The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-02


length and without action, the bill 10 fix the
salaries Of United States District iu ges at
$1,000, and the Blair education bill.
The bill increasing the salaries OF United
States district judges TO 5000, AMI Mr..
Blairs bill to give government aid to cdnca.
ton were again under cOnsid 'ration, but no
action was taken upon them, except Ia re-
ject some proposed amendments TO the former
49, Tho deficiency Appropriation bill was
pas ed . A bill was introduced for the ad'
mission into the Union of the State Of tn
coma, to he composed Of the present Terri
tory Of Washington mud part OF ld'..a
House.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall tho House sus'
pended the rules Hnl raS ed spec al defi'
cheney bill npproprnting slG'9,WW. The
sum Ot Sj,OuJ was appropriated from the
contingent fund to enable the committee on
naval affairs to proceed with the Jeannette
investigation -. Among the bills introduced
were these: BY Mr.. lIcwtt-To suspend for
two years the coinage Of the silver dollar,
and t. make il unlawful for the secretary OF
the treasury TO print and issue treasury notes
Of the denomination of 81 and g.; by Mr..
Budd-Prohibtin the importation and snls
of opium except a. aqueous extracts Tor
medicinal use; by Mr.. Slocum-To provide
for the enrolment Of every abe bodied male
citizen between eighteen aud forty-two years
Of age in the militia, The enlistment to be for
at least three years, The bill provides for
drilling and eluipping the militia and foi
instruction in rife practice.
Bills were reported making an appropria-
ton to construct revenue marine vessels for
use in Alaskan waters, authorizing the con-
| struction of brd res over the Niagara and
| Hudson rivers, ami reducing the number OF
naval cadets onc-half The House passed
the postoifi &C appropriation bill, with all the
amendments adopted in committee oil tho
whole except one. The amendment increas-
ing by s4Oi, 900 tho appropriation for the
free delivery system vas rejected. Mr.
Rogers reported hill 10 prohibit the mail
| ing Of lottery Circulars or Of newspapers con
tanning lottery advertisements.
Mr.. Curtin, of the foreign affairs commit
tee, submitted q report ON the Lasker affair
saying that while the committee thought thu
resolutions of the House on the death o
Herr Lasker should have been received ant
transmitted In the same spirit OF cordially
and good will by which they we're prompted
it refrnins from expressing an opinion as t.
whether the course pursued by the ai
thorites Of the German empire il
regard to them was or was no
In accordance with the proprieties governing
the internal regulations OF the empire ms
matter not within It's provinces OF consdera
ton. Mr.. Hiscorks recent resolutions wer
| adversely, N0l How TtNDlNul'uo VI q
cl airing that the resolutions Of the Hou'
about Iaskers death were Intended a
tribute of respect to the memory OF an erni
nent foreign statesman who had died WITHIN
the United States, and m expression OF sym
pathy with the German people, for whom nj
had been IN honorable Representa-
tive, and that the House, having no oilicn
concern with the relations between the eS
ecutive and legislative b"aach2S OF the Ter
| NJ tpac
TO its dignity to crit else the manner OF tn
reception of the resolutions or the clrcun
! stances which prevented their reaching the'
destination after they hal been commun
Gated through the proper channels
the German government, were o
fered Mr. Curtin Immediately o.
0 mandel the previous question. NJ
' whole matter. That was the way, he SAT
TO treat the German chancellor. Lost NJ I
: l25. Mr.. Ochlltrec, OF Texas, declared
was not becoming the dignity OF this bod
10 enter into explanations OF tho meaning
!, the original reSolut onI Alter n euloe
8 upon Iasker, Mr.. Ochltrec, amid som
n laughter, real an extract IRON leti'
y written by Mr.. la'kcr some days before h
( death, in whicl he refers to Mr. Ochiitree
n having intro lur'd himto inc rcsiuen., me,
n bars of the cabinet and foreign mniStci
After further discussion Mr.. Curtins res
lutiops were lopted us were a,s) res)l
tions recprocating til, wishes of the libor
70 union of the memb,rS OF tbs !Wrman parll
=. ment for the close union OF the two natioI
and accepting the resolutions sent py
10 liberia union, AMI directing that they
ID spread on the journal.
ed Mr.. Turner called up the Virginia co
,r tested election case OF Garrison again
III Mavo the report declaring the contesta'
lie Garrison. entitled to seat. Mr.. Mayo, I
he sitting member, was heard In his own
"A half He admitted that, II the act oil !
~ general assembly Of Virginia requiri
to the prepayment Of a capitation tax CO
ut stitutional the report of the. COMMITTEES v
In shsolutely correct But he believed that
not WAS unconstitutional and volu; that
CO. The votes OF the persons who had been
IL. ; ;octsd Tor not having complied with Il
,r- yow we're counted he would be found to
>" ent;,led 10 the seat After some deba
ITO s,ni;t;cs, in character, the resolution decI
put No Garrison entitled to the seat was una
I'D . ,e adopted, and that gentleman
LIN nesred and took the oath OF office.
The House adopted a resolution deciai
ine ~ chnroes made in Star route dc
La ,na recently published, rejecting on
''u rasartatiye Ellis, OF Louisiana, in connec
ease ,s;,h tha star route frauds are untrue.
ear, VIII II WINSTON was sworn in as the succe
an 81 the late Mr. d. G. Haskell OF the sc,
or district of Kansas. There was ,o"S
oo,- Test over the bill TO retire W,ham n; Az
600, Win the rank and pay OF colonel VINO"
eaty finally passed,