The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-15

from the president OF the United Statcs,giv.
ing his reasons for approving the electoral
bill. After it had been read, Mr.. Conkling
said 81 move this important and wise mes.
sage be printed and lie on the table"
Agreed to. The chair also laid before the
senate message from the president, trans.
mitting the proceedings of the commission
appointed to examine the whole subject Of
reform and reorganization OF the army OF the
United State. Ordered printed and lie on
the table. Mr.. Sargent from the committee
on privileges and elections, submitted report
Of the subcommittee which recently made
an investigation in regard to the election in
Florida. Ordered printed and lie on the
table. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 30th, a large
number of positions were presented asking
the adoption Of the sixteenth amendment to
the constitution of the United States pre-
hibiting states from disfranchising persons
on account of sex. Senator Christiancy, in
presenting the petition, said he was informed
that there was not a single drunkard, gambler
or person of vicious life, among the peti,
TONERS, and that he believed the statement
His observations in Michigan, where over
forty thousand votes were gwen for female
suffrage, satisfied him that the people adv0
eating this Amendment we're among the
most thoughtful and intelligent people of the
country. Consideration was then resumed
of unfinished business, it being the bill to
amend the Pacific railroad acts so as to pro-
vide for sinking fund for the settlement OF
the indebtedness due the government by
continued his argument AGAINST the bill, The
senate at halfpast three o'clock in the after
noon proceeded to select hVe members OF
.nat opuy ~ nito,nl m ',,o no,,nt iii +,
au.'o. .'' iHeu ~ oo oh so,ato, Io oolIad ond
nt M"1 M .ioo T.; H., 'inoo and onroTnoo tha
.n"S ne iSI w. ~ ,,,' p"T1 bon, Io des;rnd
u'inos VI .'iu NV ,,,;ttna Sonatnr Crarin
W U FIrnumds Wortor and Frelinebny.
nel'''uu..u Thmsna,
oTi o,,d pn,,ord TLo roiI ,ra. called and ot The
conclusion of the rollcall the president pro
ten. announced that slHty'nVe votes nau
~, 49, - o"' nhoioo and that Edmunds Morton
Frelinohuysen. Thurman and Bayard had
received the unanimous vote Of the senate,
ana had therefore peeh chosen n "s iieinpeis p'is
IT, eo wy u,o so,nto m,assaaa from th, nre,i
Jo,,t ooII;n,, tbo ottsntion of conoress to the
nonoesitv ~ continuing the hoard for test
mo IRON and steel and recommending an
Snnronr;ot;on nf forty thousand dollars To
"pP,;Ur PpIP,t;rma s,,ob hoard Ordered nrinted
m, aa',oto than want into eyecutiva soc.
sinv o'd ,rbon tbo doors vere reonpned ad.
;o,,.nod ;oU, o,,N
J0I' A.. Of. -. A.
In uhe sehale, Oh Viie olsV, at VIC CA
piration of the morning hour consideration
wae resumed of the unfinished business
r,.,.,,..,.l Aha p,oieo .ood oo.,, on
Inc pili W "ine"u 'i'o "o'i' io"" avs 'o
as to create SINKING luhd Tor the llquiaa-
ton of the Indebtedness due the govern
ment, was taken up, ana senator thurman
continued his address IN lavor OF the lndl,
ciary committees report, Senator Bogv ana
sherman favored the pm fehaihS discus
sion, the senate went into executive session,
and soon after adjourned.
In the senate on the lst, Senator Rob
.---,.,....,, ,,I;.t ,oil
ertSoh preSeH'eu ieSoi"'ion' "ii0" .'' |I'"
were adopted at a mass meeting ol wllte
and eolored citizens at Barnwell courthouse,
~, Jon,,orr 18TH and oekad that tbev ba
-.
reau ana relerfeo 10 'he coni.i''tee on Pi''i,
ledges and elections. The chief clerk read
the resolutions, as follows: Resolved That
the seven hundred colored voters who en-.
rolled their names in democratic clubs, ana
the nine hundred and seventy-SlX VINO cast
their ballots Tor Gen. wade hampton ana
.ne cahuiuates w., na o'Ume %t u,' 90
and home rule, and to free her from the
thieving government under which she has
so long sunereu RON corrupt caIpe'o"SseIs
haro nh;ncte5 to tbe fnrtber reading as the
resolutions were not couched in respectful
language. A short debate followed, after
which senator Sargent, at the request of
senator Patterson, withdrew his obiec'
ton, and the reading of the resolutions was
concluded. They deny that there was any
intimidation on the part of the whites toward
the blacks, and support the Hampton gov
ernment. The resolutions were then refer
red. Senator Salisbury presented very
long printed petition, signed by the bank
ers, merchants, ,'clergymen and others of New
Orleans in regard to the condition of affairs
in Louisiana, in which the Kellogg govern
ment is charged with incompetency, and
thew anpeal TO the country not to believe
| tho statements Of fraud and violence charged
nga;net Tho neanle of Louisiana. Referred,
Senatnr Windom called nm the house bill an.
nronriat;ng 800 COO for the relief of the des
| t;,nta moor of tn. District of Columbia
as possod voos Az. navs 0 After nm execu.
tvs ra'Sa seosion The senate took a recess until
~ ", o,oioni, p to.morroyy mornino
wv 'io'A w y, -, L;
| In the senate on the "a, recess ha'inS
been ordered Yesterday till 10 o'clock to-day.
A, ,thot hour half , dozen Of senators only
nv ''a' nun ,'''' .'., - -,
we've IN the CHAMBERS anu reces' oo'''n,
ued till noon. The session being resumed