The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL.

troduced q joint resolution authorizing Il
secretary Of the treasury to admit, FREQ
duty. tho diamond necklace presented bv II
Khediye Of Egypt to Minnie Sherman Fitcl
Ordered printed and referred. Tho sena
resumed consideration Of tho bill to provide
government for the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary committee
to whom was referred tho resolution Of Nj
Bogy, inetructing that committee to inquii
into the expediency Of repeating the law gran
ing subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamshi
Company. reported tho following substitute
Resolred, That the committee on judiciary |
and hereby is instructed to inquire and repol
whether the Uritod States or any departmer
OF the government, is legally bound to no
carry into effect any contract made pursual
to the act Of Juno |, 1879, respecting add
tional mail service between San Francisco
China and Japan. Agreed to After nun
ber Of amendments to the bill to provide
government for the District Of Columbia ha
| been offered tho senate on motion OF MI
| Edmunds adjourned, without definite actio
on the bill
In the house, on the 18th, the bill t.
provide for the relief of certain loyal credit
ors, whose moneys were confscated by n con
| federate congress, pending vote on whic
the house adjourned yesterday, was defeato,
by vote Of 143 to A.. Mr.. Cessna intro
dnced bll amendatorv Of tho act for adjudi
eating the Alabama claims. Referred. . Th
bill making compensation for supplies takel
by union soldiers during Morgan'B raid Wa
considered and defeated, after which the hous,
went into committee OF the whole for the pur
pose Of taking mp the pension and mlitar,
academy appropriation bills. After the pas
sage Of these bills, the bill for the equalization
OF bounties was taken up by a vote of 96 tC
4S. Mr. Myers moved to amend by making
the bill apply to sailors and marines. Messrs
Comingo and Parker advocated the amend.
ment, which would make the bill apply to the
eleven Missouri regiments mustered into SER
vice, and who served three years as home
guards. The debate closed and the house pro-
ceeded to vote on the bill and amendments.
Comngo's and Myers amendments were
agreed to; also an amendment offered by Mr..
Shanks, to include Indians. The bill then
passed, yeas IT. nays 80. Mr.. Lawrence
from the committee on war claims, reported
tha bill to pay the claims allowed by commits
sioners OF claims, and moved the previous
question on its passage, but pending the vote
and amid great confu.lon arising from the
efforts Of a dozen members to be recognized,
tho house, at O'Clock adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Mr.. Ed
munds, from the judiciary committee, reported,
without amendments, the civil rights bill
which lately passed the house of representa-
tivos, and gave notice that he would call it up
Mt tho earliest possible moment, which would
be in q day or two. Placed on the calendar.
MIR. Chandler, from tho committee on
reported back the steamboat bill,
~, ,a,,lp 10 1p,t tl,no
Mr.. Scott, from tho committee OF conference
on tho dissgre eing votes of the two houses on
the bill to almond the national bank act fixing
Of national bank examiners,
made report which was agreed to-. Mr..
Robertson introduced bill to secure depOst
ors in the Freedman's Savings and Trust Com
pany from ultimate loes. The morning hour
having expired, the chair announced that the
unfni-hed business before the senate was Il
bill to provide government for the District
of Columbia. Mr., Morton moved to postpone
the pending and all prior orders, aud proceed
10 the consideration of tho resolution reported
by the committee on privileges and elections
for the admission of Pnchback as senator
from Louisiana. Mr.. Morton raid as the SEN
ator from Ohio (Mr. Thurmau) desired to
divide the motion just made, he would now
move to lay the bill to provide government
Tor II Diatrict of Columbia on the table, and
10 did 30 for tho purpose OF then moving to
proceed to tho consideration Of tho resolu-
ion for the admission of Pinclback The
notion to lay the District government bill on
he table WAS agreed to, yeas "a, nays 49,
llr. Morton then moved to take up the res0hl-
Jon for the admission of Prnchback. Agreed
o. IA message WAS received from the house
the death OF the Hon. Samuel
Hooper, member Of that body and inviting
the senate to attend his funeral i'll the hall of
the house tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Bout
well sent to the clerks desk resolution ex-
pressing the regret OF the senate at the death
Of Mr.. Hooper, and accepting the invitation
to attend the funeral tomorrow, and declaring
the senate adjourned AZ mark OF respect to
his memory. The resolution was agreed to,
and tho senate adjourned,
In the House on the 18th, Mr.. Dawes
offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
directing the Judiciary committee to inquire
whether tho Western Union telegraph has re-
fused any kilograms from the American press
association because Of alleged criticiam by
papers in the latter organization, and to re-
port by bill or otherwise. On motion OF MIR.
Butler, of Massachusetts, the rules were sls
pended for the purpose OF taking up the Texas
bond bill, and the bill was passed,
by yeas t1G, nays 49,. Senate bill to allow
Thomas w. Fitch, engineer in the navy, to ac-
,ept wedding present sent his wife by the
Khedivs of Egypt, was taken from the speak
,rs table and passed The house spent over
,wo hours in the discussion Of the tax bill for
he District Of Columbia, but came to no re-
,ult Mr.. Maynard moved to make the bill
'or the improvement OF the mouth OF the
Mississippi river the special order for Thurs
lay, to the exclusion OF all other business.
Agreed to-. :. Mr.. L. II. HOar announced the
ieath, yesterday morning in Washington, OF
his colleague, Hon. Samuel Hooper, and
moved resolution for the appointment of
Of seven to superintend the funeral
ceremonies that are to be held tomorrow in
.he hall OF the house, and that the senate be
notified and invited to attend The resolution
was adopted. The house then, a. further
mark of respect for the deceased, adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, MIR.
Ferry, Of Michigan, from the committee on
finance, reported with all amendment in the
nature Of substitute, house bill restricting
the funding OF custom duties, and prescribing
certain relations Of the treasury department,
and it was placed on the calendar . The judi
ciary committee having been directed to report
what is the meaning and extent Of the so-
called press gsg-law Of June ~, 1874, submit
ted report expressing their opinion that the
said act is not obnoxious to any criticism, and
that in respect to the crime Of libel, it confers
no powers either to bring a person charged
with libel into the District OF Columbia or to
send him ont Of it. The report il signed by
Messrs Edmuuds, Conkling, Frelinghuysen,
Wright, Thurman and Stevenson. AT the ex-
piration Of the morning hour, the senate re-
sumed the consideration Of the revolution for
the admission of Pnchback and Mr.. Sargent
continued his argument. The senate returned
from the funeral Of Mr.. Hooper at 2:4O p. ~,
and adjourned till tomorrow.
In the House, on the 18th. The
house met at II o'clock this morning. Imme.
diately after the reading Of the journal sew
eral members endeavored to obtain the tlooi
for tho purpose of moving suspension OF
the rules to take up various bills, but the reg
ulsr order was insisted upon, and number Of
bills. mostly Of private character. which hat
beei considered in committee Of the whole
were passed . Mr.. Ga field reported sun
dry civil service appropriation bill, after whicl
several bills were introduced by unanimou
consent. At IL o'clock the bill for the reor
- partv,