The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-03-11


w. The bill was read third time and passed
Mr.. Sargent called up tho deficiency appropri-
alton bill, and several OF the amendments
reported by the committee were agreed to,
including tho following The authorized trans.
mission OF such public documents as are pro-
vided for distribution to the governors Of
statos FREQ through the mails striking ont
the appropriations to pay various contestants
for seats in the honse OF representatives APP.
propriating $4,000 for the expenses of the
signal service bureau authorizing the secre-
tary " the interior to sell bonds hold by him
in trust for tho Choctaw Indians, to an amount
not exceeding s2OO,OO0, and pay the proceeds
over to the representative OF the Choctaw
nation; appropriating Sl62OO for the sub
aistonce OF Sioux Indians. who have been col
lected on Red Cloud and MILESTONE agencies; :;
authorizing tho secretary OF state to pay $500
TO each OF the fifteen commissioners to the
Vienna exhibition, who reported upon special
subjects served on international juries, or
weresdetained at Vienna on public business
providing that hereafter tho commissions OF
all officers under the control OF tho secretary
Of the interior shall be made ont and seconded
at the interior department allowing any In
dians born in tho United States, and who
abandon their tribal relations, the benefit OF
the homestead law Of May 90, 1872 and allow
ing II to such Indians IA become citizens OF
the United States after five years. The sew
eral amendments were submitted but ruled
ont on point OF order. They had never been
reported favorably by any committee The
bill was then reported to the senate, and
amendments in committee OF tho whole were
agreed to. The bill was then read third
time and passed. Mr.. Scott called M house
bill making appropriations topaz awards made
bv the southern claims commission. After
some discussion the amendments OF the COM
miitec were agreed to. when the bill was re-
ported to the senate, read third time and
passed yeas, SO nays, ~. Mr. Howe called
MP the bill to aid in the improvement of the
Fox and Wisconsin rivers in Wisconsin. Pass
ed Mr. SchurH called up house bill amend
atory of the act Of March 3, 1873, authorizing
the construction of a bridge across the Mis-
sssinpi river at st. Louis. Passed Mr. Fro
linghuysen called M senate bill relatll to the
Hot Springs reservation in Arkansas Passed
Messra. COnkling and Thurman were appointed
a committee on the part Of he senate, to wait
on he president and notify him that congress
had finished its business, and was ready to
adjourn. At noon they reported they had
discharged the duty, and the president re-
piled he had no further communication to
make. Vice President Wilson then declared
In the House, on the 4th, Mr.. Gar
field, reported back the senate amendments to
the sundry civil appropriation bill, and the
house then proceeded to act upon them. The
amendments being all diaposed of at 43O,
we're sent to the conference committee. AT
5 a. m the senate amendments to the river
and harbor appropriation bill were received,
non-concurred in without being road, and sent
to conference committee. The bill for the
relief OF tho Terro Hau'e and Indianapolis
railroad company, was passed. Inc hSnse
again went to the business on the speakers
table, and the following senate bills we're DIS
posed of. 10 authorize the purchase OF
ste of public building at Topeka, kan.at.
Passed. Appropriating S25O,OOO for pubic
buildings Mt Covngton, Kentucky. Passed
Amending the charter of the Freedmen'r
Savings and trust company Rejected, after
discussion, in which Mr.. Menmon raid the
depositors would icccive 90 per cont OF the
dividend, To amend section 33i2 Of tho re-
yised statutes, in relation to aiiiXinG rtamp'
on brewers' casks. Passed On motion OF
Mr.. Willard, OF Michigan, tho bill for the
coinage OF 20 cents silver coin was passed
At halfpast 7 Mr. Garfield, from tho com
mttee on appropriations. reported back senate
amendments to the deficiency bill and varlou'
appropriations for Indian deficiencies. Non
concurred in. Likewise the new sections al
lowing Indians to take hOmesteads. Tho dis
agreeing vote was referred to the conference
committee on motions. The Donnan bill,
authorizing pOntOon wagon bridge across
tho Mipsissippi river at Dubuque was passed
The house. at 3 n. m, took recess I'LL half-
past o. At the end OF the recess the house
ro. ass emblel. Mr.. Guncklo, from tho CON
ference committee on bounty bill made re-
port cOncurrng in the senate amendments:
Agreed to; yeas l5O, nays Al. On motion OF
Mr. Lawrence tho senate amendments to the
southern claims bill were concutred i'll.
Scores of resolutions and bills OF private
character were then rushed through, the area
in front OF the speakers chair beinSDccnWen
by members having propositions TO get petore
the house For the last hour OF the Session
there was little done, except the passage OF n
resolution making some special allowance To
clerks and employees. At ono minute beiort
| u Mr.. Dawes, from the committee to walt Oh
the president, reported the committee mac
performed that duty, and had been INFORMED
that the president had no further cemmunlca
tion TO make to congress- The final repor
OF tho house committee on expenditures II
the department OF justice recommends th'
| discontinuance OF many assistant district at
torneys, and the consolidation OF the two dis
| tricts OF North Carolina, two Of Virginia, two
OF Michigan, and two OF Wisconsin. The las
act enrolled aud signed was one for tho beneil
of William Green, and before the messenge
bearing it to the president had got out OF TIN
hall. the speakers Gayel fell, and he took hi
farewell of the house in a short address, ate
which the great crowd dispersed, and Tho
members bade each other goodbye.
EXTRA SESSION.
On the 9th, Vice-P President Wilson
called the senate to order at IL o'clock, and
after the reading of the proclamation OF the
presdent tho oath was administered to the
new senators. As Mr.. Johnson advanced to
ths clerks desk to AXE tie oath, there was
great applause in the galleries, which was soon
checked by the vice-president. After he was
sworn in, a large bouquet was handed lllm by
a maze. and he was escorted to his seat by MIR.
Bory All the new senators having been
syorn in, Mr.. Morton offered resolution ac-
knowledging the Kellogg government Ill Lou
isiana, which was laid over at his request. MIR.
Morton then offered a resolution to admit
pinchback az senator from Louisiana, and
oave notice that he would aak its cOnsidera-
tion, perhaps Monday at 1920. On motion OF
Mr. Freinghuysen the senate took recess
| till one o'clock. Messrs Caperton Cockerill,
| Jones OF Florida, Maxey and Wlthers, TOOK
the modified oath, having been engaged II
| the rebellion on the confederate tide. Upol
the resumption of business, Messrs. Ehmnpu'
and Stevenson, tho committee appointed t.
wait ON the president, reported that he woull
communicate with the senate on Monday, til
which time the senate adjourned.