The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-02
COSGR RESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE.

appr0prlatlnR TWO thousand HVc nunuTeu
dollars for The erection of monument over
the grave of Thomas Jelferson-the amount
on motion Of Mr.. Cox having been increased
to five thousand dollars. The bill passed.
The session of Monday night was ordered
for debate on the tariff bill, and Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday nights for the
consideration of pension bills.,.,The house
then went into committee Of the whole, Mr.
Cox, of New York, in the chair on the post
Office appropriation bill. A long and gen.
eral debate was interrupted by the committee
rising, and soon afterward the house ad'
journed.
In the house, on the 18th, bills were
introduced and REFEREED By Mr. Willis
IN. Y.)--A bill reciting the near approach
of specie payments, and directing the presi'
dent to make public and solemn proclama.
ton that it is the firm determination OF
congress to enact no further laws affecting
the currency or fnarice until specie pay.
ments shall have been actually resumed, and
authorizing the secretary of the treasury to
prepare four per cent. bonds OF the denomi'
nation of $20 $50 and 500, payable in
standard coin at the expiration OF forty
years, to be exchangeable at no less than
:her face value into United States legal
tender notes. By Mr.. Kimmell-To provide
a mode for trying and determining, by the
supreme court OF the United States, the title
( the president and vice.president of the
United States to their respective offices when
their election to such offices is denied by
one or more states Of the Union. THE
house took recess till 1880 p. m, the even
ing session to be for debate on the tariff
question.
In the house, on the 10th, On motion
of Mr.. Stenger, the senate bill authorizing
the issue of passports free to colored citizens
going to Brazil, passed ........Mr Ro Iertson,
from the committee on Mississippi levees,
reported bill providing for the organize
ton of a Mississippi river Improvement COM
mission and for the improvement of the
navigation of that river. Ordered printed
and recommittej .... The following bills were
introduced and referred: BY Mr.. Harrison.
To construct II ship canal for the passage of
naval vessels from the Mississippi river to
Lake Michigan. by Mr.. Chalmers-For
the education of coored teachers in Missis.
sippi by Mr.. Cummings-fo prevent a
reduction of the volume of United States
notes ...... BY Mr.. Banning-Authorizing the
president to appoint commission to arrange
a treaty with the king of COrea.........The
house then took recess until 1880, the even
ing session to be for the consideration OF
pension bills only. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, the commit
tee on banking and currency reported bill
repealing the act at thorizing the coinage OF
the twenty.fve.cent silver piece. Passed.
Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, as the con-
ference report was disposed OF, the speaker
announced that the regular order was the
senate adjournment resolution, and the
pending question was the motion to lay on
the table the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the house yesterday refused to
refer the resolution to the committee on
ways and means. The house refused to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table-yeas,
ia; nays, l25. Pending further action,
Mr. Ellis called up the resolutions relative
to the death of Representative Leonard, OF
| Louisiana. Eulogies on the deceased were
delivered by Messrs. Ellis, Ward, Calkins,
KeDna, Covert, Rainey, White (Pa.) and
Dunnel The house then adjourned,
In the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Walsh,
| from the committee on invalid pensions,
reported back senate bill increasing the
pension of General James Shields from
| thirty to sixty dollars month Mr.. Mills,
| of Texas, moved to amend by increasing
the pension to one hundred dollars. Agreed
to. The bill was passed .........Mr. Goode
moved that the house go into committee OF
the whole on the private calendar, and that
debate on the pending bill the Williams
and Mary college-be closed in two hours
Mr.. Conger opposed the latter motion, which
was, however, carried-yeas, 107; nays, 81
.,Mr. Conger then moved that the house
adjourn, and Mr. Willis, of New York
moved that when the house adjourn to-day
it be to meet on Monday next, and the yeai
and nays were ordered on that motion....
After consuming two hours in voting up0r
dilatory motions, the house took a recess
until half-past seven o'clock in the evening
the session to be for the consideration o
business reported from the District OF Go
lumbia committee.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Wallace
of the committee on foreign relations, re
ported favorably on the senate bill author
izing the issue of passports free to colOret
citizens going to Brazil. Passed .........At tn
expiration of the morning hour consideration
was resumed OF the bill to repeal the bank
rupt law, and Mr.. McCreery spoke in favo
of its repeal. Mr.. Maxey called up tn
senate bill appropriating $75 1000 for tn
purpose of continuing improvements il
Galveston harbor. Passed. 1.-THE bill TO
the repeal of the bankrupt law passed tn
senate by the following vote: Yeas-Arm
strong, Beck, Blaine, Booth, Butler, Cameron
(Pa.l, Cameron wis y Coke, CoDklin, Davi
Nv. Val, Eaton, Eustis, Ferry, Garland
Gordon, Grover, Harris, Hereford, ingalls,
johnson, Jones (Fla.), Herman, Lamar, Nc
Creery, Mcdonald, Mcpherson, Maxey, Mi
chell, Morgan, Morrill,, Oglesby, Plumt
Rollins, Teller, Wadleigh, Wallace an
White-37. Nays-Allison, Anthony, Burr
side, Conover, Mcmillan and Saunders
The following is the test d the bill as
passed: Be II enacted by the senate an
, house of representatives OF the United State
of America in congress assembled, That tn
/. bankrupt law, approved March 2, 1867, an
all acts amendatory or supplementary Their
, to, or in explanation thereof be, and tn
same be hereby repealed, provided, howeve
. that such repeal shall in no manner inval
date or affect in any case in bankrUptc
institdted and pending in any court prior
! : the day when this act shall take effect, bl
as to all such pending cases, and all futu
: proceedings therein the acts hereby repeale
;; shall continue in full force and effect uni
the same shall be fully disposed of in Il
same manner as If said act had not be,
! repealed. Adjourned.
The senate, on the 10th, aga
, resumed consideration Of the bill, part
considered yesterday, to incorporate Il
national Pacific railroad and telegraph col
pany. Mr.. Conkling submitted an amen
! ment providing that the road should n
: have the right OF way through any Indii
land. Agreed to. The bill then passed
7. yeas, SO; nays, Q. After an executive 81
( sion the senate adjourned.
II In the senate, on the 18th, Senat