The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-02-27
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-
ScIlnte.

| HuIlDeT OF sOluleTS Oh lne lule "nTWlO teINeu
one year, how many two years, and how
many three years, and the amount Of money
required to elualize the bounties Of those
| who served IN said war. Mr.. Pendeton
presented the credentials OF Henry Il. Payne,
Senatoreect from the State OF Ohio, for the
term beginning March 4, 1885. The Gre
dentials were real and ordered 10 be fled
49,. The committee on naval affairs reported
faV1rably bill for the relief Of the survivors
Of the Jeanette expedition and of the
| widows aud children OF those who persisted.
-. Mr.. Riddleberger's resolution providing
for joint committee to inquire into re-
| movals and appointments Of Senate and House
employees was the sGbjsct of long debate,
participated in by Messrs. Vest, Rddleber-
ger and Conger. A message was received from
the House announcing that that body wasst
unable to agree to the Senate amendment 10
the Greedy Relief bill requiring that the men
sent on that expedition should be volunteers.
After some debate the Senate Teccded from
It's amendment by vote IT % TO -
A OIL apprIpriating $'0OO 600 to commence
the construction of building for the nc
commodation of the library OF Congress was
passc by n vote Of 20 yeas TO 9 nays. Mr.
| Noorheej asked and obtalnod unanimous
consent to Introduce, out of the regular
order, a bill to prohibit officers and employe,
Of the United States government from CON
debate, part cipatcd in by MeSsrs. Voorhees,,
Hawiey, Beck, Dawes and Harrison, fol-
| lowed. The bill was referred 20 the commit
| tee on the judiciary 100. A bill was introduced
| by Mr. MclhersOn to suspend the coinage OF
the silver dollar
Mr. Hale, from the committee on naval
| affairs reported unfavorably aud moved the
| indefinite pOStpOnrlnent of the Joint rcsolu-
| ton introduced by Mr.. Mcpherson, limiting
nl pNIpnlpI
| by the President on the Greedy relief
| expedition tn SjOLOW. Mr.. NOor-
| hcrs offered resolution directing
the secretary of the interior to withhold ap-
prevail Of selections Of nnls made by the
| Northern Pacific Raroal company within
certain indemnity limits. The Senate con
siderod the Mcpherson banking bill and Mr..
| Bayard delivered an address in its support.
Mr.. Sawyer called NJ the bill recently
reported from the committee on post
| offices AMI post roads, making all public
| roads and Highways post routes, ana after
| some amendment 1t was passed "A resOlu-
| ton was agreed to direc' ing the committee on
| finance 10 consider the eNpcdiency of provld-
| Ing 10y general legislation for the change of
| names Of national banks, and to report by
| b II or otherwise at the present session..
| Mr.. Logan introduced a bill 10 provide that
| persons hOnorahly discharged from the mill
| tary on naval service of tho United States
shall BE- preferred for appointment to civil
| offices. provided they are found TO posses
| tina necessary business capacity.
The Senate spent most of Il day again dis
| cliSeing Mr. McPherSon's National Bank
| Note bill and the proposed amendments to
L. Mr. Plumb argued against the bill. He
| Snd The national debt should be paid off AZ
| Soou aS possible and what was wanted was
| something 10 take the place of the bank cir
| la,ion rs it was withdrawn from time to
| time. He Offered an amendment pro
viding for the issuing Of treasury notes TO
| tako the place of the circulation Of the banks
rs il is surrendered Mr.. Shermans amend
mcut. providing that il any Of the bonds de-
| posted bore interest higher than three per
c'nt additional notes should b, issued equal
| To Onc-half the interest," in excess OF the three
Ter cent. accruing before maturity, was voted
| down, t. rays to yeas
House.
The House adopted the report on the new
| rules after two day, debate. Mr. Randall
reported the naval appropriation bill and
gave notice that it would be- ,alled the next
| Tuesday. 1t appropriates Sli, 263, 600, being
| tS,32,OOO less than the amount estimated
for, and 81 ,Gil 900 loss than the amount APP
proprintcd for the current fiscal year. Mr..
| Willis introduced II bill temporarily provid-
| ing tor the support OF common schools. II
provides for an annual appropriation OF
from SOU0O,OOl to $lWO,OOO for the next
ten years, the appropriation 10 be reduced
$lOWuOO each succeeding year. .. NJ. BaYne
INTRODUCED a hin repeniing nil internal taxes
on domestic tobacco MIR Gorr introduced
n Joint eSolution npnropriatinp SlOO ono for
the relief of the sufferers by the overflow OF
the Ohio river and its tributaries. Mr.. Fin
erty, Of Illinois, offered n resolution derlar.
ing that the House Garments tho death Of
Wendell Phillips Ms a national bereavement. y
MIR. Eaton oh lected AMI the resolution wen,
over.
| Ellis introduced: BY Mr. Rel ord. to facil-
itate the settlemel IT. OF private land claims;
by MIR. Oates restoring to the pension rolls
the names of those droppel tllerefrom on
account of dIsloyaltv. by Mr.. Bsbee to i'm.
pose duties on c5coanuts. bananas aud
pineapplas by Mr.. Townsbend n resolution
proposing a constitu ional amendment pro-
vidfng for the election of President by q
ulrGy y, . .io 'Jo", oa '.o peoPle tnu ome
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| oh mouon OF MI stewart resolution was
auUpg On" snU So IN s ON eHen
lures III lne department. Oh lusV'ce, III max
ing Investigation into the expenditures on
account of prosecution of persons charge(
with frauds on the government, anC
especially in the Star Route mai
service, to inquire. into the manner IL
which such prosecutions are being conduct
ed, and into the conduct, efficiency and goo
lalth Oh al oihtia'S OF PERSONS Ill I.e pay
howo hoom %' "ne su T6o P nnus