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

hot6E.
In the house, on the 23rd, Mr.. Els
worth introduced bill relieving bond de.
posts from internal revenue tax. Referred.
...... The house committee on appropriations
heard the secretary of the interior, the com.
missioner OF general land Office, and the
assistant attorney general for the interior
department in advocacy of the appropriation
of S45,000 to continue operations against the
depredators on public lumber lands, Repre-
sentatives Hooker aud Jones (Ala.) opposed
the proposed appropriation. They claim
that many Of the recent actions OF the gov
ernment in regard to timber seizures in the
gulf states. had been harsh, oppressive and
illegal. .....The house then considered the
boat bill Having disposed of all but four
pages OF the bill, it was laid aside, and the
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- J,
resolutions were adopted and the house ad-
iourned.
The House, on the 24th. proceeded to
the consideration of the bill amending the
laws concerning commerce and navigation,
anu t1t TtSllublbu VI otSuul NtonSls'''''s biI /.
Lockwood moved an amendment to the sec.
ton fixing the salaries of steambOat inspeC-
tors, classifying them 81 200 year at New
York and New Orleans down to $700at
Puget Sound, Appalachicola and Oswego.
Pending discussion on this amendment the
house, having disposed OF all but the last
paragraph in the bill, ad iourned.
In the house, on the 25th, Mr.. Storrs,
| for the Southern Pacific railroad company,
contended that the Texas company had not
completed its railroad as the law required,
and it was now competent to adopt measures
to secure Its speedy completion. This could
he more effectually done by granting author.
| ity to the Southern Pacific company TO cons
| tinue on east to the Rio Grande at FL Paso,
| and transfer so much of the former land
grant as it should earn by so building. He
also claimed that the Texas company had no
| right to build a railroad across California,
not having the authority 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 III the United States shall be licensed
as pilots and engineers, tie said over fifty
thousand had petitloned to the hnuse to pro:
tect poor men from Delng deirauded oi
their rights by foreigners not residing In the
country. Large numbers oil men were idle
to-day IN the lake parts while canadians
were employed by owners oi vessels.
adopted. Inc Dill NV was tnen passed: Yeas,
10, nayes, oo::;..;lne OIL eHtehuihS the
time for the "ltnaraWai OF sIstlllei spirits
now Ia p0nu Thlil July l, 100 having Deeh
ieache9' MT. tucker pt9ceedeu 10 Apiain
tne Diii. ne saiu INA. thefe was great ag'-
tauon throughout ,ne country on the
questl1n vi r, reuucloh lhe ol laS
on WHISKY. me question was, shoulu
,ne nouee, uulihs 'n"t asi'a,ioh, saw 'I1ni
DanktuPscy anu rum ,le soluen geese VINO
were to,uay laying soiueh eggs Xxx; lor lhe gov
erhileht. ne tn9psht 'le Dlll was very
soou pug. IL hau peen uruWh up py IN.
cohll,ssloner !, vi INTERNAL le'ehie' VINO iiau
agreeu thai sViie :, acsioh sn1ni9 m oe @heh py
cons.ess..i;..., ,;ain.i aiiuueu ,., eI.ne pli'
as peihe .lass ieslsia.iou, anu Thought ~ no.
WISE 10 give any @ au'ausso 70 ono Ll.eres. .t
country. The plain English Of the resolution
was that the whisky men should be allowed
TO keen their whisky in bond until congress
should release the tax and permit them tc
walk off with millions which rightfully be.