The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-16
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-
Senate.

Tho Senate passed the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, with an amend
ment providing that 10 speeches not actually
delivered in the Senate or House shall he print
ed in the Congressional Record and that such
speeches shall eprinted just as they were spok-
Ell, except verbal corrections made by thcirau-
thors. The bill appropriated $2l ,Gi7 ,2G0, an
increase of 81 ,037 ,i93 since IL came from tho
House. OF the addition, $4,000 was for tho
purchase Of Mrs Fas'ett's painting OF the
electoral commission. The House bill ex-
tending to water transportation routes tho
provisions of the statute hitherto applied TO
land routes only, regarding tho immediate
transportation Of dutiablc goods was passed.
Tho annual deficiency appropriation bill,
appropriating $7,S23 co., an increase Of ST.
0Ji ,G92 over the House bill was reported. 80.
The conference report on the invalid pensions
bill was agreed TO. MIR. Malone reported
favorably, from the committee on education
and labor, the bill to provide for tho adjust
ment of the accounts of laborcrs, worlmen
and mechanics, arising under the cight-hOlr
law The bill provides that all persons who hayo
been employed as laborers, wOrltnen, or mo
chanics by or on behalf Of the government OF
the United States since June %, 1868 tho
date of the act constituting eight hours
days work. shall he paid for each days work
ut Che price per day as regulated by private
parties in this vicinity in which the work was
/ performed, without reference Ia tho num-
Der OF hours work required by such par
ties; and that all claims Tor labor 80 performed
Ill excess of eight hours PR day shall he refer
red 10 the court of claims, 10 be adjudicatCd
upon the bnss that eight hours constitute n
days work and are 10 bc paid for as above
tated; all judgments given against the United
States in favor of claimants for the amount
found due To be- paid rs other judgments OF
the court of claims against the United States.
Mr. Blair, from the committee on education
and labor, reported favOrahly and without
amendment, the bill recently passed by the
! House 10 prohibit the importation and mgra-
/ ton of foreigners and aliens under contract
! or agreement 10 perform labor in the United.
/ States. #. . The general deficiency appropria-
! ton bill was taken up. On motion of Mr..
/ Hale the district attorney was authorized to
! pay Charles H. Reed, of New York, n sum
/ not exceeding $1,000 for services as counsel
for the defense of Guitcau. With these ex-
captions the bill was passed substantially as
reported. . Discussion on the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill followed, without ac-
ton.
Mr. Bingham, from the committee on post
Offices and post roads, reported bill fixing ut
two cents per ounce or fraction thereof the
rate of postage on maiable natter of the first
class. MI. Oates from the committee on pub
lie lands, reported adversely the bill to declare
forfeited certain lands granted 10 Alabama TO
aid in the construction of railroads Tho
House, by vote Of III to n, rejected the bill
to forfeit the land grant of tho Backbone rail-
! road of Louisiana.
Mr.. Valentine, Of Nebraska, arose and
J called attention TO n speech of Mr.. McAdoo,
OF New Jersey, on the establishment Of
soldiers home in the West, nnl said that in
the Record Mr. McAdoo had trhel occasion
~ print rs part Of his rcma'l.s newspaper
dispatch containing the names If native Ia nj
SionopoliSts among which al p2lrcd that OF
John A. Logan AS owning 10000 acres Of land.
Senator Logan had desired Mr., Valentine to
say that, SO far us related to him,
the statament was false. Mr.. Valentine ac-
cused Mr.. McAduO of an abuse of privilege.
Mr.. Cannon moved that the Record be so
amended rs to show that the speech Of Mr..
McAdoo was not actually delivered in tho
House, and intimatcd that Mr., McAdoo had
not bad the courage To avow on the floor what
he had caused TO appear in the Record. Mr.
McAdoo defended his courage, and de-
clared he did not retraCt word of tho
printed speech Tho list referred to had been
printed all over the country months ago, and
not word of ,lcnial came from Logan. Sew
eral members desired TO offer amendments 70
the Cannon resolution SO rs to have 1t apply
| lp .---r SlSo'lcS winch nave been puDllSncu,
although never uttered in the House. Pend
ing discussion the House adjourned.
The legislative appropriation bill was re-
ported back with the recommendation to non
concur in the Senate amendment. Adopted
.... The conference committees report on the
resolution to print the agricultural report fol
1854 was agreed to- Four hundred Thousand
copies are to DO printed for 5000 The
political discussion Of the previous day cam,
up as the unfinished business, Mr. Valentine'
motion TO correct the record being priv
legged question. Upon motion Of Mr.. Cox o
New York, the whole matter was laid upor
the table. On motion of Mr. Hopkins, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, the House went into commit
tee of the whole on the bill to adjust the
wages OF workmen, laborers and mechanics
under the eighthour law, The bill provide:
for the settlement of claims for labor by the
court of claims, since June %, 1865 on the
basis of eight hours rs a days work, at the
same rate rs paid for similar work by private
parties, regardless of the time required for a
days work by such private parties Mr.. Low.
ering, of Massachusetts, spoke In support OF
and Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, against
the bill General debate was continued for
several hours when the reading by sections
was begun The first section was amended
so as to make it applicable to work hereafter
performed, and without proceeding further
the committee rose,