ed bill to aid in the improvement of the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers. Passed. Mr.. Harrison,
from the committee ON elections, made re-
port in the Louisiana contested election case
of Sheridan and Pinchback, with resolution
declaring that Pinchback was not elected and
that Sheridan was elected and il entitled tc
his seat. Mr.. Smith, OF New York, made q
minority report, with resolution that Sheri
dan is net entitled to a seat. The reports
were ordered to be printed, and to be called
up hereafter. Mr.. Pike, from the same com.
mttee, reported in the Arkansas contested
election case, that Gauze, the contestant Ii
not entitled to seat and that Asa Hodges
the sitting member, is. Ordered printed and
to be called up hereafter. The house tler
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Hotch.
kiss, OF New York, in the chair, on the clyi
appropriation bill, which appropristes s25,'
285, ,O78, as against the estimates for S33, 3d.,
256. The house took n recess till half pas
seven, the evening session to be for the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The house re-
suned the session at 1880, Mr.. Tyner in tht
chair. Mr.. Garfield moved to go into commit
tee OF the whole on the sundry civil appro
priation bill Rejected-93 to 100, the demo
Gratis all voting aye. Nothing further was
ACCOMPLISHED. The members Of the hous'
engaged in now style Of flibusterng ant
up TO a late hour were voting by yeas anu nay
on various motions with prospects OF an al
night session.
In the Senate, on the 25th, Mr.. Ed
mund-, from the judiciary committee, re
ported favoraby Oh the bill TO remove tn
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