The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-03

to what il had been before the printing o
the revised statutes in which the wOr
"clerk" had been accidentally omitted. Bill
passed. Mr., Ashe reported Il bill TO amen,
T section 1869 oi.the revised statutes, relating
to claims for abandoned property, II au
thorizes the court Of claims to take jursdic
tion of claims OF all persons who were infants
married women, idiots, lunatlcs, insane per
sons, or persons who were beyond the sea
at the time of the seizure of any abandoned
or captured property provided such claim
are already on file, or shall be on file within
two years. Referred. Mr.. Lawrence re
ported back adversely the bill to abolisl
capital punishment. Laid on the table. Tn,
speaker proceeded with the call Of states fo
bills for reference, and the following wer,
introduced and referred Providing that hal
the duties on imports shall be collected il
lawful money; to fix a legal rate of interes
on national money throughout the UnteC
States at not exceeding six percent for con
structon of the Illinois and Mississippi ca
nal; to repeal the tax on bank deposits; fol
Improvement Of the Mississippi river between
st. Louis and Cairo. Mr.. Frye reported q
bill to extend the time for stamping un
stamped instruments to the LIST of January
| 1877 passed. Also a bill to extend for three
months the time for claimants before the
Alabama claims committee to prove THEN
claims; passed A bill was introduced by
Mr. House to restore to the pension rolls the
names Of pensioners which were struck Of
| or diSlOyalty. Mr.. Williams introduced Il
proposed amendment TO the constitution,
which was referred. II is supplementary TO
the amendment proposed by Mr. Blaine,
| which prohibits the distribution or control
of any school fund or school lands to or by
Sectarian schools, and is designed to extend
to prohibition. II is in these words: "Nei
ther shall money raised by taxation in any
state he appropriated for the maintenance Of
any Sectarian school or scctarian institution"
In the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Blaine
offered resolution calling for information on
the subject OF the transfer of lands within the
railroad limits allowed to union soldiers.
Adopted. Mr., Springer introduced a consti-
tutional amendment providing that congress
shall not pass any special or local laws in re-
gard to granting pensions, bounties, lands or
prlze.mOney, or for correcting the records OF
any department in relation thereto; granting
relief TO any person, or authorizing the pay
ment OF any claim, giving any corporation
association or individual the right to lay rail
road tracks, or comforting any special and
exclusive privilege on such corporation; reg.
ulating the practice of courts or comforting
special jurisdiction in particular cases;
that in all cases where general law can be
made applicable, no special law will be en-.
acted, and that courts may determine ii any
special law could be embraced in the general
enactment. Referred. Mr.. Wallace pre-
sented a petition, asking the passage Of a
law giving additional bounty to soldiers.
Referred. The centennial appropriation
came up for discussion, and without coming
to vote on the bill the house adjourned
IN the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Waddell,
from the post Office committee, reported
back adversely the bill introduced by Mr..
Eames, to reduce postage on tirst.class mail
matter to one cent for each half ounce. Laid
on the table. At the expiration Of the
morning hour the house went into committee
of the whole on the centennial apprOpria-
ton bill. Without action on the bill, the
committee arose, and the house at 1870 ad-
journed it being understood that eulogies |
on the late Vice-P President Wilson would |
prevent vote being taken on the bill to- |
morrow.
In the senate, on the 2lst, the chair
laid before that body the memorial of Stan
ley Matthews & Co., of the national railroad
recently held in st. Louis, set
ling forth the advantages or certain thor
pughfarcs, and asking aid for the Southern
Pacific railroad Referred Mr.. Sherman,
from the committee on finance, reported
substitute for the senate bill to provide for a
on the subject of alcoholic
liquor traffic. Placed on the calendar. Mr.,
Logan introduced a bill TO reduce the mum.
Der and increase the efficiency Of the medi.
ral corps of the army. Referred. After
the expiration of the morning hour, Mr..
Boutwell, announced the death of Vice.
President Wilson and delivered a graceful |
eulogy, which he closed by offering the |
usual resolutions of respect. The resolutions |
were adopted and the senate adjourned.
In the house, on the Dist, Mr.. Knott |
from the Judiciary committee, reported
Il bill for the retirement, on full pay,
o. Judge Wilson McCandless, Of the
western district of Pennsylvania, in con.
sequence Of physical disability, notwith-
Ht HAS nut upt bI
seventy years. Passed. The house then
took action on the usual resolution in honor
If the memory Of. the late Vice President Will
ION. Eulogies were pronounced on the vir-
ues of the deceased by Messrs. Warren,
Harris tMass.) Kelley, Knott, Clymer, Kas-
on, Banks, Lynch, Hurlbut Lawrence,
-apham, Reagan, Joyce and Blair. The
most noteworthy portions of the eulogies
vas that in which Mr.. Knott alluded to the
celebrated visit of Mr. Wilson at the death
,ed of John C.. Breckinridgc Resolutions
If respect were adopted and the house al.
burned.