Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-08
NcREssioNAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.--The Legislature
of Texas asked for increased mail faeili-
ties. ass
"A resolution was passed withdrawing au-
thority from the Post Master General to
settle with Chas. Jennings.
The New York Air Line Road was ia
ken up by vote of % to q, and the dis
cussion had proceeded some time when it
gave way TO the special order, beingi bust
ness from the Committee on Claims.
The bill paying loyal citizens of LoudOn
county, Virginia, for live stock taken by
United States troops during the war under
an order from General Sheridan was passed
by yeas SO to 10 nays. 1t involves the pay
nlellt of property taken by the Govern
ment within the confines of the rebellion.
4 similar bill, to pay Mrs. Shelby, of Mis-
sissippi, for cotton taken from her by reb-
els and captured by United States soldiers,
was favorably received, but no quorum vo-
ting, the Senate adjourned.
The Reconstruction Committee had no
quorum to- day.
The Ways and Means Committee has
resolved TO report in favor of the repeal of
the income tax, by q vote of 5 to 4.
The President made the following nomi-
nations to-day: Thomas Settle, OF North
Carolina, Minister 10 Peru; Barbour Lew
is, Appraiser of Merchandise at Memphis.
The Commerce Committee will vote on
the Cincinnati and Newport bridge ques-
tion on Tuesday next.
Among the items in the deficiency ap-
preparation are, 81, 750, 900 for the Postof-
flee Department, SIS, 100000 for the army,
and over S100,000 for the Freedmen's Blu
reau.
After considerable discussion the bill was
amended SO as to provide that it shall not
apply to any claim of loyal men arising in
Stofa orix it1S,r
by operation of the law, could not be final
ly settled and adjusted, and that all other
claims shall be presented within six years
from the passage of this act. The second
section was amended so as to apply only
to persons who had been employees of the
Government within three years. The bill
as thus amended, passed.
HOUSE.
Commission merchants and wholesale
dealers petition against the one per cent.
tax on the dollar on liquor dealers.
Tobacco dealers petition for the repeal OF
the special tax on that business.
The City Council of Cincinnati protests
against the low bridge between that city
and Newport.
The Committee on Public Expenditures
reported bill providing that no accounts
or claims which have been adjusted by the
accounting officers of the Government
shall be opened without authority special.
~ given by law, and forbidding the ac
counting officers to act upon any account
or claim which shall not have been pre-
sented within six years from the date al
which it originated, unless the person hav-
ing the claim was an infant q femme CO.
Uert, or lunatic. The second section for
bids any person who is, or has been an of
ticer, clerk, or employee in the public SER
vice to act as agent, or allowing in the
prosecution of claims before the depart
ment, or any branch thereof in which he
haa served, or to give information or i'm
part knowledge acquired by him officially.
IN ana OF claims against the United States
The Speaker laid before the House q mes.
sage from the President calling attention
to the recent establishment in Germany al
political institutions, analogous in their
character to those of the United States and
recommending that the salaries of the
Minister and Secretary of LIE cation at Der
lin be respectively increased to the same
as allowed at London and Paris. The re-
commentator was received with laughter
on the Democratic side of the House.