The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

| lands has expired, and what further lcgiSa.
| lion is NECESSARY To carry into effect the act Of
| 1862 above referred to. Agreed to- Mr. Clayton
| gave notice that on Tuesday ncNt week he
| would call up the senate bill TO amend see.
| lion 1888 of the revised statutes Or the United
| States IN regard to the restriction on the dis
| posul OF the pubic ldr0s in Alabama, Mis-.
| siSSippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida.
Mr. Davis submitted Joint resolution Of the
legislature Of his state relating to the sale Of
| leaf tobacco, asking appropriations to con.
| tinuc the Improvement OF the MOnOngahclu
| river, and for the improvement Of the Ohio
| river aud It's tributaries, and to improve Elk
river, all Of which were referred. Mr.
| llowcs bill to provide for the payment Of in.
| tcreSt on the 1868 District of Columbia
| bonds was taken up so as to come Vp as I'M.
| finished business tomorrow, and the senate
| adjourned,
I'm the senate, on the 2Sth, the prcSi-
dent pro tenn. laid before the senate house
bill fixing the rate Of postage on thirdcIaSs
matter which was read by im title nud re.
fcrrcd Mr. Morrill, reported, without
amendment, house bill relating to the Cen.
trnnial celebration Of American indcpcnd-
cnCr, aud recommended its passage, Placed
on the calendar. Mr.. Hitchcock presented
memorial of the legislative assembly of New
Mexico, asking the passage Of an act to
admit that territory into the union asa state,
ON equal footing with other states. Referred.
Mr. Morton reported back the papers rcIat-
ing to the claim of j. u. EuStiS for seat as
I',,tt "a, | N.itl "a
written report declaring that in the opinion
of the committee, there is no vacancy in the
senate, p. B. $. Pinchback having been
elected United States senator for the term
commencing March f. 1873 lie recon-
mcndcd that the papers be- laid on the table
and printed. So ordered. Mr. Bogy pre-
scntcd the memorial of q. g. Bingham, adj
iutant.Gcncra Of Missouri, asking for the
passage of law authorizing the examination,
allowance and payment of claims OF that
state against the general government iorsup'
plies furnished the United States troops dur
ing the late war. Referred to committee on
military affairs. \ message was received
from the house of representatives, annOunC-
ing the death Of MIR. Starkwcathcr and the
action Of the house taken thereon. The sen
ate, as a mark Of respect to the memory OF
the deceased, adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 22d, Mr.. Steele |
offered resolution directing the committee |
an appropriations to inquire into the c&pc- |
dcncy Of making any appropriation for the
support Of the Sioux Indians and also into
the right of having white men excluded from
the Black Hills country. Adopted. Mr.,
WaddcI offered resolution requesting the
president to communicate to the house any |
communications which may have passed be-
tween the government OF the United States |
and any European government besides Spain |
in regard to the island Of Cuba. Adopted. |
The house then went into committee Of the |
whole ON the centennial appropriation bill. |
A debate Cnsucd Of an unimporant charaC- |
ter, and the committee rose without taking |
action on the hill. Notice was given that the
previous question will be called on the bill
Tuesday. Adjourned.
In the house, ON the 9th, bills were
introduced and referred as follows; Amen
datory Of the bankrupt law, 10 fund the
legal tender debt Of the United States. For
funding the legal tender notes into 10 year
I per cent. gold bonds to the amount ol
SiOO,OOO,OOO at rates not to exceed 5000 |
600 month. To protect life on steamships, |
boats and sailing vessels; also, to provide
means Of cheap transportation ON interior
waters. To abolish tax ON spirits distilled
from fruit. For the transfer Ol the eastern
lands of the Cherokee Indians to the lurlS-
dirtion of North Carolina. Granting honn-
ties to heirs of soldiers in the late war who
enlisted for less than n year, and who were
killed or died bv reason Of service For the
Of three additional agents to
and adjust claims pending before
the southern claims commission. For i'm
Of the Cumberland river. To |
provide for cheap transportation Of freight |
between the Atlantic and Ohio and MisSls- |
Sippi valleys. f'hr the improvement oi the |
Illinois river. For repairs OF Icvcc along |
the Mississippi river in Illinois. Preparatory |
to the redemption of United States notes
and the resumption oi specie payments,
To reduce the tax on tobacco and whisky.
To restore to the pension rolls of the war OF
1872, the names OF persons struck OH Tor dlS.
loyalty. FOn consideration by the court ol
claims Of the claims of southern citizens for
uuartermastcrS' stores and supplies MIR.
Whtthornc offered a resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury for information
as to the fund arising out of the proceeds
of captured or abandoned property.
lhf house refused l." Snsp'mn 'hr ,,l,,nI ru.gI
Mr. Knsson oacrrd A resolution for diScon.
tinuance of the annual agricultural report,
and the publication in its stead of the month
,n,.rnJ @ n r"s"iutipn for rhr anpointrncnt of a |
select committee to inquire into the nature
and history Of what is known as "The Real |
Estate Pool" in which Jay Cookc& CO. were
interested. Adopted. Mr.. Banning offered |
a resolution calling on the secretary of war
for information as to pay and allowances Of
army officers stationed in Washington since
March, 1869. Adopted Mr.. Rainey offered
a resolution calling ON the secretary of the
treasury Nr full and complete report from
the commissioners Of the Frccdmcn's bank.
A..