The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29

iuHrlnb COrpb Dll bJSO pTONIutS lUt tHe phy'
ment U, y. Judges, etc. After considerable
discussion, in which Mr.. Blount, who had
charge Of the bill, promised inqniiy into the
division OF the pay fund, and Mr, Hale said
the late secretary might be scrutinized from
cellar to garrett, and there would not be
found a single dollar Of all the millions that
had been appropriated to n purpose outside
of the maintannnce OF the American navy
in proper form, the bill passed without di,
vision. The house then proceeded TO the
consideration of the bill to repeal the re.
sumption act At close of discussion the
house adjourned.
The House, on the l4th, resumed the
consideration of the bill for the repeal Of the
resumption act After lengthy debate the
matter went over without action and the
heusc adjourned,
In the House, on the 10Th, the follow
lowing bills were introduced and reierrcd
BY Mr.. Haskell Providing for the payment
of duties on imports in gold silver and legal
tender notes. BY Mr. Schleicher: Provd
ing for cheap transportation between tide
water on the Atlantic and Ohio and Missis.
sippi valleys. BY Mr.. Mills A memorial Of
the state grange of Texas ior the appoint
ment OF n commissioner OF agriculture as Il
cabinet officer. BY Mr.. Sapp: For the con.
struction of railway from New York to
Council Bluffs Iowa. The house then re-
sumed the repeal of the resumption act, Mr..
Kelly read from an article in the North
American Review, over the signature OF
Hugh McCollOch, which he said exhibited an
Ignorance discreditable to the country whose
secretary OF the treasury its author had been
and mendacity which invoked all the op'
probrious cpithets that ever had been hurled
from reporters desk. lie went on to say
that congress-, in legislatng for the rcsump.
tlon OF specie payments was lesislating an
impossiblity. The laws of trade could not
he controlled by the wisest government
Greenbacks had been denominated az the
curse OF the country, and yet it was greens
backs--the "raqb baby"-,hat had saved the
union. When gold had disappeared and had
| left the country, then the rdg.baby had step.
| ped forward and had kept armies in the field
| and supplied munitions food and transporta-
ton That which had served so well in war
was not deserving the contempt which was
being heaped upon it in peace that which
gave the nation credit to the amount of
$780, O0O, 600 was certainly enough to sns.
tain II credit of $2,00O,0O0,0OO. He pre-.
dicted, in spite OF eers and SCOTS, that If the
resumption act was to be maintained, the
sutlerings OF the past two years, when com
pared with the suiierings yet to come would
he rs light rs the chill that alghts on tropi-
cal plants when compared with the Arctic
cold that builds up the mountainous iceberg.
lie asked the house to wipe out that ruinOus
| statute as it stood it was "a menace to cons
| fidence, the steady destroyer OF credit. II
was noticed by every capitalist that il the
| body OF money was to be contracted, that
the banks must hoard specie for resumption,
that prices must fall and that, therefore, the
| best use Of money was to bury 1t either in
| their own cellars or in the vaults of the
banks. In conclusion, he said Repeal that
| act, restore confidence, allow the tramps, and
millions of workingmen and women who
are now living in despair, to 90 to work on
your raw materials and supply each Others
wants. No uation, no individual was even
freed from debt by idIeness and want of in
dustry. Set the mines of Pennsylvania and
other coal states at work III producing power
let the coal in the mine quicken your ma
chincry let wages be earned by the people
to enable them to pay their debts and to con
sumo dutiablc and taxable commodities
We have gone at this thing bullheaded anC
have thus eilectaally disabled ourselves de
prived ourselves OF confidence, impoverished
our people, diminished the revenues of the
government, and put ourselves in the ,pO>i
ton that IN the midst of abundant crops ouI
people are hungry. With our cotton the
largest crop that we ever produced they arc
naked or in rags Remember that you are tC
desl with five thousand millions of idebtcd
ness. You are to provide fund from which
every old woman in Berks county can fill heI
stocking. You are to sav 10 every European
creditor, we take the risk of your markets
of your necessities for gold. We will 90 il
higher We have got ten or fifteen millions
OF dollars to do it with. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Wad
dell reported that the bill directing the sec
retary OF the treasury to pay in full to tn,
mail contractors in the southern states the
amount due under their respective contract,
for 1857, go and 81, ont Of the appropriation
of 1870 900 made by congress March 80, 1877
Referred. Mr.. Mills offered resolution di
recting the military committee to inquire
into the strength Of the cavalry and infantr,
regiments of the army, how many regiments
are employed upon the Texas frontier, thu
character OF the troops employed there th'
military management of the frontier, aDt
what additional force is necessary TO prOtec
the people of Texas from Mexican raiders
Adopted. Mr.. Singleton reported the def
cheney bill, which he will call up to>morrow
Inc plI apFfop,.a.eS p .,e 'o,'omrs "or, i'e1n ,o
payment d ol luueein'ns. nou,' Vi ~, s,",ms uno
si'o"'"'o; hpiai! VI .ons'J,s, F-s'1oo s,oN
treasury uePa't'nen.s, an,ioua ienis, &c, s'1 eS
ooo' PoStolhce eep'r.inen., I 'al'i,es Pooi,o"'
other l'eas sn1oVI uaeo"f',e "mee, t"Hr,,
gehc'eS' so'IW' nouae n''i ", iopiusen'"'nte,
various Items Items, S.l,"o" S"pne,me u1"r' p'"'
'nssl'uVo; s1pemoesor eaH p"i 'nen. v, Iou
money etcr S'o,ooo. q; ,"t,' aipi"pln,",
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