The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-18

bllS OF private character the house nd.
journcd,
In the house, on the 20th. Mr.. Morri-
son introduced u bill in relation to the stor.
age ef icrmcntcd liquors. Mr., Harris called
up the contested election ease Of Lcmoinc
vs.. Fnrwcl, from the third congressional dis,
trct OF Illinois, Mr., Brown lkan) spoke in
support of the claims Of Mr. FurwclI aS Il sit.
ting member, Mr.. Thompson followed, sup.
porting the ma iority, and Mr., Baker, Of In.
diana, advocated the minority side, when
the matter went over without action, and the
house soon after adjourned,
In the house, on the lSt, under call
Of states to-day bills were introduced and
referred relating to the punishment of Wit
ncsscs ndiudgcd in contempt by either house
of congress, and to repeal the law which re-
Quircs the speaker to certify the case Of a re-.
cuSant witness to the district attorney for
criminal prosecutions Mr. Clark Mo- )moycd
TO suspend the rules and 10 make in order
to offer an amendment to the puStoAirc ap.
preparation bill to repeal the legislation Of
last session in regard to third-class mail mat.
ter. Agreed to. Mr.. Holman moved to Sus.
pend the rules and pass the bill 10 repeal so
the redemption and cancellation OF United
States notes and the sale Of United States
bonds for the accomplishment Of that pur
pose, Rejected yeas llj, nayslll, not two
thirds in the affirmative. The speaker an
nounccd the appointment ol a select commit.
tee 10 investigate federal officers in New Or
leans, ms follows: McSSrS. Gibson, Black
burn New, Vance (Ohiol Stephenson, Jas,
Il, Reilly lPa) Foster, NrNpO and Darrell,
The speaker asked and obtained leave oIab'
Scncc ON account Of personal illness for not
exceeding 10 days, and appointed Mr.. Cox
speaker pro tenn lie then in an earnest
manner expressed his thanks to the house
for its long continued Kindness and indul.
gcncc toward him. The house adjourned.
In the house, on the md, Mr.. Wells
.Mo.l, from the committee appropriations
reported bill appropratinC $4,000 for the
maintenance Of lights ON the MissssippL
Ohio and Missouri rivers. Passed. The res.
omtion Of ccnsurr of Mr.. John Young Brown,
of Kentucky, in the last house was rC~clndrd
and eNpungCd, and the contested election
case Of hCmOvnc vs.. larwcll was taken up,
the report of the committee being that Far
well, sitting as a member is not entitled To
his seat and that LCmOvnc, contestant, IS.
After discussion the case went over until
tomorrow. Mr.. PAYNE, from the committee
on banking and currency rcportcd bill
authorizing the secretary ul the treasury,
under such limits and regulations rs will
best secure lust and fair dist ihuiun ui
silver coin throughout the country, may is.
sue the silver com now in the treasury to nm
amount not exceeding SlOOuO,OOO in cN.
change for an equal amount Of legal tender
notes, and providing that the notes received
aud exchanged shall he rcsSucd only on re-.
tircmcnt and destruction ul a like sum at
fractional currency received Mt the treasury
in payment of dues to the United States and
that such fractional currency, when 50 sub
StitNtcd, shall he destroyed and held ASA part
Of the sinking funds rs provided in the act
of 18th Of April, 1876. Mr.. Holman Nug-
gestcd that the bill should be amended by
striking out that portion which provides that
legal tender notes should not he rciSSucd,
Mr.. Bluunt objected to the consideration ol
the bill, and the house adjourned.
In the house, ON the 3rd, the bill
passed transferring sixteen thousand dollars
to the maintenance Of the lighthouse service
on the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri riy-
rrs. In thc house, the illinois contested
election was taken up, and its discussion re-
suited in uuSrating FarwCll the sitting mrm-
hcr, aud the seating Of LcmOync, the CON
tcStaut The house spent the remainder Of
the session in committee of the whole on the
postoilicc appropriation bill. Adjourned.
In the house, ON the .lth the house
went into committee of the whole on the
po,tollirc appropriation bill, Mr. Springer in
the chair. Mr.. Vance lN,Cl addressed the
committee ON the subject OF fraternity and
pointed out certain things which he chrllrycd
would greatly tend to create better ircIlng
in the south. One Of these was To stop the
partisan appeals that were INDUCED in by
northern republicans; another was to help
to build up the waste places Of the south;
another to 90 "a far rs possible in th" pay
mcut Of claims to the southern people for
services rendered the United States in the
war. Among these claims was that ol mail
contractors for services prior to lHbl The
committee rosie and ON motion ol Mr. Glib
son, the bill passed appropriaing $4,000 for
the expense of the committee tO investigate
federal offices in Louisiana \ resolution
was passed accepting an invitation To attend
the opening Of the centennial exposition, and
adjuurning the house from Tuesday, the 9lh,
to Friday, the l2th. Mr.. Blaine offered u
resolution directing the committees ON Ways
and Means To consider at once some measure
for the relief Of the country from threatened
scarcity uf fractional currency. Accepted.
The message from the president dccInln" to
furnish the house with information rs to his
various absences from Washington was read
and was received with cool di,,Iain on the
democratic side, and with evident enjoyment
ON the republican side Mr.. Randall moved
that it be referred to the judiciary committee
and printed. So ordered. Mr. MacDUugal
then offered resolution nsructing the ST.
Icct committee for the investigation ot Irdrr-
al offices in Louisiana to make II full and
complete investigation oi the circumstances
attending the assassination Of NJ. H. Twllrh.
ell and David King, on Red river, Louisiana,
particularly rs to whether the cause wa, or
was not Of political character. Accepted,
and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, II resolution
was adopted appropriatng $4,000 forsecuring
better ventilation Of the hall of 'hc house Of
REPRESENTATIVES. Mr.. BlOunt, from the np-
preparation committee, reported the naval
appropriation bill, which was made The spc-
cial order for Monday next After the pas.
sage Of large number Of private bills the
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