The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24

to Monday u proposition to have a session
Tomorrow fordchatc having been objected Ia
In the house, ON the 7th, bills were in
troduccd and referred aS follows Ec,olu
tions Of the Louisiana legislature for an aI
preparation Ia construct the lcv"cS Of th
Mississippi river Declaring tile birthday d
abraham Lincoln national holiday an,
that ON the lllh Of April the national tla
shall float At hllmust. To substitute legal
tender notes for the national bank note,
aud to make the duties on imports rcccvH
hlc onr.half in lrgaltcndcr notes, and TO r.
peal the resumption act Of the llth Oi lAu
tnrv, lSit. Tn compensate the lApts
church ut Helena, Ark, for the destruction
ul its building hy the federal troops durin
the war. To indemnify Prairie county, Ark,
for the destruction of public buildings dur
ing the war Mr. Riddle offered Il resolution
for the paymcHt Of legal representatives o
the two representatives. from Tennessee wh,
died before the meeting Of c0ngrCS,
Adopted. The house then went into com
mittcc of the whole, Mr., Iloskius in III,
chair on the consular and diplomatic appro
pration bin The senate amendments t.
the bill to provide for the payment of claim
rendered by the Alabama court of claim
were concurrcd in. Adjourned.
In the house, on the Sth, Mr. Lyndc
from the judiciary committee reported back
adversely, the bill extending the jurisdiction
of the circuit courts In suits against corpora
| tions. Laid on the table. Also the bill con
ccrnng eases in bankruptcy commenced in
the supreme courts ol the several territories
prior to the 22d of June, lSIl, and now nm
| determined therein. Passed Also the bill
to repeal the bankruptcy act. The first see
| ton rcpcals the bankrupt act OI list March,
| 1867, and all laws and parts Of laws amcnda.
| tory thereof and supplemental thereto; the
second section provides that all suits and
proceedings now pending in the United
| States courts, wherein an adjudication IN
| bankruptcy has been made, shall be pro-
ccPdcd with aud he governed 10y the pro-
visions Of the rxiStng laws, which are con
! lnucd in force only for the purpose ul clos
ing up suits and proceedings now pending,
| This act to take effect from and after the Isl
Of January, lS11. Thchankruptcy bill, after
some discussion Of the technical points,
raescd hy yeas i7O nays -. The house then
| went into committee ot the whole, Mr.. Hos
| kinS New York in the chair, on tn" conStl.
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill, aud
soon after adjourned.
In the house. on the 9tn, Mr.. Parsons
from the committee on privat" band claims,
reported hill authorizing the Scrrrinry oi
the treasury 10 sclat private sal" such p"r'
ton Of the public property at Nlnccnn">,
Iud., rs may be required tor tracks, switches,
shops and other purposes nj the ONO and
Mississippi, the Evansville aud triwlUrdN-
Vile, aud Indianapolis and Niu"cuurS rul-
road companies. The hill WAS lost The
house then went into committee oI the whole
on the conslllaraud dipomati" appropriation
| hill and was addressed by Mr. Springer, "l
| Illinois, in defense al the bill I'm brrl
discussion rs to the further course ol debate
| it was understood that Blaine would addrr,,
| the mouse ON tomorrow, and that the general
| debate would then close, The committee
rose and the house adjourned.
In the house, ON the 10th the speaker
presented a memorial from the citizens oi
Louisiana, praying for rcIici against certain
political evils existing in that state. Ec-
lrrrrd The house went into a committee of
the whole ON the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill and was addressed hN WI
Hale, Of Maine. Mr. Hale was followed 10y
Mr. Lynch, of Mississippi, and at the ronrIu-
sion Of his speech Mr. Blaine arose aud at.
dressed the committee. Mr IarhoN replied
tO Blaine, and the committee then pruc"rdcd
tu consider the hill hy sections. MI amrnd'
rnruts offered were rejected, aud the house
adjourned.
In the house, ON the llth, the entire
Session was consumed in considering tIccon
suIar and diplomatic appropriation hill, Mr.
Hewitt moved to amend 10y providing only
one minister, at ?6,jOO, for Denmark, sweden
and Norway, tu reside At such place ~ those
states ~ the president may from timrto TIM"
direct. Agreed To-. Mr.. Tucker moved to
strike out the mission to- III" Hawaiian Islands,
THE amendment was adopted d-3j I" -. Mr.
Tucker then moved to insert the following
item Tor the minister resident and consult
| general at the Hawaiian islands; -5,1OO.
| Adopted MIR. Sccly" moved {" increase tn"
| salary ul secretary oi legation 10 China when
| acting also rs mtUrnrrt'r, from HhiNW ~ ST.
| OuO. Agreed 10. Mr.. kaSSon moved to insert
BcvrIt anon" CunSuIaiCN ol the sixth class
| salary sl 800. Agreed to. 1hcrcmaning items
| in the bill were for various contingent rN-
pcusr.. rhIt for loss hy exchange on consul
lar service was reduced from .lJ,OOO to So
OOO This finished the bill SO far rs tl" COM
mttcc of the whole is concerned. MI the
amendments adapted in committee were
agreed to. \ vote by ayes and noes was then
taken ON thr passage uf the bill, which re
suited ayes, l9l; noes, >. II approprIatrs
about Soli ,OOO, being reduction ol SLO,OOO
from the bill of last year. Adjourned TIL
Monday