The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-04-25
CGNGR ESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE.

. In the house, on the Sth. immediatcly
! after the reading of the journal the speakc
said the first question in order was whether
the resolution presented Friday last by tn,
= gentleman from Massachusetts (Butler) pre-
, sented the question OF privilege. The house
by viva v0ce vote manifestly decided II
did But Mr.. Conger thought, as the action
of the house would be precedent, it would
be better to make the vote by yeas and nays
and they were therefore ordered and re-
suted-yeas, 2l9; NAYS, 4. The negative
votes We're: Bland, Mills, Throckmorton and
Young. The speaker stated that the house
having Just decided the resolution to be a
question of privilege, the resolution was be>
fore the house, II is in these words: Re.
solved, That the house proceed to the
election OF doorkeeper, and that the true
union manned soldier, Gen. Jas. Shields, OF
Missouri, be chosen to that Office. Mr.
Clymer asked Mr.. Butler to allow him to
offer q substitute for the resolution and
offered the following: Resolved, That the
house proceed to the election of doork eeper
The vote was then taken, and resulted For
Chslles w. Field, 1913, all cast by democrats
for James Shields, 10l, all but one cast by
republicans, and that one being cast by Mr.
Springer; for John II. Trent 8, east by
Messrs. Erret, Blaine, Evans, O'Neil, White
Hermer, Randolph and Bagleyo""Mr. Clark
asked Tor unanimous consent to introduce
tor present consideration bill authorizing
the president to appoint James Shields a
brigadier general of the U. S. army on the
retired list, his pay to commence from the
time of the passage OF the bill. The bill was
passed, yeas 22S, nays 6, the negative votes
being cast by Messrs. Randolph, White
, Penn.6 O'Neill, Jones, Cox (OhiO) and
Acklin.....Mr. Butler moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill introduced by him
some time ago to provide for the issuing of
fifty and twenty-five cent fractional eur.
rency, and one, two, three and FIVE dollars
United States legal tender notes. pending
| which the house adjourned.
In tho hor.o on tho OH thorrH,;,hoa
h,sinas 81 tha paoifn eoirnod .n9 5ni i,,,
uns'oSo ,aa.sido.ad ond M. L"nu,ns VI,
tha Xii nt tbe ;md;o;arv onn'n,;,too M o'"SS" ~
house then went INTO a committee of the
whole, Mr.. Saylor in the chair, upon the
tariff bill l........ Mr.. Wood, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, then made a
| long speech in explanation and advocacy of
the bill Mr.. Banks obtained the floor to
speak in opposition to the bill, but Welded
/ to a motion that the committee rise. Com.
lnittee thereupon rose. Adjourned.
Tho bouse op tho 10tb wort into
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obn;n nn t,a ,ons;on ,.o''n;a,i ~ LII GnT
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,;aos that pafftor INV 1875 n,'si" "nu piT1 a,
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mitlee OF the whole, Mr.. Garfield in the
chair, on the pension appropriation bill
Messrs: Chlttenden, Fort and Hewitt, of
New York, advocated the bill, and Messrs.
Hanna, roster, thompson and ONeIll OPP
posed lt,...,...Mr. Rice offered resolution
that from and after July, 1878, the offices OF
pension agents snail be hlled by wounded
or disabled union soldiers. The amendment
was adopted amid enthusiastic applause and
shouts OF laughter; me committee then
ionrnad ;o~r '''''''' '"' '''' o'"'"'''' ''' h"'
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In tne mousse, ON Ihe lzth, Che Dill
author'zlhs 'he secretary OF war 10 rellnquish
the positioh oi foTt harsuh,a II mllitary res
ervatlon IN Nebraska, 10 homestead ana pre-
emptloh setliers passed. Also lhe senate
Dill authorlzhg me construction ana ap'
proach Wlthih fort hlley' military reserva'
tion IN hansds';'';' me mouse went INTO COM
mittee OF the "hoie, Mr. Knapp IN the chalr,
on the PriVate calendar, ana soon after ad'
Journed.
SENATE.
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sahen uP. messr', @ 2ase". anu III onanee'
seatlhs .'at was e'iueh' INV. al "n'shu'
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