The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29
CONG RESSIONAL.--Extra Session,
THE SENATE.

In tho Sanafo thu 10Th tho Han
n w Voorboes u,s s,rnrn in ~" s.nator fron,
indiana A number Of hills Ri were intro.
dmred and referrnJ ~ tho onnronriate nom.
r.., 49,, "'nCS n.y. S.nti;.l' WV iO."5, io.,5,, M
n,rros pv H. W.tbaws. tor the onfnrne.
on, '' Jnn,'ts , ," an,i aoa,sas am j., s,a,oo
,In. n,L ~ l"sn,"J ,hra h an' onJa.aJ 80 ~ n'"do ,
~, H. Tnnomo,.r ro nrov;da for os mrvov nf tho
;n,ernr , and ,vaier rnnta and d. canal fr9m Tho M
W;an;nn;,'; u;,,a. - 10 Auant,n n,, M.
na";s iflfF TlfF ~ ron,;, toros nn ;nsol,an; sav'
;nas | bonL01 |borLL1 rho uanate ,bem want into eY.
ocnt;va ses.;on and whom the Joors were rn.
onanad od;ovrnoJ
IN tho Soroto on tho 10Th drr;no the
rorn;na bour nun,bor ot hiIIs ypora intro"
dmcoJ and refsrrad ~ annrnnriata commit.
,oa. ,mong them tbe tdIlowin". Rv Wr
MoDonald 7, roIation to Ii.t;Il;ng and recti.
irina smirits Rv Wr GarlanJ 70 autboriye
,be e,ertion NJ delegates IN con,ress from tbe
Ind;nn G tarr;,nrv A. 10 ovnir,t;on nf tha
n,orn;ra hnnr H. rbo f,so c,ilod nm ,bo 20.
nlution snhmi,ted Nv him ,ast week with re.
uard N tba n,onaaomont of tho paciGo raiI.
s,aJ and smoke at length in connection u Hi
hot snh;eat Ad;ourned
'",' 'I'III' ~ =,
In the senate, on the l4th, Mr.. Congef
introduced bill to grant additional home
steads to settlers upon public lands IN the
states OF Alabama, Mississippi, Louslara and
Florida, Referred to the.committee on pub
lie lands. The army Dill was taken up with
the understanding that II should come mp as
unfinished business tomorrow. The vice
president was authorized TO NIL the vacancy
on the committee on pensions occasiohed ny
the resignation OF Mr.. DaVis, ana on the
committee on transportation routes to the
seahoard, occasioned ny Inc resignation OF
Mr.. saunders: ne therefore appointed Mr.
voorhees, to NIL both vacancies altcr "hich
the executive session aclourhed'
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Davis
presented remonstrance of fortv.fve ma.
tional banks of Boston against the passage
of n bill for the remonetizat;on of silver
Petitioners set forth that they are required
hy law to hold many millions of United
States, bonds, and are.apprehensve that the
nassage of such n bill win greatly depreciate
business oi the country. Referred Mr.
grT1v Rr"ns n,eseutcJ a netit;op from The colored
residents of Mississinni asking an apnropri
at;on n 800 0o0 to aid them in emiaratiuo
,,'Ji 90 I;hor;s Beferred Mr. SARGENT renortpd
,r;,hou, amandment the hill 6rovidinr for
eertaiu .ni' Je6ciencies IN m the nav Of the pavy
| and Ina marine rorns and for other purposes and
a"u !, nossad w;tbont Jiscnssion Il now GOES +,
~ ,ba p"S, nres,dent for his sicnature Al the cx
.Hu .i.o,ion ru,'" oi Tho morn;5" bonr tho hcnot,
p".o .ooaodoS with tho cons;Ierat;on oi The arm,
p.'.;a,;an p."oo.u Iii I, r.as 6noIlv nasset
, npp,'p,"%"n ,bn 5msr,s ronortsd bv Tho com
WILL WIZ vi. n'i. nn.unnr;a,;nns and olso .r,.nd
| hhlt'oo WI "pri"p A. " Ill ,t l.,
nlen.s rioI"S h ""s az nno "rmy rnav ,no,ooJ ~
ersu'es ae non ,Syor,sd uyod NV tbe hnn., Mr. Eato,
demanded separate vote on the amend
ment limiting the army to 1000 men instea'
Of 2O,OOO He said that in his opinion 100
men we're enough to take care of our inter
ests on the frontier. / the soldiers had no
been stationed where they should not hav
been SIX months ago there would have bee