The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

OF Oklahama, with recommendation that |,
fun ther consideration be postponed till til
second Monday in December next. 1t was =
ordered. Mr.. Morton, from the commute
on privileges and elections, reported bac
senate bill to regulate the counting OF til
votes for president and vice-president, an
also the concurrent resolution to amend th
22d joint rule. and asked that the commtte
be discharged from their further consider
alton. 1t was 70 ordered. Mr.. Morton ais
reported from tho sano committee a bill t.
provide for and regulate tho counting OF TIN
votes for president and vice-president, and
decision Of the questions arising therefrom
Placed on the calendar. "A message was re
ceivcd from the house OF repres entatives an
| nounclng the inconvenience OF that body il
tho amendments to the senate bill amending
tho national bank act, and fixing compensation
OF national bank examiners, and asking com
mittee OF conference thereon. The reqnes
was agreed to, and Messrs. Scott, Morrill,, o
Vermont md Bayard were appointed mem
bers Of The conference committee ON the par
OF tho senate. Mr.. Chandler moved to take
up house bill to revise. amend and consolidate
\ the laws relating to the security OF life OF
board OF vessels propelled in whole or in part
by stea aud for other purposes. Agreed tt
yeas 81; nays, IS. The reading Of the bill
which was commenced last session was con.
cluded. Pending the discussion OF tho bill
Mr. Cameron moved that the senate proceed
TO the consideration Of executive business.
Tho CHAIR laid before the senate a number OF
bills from the house. among them the civil
lights bill, which was read the first time. Mr..
Davis objected to ts second reading to-day,
but at tho request Of Mr. Edmunds, withdrew
the objection that the bill might be read a
second time and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. 1t was 30 referred. The senate then
proceeded to the consideration OF executive
business and soon after adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, Mr.. Butler,
of Massachusetts,, introduced resolution
calling upon the secretary of the treasury for
information as to whether tho portraits OF liv-
ing persons have been engraved for tho pur
pose Of printing them on the notes or currency
Of tho United States. Mr.. Poland made
majority report from the committee appointed
to investigate affairs in Arkansas recommend
ing that no action be taken in the case. The
co nmittee conclude their report ~ follows:
The now constitution VIC regard as republican
III form and in many respects an Improvement
on that Of 1868. The committee are eatsiie
and the constitution itself, were voted for and
are satisfactory to a majority Of the voters
and people in the state. The state officers
were certainly elected by majority Of the
votes cast, and we think by n ma ority Of the
votes in the state. The condition Of the state
has been az peaceful since the new govern
ment was inaugurated as it ever has been,
The mass OF the people on both sidos are in
Clned to peace and good government, and to
allow all the ENJOYMENT OF their legal rights,
but there is a class OF men, tho outSrOwth of
the former state OF society, who delight in
disturbing and depriving tho colorod people
and northern people of their rights. These
are young men who cannot be restrained.
This class of men, together with tho general
custom OF carrying deadly weapons another
legacy OF balbarism are the real causes OF
violence and bloodshed, The changes caused
by the war OF giving freedom and political
equality to the colored people, are not well
relished by the southern people, but most Of
them would do nothing to disturb them. But
the class to which we have alluded, feel that
they may invade the rights of c2lored men,
especially in any political quarrel, and their
offenses will be winked at. We are satisfied
the true prosperity Of the southern states de-
pends more upon just aud stern dealing with
this lawless claks or men. than any other
causes. Arkansas probably presents no diff
states where political control has passed into |
the hands Of the class who ruled before the
war. The people Of every state have the right
TO make their own constitution to suit them
selves, provided it be republican in form, and |
In harmony with the constitution OF the United |
States, and the national government has no
authority to deprive them OF that right. The
election held for the ratification OF the con-
stltution was under the form Of law, AMI the
officers who conducted il acted under appoint
ment and under official oaths and although
We may regard all as defective, however, being
prescribed by the convention instead OF tho
legislature, sti ! we believe they are entitled to
be regarded differently from mere voluntary
meetings held under no pretense OF legal au-
thority he committee do not recommend
any action by congress or by any department
OF the general government in regard to the
state government in Arkansas. This report il
signed by Messrs. Poland, Scudder, Saylor and
Sloss. The other member Of the committee,
Mr.. Ward, Of Illinois, presents his views in
opposition to the report, and concludes by
proposing the following resolution: That Jas.
Brooks having been by the people OF Arkansas
elected to the office OF governor Of said state
under the constitution of 1868, for the period
OF four years ending in January, 1877. and
said constitution never having been legally
ovel thrown, and being still in force, he is the
In the debate on the Hennepin canal bill,
Messrs. McCreary Cotton and Wilson, of Con-
necticut, favored the passage Of the appro-
pr;ation and MessE1. Burchard, Holman and
Dawes opposed it, At the close Of the discus
sion, MIR. Guncke moved to lay the bill on tho
table Pending the motion, the speaker an
nounced the appointment OF Messrs. darfield,
Starkweather and Archer AZ committee OF
conference on the legislative appropriation
DIM mi m
fees of United States clerks, marshals and at
torneys, were acted on, and the committee OF
conference appointed. ....Mr. Parker intro
duced bill for tho transmission of corre-
spondence by telegraph. This IL tho postal
telegraph bill OF last session. Mr. Williams
offered a resolution directing the committee on
expenditures in the department OF justice to
inquire into the expenditures in the western
judicial district of North Carolina since 1872
with power to send for persons and papers.
Adopted. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Sth, MIR. Scott,
from the committee OH railroads, reported ad-
yersely OH the bill to aid the Washing on,
Cincinnati and st. Lonis railroad company to
construct narrow gauge lailroad from tide
water to the cities of ST. Louis and Chicago.
Placed on the calendar with the adverse re-
port Mr.. Scott. OF the same committee, re-
ported adversely on the bill to incorporate the
Dakota and Montana railroad company, and
the bill to charterirg the Forty-iirst Parallel
Company Of tho United States, from Lake
Erie to the Mississippi river, and to limit thu
rates of freight thereon, and they were Ill
| definitely postponed. -. MIR. Conkhng, iron
tine Judiciary committee, reported adverscl'
on the bill to give jurisdiction to the court o
claims to hear the claim OF G. W. Custis Le
for Arlington, and It was indefinitely post
poned. BY vote Of % nays to Is yeas
house bill for the reliei Of John W. MARI
was rejected This was the sewing. machin
patent bill :. The chair laid before the senat
a message from the president regarding affair
in Arkansas. Ordered printed and laid on th
table. Mr.. Schurz presented memoirs
from citizens OF tho United Statos PRAYING a
amendment OF the constitution to abolish tn
offices of presid' mt and vice president, ar
vesting powers now belonging to Them in
council Uf seven members, to be chosen
the house Of representatives,. to which boz
they shall be responsible. Referred. M
. | Ea,rv presented tlis resOlutons OF the legisl