The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-06

cOncurred in The next amendment was the
ona striking out the clause providing that
four full cavalry regiments shall be kept up
on the Texas frontier and inserting instead
of it provides that cavalry regiments may be
recruited to one hundred men, and that
sufficient force of cavalry shall be employed
in the defense of the Texas frontier The
recommendation OF the committee on appro.
pfiations was to non.concur but Mr.. Foster
meved to concur. Agreed to- yeas 140 ;
nays, 1875. The next amendment Of the
senate was to insert $4,000 instead of 10000
in the clause prohibiting the recruiting Of
the army beyond that number. Mr.. Foster
moved to concur. A vote was taken and re-.
suited yeas, 1874; nays, 1870. The next
amendment of the senate was to strike out
the words of whom four full cavalry regis
ments shall be kept in the service on the
Mexican frontier in Texas" Concured in
without opposition. The paragraph now
reads, for the purchase of horses for cavalry
and artillery, and for Indian scouts and for
such infantry as may be mounted, .$l00,0C0
provided that cavalry regiments may be re.
Cruited to one hundred men in each COM
pany and kept as near as possible at that
number and a sufficient force of cavalry shall
be employed in defense OF the Mexican and
Indian frontier of Texas. Provided that
nOth,n herein contained shall authorize re.
cruiting the number of men on the army
rolls including Indian scouts and hospital
stewards beyond 25,000. The amendment
striking out the appropriation of $4,000 for
the conversion OF ten.lnch smooth bores into
rliles was nOn.concurred in. The bill now
goes Dack to the senate for action on such
amendments as were not cOncurred in Mr..
Stephens introduced bill for the financial
reliel OF the country and to facilitate the
return TO specie payments without injuri-
ously affecting the commercial business and
general interests OF the people. Referred.
1t provides that the secretary OF the treasury
shall nave prepared an issue OF exchequer
DIE OF various denominations to the amount
OF $3o0,0o0OOO, and that they shall be used
tor the redemption and payment of outstand-
ing legal tender notes, ana that such exche'
qmer sliis shall be receivable in payment of
all pubic and private dues, and shall be
iahuapie III three per cent, bohds: II directs
lhe secretary 10 give puolic notice oil the
ProPoeeu redemption Oh the regal TENDERS
anu W reueenl lnem III the e2chequer Dilis
whGh presented IN the sum $oo ana Its mui,
t,phes' "ilich exchahge @ shail continue untll
tle isI ol January, loD' IL also proVides
ioi eoiiea W 'hlee per ceh.' ponos Payaoie
III 'oi'i III .rlr,y years. aiter "nich 'he pohus
"le 10 pe soio ior eAchanSea at par iOr com
or exche4uer Dlils, ana are to be also ex'
chahseaoie "iter the hrst ol january, lof',
ior s"Gn ieEai tenders as may be 0utS@nd,
ins. ~ ptoViues tilaI al eAcnequer Diiis ana
loa''s % received IN payment ior these three
Per Gent. pol'as siiaii oe uSeu Ill re'iflhg OUT
s.anulns pollus pearlhs hiSher rate Oh in!er-
es,, any IN oruet 10 meet tlle interest which ,I
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ini.'te .t 1.'ne MnoleMr. 2prihSGr Ih .he cha'r,
member of the committee on foreign affairs,
spoke in advocacy of the bill. Mr.. CrapO
favored the bill. Mr.. McMahon offered an
amendmentprovldlngt that no more tnan one
commissioner be compensated, and not more
than hvc honorary commissioners shall be
appointed from any state. Adopted. Mr.
Mills moved to strike out the enactng clause
OF the Dill, which would be equivalent to its
rejection. On standing vote the chairman
announced s6l the affirmative all Demo-
cratsl and l55 IN the negative. so the mo.
ton was defeated. without dlSposlng OF
the bill the committee rose, and the house
adjourned.
The House, on the nth, went into com.
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair,
on the Paris exposition bill. The committee
arose, and the house ordered that all debate
on the fourth section of the bill should cease.
The house then again went into committee of
the whole, and the various amendments that
were afterward offered were disposed of
without discussion. Then the bill was
passed; yeas, 129; nays, l2i. Mr.. O'Neill
presented petition from all but one of the
Philadelphia national banks, and OF certain
Trust ana SAVING fuhd companies, against
the unlimited circulation OF silver com
| ltelerred. Adjourned.
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