The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-04-27
CONGRESSIONAL.


| 10 investigate the recent election in MissiS.
| sippi, submitted resolution authorizing that
| committee To cmploy n clerk or stenorronbor
| and to send for nersons and noners ia tnko
evidence. Agreed to. Mr. Morrill, renortod
| fayornbly an the hin onnronrintin, 2I6 ooo tn
defrov tho eyncnSns of tbr .nnc;ni con,nni,,oo
appointcd IA inouirc into thn Iote olortinn In
| Mississinui House hill to nroyido fnr ,ha
deficiency in thc printinr and engr,vin,,
burcnu Of tho treasury Irnortmont Snd fnr
the issue of the silver cain or thc Iinitcd
| States in nlocc of fractional curroncy woe
taken mn Mr. sherman oy,,IoinoJ ~ ,ro
visions OF the bill and amendments proposed
~ Li LHo it or''';e ",anrc ronl'nI,ltc nl length
more nrcdcd to mato ,Iiy a nortoct GromniSoI oSI
measure, and they were to authorize any
holder of grccnbackS to convert them into
| four per cent. forty wear gold bonds and to
exchange our six per cent bonds for four
| per cent ones; then specie payment would
| come without -ipple, He said il was very
Important that the first and second sections
| Of the bill he passed Immediately leaving
out the third and fourth sections, with the
understanding that the committee on finance
! would conSidcrt the subject embraced in them
and report il MS AN INDEPENDENT measure
Mr.. Sherman then, by unanimous consent
Withdrew the third and fourth sections of the
| bill. Mr. Morrill, moved AN amendment ia
| the first section, apprOpriatinp SISOOO to
provide for engraving and printing of ma.
tionaI banks. TO be disbursed undcr the soc
retary of the treasury, The amendment wos
agreed to, Mr., Sherman submitted an amend
mcnt MS fnllnws. "And fractional rnrrrncv
redeemed undrr this not sLnII Ln boI. T., h1
u part of the sinking fund provided for hy
existing law thc interest to ha committed
thereon no in cosn oc hand, rednomoJ mmJor
thc oct relating to tho sinkinr fundn y A"reed
to Thn Iii ,yo. thon ronI = ,irJ ,;,,'a onJ
roe,oI /, IL nc fnII,,r.. rL,, ,Lora 10 AMI
hnrehv is o,,nronrintod out 81 on,, nono,, IN
the treasury NOT ntbarwi,e o,,nrnnr;ntcJ tbn
sum ef SIG2 ooo tn nrojd Car ron',ro,,in,,
nrintino and otbor oxnonsos oC ,ha n,al ;n1,
and ssSin, oS Tnitod State. ro,o.. omJ rrr'
thor thn snm oi SiS oo0 ,o ,,,o,,;Jo ror an
,r,v;rn and rr;ntir,, ,o,ion,} hn,I, rn,,s T.,
he Liyhursnd nnJor tho .onrotory of ,io
,,o,e,,,, frLnt ,L .,,,,.o,,.,, ~ ~ ,,.,,
is hereby dirnrtoJ IN ;o.uo e;Ivor no;ns Of ,hc
JrnitrL St,tny Iono,n;nn,;om of tnn ,,rnr,,
twcntv.Gvr and ff,v cnntS If tbo .toni,ri
ynhr in rrJrmntiGn of nm canal omomnt of
fractional currency, whether the same be
,' now IN ln' treasury awaiting redemption, or
tiou and thr srrret,ry nj tLn trcosurv NAV
under the regulations Of the treasury depart.
mcnt, provide Tor such redemption and
issue by substitution at the regular sub
treasures and public repositories until
the amount OF the fractional currency out
standing shall be redeemed, and the irac-
tlonal currency. redeemed under this act
shall be held to be part OF the sinking fund
provided for by the existing law, the interest
to he computed thereon rs IN case ot bonds
redeemed under the acts relating to the sink
ing lund' Alter executive session the senate
adjourned.
In the senate, on the llth, Mr.. Howe
;,t,olrool ., l;I H.. .,,,,,,., - ,,.,,;lo r,,
',''''''"''" " "'"' y! ',I"''' :" P''''"' W.
cheap transportation OF freight between tide
water at or near the Atlantic ocean and the
Ohio and Mississippi valley railroads. Mr.
Stevenson presented Il petition Of the tobacco
men of Cincinnati and ,OvingtOn, KY, in
favor of the reduction of the tax on tobacco
I" sixteen cents per pound: Referred. Inc
i.hod e or tI''fE th Iii frin VI , r"tc