The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL.



SENATE,
In the senate, on the 9th, the bill tC
abolish the office of supervisor Of internal
revenue was discussed until the expiration
OF the morning hour, when the consideration
OF the bill to amend the laws relating ia
leGaltcndcr Of silver coin was resumed, and
Mr. Jones, Of Nevada, took the loor. lIc
made very long argument in favor Of the
double standard Of gold and silver money,
ana when about half through his speech the
senate adjourned,
! In the senate, on the 25th, discussion
of the bill relating to resumption Of specie
payment was resumed. Ordered printed.
Senator Thurman presented Il memorial from
the Cincinnati board Of trade, demonstrating
against the reduction of the salaries Of the
officers in the poStOlliCe and the diversion Of
any revenues thereof to any other purpose,
and proposing that the revenues Of said Office
he expended in It's own proper business Re.
| ierrcd, The committee on finances reported
| back with amendments the concurrent rryo.
| luton to secure n uniformity in gold coin,
moneys and accounts between the United
SmteSand the united kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, and recommended its adoption.
In the senate on the 2Gth, Mr.. Sargent
submitted n resolution directiuo the secro.
tor,,o; ,I,, ;..r.. At. .
wy W WV "'"'"'! w '"'''," ''' ''""'e ho"
many persons ARE now employed as revenue
and internal revenue agents, giving the date
of their respcctiyc onnointmcnts tb, r,to NJ
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"'' "'," W l"'"' Wv H'"''' "h''h'r III any
,'i'," IT'n'". ,oT",uI '"Ne nccu lh's or re-
~ ""! ~ 'uv" nG'"'N, "he'n'r mon
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i..' Wv. NY """ - M"'',. w 'uc"', nave
uv," @ VI "Ie "''icr 'n' "lr'c'loh oI any per-
'I! ~" V'"e' I"",' '''e secretary ana not suoor'
I'"".V w '',' I'"'u'l u'P"'''l "h" II So
a! Wv" VI Wi'"' STATUTE OF o'h'r authority
nE'e'u ro' VT o"Per from 'hr committee
1Hn P""nc p"'l"'iGS ana SrouhuS, reported
,"I.1Iaply on houSt plII I" lurthcr provide Tor
p"u"'"s ",uS'o',." ~ PoS'"iHce ana court
irn0 TTuHe ~ NcnnPn'S' tennessee: 'nlchdar
ihc senate resumed consideration OF llnfln-
,onc" n"SiheSS pc'hS bill 10 amend the
l"MH rv,a''lS 10 'he leSal l'nuer OF SILVER
cum, MI "hcrI'"i' submitted ah ahrhd'
i'cut m NJ W 'lc Scc"nu Sec'ioh, so Ms TO author
l"v wv secretary "I the treasury 10 exchange
subsidiary SILVER CON OF the United States
AS we'll os to siiy"r J",rs % "vth"r;,cG rI "'J" 10
coined by bill, such notes to be retired and
cahceIled, ana not be again replaced by
"v. "v''ii;s u,,., ',,u" piIn''u' hl'vr 'nH 'nH
called up the bin to establish nm educational
fund, and to apply portion Of the proceeds |
ol pun''c laI"S 10 pub'ic education, and to
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dn, of .ninnt;G, o,,d nI,,t,;, ,'o i,
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tnro ~ n ."l,s,i,r," onI ',ii j., . -, ,''o ,'"
tLn rot ,,,oaonIs , ,,,aI y ii;lI '"'In
to III, uu,nnr, or ,,,,,,,,',, .L lI 'I'','
mcnt of rn|loaos otc +, Jaos ',,, ,,,'nr," t""""
with the nrnscn,iio,, ,,J o,,,,,I i,'
II Ji.tr;hutcJ thr r,,,no, ra;s"I ,'Ta
several states and thc di,trint nr T,IIS TaInnS, ,,'
oornrjir,, to ,,o,,,I,,i,,r n,i /, w. u, '.'
intcrrcreJ vi,L IN" man ,,o,,,o,t -" ~ ,'iI,
md roIcoo. leoyin" thnI ta ,i,o oa,,,r,i nr
the stotos ond torr;tnr;o, Tha Lin AMY a,I "
stitute wcro Iod n.;de and ,o sn,,,. ,,i'' t1 ,"
nm tho h;II in roIatinn ~ t,a ra,m,, "ou ~" ",
,lamnitv furJ Witbnrt oa,ion H. ,.',,,1,
wont ;Eto eveoutivn .aye;nn n,,i ,"J
;,rruod ' '''
III the senate on the 2'th, the galleries
were again crowded, two-thIrds OF the audi