The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-23
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Consideration OF the Blair educational bill
was resumed. Mr. Hoar's amendment was
adopted rrcyNIrg that the amount to he d,s,
tributcd In the filt ygiy We s1,n.W,oO), III tho
tccond year siO.(0),OOJ, and in tile til,td year
slj.OOO.0O), aud the appropriation TO he then
diminished at the rate 0f S2,OOO,O O)J yearly
until the expiration 6f, the eighth year, when
the appropriation s!!rli fritse ~: Another
amendment offered by Mr.. h@ati that
e,lual opportunity Of education be gwen
10 all children was adopted. MIR. sherman
offered an amendment, which was ndopt"i,
providing tiltt 'hc u'nrey shall be used only
Tor common schools hGt s'''Afidr ~ charac-
ter. The bill was finally passed by ulrtyi
three to eleven II appropriates S"N'V'
TO he distributed among the States IN proper
ton to their illitcracy, on the basis OF the
census of 1880, the payments to extena over
The biii for thf f,tif NJ Gepeh ", W, Av'
erill was reported favofuulS blllss wrro
passpd authorizing the construction Ut two
bridges over the Rio Grandc river. .lh9
naval appropriation bill was considered ana
amended
Mr. Hill, from the committee on postoi'lces
| Ind post rUnds, tcpoittd fnvnrgbly TO the Sen
hte an original bill td establish postal ts.o'
graph system. Mi Hill fcmarkcl that the
| committee were unanimous as t) the iirst ten
! fNtlOllS Ol Ilc nll, WHICH TtlUl'N l'uoliiS lhu
work by contracts with existing companies, ,bub
| that n minority of the committee were OPP
| posed to the sections relating To the constr1it~
ton Of purchase Of lines 10y the government
| ... The bill Ia promote Captain Thomas "
| turbin, now on the retired list OF the navy.
~ the rank Of rear admiral ON the same list
was postponed indefinitely. The naval mp
preparation bill was debated.
The naval appropriation bill was iurther
4 4 A AL l.tll NNsEaA .ntTf
| ducpd 10 provide for the protection Of railroad
e.nplovcs engaged in Interstate commerce
| a.. The committee on foreign relations re-
Iortcd substitute for III. bills TO appoint u
commission to visit the South American conn
tries anl TO auth, fin the President to invite
Mexico and the Central and SUutli American
countries to send delegates to convention III
Washington The substitute, which was
famed by Mr.. Fleiughuyscn, with the APP
proval Of the President, approprlntes
through an amendment Ia the consular diplo
matte bill. 5000 q to enable the fr' salient IL
conp2nsate II commission Ia lc appointed II
| examine and report upon the relations VI
the United States with the countries III qlcS
ton. and upon the best modes OF securing III
innate national aud commercial RELATIONSHIP
House.
Mr.. Converse, of Ohio, secured the flooi
and moved to suspend the rules and pass thu
bill restoring the duty Of 1876 on wool. Aftel
the thrtv-minute debate allowed by the rule.
the motion was lost by vote OF III
| yeas to 12G nays Mr. Springer Introduce
a resolution looking to preventing tho con
tiscatun by the Italian government ol Tin
property Of the American college III Kon
A I'LL was introduced 10y Mr.. l.overln;
granting pension Of 81 month to all unlte'
States soldiers and sailors who served sixt
DAYS during the late war. The lious
adoptcd resolution declaring it unwise 10
the present Congress to abolish or reduce tn
tax on spirits distilled from grain.
a bill was passed declaring that the suprem
court Of every Territory shall consist OF
n chief Justice and three associate justices an
providing that every Territory shall bc Il
, vidcd into four judicial districts, and n di
= trict court shall he held in each by one OF Il
justices Of the supreme court. Dlll WI
" passed requiring the governors OF the leri
tories To le resident of the Territory to whl'
= he is appointed at least TWO years prccceu'i
ir appointment.
\ bill was passed for the adoption OF I
4. viscd internal regulations for preventing 60
a. lision at sea. A resolution was Introduce
N and referred, providing for an investigate
~ of the present system of railroad transport
ton Of live stock.
OF Mr.. Eaton reported q substitute for I
PRESIDENTIAL electors Dlll, WHICH was rcicii
y .,.A bill was introduced by Mr.. Bowen
provide for the protection of employees
$, rnilroad corporations engaged in inter-Std
lii commerce and in the transportation OF treig
ID, hy railway in the District of Columbia
no the Territories of the United States
After short debate the House passel
ia Senate resolution Offering n reward Of :
20 OW for the rescue Of th' Grcely party. J.
Ina reward, Mr.. Ellis explained is expected
10. stimulate the Scale;S AMI VIII ,lerS who
north early in the season, so that they will
-. on the alclt an take pains to explore
nj bays, coasts and islands and seek for trace
m m'' the Greedy party. In committee OF
=" whole the pension appropriation bill was c
~" sidercd. The hill appropr,otcs S2o,bsi;
y" and rcappropriatcs an amonnt estimated
St6,ON,0OO. The appropriations for the &
m, rent year were SIN, ,OO0,000, of which o
r. s25,613,ooo were expended during the Il
no half of the year.