The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

In the house, on the 22d., bills to re.
move the political disabilities OF George s.
Hawkins, of Florida, and A. c, Meyers, of
Maryland, were passed, The speaker an.
nounced the following committee to asCer-
tain and report what are the privileges,
| powers and duties of the house of repre-
| sentatiyes in counting the votes of president
| and yce.president; Messrs, Knott, Sparks,
Fucker, Marsh, BurchUrd I'LL, Seelye and
| Monroe on counting the electoral votes,
Messrs. Payne, Hunton, Hewitt, Springer,
MCrary, lloar and Willard.
In the house, on the 23d, Mr.. Springer
offered resolution for the compilation and
printing of the proceedings and debates re.
ating to the counting of the electoral vote
since the establishment Of the government
Adopted A resolution was adopted calling
for copies of orders as to the expenditure OF
the appropriation of last session for internal
Improvements. Mr.. Regan, from the com
mittee on commerce, offered resolution
| which was adopted requesting the president
| to furnish the house with copies OF all or.
ders made by him, or under his direction,
and Of the orders and correspondence of
the war department, relating to the limita-
tions made by the president of appropria.
tions for the improvement of rivers and
'ifarbors, and specify how the two million
dollars out of the five million dollars appro-
pfiated by the last congress, have been eX-
pended, and also state under what law such
limitation was made. Adjourned until the
9th.
On the 9th, the speaker laid before
the house message from the president in
regard to obtaining certain concessions from
the Sioux Indians. Referred to committee
on Indian affairs. Also a message from the
pre- sident in regard to the eYtradltiOn treaty
with Great Britain in the cases OF WinslOw
and Brent, and announcing that since Great
Britain had voluntarily handed over Brent
to this government, he would continue to re-
gard that treaty as still in operation, but he
hoped a new treaty would be soon entered
into. Referred to committee on foreign
affairs. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 2Sth, the follow
ing bills were introduced and referred: BY
Mr. Hooker, for the improvement of Pearl
and Pascagoula rivers, in Mississippi; by
Mr. Douglass, authorizing the commissioners
Of the Freedmen's Saving and Trust com
pAHl W Duy CcIlulH ltdl cstdtcj Wy WI
Finn, authorizing the purchase ol gold dust
and bullion at the assay office at Re ise City.
The house then adjourned.
The house, on the Goth, was in session
only thirty minutes. After the passage of a
number of private bills adjourned.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 22d., soon after
being called to order this morning consd.
Grafton was resumed of the resolution of
senator Mitchell authorizing an nvestiga.
tiOn aS to the appointment of f. A. Cronin
as presidential elector in Oregon, and, after
discussion, it was agreed to without division.
The resolution as agreed to reads as fol.
lows: Resolved, That the committee on
privileges and elections be INSTRUCTED to in
quirc into the eligibility of said j. w.
Watts, and to investigate the facts attending
the appointment of said electors and pre-.
tended electors and to report the same to
the senate and for this purpose may employ
a stenographer, send forpapers and persons,
administer Oaths and examine witnesses.
After the transaction of some unimpOrtant
business the senate adjourned until Tuesday
next for want OF a quorum.
The senate, on the 18th, met at noon,
fifteen senators being present, Before reading
Of the journal, Mr.. Morton, chairman OF the
committee on privileges and elections, said
it was important to have another member
added to that great body OF the committee
who mad gone south to make the investiga.
tions ordered, and as there was not quorum
of the sub committee assigned to duty in
Washington now in the city, therefore he
moved that another member be added to that
committee. Agreed to, and the chair ap.
pointed Mr.. Mitchell, Of Oregon, as the
honorable member. Adjourned until Friday
In the senate, on the 29th, Mr.. Cor
don presented the petition of Wade Hamp.
tom VIM. B. Simpson, VIM. II. Wallace and
sixty.elght senators and representatives. in
the general assembly of South Carolina, adj
dressed to congress, recting at length the
events which have recently transpired in
THAT state, interference OF the military, ETC.,
land asking congress to take such action as
will cause cessation of military interfer.
fence in the affairs of the state and enable
bhe governor and legislature to exercise the
Illuties of the offices to which they were
IkAected. The memorial having been read
Dir. Gordon moved that it be referred to the
Judiciary committee 70 quorum, so the
enate adjourned until Tuesday night in ac.
tordance with an order previously adopted.
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