The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

engage in, publlc or prlVate enterprises, Dut
all appropriations ought to be limited to
such amount and purposes only as shall be
imperatively demanded by the public ser.
vice .....M Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the
rules and take from the speakers table and
pass the senate concurrent resolution for the
payment OF United States bonds, principal
and interest, in gold and silver, known as
the Matthews silver resolution. vote was
taken on passing the resolution, which re-
suited in yeas one hundred and eighty'nine,
nays seventy
In the house, on the 29th, Mr.. Durham,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported bill making appropriations for de-
tecting trespass on public lands Referred
..... Mr. Stephens introduced bill to make
importers use the metric system OF weights
and measures. Referred ,..."...Mr. kenna,
from the committee on commerce, reported
back the bill to recognize the Woodruff
scientific expedition around the world The
bill grants fer the purpose of the expedition
an American register to foreign built ves'
sci. After discussion the bill passed-yeas,
1877; nays, 100 Adjourned.
In the house, on the 30th, Mr.. Hayes
introduced bill prohibiting any further
destruction of legal tender notes, and making
such notes legal tender for custom duties.
Referred mfr. Davis IN. C.) introduced
bill repeating section 4,7l6 of the revised
statutes forbidding the payment OF pensions
to any person or to widow, children or heirs
of any deceased person who in any manner
voluntarily engaged in or aided or abetted
in the late rebellion .... The house went into
a committee of the whole to consider the bill
extending the time for the withdrawal OF
distilled spirits now in bond until January
|, 1873. The house sustained the action OF
the committee in adopting the substitute by
II vote of yeas, l46; nays, liz, and the title
was changed accordingly. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 3lst, the resolu-
ton to investigate the charges OF official
misconduct in the United States western dis
trict court of North Carolina was referred.
Also the bill reported from the committee on
postofces, fixing the pay of higher class let.
ter carriers, in large cities, at ~ 600, and OF
lower class at $500 per annum.....The house
then resolved itself into the committee OF
the whole upon the military academy appro'
priation bill After debate, but without
action the committee rose .....Mr. Money
reported bill authorizing The construction
of q bridge across the Mississippi river at
Memphis. Ordered printed. d.,."Adjourned.
In the house, on the lst, Mr.. Phillips
;,trod,,ood a h;II to nrovide for funding The
nationai ,maO Joht in bome bonds convertible in.
''aurna to nurrennv Referred The house then
ont;,tn onmm;ttee of the whole on the
mri,,stn mGm. tn'V oolenia After some time the
ppnn,n,;tton ,o.e and renorted To the house
sundrv nr;vote Hills nrincipallv pension bills,
Lnt no action was taken thereon. Ad..
iourned until Monday.
SENATE
On the 9th, at the expiration of the
morning hour, the senate resumed consider.
alton of the resolution (by Mr.. Matthew'S to
nav the interest and principal of bonds in
silver, and Mr. Lamar spoke in regard there.
to The debate was continued in colo.
anal ";aii manner aau % hv Messrs Edmunds Thurman
and K Kernam The Senate. on motion Of
Nv D,vis I'M y adiourned.
49, o,u, NJ u,.u;,
In the senate on the zDIii, MI I'aIrls Al
presented peutioh rom uis.l'iers "a ieh
nessee, IN favor OF a reauc.ion Oh ,asa..aI MA on
whisky TO 5o Genus per gaiioh. heierieu' e
1.-The biil dlrectlng lne secretary ., .ne
treasury 10 cause tne cust0rnhouse Nv hien.
PMS 10 De cohstruc'eu oi ieHnessee ih"',e .i,e
was passed. Az .he eAp'fa1'oh ., ,n1
Of 'i iha hS TSesnlntion Of senator Matthews, de.
clarino The right of the government to pay
the bonds in silver, The amendment OF
Senator Copkling, making the resolution a
Joint instead of a concurrent one, was re.
iected. Yeas, 90: nays, 80 ...... The question
beipp on the passage of the resolution as
srhn;tted bv Mr. Matthews, on the 9Th of
December last, it was agreed to. Yeas, 49,;
navs % as follows; Yeas--AlisOn, Arm.
=
pa \ Cameron (Wis.N. Chaffee, Coke, Con.
aver. Davis TlIl, Davis (W. VAL Dennis,
Dorsey Eustis, Ferry, Gordon, Grover,
Hereford, Howe, Johnston, Jones Ola J,
Jones New, Kirkwood, McCreary, MELON.
Mid, Mcmillan. Matthews, Maxey, Merrimon,
Morpon. Oplesby, Plumb, Ransom, Sauls
bury Spencer, Teller, Thurman, Voorhees,,
Wallace and Withers- 43. Nayes-Anthony,
Barnum, Bayard, Blaine, burnside, Chris
tiancy, Conkling, Dawes, Eaton, hdmunds'
fianlln, herman, Lamar, McT cThersoh, mitci'
ell, Morrill,, PADDOCK, hahuolph, hohinS'
Sargent, Wadleigh, ana Wiud0m '.,'' MI NJ
! Morrill, then took the moor 10 aauiess ,ne
senate Oh the silver bill, but yielded 10 Nh
Ferry. On his motioh went lh'9 executive
| adjourned until Monday.
Tn the senate ON the 2Sth, the house
biII IN remove obstructions from the Missi1
sinpi. Missouri, Arkansas and Red rive,s
were taken up and passed, after brief dis
| cussion...... At the expiration OF tne morning
| hour consideration was resumed Oh uhnhisneo
| business, being house Dill 10 authorize tht
| free coinage OF the standard silver dollar ane
to restore Its legal tender character senator
Morrill, made long speech IN oppos,uol
Ing n SDn a