The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-07

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that many of the recent actions of the gov
ernment in regard to timber seizures in tn,
gulf states, had been harsh, oppressive an,
Illegal. The house then considered tn,
boat bill. Having disposed Of all but fou
pages OF the bill, it was laid aside, and tn,
speaker presented the resolutions adopted
by the senate In honor OF the late Senator
Bogy. Eulogies were pronounced by Messrs
Cole, Hatcher, Waddell, Phillips, Knott
: Sparks (lll.), Throckmorton, Clarke (Mo.,
Ellis, ltea and Crittenden; after which the
resolutions were adopted and the house adj
journed.
The House, on the oath, proceeded Ia
/ the consideration of the bill amending the
laws concerning commerce and navigation
aud the regulation of steam vessels ... Mr.
Lockwood moved an amendment to the sec.
ton liking the salaries Of steamboat nspec.
tors, classifying them $l,700a year at New
York and New Orleans down to 500 az
| Puget Sound, Appalachicola and Oswego.
house, having disposed OF all but the last
paragraph in the bill, adjourned.
In the house, on the 25th, Mr.. Storrs,
for the Southern Pacific railroad company,
contended that the Texas company had not
llh IullTDdu us lllt law TpuUlTGu,
and 1t was now competentto adopt measures
to secure Its speedy completion. This could
be more efsctually done by granting author.
iLy to the Southern Pacific company to cons
tinue on east to the Rio Grande at III Paso,
and transfer SO much of the former land
grant as it should earn By so building. lie
also claimed that the Texas company had no
right to build railroad across California,
not having the suthority of that State. lie
also contended that the Southern Pacific had
the right to construct bridge across Color
ado river, and the Texas Pacific had not ......
The house considered the bill revising the
steamboat laws Mr.. Harrison offered an
! amendment declaring that officers, pilots
| and engineers OF all steam vessels and that
none but citizens Of CrpersOnS actually re.
| siding in the United States shall be licensed
MS pilots and engineers. Tie said over fifty
| thousand had petitioned to the house to pro,
tect poor men from being defrauded of
their rights by foreigners not residing in the
country. Large numbers of men were idle
to day in the lake parts while Canadians
were employed by owners of vessels.
Adopted. The bill was then passed. Yeas,
173; nayes, SO....,The bill extending the
tine for the withdrawal of lstillcd spirits
now in bond until July /, 1873, having been
reached, Mr., Tucker proceeded to explain
the bill. lie said that there was great ag.
tation throughout the country on the
question OF a reduction the OF tax
on whisky. The question was, should
the house, during that agitation, save from
bankrupt y and ruin the golden geese who
were to-day laying golden eggs for the gov.
ernment. lie thought the bill was II very
good one 1t had been drawn up by the
commissioner of internal revenue, who had
agreed that some action should be taken by
congress,.."Mr. Garfield alluded to the bill
as being class legislation, and thought it not
wise to give any advantage to one interest
when so many were suffering throughout the
country Theplnin English of eresoluton
was that the whisky men should be allowed
to keep their whisky in bond until congress
should release the tax and permit them to
walk of with millions which rightfully be,
longed to the government in their pockets.
lie was opposed to reducing the tax on whis.
key, and was in favor OF adding section to
the bill under consideration, declaring that
no reduction would he made by which a
mans revenue would not be reduced, and
whisky men would be put out of the agita.
ton in which they now We're. If this bill
was passed, would not the iron men come
here and asked to be saved from the danger
threatened by the reduction of the tariff on
iron? Would not all other interests come,
and thus make the revenue laws q series Of
plasters and patchwork ?...", In the midst of
great confusion the amendment reported by
the ways and means committee was read and
adopted, which amendment is to add the
words "And acknowledged gtheir liability
under the terms OF said bond for the period
for which said extension is granted" as il
the same was inserted in the body OF said
bill. AFTER further scenes OF confusion
and excitement, the committee rose without
any further action on the amendment, and
tehouse adjourned.
SENATE.
In the senate on the lIth Mr.. Bailey
presented petition from citizens Of Ten
nessee asking congress TO reluCe the tax on
manufactured tobacco. Referred .......Mr.
Harris presented the proceedings Of a meet
ing OF distillers, rectifers and wholesale Ii
quor dealers Of Tennessee, in favor of re.
duction OF the tax on distilled spirits. Re-
ferred. mfr. Hill presented a resolution
from the Savannah cotton exchange denying
that the south is unanimously in favor of the
restoration of the silver dollar, and favoring
a gold standard value alone, and speedy
return to specie payments Referred. Ad.
iourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, bills were
introduced and referred as follows: BY Mr..
Dolsey-To authorize the payment of fees
of counsel for the defense Of poor persons in
courts of the United States. BY Mr.. Davis
To promote immigration to the United States
and for the protection Of immigrants. BY
Mr. Wiudom--FOr the restoration of wages
in government printing Offices. BY Mr..
Spencer-To extend, facilitate and cheaper
land and water transportation Of freights
and passengers, aud to promote industry and
labor without further appropriation OF pub.
lie property or incr ase of the public debt.
Adjourned.
In the senate, ON the 10th, at 1890,
vote was taken on the pending question, to
refer the resolution Of Mr.. Matthews in re-
gard to paying the bonds in silver to the
committee on judiciary. The amendment
was rejected. Yeas, 20; nays, 81 The vote
in detail was as follows: Yeas-Anthony,
Barnum, Bayard, Blaine, Butler, Conklin,
Dawes, Eaton, Edmunds, Hemlin, Hoar,
Herman, Mcpherson, Mitchell, Morrill,, Pad.
dock, Rawlins, Sargent and Wadleigh-l9.
Nays-ArmstrOng Beck, Booth, Cameron,
(Pa.), Cameron Wis., Cockerill, Coke, Con.
over DaVls llh'h Dorsey, cry, urOVe1, 11aT'
ris, Hereford, Howe, Johnson, Kirkwood,
McCreery, Mcmillan, Matthews, Maxey, Mer-
rimon, Morgan, Plumb, Ransom, Salisbury,
Saunders, Spencer, Teller and Withers-3l.
After some further consideration the resolt.
tion Of Mr.. Matthews wasunanimous consent
postponed until Friday next at one o'clock,
To- day being assigned for eulogies upon the
late Senator Bogy, OF Missouri, and eulogies
we're made by number Of senators .... The
senate then adjourned, az mark of respect
to the memory of Senator Bogy.
In the senate, on the 18th, bills were
introduced and referred as follows: BY Mr.
Howe, to punish forcible Instructions to
interstate commerce by railways. Referred
to committee on judiciary. BY Mr.. Ferry
| Providing for classification of mail matter
and rates Of postage thereon. Referred tc
committee on postofiices AFTER the morn
ing business had been disposed OF Mr.. Me-
Donald submitted resolutions OF respect tC
the memory Of the late Senator Morton, anG
made suitable remarks upon the life anC