Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-12-06
wAsHINcroN.
ASSEMBLING OF CONGRESS.
Organixatior OF the senate aud House
Sale SG Gold, de.
The Prcsident's MessRxe-Appotntmen OF
CnnamlffNea.

"a
million in gold every Thursday during Decem- |
Der.
Only about twenty claims have. a. yet, been |
presented to the United States and British |
At the meeting next Wednesday important |
questions will bs considered as various claims
of British subjects, heretore adjudicated in the
Supreme Court and Court of Claims, may now
be presented to the Commission. A rule will
be established concerning them.
The following are the House committees
Committee on Elections--McCrnery, Hoar,
Thomas and Perry Ways and Means-Dawes,
chard, Roberts, Kerr, Beck Banking and Cur
rency--Hooper Pacific Railroad-Wheel
Burlington, Lynch, SyPher,, kilinger, Bey:.
erege, Slaughter, Averill, Wells, Mckinney, Eli
merce-Shellabarger; Public Lands-Ketch-
UNI; toffices-Farnsworth Agriculture
Wilson; Indian Affairs-Shanks; Military At
fairs--Coburni Mitia-Sheldoni Judiciary
rich, Eldrdge, Voorhees, and Potter; Private
Land Claims--Mercur ! Naval Affairs--Scho-
field; Foreign Affairs-Banks Territories
Tafe Railways and Canals--Packeri Mines
Cobb Education and Labor--Percei Revision
of Laws Butler; Patents-Myers Joint Sc
lect Committee on 1nsurrectionery Sta.es-Po-
land, Maynard, Schofeld, Farnsworth, Coburn,
Stevenson, Butler, Lansing, Cox Beck, Van
Trumps, Waddle, Robinson and Hanks Mis-
sissippi Levees--Mory, Waldron, Mckee Getz
Drake and Getz Duke
Calling the roll showed two hundred and one
members present.
Beck offered resolution, asking the Presi-
dent certain questions regarding the executive
kuklux law, which meeting with storm of OBJ
jections, was referred to the committee on in
surrectionary States.
Conner and Hancock, of Texas were sworn in
and other Texas candidates weIc referred.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
In the message, the President states that the
relations of the United States with foreign
powers continues friendly. He refers to the
settlement of the Alabama dispute by the
Treaty of Washington, and says that the eX-
ample thus set may be followed by other civil
lied nations, and finally be the means of return
ing to productive industry millions of men who
are now retained to settle national disputes by
the bayonet and broad sword.
FOREIGN RELATIONS,
He commends the Ministers and Consuls in
Franco for their course in protecting the IN
terests of German subjects in Paris during the
war. He informs Congress that in conformity
with the established precedent, he has recog-
nized the change OF governments in Rome and
! the Italian States He speaks of the friendly re-
lations betwecn Russia and tho United States,
and refers TO the visti of Grand Duke Alexis
| and the hospitable reception given to him. In
says that the inexcusable course of the Russian
Minister had rendered it necessary for him to
ask theMnisters recall and TO decline to receive
| that functionary any longer.
lie says tnht II was Impossible lOr MIN, Win
self respect, or with just regard to the dignity
| of the nation, to permit Dlr. Catacazy to con-
| ilcue to hold intercourse with this Government
| after his personal abuse of Government officials
and after his improper interference by various
means in the relations between this country and
| other powers. The Government had therefore
| been released from further intercourse with Mr.
| Catacazy, and another minister had been conf
missioned who was entirely unobjeetioneble.
| CUBAN AFFAIRS.
| He recommends the education of TO ur
| American youths in Japan and four in Chin a.
| He gives the history OF the difficulty in Corea,
and leaves the subject to the action of Congress
AS to Cuban affairs he says that he has instruct
| cd American naval commanders in Cuban
| waters TO protect the lives and liberties of bona
| fde citizens of the United States and the digni-
| ty of the flag, and expresses the hope that all
the pending questions between the Unite
States and Cuba may be adjusted in the spirit of
| peace and Cancellation which has heretofore
! guided both powers.
PACIFIC TRADE--sPECIE PAYMEET-kUKLUX.
He recommends Congress to take measures to
support the lines of steamships between San
Francisco and China and San Francisco and Ja-
pan. Also to take steps to bring about q return
to specie payment. Also to unite the telegraph
ic system with the postal system of the United
States He defends the policy pursued in ref
| erence to the stoppage of kuklux outrages, and
| expresses the belief that out Of the numerous
arrests made, no innocent persons in custody.
..- eoLYGAMY IL UTAH.
In regard 10 polygamy in Utah, he relates the
action of the Federal courts and authorities and
says that the MormOns viii not be permitted TO
violate the laws under the cloak of religion but
suggests whether the children already born
under the Mormon system should not be egiti-
mate.
REDUCING TAXATION. .Ha
He recommends the abolition of all internal
revenue taxes, except those on spirits, made IL
quors, tobacco and stamps also, the revision of
the tariff.
INDIAN PoLIcY-REMoyAL or DISABILITIES.
He says that the Indian peace policy has thus
far resulted favorably, and he recommends the
formation of q territorial government in the
Indian Territory. He suggests the removal of
all political disabilities under the Fourteenth
Amendment and says that II will be happy
day for the Southern States when the old citi-
zens shall again take an interest in public
affairs.
CIVIL sERyICR REToRM.
He recommends liberal appropriations for
the District of Columbia and for the public
buildings in Chicago. He reviews the ques-
ton of civil service reform and promises that
the experience of reform shall have n fair
trial.
WAsHISGToN, Dec 4.-Blar offered reso-
luton in the Senate to-day, being the same as
that offered by Beck in the House, making in
quiry regarding the enforcement Of the kukluX
law. 1t went over under objection.
The message was read Adjourned.
Returns from all but five counties in
| Wisconsin give Gen. Washburn 9547 ma