The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-06-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

In the senate on the Goth, senator
Morton, from the committee on privileges
and elections, submitted report In thu rn5e
Of senator Spencer. whinh vas ordered
printed. Mr., Mitchell called up senate bill
fnr 'ht relief Of G. b. Tyler and +. II. Luck.
ctt with veto message Of the president.
The bill authorizes the secretary Of the treas
ury to pay the persons named Sl6i, wrong.
fully collected IN the second district Of Ken.
lucky, as tax for keeping bondCd warehouse.
Passed. notwithstanding the objections Of
the president Yeas, 46; nays, none. The
senate then went into secret session on the
question of jurisdiction on the impeachment
matter, aud Mr.. Boutwell, spoke in opposi
tion. without rcachinga decision, the doors
opened, and the senate adjourned,
In the senate, on the 22d, the chair
laid before the senate communication from
the secretary Of war, ncloslng n communica-
ton from the chief Of the engineer corps
suggesting that the appropriation for the
new snag.bOat for the western rivers he in.
creased from one hundred and twenty-five
thousand to one hundred and flty.hvc thou
sand dollars. The senate then went into
executive session. At half past one o'clock
the doors were rcOpened, but were immCdI.
atcly closed again, and the senate resumed
the consideration 0f the articles of impCach-
mcnt against BcIknap. A half past four the
senate again went into executive session,
and after short time the doors were re-
opened. Senator Wright, from the commit.
tee on judiciary, reported adversely ON the
resolution instrUctng the committee to in
Quirc into the cXpcdicncy OF establishing a
pcnitcntary at Fort Smith, Arkansas, for the
confinement of United States prisoners. The
committee was discharged from further CON
sidcration. Adjourned.
In the senate ON the 23rd, Mr.. Shcr-
man submitted the following: Resolved,
That the secretary Of the treasury he directed
to furnish to the senate n detailed estimate
of the amount that would be required to cx.
ccutc the house bill Hmcndatory laws grant.
ing pensions to the soldiers and sailors Of the
war of 1872 and their widows. Agreed to.
After reports on number OF bills Of an un
| important character the consideration of the
| articles OF Impeachment was resumed Will
closed doors. Before reaching any decision
the doors were rcopened and the senate ad
| jOurned.
In the senate on the 9th, senator
Conkling called up the house joint resolu
ton, requesting the president Of the Unite,
States to take such steps as in his iudgmcn
may be- cxpcdicnt, to obtain the pardon ol
release Of Edward OMcagher Condor, now
confined in an English prison. Passed. Th,
senate bill establishing the rank of paymas
| tcr-gcncral rs brgadcrgCnCrnl passed. The
senate soon aGtcrward went into executive
session, and after short time resumed the
| consideration of the articles Of Impeachment
'with closed doors. Before reaching dcci
sion the doors were reopcncd and the senate
adjourned.
In the senate on the 25th, senator
Wright, from the committee on civil service
and rclrcnchmcnt, reported back the biI
| fixing the salary Of the president at twenty
five thousand dollars per annum, togcthc
with the message Of the president relating II
| the same, and recommended that the bill b,
passed, Notwithstanding the objections Of tn
president. Senator Wright said he had beer
ate to act on the hill as soon as possible
Placed on the calendar Al hall.past twrly
o'clock legislative business was suspended
md the senate resumed the consideration q
the Bclknap impeachment with closed doors
At forty-hvc minutes after four o'clock tn
doors were rc.opcncd and executive session
followed. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 26th, the nava
appropriation bill received from the hous
yesterday was read by title and referred
Legislative business was then suspcude,
and the consideration Of the articles Of in
parchment was resumed, with closed door
Without decision the doors were reopenct
and the senate adjourned.
HOUSF.
In the house on the 20th, Mr.. CARTEL