The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-06-08

| NtNl NWlllIOINl lNI over IlNt NtNfN service
to naval officers below the rank Of comlno.
dorc. Mr. Danlord, also member of the
naval committee, opposed Mr.. Whitthornc's
amendment, After long Discussion vote
WINS taken first, Oh Mils anbhdmrnl al.
lowing longevity pay, and 1t was agreed To.
| WhltlOrnhs q amendment was then rejected,
the Notg by tyIcrs being scvcnty.tw0 to
seventy four. The section In relation 10 the
discontnuance Of nayy.yards wls discussed
at length, but, without action, tho commit.
tee rose and the hRnVh adiourned'
in the house on the 23rd, the hoUsc
went into committee Of the whole II the IA.
val appropriation bill, the question being ON
the dscontinunncc OF certain navy yards.
Mr. plptr Offered al amendment irtaiuiii$
navy yardsNt brooklyn, Mare lSlaid, Kittcry,
CharltsowH, Pensacola; Norfolk and League
lslNhh FIR GrNctat phiiioeb.r aioi hr yard 1T
| Washington for manufacturing PURPOSES
! only, aud retaining New London M naval
station. Mr.. Randall offered the following
Ninchducnt Ns n Substitute Cir .iIr Lewis
NtAthdmcnt offered yesterday: For civil cs.
mbliShmcnt in the several navy yards $Si,.
600, and the secretary Of the navy is hereby
commissioned officers in the navy as goon rs
practicable, whose duty it shall he 10 cNam.
inc fully and determine whether ~ their
Npnioh, amy Of The navy {Nlds cah l'r dis.
prnSrG With NhH n ulNnd'inC'l' N'id iIsi, ftpu,I
the best iniIlncr OF making disposition Of the
same aud further, to inquire aS TO the pro.
| prlcty Of establishing naval rendezvous At
| Tybcc Island or at CoCkspur Island, in the
| state Of Georgia, and whether any govern.
mcnt property at said islands can he made
| available and is suitable frr suCh purpUSrs;
md said hUarl shah tlrptgh thh st'rctary
Of tho GnvN, iprnft to congress at the com
| nthccmcnt of the next session the result Of
| their inquiry and the sum of s2OnO is here.
with appropriated to meet the expenses OF
said board. Mr. Dnnlord moved to amend
| Mr.. RandnIl's substitute by allowing n naval
station to he established ~ ivhc" lSIa"d ur
Crrkspur Island, dr any other point ON the
cOast OF Georgia or South Carolina. Agreed
to- Mr.. Ranaall's substitute was adopted
" Ia 35. The committee rose aud reported
the bill, which was passed. Without max
ing any progress on the bill the committee
rose. Mr. Blackburn offered resolution
authorizing the Louisiana investigating com
mittcc tN art by subcommittee. Adopted.
Alr. Woodbum CNcv.) was appointed ON that
committee to fill the vacancy caused by the
withdrawal of Mr. Hawkins Adjourned
The house ON the 2Ith, proceeded to
consider the Louisiana contested case Of
Spencer VI. Aloroy, the report Of the major
Ity Of the committee being that VIM. l.,
Spencer, contestant is entitled to the seat,
and that f. Morcy, the sitting member, is
not and the minority taking an opposite
view. Without taking action ON It, the mat
ter went over for the present. Mr. Wilson,
Of Iowa, offered n resolution directing the
committee on commerce to inquire into the
alleged combination Of the leading railroads
Of the United States for the purpose Of con.
trolling traffic. Adopted. Adjourned
In the house on the 2Gth, the senate
amendments to the bin authorizing the ap.
pointmcnt Of receivers of national banks
were nonc0ncurrcd in, and the house then
went into committee Of the whole ON the bill
to revise and simplify existing lawSimpoSnc
duties on imports and to reduce taxation.
After speech by Mr.. Burchard the report Of
the committee on foreign affairs ON the En-
ma,minc investigation was presented by MIR.
Hewitt. The report, after reviewing I he trs-
timOny, concludes that Gen. SChCnck, he
sides being director OF the Emma'mlnlng
company, was engaged III speculative opera
tOns in the stock with Ircnor W. Fark, ven
dee Of the mine, and Cen Woodruff, hlsScc-
rotary ol legation, III such manner rs To
subject the name and station III minister ol
the lnncd States to criticism: The commit
tee therefore hnd First-'Ihat it was not
proper for the American ministerial thccourt
If St lanes to connect himself Az director
with the Emma.mining company OF London.
S"'Hh"--lh"' 'Rr rG'a'ionS OF ven ornch'E
such a character a. 10 east snsnicion upon
his motives and subject his action to unia-
yorahIe criticism, nut the committee hrll'N"
slla. nI WAS no, T",'i, j." 'a""" "" W. :" u;k mk
thc connany mr. yrndrrs nf thr ininr ThirJ
That lis SUBSEQUENT srcruloliyc dealings
in tLr shares of tLr cnmn,uv were uot com.
n,tiIIn Win hi. ,Iirlnmntir ,totiou and ihc
maintenance oG thr rnSition of hnror md
usefulness at thr conn lo which he was ac.
cred tied. The committee therefore submit
fine roIlowinr resolution. and unanimously
rccommoud its ulsSnpc hy fine house; Re-
solvrd THAT this ho,I.c condemns thr notion
nf Gcn EnLcrt G.. Srhcnck. limited States
minister ut the court of ST. Jlmcq in brrom.
ING n director of the Emma silver mining
cnmp,uy. of Iondon. and hi, opcratious in
connection with the shares of said company
and vendors thereof. MS iIladyisrd, uuiortu.
nate and incemputiblr with the duties of his
official posiliou, The report ON the Emma.
mine was held over until to morrow. The
hnu,c then odiourucd.
T., uaL,,o on ,lo ocu, NJ nr,.
III 'hc no"N'' WI WV -''"' .".' ''""
nell introduced bill for the relief ol rc'-
tain settlers ON public lands. Passed. The
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message Of the president vctoing the senate