The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-02-25
therefor, and no money shall be

| HcCb VI tUc tTehruTV department., anu bal
10 plans and estimates shall have been approve
" by tho secretary OF tho treasury, and all az
N proprationB made for tho construction OF sal
~ /, buildings shall be expended within the limita
n tions OF the act authorizing the same or lin
a lting tho cost thereof, and no change of sal
" plan involving an increase OF the expense OK
\ ceedng 10 per centnm OF the amount to whic
- said building was limited shall be allowed O
~ paid by any officer OF the government, wthon
J. the special authority Of congress. The bill
n appropriates S87, $50 for engraving and print
r ing certificates OF the continenta stock for tn
n International exposition also, !505 900 to en-
i able the executive departments and the Smith
4 sonian Institute to participate in the exposi
" tlon, and repeats the proyiso that the sun
I hereby appropriated shall cover the entir
|. expense to which the United States shall b,
subjected on account Of the exhibition. Mr.
, Young offered an amendment requiring ap
\ pointments Of the department to be distrbu
4 ted among the states and territories in pro
portion to population. Agreed to, and the bill
, passed. Mr. Harrison, from the committed
= on elections, reported bill proposing al
amendment to the constitution in reference II
} the election Of president and vice president
: The first section provides that the president
and vice-president shall bo elected bv direct
vote OF the people. Each state shall be di.
vided into districts equal in number to the
number OF representatives TO which the state
is entitled in congress- and the person having
the highest number of votes in each district
, for president, shall receive tho vote OF that
district; but candidates for president and
vice president are not to be both citizens of
the same state. The second section provides
that the person having the highest number Of
votes for president in state. shall receive the
two presidential votes from the state at large
Tho third section provides that the person
having the highest number OF presidential
votes in the United States shall be president.
The fourth section provides that il two
persons have the same number Of votes in
a state, it being the highest number, each
or them shall receive one presidential vote
from the state at large, but il more than
two persons shall receive the same num-
Der, 1t being highest number, neither shall
| receive any vote from the state at large
| lf more than one shall have the same number
OF votes in any district, it being highest num-
Der, no presidential vote shall be counted
from that district. The fifth section makes
| the same provisions applicable to the vice.
| president. Tho sixth section gives congress
power to provide for holding and conducting
presidential elections, The seventh section
provides that the states shall be divided into
districts by the legislatures thereof, but that
| congress may at any time make or alter the
same. The eighth section provides that no
person who has been justice Of the supreme
court shall be eligible to the Office Of president
or yice-preeident. -. The speaker then pre-
scented a letter from the clerk in reference to
tho resignation OF Mr.. Pnrman, of Florida,
and directed the naue of Purman to be struck
from the roll Of members. The funeral of the
late Representative Hooper took place at two
o'clock. The boly was borne from the hall,
and tho house adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 17th, Mr.. Logan
introduced bill establishing rules and articles
for the government of the armies Of the
United States The senate, by vote OF 81
yeas to 25 nays, reconsdered the vote by
which the hill to grant Hite for the Peabody
school, i'll st. Augustine Fla, was passed II
few days ago. The consideration OF the res
luton for tho admission OF Pinchbanh was
then resumed Mr.. Hamilton, OF MARYLAND,
moved to amond the resolution to scat Pinch
back by inserting tho word mot after the
word "be," 10 it would read Resolved, that
p. b. S. Pinchback he not admitted, etc. Mr.
Dawes moved that the senate adj journ. Lost,
yeas 20, nays 3G. At 1:l5 the senate refused
to adjourn by a vote of II to 30.
In the House, on the 18th, on motion
of Mr.. Dawes, the house went into committee |
of tho whole on the tariff bill. The general
debate closed, and the committee proceeded
to consider the bill under the five minues'
rule. Mr.. Cox moved to amend the first sec
ton by increasing the duty on champagne
from 80 per dozen OF quarts to 80, ana from 80 |
per dozen OF pnts to 81. so. He said that that |
would produce an increase Of sG76.0O0 OF
revenue. The amendment was agreed to.
The committee then rose and the house TOOK
a recess till 1880, the evening session to be for
business from the judiciary committee, exclud-
ing political measures . "A bill was reported
to establish certain telegraph lines i'll tho sew
nro1I nj aud t.Y ~ nlt nd
to regulate the transmission of commercial
and other intelligence by telegraph The bill
| having been read o point Of orier was made
| by Mr.. Willard, OF Vermont, and supported by
Messrs. Randall and Garfield, that it should
receive its first consideration in committee OF
the whole. After running debate, tho house,
| without action on the bill, adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the dis
cushion Of the resolution for the admission OF
Pinchback lasted all night, and at 9:15 this
morning Mr.. Merriman concluded six hours
speech. The senate, at o'clock, on motion
of Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, laid the resolution
for the admission OF Pinchback on the table
yeas 49, nays % Mr. Windon moved that the
senate proceed to the confederation OF the ap-
preparation bill Agreed to. The senate then
proceeded with the consideration OF the In
dian appropriation bill. Several uDimpOrtant |
agreed to. Mr.. Morrill,, OF Main, called up the |
resolution fixing the hour Of meeting OF the |
senate at IL o'clock A. NJ, and it was amended |
20 AZ to provide that it take effect on Saturday |
next, and then agreed to. Pending discussion |
on the Indian Appropriation bill, MIR. Sargent |
moved to adjourn. Agreed to, and the senate
after continuous session or nearly twenty
nine hours adjourned
In the House, on the 18th, immedi.
ately after reading Of the journal, the house
went into committee Of the whole on the reye-
nue. bill. The first vote was on Mr. South
wards amendment as amended by the amend
ment Of Mr.. Cox, to strike out all Of the first
| section OF the bill which relates to the tax
| on whisky The amendment was lost, GA
| voting in the affirmative and 96 In the mega
tive. Mr. Kasson offered an amendment on
behalf OF the committee providing that the
| tax on spirits contracted to be delivered before
| the 10th OF February shall be paid by the pur-
chaser Adopted. Finally, the first section
was allowed to stand 80 far as the whisky tax
is concerned The second section, providing
| for increasing the tax on tobacco was read
| and gave rise to long debate Various amend
menls looking to reduction OF duty we're Of
fered and rejected. The principal amend
ments adopted were, first an amendment III
regard to contracts, similar in its provisions
10 that felatlVc 10 WHlrhy III tiio hint n.osioh'
and second, an amendment increasing the tax
on cigars which now pay IS tax to %, aud
cigarettes are raised from $3.50 to 1915. At
two o'clock the further consideration OF the
bill was postponed. The bill for the improve.
ment Of the Mississippi river was taken up.
Mr.. Stanard, who has charge Of the bill, made
a long explanation Of its provisions and con-
siderable discussion followed. Several amend
ments to the bill were offered and rejected.
One offered by Mr.. Thompson to strike out
that portion Of the bill which directs the sec
rotary Of war to construct the work in case
OF the default Of Mr. Eads was adopted and
the bill passed The consideration OF the
tariff bill was resumed in committee OF the
whole. The third section, repeating the stamp
tax on matches, was stricken out. For the
fourth section increasing the duties on molas-
ses and sugar % PER cent, a substitute was
adopted substantially the same, but including