The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-03-30

judicial and Legislative appropriation bill,
and considerable SpArring was INDUCED in
BY the members, Mr., Wilson, in connection
with the apprOpria ions for the agricultural
bureau, spoke Of the importance Of flax grow.
ing interests in his state, which he said would
be seriously interlcrcd with II Mr., MOrrisOn'S
tariff bill should become a law. Mr., Hunter
made u speech ON the currency question,
against the resumption Of specie payments
until after the cancellation Of the public
debt and in advocacy OF the bill introduced
| by himself to establish uniform rate Of in
tcrcst throughout the United States Ad.
ionrncd.
In the house on the l3th Mr., Camp
bell presented a petition of seven hundred
and thirteen citizens of Illinois, asking for
the repeal Of the resumption act; referred.
| The following bills were introduced and re-
| fcrrcd: Prohibiting contributions from otil.
GERS and employees of the government for
political purposes; allowing three months
| pay to officers and soldiers of the Mexican
war for the benefit Of diStilIcrS Of Il less
quantity than five hundred barrels per year;
| granting the right Of way to railroad
companies through the Indian territory,
Mr. Baker offered a resolution that the
| people of the United States constitute one
nation and not mere cOniedcracy of states
or nations; that the constitution was formed
| hv the people acting in their primary and
individual capacity through their delegates
| thereto duly constituted that the govern.
ment under the constitution is one Of the
people, by the people, and for the people,
and that in its appropriate sphere the gov
crmmcnt Of this nation is sovereign and 81.
prcmc; that in tSnature it is permanent and
indisSolublc except by the action and con.
sent Of the whole people; that no state has
any right or authority to Judge OF the cOnstl'
tutiOnalty of laws enacted by congress- or to
nullify the execution of the same, and that
all overt acts by any state, or people thereof
Of secession thcrClrOm, or OF rebellion against
the same, constitute treason, and that the
late war of the rebellion for the d!smcmbCr.
mrnt of the Union was Causeless and indie
lCnSiblc ON any theory of right or Oi COnsl-
tutional law. lie called for the yeas and
| nays, which were ordered. The resolution
was rejccted-9l to 72-two.thrds not voting
in the affirmative. Mr. Cox then offered the
| following That the people Of the United
States constitute a nation in the sense and to
| the extent aud for the purposes defined in
the Federal constitution; that the govern.
ment of the United States is Il Federal Tn
ion and was formed by the people of the
several states in their sovereign capacity
that the rights and powers Of the United
States government are defined and limited
by the Federal constitution, and these rights
and powers cannot be enlarged or dlmln.
ished except by an amendment to the con
stitutiun; that the rights Of the states have
the same sanction of security in the constl'
tuition AS the rights and powers Of the Fed
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government by the several states within the
limits Of the constitution is absolutely nee
cSsury for the preservation Of the liberties ol
the citizen aud the continuance Oi our pOpu.
lar system of government; that the doctrine
that any state has the right to scccdc from
the Union is in conflict with the idea ut per
pctual union ms contemplated by the conSt-
tuition and should be regarded as being Tor
ever cXtnguishcd by the result of the recent
| civil conflict. The yeas and nays were called
for and the resolution was adoptcd-l5O to
| T.. Mr.. Wells offered a resolution calling
| for the Information ~ to the cotton claims
presented and paid hy the treasury depart.
mcnts since January, 1863 requiring the
names and residences Of the original owners
and Of the attorneys also, and as to the man
ncr of paviag fees in such eases, and whether
there has been any combination to dciraud
the government in respect to such claims.
Adopted, and the house adjourned
In the house, on the lith Mr.. Atkins
reported back the senate amendments to the
pension appropriation bill, which were con-
cured in. Mr.. jerks offered resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior for
information as to the dcfalcatiOn of VIM, 7.
Collins, late pension agent in Washington
city. Adopted. Mr., IIunton from the judi.
ciarv committee, reported resolution calling
ON the attorncy-gcncral for copies OF all let
tcrs, kilograms and papers asking for the
removal Of Judge Bedford, Of Colorado,
Adopted The house then went into com
mittcc Of he whole ON the legislative appro-
prlation bill and was addressed by MIR, Ben
nett, Of Idaho, Adjourned.
In the house, ON the 18th, Mr. Wall
ing offered resolution nstructing the com
mittcc ON District Of Columbia to inquire as
| to the new assessment of personal tax in the
| district, authorized in the act Of March ,,
1873. Adopted Mr.. Faulkner offered rcSo.
luton instructing the committee on foreign
affairs to inquire into the powers conferred
on A. b. Steinbcrgcr as special agent or com
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The house then went into committee Of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill,
and was addressed by Mr. FELTON,. Speeches
were made by Mr.. Atkins in favor OF the
Texas and Pacific railroad BILL by Mr.. toch-
ranc in advocacy of reform and economy by
| Mr. Miller in favor Of sound specie cur
rcncy, and by Mr.. jerks in favor of the
transfer of the pension bureau from the m
terror to the war department. The commit
tee then rose and the house adjourned.
In the house on the 10th, the bill for
the distribution Of unappropriatcd moneys
Of the Geneva award was rccommittcd and
made the special order for March Goth The
| bill to provide for holding terms Of the dis
trict and circuit courts Of the United States
at Jackson, Tenn, passed. Mr. llunton, from
the Judiciary committee, reported back the
resolution directing the Encouragement to
transmit to the house all papers and letters
asking for the removal of Judge Bedford,
district Judge for the territory Of Colorado,
and the appointment Of Judge Stone; also,
all papers appcrtaining to the alleged cor
rupt rulings OF Judge Stone. Adopted. Mr.
Hurd, from the Judiciary committee, reported
bill providing for holding terms OF district
and circuit courts at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Passed The house tAen wentinto committee
of the whole, Mr.. Savlcr in the chair, on the
bill to supply the deficiency in the currency
printing and engraving bureau Of the treas
ury department, and for the issue OF silver
coin in place Of fractional currency. The
bill appropriates Sl63,Ooo, and directs the
secretary Of the treasury to issue silver coin
in redemption Of all fractional currency out
standing. Mr.. Ianders offered a resolution
10 restore the elective government in the
District Of Columbia. Referred. The houSt
then adjourned.
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