The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-02-11

went into committee of the whole on the
| military academy appropriation bill, and
| soon after adjourned.
In the house, on the 28th, Mr.. Elkins
presented memorial tf tie terfitdriai legiss
ldttre for an bling act and admission OF
New Mexico as a state. Referred Mr.:
Goodin asked leave to offer resolution
declaring thst the reHrle Of lie thiied States
constitute nation to the extent and for the
purposes defined in the federal constitution:
that the rights and powers of the United
States government are defined and limited by
the federal constitution, and cannot be en-
lBrFed or diminished except 5y aiiiendnehts
TO the constitution. Mr.. Hamilton and others
objected. Mr.. Springer introduced bills to
prohibit American citizens from holding
slaves in foreign countries, and to regulate
elections in Utah territory. Referred. Mr.
Hunton, from the committee cHFeSol6tiehatx
ppAsis.is reported bill to amend an act Of
14th of February, 1871, pensioning soldiers
of 1912, and to restore TO the pension rolls
those persons whose names were Stricken
therefrom in consequence of dislOyafty. Re-
ferred. Mr.. BarDum offered resolutipns for
the appointment OF committee to- take
. order for experimenting the funeral of Mr..
II. H. Starkweather, late member from Con
necticut, and that his remains be rey fo.sd to
&orwall, Conn, under tie charge of the
sargeant-at-arms and attended by the COM
mittee, and that as an additional mark of
respect the house do now adjourn. The res
oldt6hs WERE agfeed to, aid tie h0tiss
adjourned.
The. house, on the 29th, met as if in
committee Of the whole for general debate
no business whatever to he transacted. Very
few of the seats of the members were occu-
pied. Mr.. Schleischer opened the debate
IL, tba f,,c n;n1, 10
Advocated sDeedy return to coin basis,
which he held could alone give that conf
dence necessary to secure investment of cap
ital and consequent business. He would first
resume payment of the fractional currency
next June, redeeming 81 100000 n month,
beginning with the smallest denomination.
Tncn he would commence to redeem legal
tenders next November, by selling $4,000 |
600 of gold or silver monthly for iegal-tender
notes, destroying all the redeemed currency,
and this plan he would keep up ill it was al
DESTROYED. He calculated this could be done |
in three and a half years without any shock |
to business, and then there would be left
national bank CIRCULATION, redeemable in gold |
and silver, ou demand. Speeches hn tihahces
were also made by Messrs. Ward and Camp |
bell, and against protective tariff by Mr.. |
Mills, and then the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 31st, bills were
introduced and referred as follows To reim- !
burse the state of Pennsylvania for money !
advanced TO pay the losses of her citizens
during the late war, and also to pay the bal |
ence on the claims OF citizens OF Pennsylvania |
for like losses. TO establish an educational
fund, and to apply portion OF the proceeds |
of public lands to public education, and to |
provide for q more complete endowment and |
support of national colleges for the advance
ment of science and industrial education. |
For the sessions of the United States circuit |
court at Itumbolt. Tenn. Organizing ma
tiDnal railroad company TOT tbs purpose OF |
constructing, operating and maintaining |
double track cheap freight railroad from the |
Atlantic seaboard TO st. louis, Chicago and |
Council Bluffs, with branches to other cen
ters oil population, production and co'1merce,
and to regulate some of the interests OF COM
merce among the states. Authorizing the !
construction of a bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at Memphis, Mr.. Sanders intro
dtced proposed amendment to the co,lsti-
tuition for the levying of direct taxes accord
ing to the wealth of the respective states.
Referred. Mr. Atkins offered resolution
instructing the judiciary committee to in
uuire whether or not the Union Pacific rail
road company has forfeited its charter.
Adopted. The house then went into COM
mittcc of the whole on the military academy
appropriation bill, Mr.. Hurlbut offered an
amendment for the detail of a competent
staff officer TO act as quartermaster and com
missaiy for the battalion OF eadets, and that |
all Supplies shall he furnished at actual cost, !
etc. Adopted. Phe committee rose and the |
bill was passed. The pay of cadets is fixed |
at Sjln, without ratioi1s. no other amend 7
nient. except that offered by Mr.. Hurlbut, |
was adopted. Adjourned.