The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL,


dOU.It
In the house on the 18th, on motion
OF Mr.. Wood, the senate amendments to the
house bill for the free entry of articles i'm.
ported for exhibition by societies established
Tor the encouragement OF the arts and sci.
ences were concurred in and the bill passed.
,....The house then voted on the amend
ments to the army appropriation bill, and
all items which had been increased on the
basis of an army force of twenty-five thous
and men, were restored to the original
amount on the basis OF twenty thousand. The
bill was passed without division. The main
features OF the bill as passed are fixing the
strength OF the army at twenty thousand
men: fixing the number of cavalry regi-
ments at eight. with companies Of not exceed.
ing one hundred and twenty-five priyates !,
and Of infantry regiments at eighteen, with
companies of not exceeding sixty privates !;
reducing the force OF tna various staff de.
partmsnts; providing for board to reor~
ganize those departments providing boa:d
to recommend the retiring or mastering out
OF officers; fixing the number OF ma or
generals at one, and Of brigadier generals at
three: alter those figures shall have been
reached, reducing the number and rank OF
aids.de-camp reducing pay and nmolu.
nents of officers; transferring tine Indian
bureau to the war department; aud prOhib
iting the employment of troops for civil pur.
poses unless specially authorized by act oi
congress.
In the house on the 29th, Mr.. Single.
ton made a conference report on the oonsu-
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill. He
stated that the bill as it passed the house
made the appropriations less by so 900 than
the like bill OF last session that the senate
had increased the appropriations by $s4..
900; that the senate conferees had Welded
to the amendment OF "a, 500, and the house
conferrees to the amendment OF 1890, 600,
and that the bill as it now stands appropri-
ates So, 900 less than the bill OF last session.
The report was agreed to. Under the bill ag
il now stands, the salaries of ministers to
Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia
remain at III, 500 instead of $l5, 900 as voted
by the house, and those of ministers to
Spain, Austria, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Japan
and China at $12 900 instead Of $1,000. The
missions to Belgium, the Netherlands and
Argentine Republic are restored to the 81 900
class. The salary OF the minister to Hayti
Is put back from 5000 to $500 and that of
minister TO Liberia from $500 to $4,000.
Provision Is made for charges d'afiairs at
Denmark, Paraguay, Uruguay combined,
and Switzerland at 5000 each. The salary
OF the consul general at Cairo is restored 10
84,CO0; Of the consuls general at London,
! Paris. Havana and Rio de ianeiro to s6,000
Of the consul general at Melbourne to 81 800
Of consul general at Berliu to :4,0C0; Of
cousuls general at Vieuna, Frank 'ort, Rome
and Constsntipople TO Si,Q1J, aud the ale
uroprstion for salaries Ut coGsuls, vice con.
suls sud commercial agent, eonsuunr clerks
| IA increased from : 5000 10 S3Qi ,0oQ......
The houss then took recess, tAe evening
session to be for debate only. When the
house adjourns tonight 1t Will he to mes,
| ridsy nsIe