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

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and consolidate the laws relating to the secu
=. lty OF life on board OF vessels propelled
whole or in part by steam. il being the uniil
, iphed business from Saturday =. Mr.. Morton
y from the committee on privileges and elec
9 tiona, submitted u report in the case Of =. i
a s. Pinchback and resolution declaring hin
= entitled to II seat as senator from Lolisian
from March 4, 1873. Ordered printed and lsic
0 on tho table. .., Pending discussion on th'
k steamboat bill, the senate weut into executv,
@ session and soon after adjourned.
] In the House, on the 8th, Mr.. Kelley
0 introduced bill to increase the public reve
Lues and decrease the interest on the public
, debt. Mr.. Grassland introduced bill pro
, vidng for tax on incomes above $4,000.
The bill Of Mr.. Ward, OF Illinois, giving boun
ties to the heirs Of soldiers who served less
than one year in the army, came up as un6n'
ished business from last Monday, and was
passed by vote OF l0l to 90, Mr. Dawes
moved to suspend the rules to make it in order
to offer to an appropriation bill an amendment
for tue modification, suspension or repeal OF
section rs Of the revised statutes, regulating
the time for holding elections for representa-
tives in congress. He stated that in order to
make the time uniform, as the law required,
several state constitutions would have to be
changed between now and 1876. Motion was
agraed to-yeas, l6l; nays, Ga Mr.. Savior,
OF Indiana, from the committee on patents,
made an adverse report on the application for
the extension OF the Wilson sewing machine
patents. The report shows that the patents
have been in existence twenty-one years; that
combinations OF sewing machine companies
which own the patents have received :2OJO,-
600 from them, and that the public has, there
f,rn hon, tbn i.,un Ita
report was laid on the table. Adjourned.
In the Senate, ON the 9th, the vice
president announced as the conference COM
mittee on the part of the senate on tho legs-
lative judicial and execut ve appropriation
bill, Messrs. Morrill,, of Maine. Sargent and
Davis. ON motion of Mr.. johnson. the vote
Ply which tho bill referring to the court of
claims the claim Of q. W. Custis Lee, for the
Arlington estate, was indefinitely postponed
yesterday, was reconsdered aud the bill placed
on the calendar with the Il verse report Mr..
Cameron from the committee on foreign re-
lations, reported favorabiy on the joint reso'
luton authorizing the president to appoint
commissioner to attend the international peni-
tentaIy congress to be held at Romo next
year. Placed ON the calendar. .... Mr.. Logan
from the committee on military affairs, re-
ported favorably on the house bill to reduce
and fix the adjntant-general's department OF
tho army. Passed Mr. Ingalls, presented
the resolutions OF the Kansas leg stature ask
ing an appropriation by congress of 300, 900
to aid the settlers on the western frontier to
purchase seed, and for their support during
the coming year. Referred. =. Mr.. Bogy pre-
seated memorial OF the st. Louis chamber
of commerce, in favor Of opening the south
west pass Of the Mississippi, and remonstra-
ting against tho opening OF the sonth pass
thereof. Referred {. Mr.. Ferry, of Connect
icut, moved that the senate adjourn AZ a
mark OF respect to his late colleague, Mr..
Buckingham, whoae funeral took place to-day.
Agreed to, and the senate Adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, after the
pre-rcstoration of memorial praying for the
restoration Of the tax on sugar--the repeal OF
which had resulted in the loss of fourteen
million dollars In gold to the government,
without any reduction in the price to tho con-
| rumer-Mr O'Neil from the committee on
| appropriations, reported the pension appro-
priation bill, which was made the special order
for to- morrow. 1t appropriates thirty million
do lars The Indian approx ration bill was
| then taken up IA in committee OF tho whole
and all parts Of the BILL except the Choctaw
| and Chckasaw amendments were considerod
M agreed to. After lengthy discussion the
bill was passed aver, 1862, noes. G2-and tho
house adjourned
In the Senate, on the 10th, the steam
boat bill was recommitted TO the committee on
C commerce, with the understanding that 1t
should be reported back Saturday or Monday
next =. The senate then took mp the bill to
provide government for the District OF Co.
iumba reported by the special committee.
Mr.. Hitchcock called up house bill to perfect |
the United States governments guarantee OF
District OF Columbia 3-65 bonds, and to
authorize them to be registered at the United
States treasury. Passed. The vice-presi-
dent then called for the business on the cal
endar. The committee on public buildings
and gr, unds being entitled to the floor, Mr..
Morrll, of Vermont, from that committee
called up senate bill to make all appropriation
for the public buildings at Covington, Ken
lucky. Passed {. House bill for the protec-
ton of the United States custom-houne at
Louisville Ky, was passed. Senate bill to
grant a site for the Peabody school in st. Au-
gustine, Fla, WAS taken up, to which there
was an amendment pending, submitted last
session by Mr.. Edmunds providing that II at
any time any distinction shall be made III the
admission of pupils on account of race OF
color the site shall revert to the United states,
and it was rejected yeas, 81; nays, a. The
bill was then passed. >. House bill to author
ize the purchase Of site for public buildlnns
at Harrisburg, Pa, and appropriating sl6o,
| 900 for that purpOse was read ana passed
| After all executive session, the senate al
| jouned.
In the House, on the 10th, Mr.. Myers
introduced bill supplementary to the acts IN
relation to immigration. Referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs. The bill has refer
ence especially to the coolie trade. 1t pro-
yides that when immigrants have entered INTO
a contract or agreement for O term OF service
within the United States either for labor or
for lewd and improper purposes, such imuii,
grafton shall not be deemed voluntary, and
the United States consul shall not deliver the
| reonired permit or certificate. 1t makes II d
| penal oifense Tor Americans to be engaged IN
such trade 1t fOrbds tue importation OF
women for the purposes OF prostitution; IN.
yaidates all contracts in relation thereto and
makes The impoi tation or holding OF women
| for such purposes felony, punishable by hne
| and imprironmeut. Ii also makes tho lmmi-
pration Of the following classes unlawful:
Persons who are undergoing sentence Tor
felonies end crimes other than political, or
whose sentence has been commuted on ac-
count OF their immigration, and women
| brought for purposes OF prostitution nc
house then went into committee OF thewhoie,
| IT..
appropriation bill The amount recommended
TO be appropriated by this bill Is as follows
For the general service Of the post-ofice de-
psrtment, :36, 600, SCI; for steamships service
a537, 800; for official stamps for the use OF the
post-oftice department. S9SG, ,C0O-total :37,
52i, ,3Gi; to be provided for as follows reye
MUGS Of the department, estimated at :29,
liS, l56 by appropriation for deficiency ont o
the treasury. s6,S52, ,7O5; by direct approprla
tion out Of the treasury, Il, 523,5OO. Th
total amount recommended by this bill il les
than estimates. q. Mr. Smith, OF Ohio, move
an amendment. repeating the law OF 1872 fc
additional mail steamship service to Japa
ard China, and annulling the contract mad
under it. Agreed to without discussion
Mr. Coburn moved an amendment reIuirin
2 public documents and seeds sent by member
Q Of congress to be sent through the mails fre'
= Pending action on it, the committee rose n
9 the house took recess till half'past 7, tf
J evening session being for debate only.
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