The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-13
In the house on tae Slst, on motion of

In the house on the 3lst, on motion OF
Mr.. Atkins, the bill appropriating $4,000 t.
defray the expenses Of the Potter investi.
eating committee was taken from the calens
dar and passed without division ,".., Mr..
Sapp, from the committee on public lands,
reported back senate bill for the relief OF
settlers on public lands under the pre-
emption laws, in reference TO the computa'
ton OF time for perfecting the title, and it
passed .....At 3.45 the committee rose and
reported to the house some a. private bills,
which were passed,
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 18th, senator
Hamlin, from the committee on foreign relu.
tionS, reported bill providing for the pay
memt of the award made by the fishery com.
| mission at Halifax, under the treaty Of
Washington. Placed on the calendar,"At
| the conclusion OF the morning hour GOnsid,
| Grafton WAS resumed Of the house bill to
| forbid the further retirement of United
States legal tender notes The bill having
| been considered in committee of the whole,
was reported to the senate, read third
! time, and passed yeas Al, nays Is. The
| following is the full text OF the bill BE 1t
| enacted, etc. That from and after the passage
u
retary of the treasury or other officer under
| him to cancel or retire amy more United
States legaltender notes, and when any OF
said notes may be redeemed or he received
| into the trensury, under any law, from any
source whatever, aud shall belong to the
| United States, they shall not be retired, can.
celed or destroyed but they shall b, reissued
| and paid out again, and he kept in circula-
| ton provided that nothing herein shall
| prohibit the cancellation and destruction of
mutilated notes. and the issue of other notes
of like denomination in their stead, rs now
provided. All acts and parts Of acts in con-
| iiict herewith are hereby repealed Sena>
| tor COnover submitted an amendment to the
| Johnston Texas Pacific railroad bill, giving
| the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Nicks.
burg railroad company the right to complete,
within three years, q line oil railroad from
| the eastern terminus OF the Texas Pacific, ut
| or near Shreveport, to some point on the
| Mississippi at or near New Orleans and OK e
| tending 70 said rond the privileges OF that
| bill. Referred After IN executive session
the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 29th, C0nsidera,
ton OF he legi @lalive, judicial and executive
| appropriations bill proceeded. Another
| amendment Of the committee apprOpriating
| $1,000 for investigating the history and
! habits Of insects injurious to agriculture.
and tor experiments in ascsrtaining the best
means OF destroying them, was agreed TO-.
The bin was placed on the calendar. Ad,
| iOurncd until Friday.
In the senate on the 3lst, MIR. Davis
called up the bill providing for the appoint
urrut of additional circuit judges in the sey
enth judicial circuit composed Of the states
| Of Indiana and Illinois, which led to pos
liticol discussion. The bill was then read a
third time and passed d.,"At the conclusion
of the morn ng business, consideration was
resumed Of the legislative, judicial and eX
ocutiye appropriations, Several unimportant
amendments were agreed 10, aud the bill
! having been considered IA comnit,ea OF the
whole, IL wa' reported to the senate read
three times, aud passed