The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-24
. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

| SENAlE'
In tho Senate on the 10Th. over fort,
vonoior. ,yere in tbs chamber before th,
senate yoY called to order nj noon, A rrea
nnrt of tLo morninr bour was taken M il
,he nrssantntion of a LARGE number of peti
,ions from various parts Of the country il
s aols lioih a. aao,'tidrn of sivtoontb omspJ
,"a~ n"a~t nroh;hiting the stotes from disfron
IG;p ,I';a;pp ,n.sans an oooonnt of GOV ali n
whioh ,1oo rererred IN the commtiee n,
,n;,iioo"s "" ana aIactions A large number n
hhilI. were introduced and referred TO appro
nriote committees among them the follow
mo. Rv Mr. Sargent-To regulate Chimes,
;mtS,, iorot;on Rv NJ, Dorsev-Supnemen
t,rv 10 tbe act of March 3. 1877. in relation
~ the Unt Snrings reservot;on in Arkansas
w '"P Rr NJ Pnmb-ITo reoronize the ma,
Jnn,;r,ort af theormv RvNr, Voorhee,
VIZ, III" ortend Tho nrovision of ihe net Of IS7.
IN Iation 70 nrile nancy IN tbe fleet officers
'"''ISs Rv Mr KelIorg Ua.I-Autborising {
,,,,, nmaiI Steamsbin service in the Gulf of Mex
;an l' hntmoan Na,v 0rleons and certain mort,
Of of tho rennhlic of Nieyico.,n.,M Edmunds
Submitted n ioint resolution proposing an
o'nanJment to The constitution of the United
states nrobibiting states from making ap>
preparations lof sec'ariah purposes, .he pro
ment proposed during the session of 1876
and 1876. Referred to the committee on iu-
| dietary. ...... After the morning business had
| been disposed Of, Mr.. Edmunds vermont
called for the regular order, and the senate
resumed consideration of the resolution ol
| Mr.. Matthews, submitted before the recess
declaring it to be the right of the government
| TO pay the principal and interest of the bOnd'
| =. NJ punly unnlya in fnynr N
the reconciliation of silver dollars. Mr.
bill as it came from the house of representa-
tives, and thought the senate finance com
mittee did right in striking out OF that bill the
clause allowing any owner Of silver bullion
to deposit the same at any United States
coinage mint or assay Office to be coined into
dollars for his benefit on the same terms and
conditions as gold bullion is deposited under
existing laws He believed the acts stkine
silver dollars from the coinage Of the c0un-
try, and declaring it shonld not be legal ten
der, were vicious and unconstitutional. ...
After an unsuccessful attempt by Mr.. Sar-
gent to get the senate to admit the female
sutlragists with their memorial, the senate
adjourned till Monday.
o,.o,.
h"oSh'
The bouse met on the 10Th at noon
os0 non,heys ,esnondiuc to their names
,,ore than a uuorum. and the iournal of
nocenhcr 15,b was read Mr. Stenhens
~, introdu, cd biIl directing the secre.
,arr Of tate IN of,ix the great seal of the
ITnyted States to the dorument entitled "The
A AJministrotors of theIIrnited States' Governs
man nt Tho heginninr of lis second Centu.
.',n p,s.od mo foIlowino lille wore
introlnced and referred. nv Mr. IuttreIl
tr,Il r. nrohihit tha en,nIovment of Cbi.
] ]nos.. or NnnyoIans on any nnblic works of
tho Tnitad States. also to prevent the nat.
mroliyation of Chinese or Moncolions: also.
10 nnmisb and nrevant tbe nrortire of nolvy'
,mv in The territories and other nlaces SIN.
iert in the exclusive Jurisdiction of the
iTnited Statos, also n ioint resolution of the
California Ieoislatnre concerniur Cbnese
immiorotion Rv Mr. cox x(NY.G For the
coinaoe NJ fve,cent silver coins and the dis.
rontinuonce of the fve,cept nickel and
conner coins The resolution renorted hv
NJ Wood nr;or IN tbe recess directing IN.
vest;g,tions to he made into the mapape.
ment of tbe several departments of the govs
,rnment came nm AS IN. first business in
order # having been nostponed mil aftcr
the readiug Of The journal TODAY. The
motion to refer MFR. Woods resolution TO the
COMMITTEES of the whole WAS then adopted
and thereunou the house went into commit.
Tao of tho whole Mr. Eden fills. in the chair
for ;ts consideration. Mr. Wood onened The
debate bv exnlaininp the object of the reso.
Intinn Wessrs. CIvmer Cox lOhio). Garfield
nanks and Tuck er made Q eyhaustive sneecbes
mon tba resolution. Mr.. Burchard also
After considerable discussion MIR, Fosters
amendment was adopted. The Question then
recurred on the Hale substitute, and it was
adonted Inv 1Ol TO 90. It is in the following
terms: "Wheneyer apy committee of the
house shall ask forspecial and extraordinary
powers, whether In relation TO time ana CON
duct oil its meeting, the power TO send for
persons and papers, the rlght to report at
any Tune, or any otner extension OF lts pow
ers and duties, Tor the purpose OF lnVestlgat~
ing the conduct ana acuoh OF any present or
former oilcer oil the government, or business
OF any department, bureau dlVisioh or
branch oil the PupIc service! tle chatges on
whlcn such ueiianu iof ihves.ieat,oii is
based shall pe presentea IN "riains u lie
mouse, WIN tne names oi suJii oi,lceis as ale
chargeaW WIN lnnPtop1r OF un.aWiui Proceeu-
lnnss, ana y Parllcnal statement pl the
charges against .iie,', anu .ne soile sl,aii pe
accompanied ny statement III "fi'.hg,
sieneu py one vi ,nole .he,l.eis I. y, 'n.s
mouse, Una, suen onaises VI s'a.eiIon.s i, aIe
sustained oy eauenue SUN Wt as " a. man s,,,
vestga'ion necessaiy. mnen 'ne .eIult :,I Ul
the vote was aiil3uIceu ~ IL was greeaed Wi.n
uelioEs.sa'ion . hs u Lump T ;,, om ie ,
sue Oh lne mouse .; lle eonini..ec shen rose