The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-04-18
cheney in the appropriation for public
printing and binding for the present fiscal
year. Adjourned.

cheney in the appropriation for public
printing and binding for the present fiscal
year. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 2nd, a joint reso-
luton was reported authorizing the commits
sion having In charge the Washington
monument TO apply $4,000 to give greater
stability to the foundation. Passed, ,"".lt
was voted-yeas ! IS, nays TO- to take up for
consideration the report OF the committee
on civil service reform in regard to the case
OF doorkeeper Polk..u,.Mr' Harrison Ull)
proceeded to explain the report OF the
ma ajority, which recommends the adoption OF
the resolution declaring the office OF door.
keeper vacant...At the conclusion OF his
speech the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 4th, Mr.. Butler
introduced bill to supply convenient
currency with which the minor transactions
of the country may be done. Referred d"..,
Consideration was then resumed OF the Polk
case, and Mr.. Cook spoke in favor OF retain.
ing the do0rkeeper. The question recurred
on the resolutions reported by the committee,
which are as follows; Resolved, That the
position of doorkeeper OF the house of rep.
resentatives be and hereby is declared va
cant and further Resolved, That until the
appointment OF new doorkeeper, the duties
OF that office be and hereby are devolved
upon the sergeant.atarms. Mr.. Conger de.
manded division Of the question, and the
vote was, therefore, taken on the first reso.
luton and it was adopted-yeas, l39 nays,
so. The next vote was on the second resolu.
tion, putting, temporarily, the duties OF
doorkeeper on the sergeantatarms. II was
adopted-yeas, 1872; nays, ll5, Immediately
on the announcement of the vote Mr. Hale
rose to move that the house proceed to the
election of doorkeeper, Mr.. Eden moved
that the house adjourn. Agreed to---yeas,
l2l nays, Island the house accordingly
adjourned.
In the house, on the 5th, Mr.. Butler
doorkeeper Gen. James Shields of Missouri,
Democrat. .....A long and exciting debate
ensued on the point of order; participated
in principally by Butler and Cox of New
York, the democrats resisting the right to
make the motion as Il question OF privilege,
and the republicans trying to force the issue
on the house. Finally the speaker, declin'
ing to decide the question whether motion
to proceed with the election OF n doorkeeper
was a privileged question, submitted it to the
house for its decision, and, on motion OF Mr..
Beebe, consideration of the question was
postponed until Monday next, the democrats
all voting for the postp0nement aud the res
publcans all against it The house ad.
journed until Monday.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the lst, Mr.. ingalls,
introduced bill to levy a tax on spirituous
4 ,,nlt Epnnrp IN ha niutript nf ('nlumhia
by the introduction of the Moffett bell punch.
referred ... The bill to regulate the adver>
tising of mail letting and for other purposes
was taken up and after the adoption of
sundry amendments was passed ..","..On
motion of MIR. Coke, the bill amending
section 1866, title 16 Of revised statutes
relative to the issue of arms to the militia of
the several states, was taken up. Pending
further consideration of the bill Mr.. Wbyte
| moved TO go into executive session Mr..
| Davis, of w. Va, demanded the yeas aud
| nays, and the motion was agreed to-yeas,
| 81 nays l5--and the senate went into eX'
ecutiye session, and when the doors were
reopened adjourned,
In the senate, on the 2nd, Mr., Burn
side called up as special order the bill to
remove all restrictions now existing in regard
army of the United States. After discus
sion the bill was recommitted, with an
amendment proposed by Mr.. Blaine that
hereafter colOred men shall have full right
to enlist in all arms of service ......The rail
road funding bill came up as unfinished
business, and Mr.. Morrill, addressed the
senate in support Of the judiciary commit.
tee bill Mr.. NJ rrill having concluded, Mr..
Thurman gave notice that he would offer an
amendment making the first mortgage bonds
of the company one of a class of bonds in
which the sinking fund proposed may ne
invested. .....After executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 4th, Mr. Morrill,
offered resolution providing for select
| committee of seven to consider the prOprlety
| of taking the tenth census. He said an
arrangement had to be made during the
present congress for taking the tenth census,
and as the next session was short one the
preliminary steps should now be taken. The
| resolution was agreed tO......At the expira.
| ton of the morning hour consideration was
resumed of unfinished business, the Pacific
railroad funding bill, and Mr.. Matthews
replied to the arguments against the rail
! road committees bill. Adjourned.
/ In the senate, on the 9th, consideration
was resumed of unfinished business on the
pending bill, and Mr.. Bayard advocated the
judiciary Committees measure..... Mr.. Sar
gent spoke in opposition to the judiciary
| bill. Adjourned until Monday.