The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-23

agreed to- yeas, 10D nays, |, a.." The house
then went into committee OF the whole, with
Mr. Sayler In the chair, on the tariff bill, and
Mr., Banks spoke in opposition thereto.
Adjourned.
The house, on the Sth, went into commit
tee of the whole, Mr., Sayler in the ohair,on the
tariff bill. The committee then rose without
nction...,Mr Ellis introduced bill to in
Corporate the ocean navigating company
and TO restore the shipping interests of the
United States, Referred .... The house then
took recess till half past seven.n The
evening session will be for general debate
only,
In the house, on the oh, the senate
bill authorizing the citizens of Colorado and
Nevada and the territories to fell and re.
move the timber on the public lands for
mining and domestic purposes, was passed
with the amendment offered by Mr.. Fort,
that such lands shall not be open to railroad
corporations for the cutting of timber ....,
The bill subjecting the Fort Wayne military
reservation in Arkansas to entry as other
public lands in that state. Passed ..... The
house then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Slyler in the chair, on the tariff
bill The committee without action arose
and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Dunnell
introduced bill providing that notice of
contest under preemption, homestead and
lmber culture laws, must be printed in
newspaper published in the county where
such contest lies Passed .n. The house went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Knapp in
the chair, on the private calendar, the pend.
ing business, the William and Mary College
hill hainy ,,uuval
The bill approprating $1,000 to Richard
Heater, of Virginia, for stores and supplies
taken by the United States army, led to dis.
cussion The bill was then passed. Ad.
jOurned.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 9th, on motion of
Senator Thurman, the senate took up the
bill repeating the bankrupt law, reported
from the judiciary committee, with amend
ments, on Thursday last The discussion of
the bill lasted until the expiration of the
morning hour, when the bill to repeal the
specie resumption act came up as unfinished
business. General Gordon spoke at length
in favor OF repeating the specie resumption
act, Senator sargent, from the committee
on appropriations for the payment of
invalid and other pensions Of the United
States for the year ending June 30th.....
Senator Dorsey submitted an amendment
"rhat on the first day of January, 1879 the
terms of office of all pension agents shall
expire, and thereafter honorably discharged
wounded or disabled union soldiers, or
widows or daughters of such soldiers, shall
be appointed to such Offices" Agreed to
ayes, 27 nays, 22."... Senator Sargent then
submitted an amendment providing that
from and after the passage of this, in case OF
a vacancy in the Office of any pension agent,
it shall be filled by the appointment Of a
wounded or disabled union soldier. Agreed
to. Adjourned
In the senate, on the 7th, considera-
tion OF the pension appropriation bill was
resumed. The bill was then reported to the
senate, the amendments of the committee ia
the whole concurred in, and it was read a
third time and passed, ,....Mr. Allison called
up the Indian appropriation bill, and in
explanation thereof said the committee on
appropriations hsd made very few amend.
ments to the bill as il came from the house.
The amendments were unimpOrtant. He
moved that ,he five minutes rule be applied
to the discussion of the amendments. Agreed
to "A lengthy discussion ensued as to
whether the Indians preferred TO 20 to the
ludian territory or back TO Idaho, and what
the interior department required Of them,
etc. Pending the discussion the senate
went into executive session, When the
doors reopened the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the Sth, the following
bills were introduced: Ry Senator HOar:
To provide Tor an ocean and mail ship
service between the United States and
Portugal. ....By Senator Morgan A concur.
rent resolution touching the relations of the
United States with Mexico. LAID on the
table for the present, that he might call it
up and submit remarks in regard thereto
hcreatter,.".. BY Senator Anthony: A bill
authorizing the publication for sale Of an
edition Of the narrative of the PolHriS ex-
podition. Senator Burnside called up the
house joint resolution to amcid the Ont
resolution of July 3, 1875 authorizing the
secretary Of war to issue afms so as to pros
vide that the same shall be issued to terri-
tories as well as states, not exceeding five
hundred stands of arms to each territory ....
Senator Davis w. Va submitted an amend
ment providing that the present quota of
the states shall not be diminished on ac-
count of such issue. Agreed to, and the bill
was pissed. The senate then resumed the
consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill...". Pending the discussion was substi.
tuted a resolution directing the commits
siOner of the district OF Columbia to report
to the senate what church property in the
district, taxed under an act of June, 1874, is
in arrears in regard to such tax, and If steps
have been taken to enforce the collection of
said tax. Agreed to..S Senator Thurman
gave notice that as soon as the Ipdian ap-
preparation bill should be disposed OF he
hn Iii 40 al al
law to a vote Senator Window gave
notice that as soon as the Indian appropria
ton bill was disposed of the pOstoflice ap.
preparation bill would be called up.....
Senator Gordon introduced bill for the
Improvement of the sanitary condition of
Washington. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, after con.
sideration of the Mexican award bill, the
Indian bureau appropriation bill, both OF
which were passed, and several items of
minor Importance, discussion of the bill to
repeal the bankrupt act was resumed. zee.
Senator Maxey spoke in opposition to all
the senate amendments and in favor of
agreeing to the house amendments and pass
sing the bill, but before he had been sneak
ing long he yielded TO Senator Davis Hill
anu UH HIS tlt Stlhtt dulOuGHtu.
In the senate, on the 10Th, considera.
ton of the bill to repeal the bar krupt law
was resumed and Mr. Maxey continued his
argument in favor Of the bill. After further
debate the pending question being on the
amendment of Mr.. Thurman to strike out
january I, 1870" and insert September
/, 1875" SO that the repeal shall take effect
on the first of September next. II
was agreed to--yeas u, nays q. a' fol-
lows: Yeas-Bsiy, Barnuu, Brace, Butler,
Davis, (Ill.), Davis, (W. Va.l, Dorsey, Eaton,
Eustis, Ferry, Gordon, Grover, Hoar, johns
ston, Jones, (tla.G Kirkwood, Mcmillan,
Matthews, Merrimon, Patterson, Randolph,
Ransom, Sargent, salisbury, Spencer,
Thurman and Windom-27. Nays Anthony,
Beck, Cameron, (Wis.), Corkrell, Conkling,
Dawes, Garland, Harris, Hill, Howe, Kel.
logg, Herman, McCreery, Mcdonald, Maxey,
Morrill,, Oglesby Saunders, Voorhees,, Whyie
and Allison, Bayard, Booth,
ingalls,. Lamar, Edmunds and Mitchell, who
would have voted in the affirmative, were
paired with Plumb, Morgan, Hamlin, Burn.