The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
SEsATE.:

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house Of representatives in regard to the i'm
parchment of W. W. Belknap, late secretary
Of war, reported Il preamble and resolution
declaring that the senate will take order IN
| the premises according to its standing rule
and directing the secretary to notify the
| house Of representatives, Agreed TO. Mr.
Jones submitted resolution inSlructing the
commissioner Of agriculture to furnish the
senate, from such data aS is now in possession
OF his department. the following information:
What are the geographical limits and area
within the United States, the soil and climate
of which is adapted to the cultivation and
growth of stalk and fiber Of Sea island or
long staple cotton, on which said cotton ma.
lures n perfect growth? Also the gc0graph.
ical limits and area in each of the several
states, the soil and climate of which is adap.
ted to the cultivation and growth Of said
cotton, aud in which said cotton natures to
n perfect growth of fiber and stalk. Agreed
to- Mr. Boutwell, called up his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the house bill
| to provide for the purchase Of material, and
for the continuation Of work ON the building
for custom.hsusc and post0nicc at ST. Louis
| was passed, and il was agreed t0. He then
submitted two amendments, authorizing the
of the appropriation as is needed for the per.
IOrmance Of the contracts authorized by the
bill as may be absolutely necessary for the
proper preservation and progress of said
building, and providing that contracts au.
thOri2cd to be made by the bill shall not
exceed in the aggregate $4,000 which were
agreed 10, and the bill as amended passed
Altcr the expiration of the morning hour,
MIR. sherman called up the resolution of the
New YORK chamber OF commerce, presented
last week, and spoke in regard thereto. Mr.
sherman, IN his speech, took strong ground
against any repeal of the resumption act Of
1873. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 7th, Mr.. Frcling-
huyscn called up the senate bill for the pro.
lection of agriculture against injurious in
scctS, which authorizes the appointment of
commissioner to investigate and gather in
formation relative to the Rocky mountain
locust, chincl bug, army worm, hessan fly
potato bug, and other insects injurious to
vcgctatiOn in order to devise successful
methods for their destruction etc. The bill
was amended So as to include the cotton
worm, tobacco worm, etc, and passed. Mr..
Hitchcock moved that the bill to enable the
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and state government, and for the admission
of said state into the union on an equal foot
ing with the original states be recommittcd
to the committee on territories. Agreed to.
The senate then took up the resolution for
the admission of Pnchkack, and Mr.. Chris
tiancy addressed the senate in opposition to
the resolution, arguing that PnchhaCk had
not prlma iacia case, and Kellogg was not
governor of Louisiana deiurc. Mr. Howe
SpoNe IN lnIor o, .he ADMISSION OF ilhchnack,
into executive session and odiournrJ
In tbe scnote nm thn Sth Mr. Cameron
of Wiyco,.i, ,ro.ortod - ,,or,ion L,, oror
III OOO rcrsons in r.yord to ,ccrct sorieti.s
The prritioners drcIarc their ornositinp to
all secret organizations Al tbe arniratiou
or tbn ,rorniu,, ham. tb. ob,ir I,iI Lofor, ,ho
S'"','c .hc uh',IShe'' nuS'heSh! Whlch WIS 'nc
RESP '"'i"' '"r '''e "dhi'SS'o.' "' L. 'b o. Iimch'
p"'h ~ s'"a'"l FROM LOUISIANA. "r, NeSt
H,"NH ~ IaV"r "I the ADMISSION "i flhcnhncK;
ne "en''e was 'eDEtnS ahd was nartl'lpateu
w ny MeSNFS' Logan, harvey ana Morton, VINO
'aNHreI 'h'nulhlSSloh OF flnchhack, ana rad
d"cki Morrlil lNII, ana tdlhuhhS, Wh" OPP
poScu u; me question Delllg on the alnehu,
ilch'" WI Eulhuhu' 10 insert thc WOru 'hot
before llc "ni" ao'ni''eu, u was zee" U"
~ |" ~ Inc question DeIh on the rcSo'
iulloh us ainchucd, II was agreed 10 ny the
S''h' TU'c. me senate men LOOK up the oI'l
I" chan'e lNe people OF Ne" Mexico |" form
constitution ana state government anu Tor
admission "i SaId state INTO the union, so II
W""ld come up as diminished business TO-
morrow. Altcr executive session the senate
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr., Crauin,
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pack ''e pill authorizing the payment "l
prize money to the officers Of the Farragut
fleet and asked that il be referred to the
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w, y" 'll''i' "'''''" ''' ''",,''' ~.
Inc mouse DlIl granting pension to EhH''
beth Il. Dyer, widow Of Alex. b DYER, late
brigadicr.gcneral and chief Of ordnance 4.
:. A., passed. Mr.. Gordon called up the
resolution submitted by him Tuesday, in
Structing the committee on finance to asccr-
tain, If possible, what amendments to our
revenue laws are necessary to secure econ
omy and II certainty of collection of the in
ternal revenue, and to prevent the recurrence
oi olilclal frauds IN that branch OF the public
service. Mr.. Gordon said the resolution pro-
posed a radical change IN the revenue laws.
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to act as an honest man. The whisky dis
.'i'e'S """I" n'tI r''i 'no ~ AMI Wv
enough would have been saved TO the gov.
crnmcnt to pay the cost of one hundred CEN
tcnnial exhibitions or build the Pacific road
not only to California but around the world,
if there was land to sustain it. He believed
| that there should have been received into the
treasury since 1864 over 81 200 100000 from
tax on whisky, but instead OF that only about
! $ijO,OOO,~W had been received. Mr.. Morton
said the senator tGordon) had declared that
1000, 100000 had been stolen. Some money
| had been stolen but the senator was rather