Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings az the second Session of the
fOnty.SecOnd Congress.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. II
SENATE.

NENATE.
The Naval Committee reported the |
House war sloop bill, amended to provide
for ten.
The bill appropriating half million for
a site for the postoflice at Chicago passed. !
The credentials of Spencer, signed by
Governor Lewis, of Alabama, were pre-
sented, read and filed.
The Boston relief bill was considered to
adjournment
Cole Offered'a Joint resolution to amend
the Constitution so as to elect the Presi-
dent, Vice-President, and Senators of the
United States by direct vote of the peo-
pie,
The bill to abolish internal revenue as
SCISSORS was under consideration to-day.
No action was taken.
The bill abolishing assessors, with some
amendments, passed. 1t goes back to the
House. The bill for the relief of Boston
was discussed to ad journment.
Carpenter introduced bill regulating
transfer of private property to public
use.
Three long speeches were made upon
the French Spoliation. claim, which occu-
pied the day.
The bill allowing the change of register
ed bonds into coupon,bonds, holders paying
expenses, passed. The bill allowing SOL
diers aud sailors in the late war to enter
land passed. The pension bill passed,
which appropriates thirty and n half mil
lions. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Stevenson introduced bill aholishing
tolls over the Louisville and Portland
canal.
Many bills were presented, including the
following For an appropriation to pay
wards court claims ; to repeal the tobacco
tax TO refund taxes collected on raw cot
ton to repeal the taxes on spirits made
from fruits; to remove all political disabil-
tiles; to import duty free, iron for the
Helena and Iron Mountain Railroad to
surveya steamboat canal from Fernandina,
FLORIDA, to New Orleans, Louisiana; to
improve certain Florida harbors and rivers.
| NJ. Cox, of New York, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution
reciting that the State Government of
Louisiana is now administered by orders
from the Federal Courts, supported by
| Federal bayonets; such condition of
things being subversive of civil govern
ment and dangerous to liberty, and request
ing the President to inform the House why
the Executive of the United States inter-
fered lin the affairs of that State, giving
all the facts. Also to give all information
on that subject relative to the conduct of f,
II. Durrel, United States Judge there, so
that the House may determine what step,
if any, ought to be taken in consequence
of such interference in the political affairs
of Louisiana.
Stevenson, of Ohio, asked Cox to omit
the preamble. Cox consented to that and
to the insertion of the words If incompat-
IDLE with the public interests"
Eldridge, of Wisconsin, asked Cox not
to insert these words There could be no
such thing as incompatibility with the
public interests in a matter of that kind.
Congress was entitled to know by what
right or authority the President interfered
in the civil government of State.
Cox said he had inserted the words so as
TO have the resolution adopted without any
partisan or acrimonious discussion. He
only wanted the facts to come out and all
the basis for the Presidents action in the
matter.
Sypher, of Louisiana, denied that the
President had interfered in any way in the
Louisiana matter, except TO order the exc
cution of the mandates of the United
States Court.
Cox declined to take the statement of
Sypher, or of the newspapers, in the mat
ter.
Mr.. Sypher-I will furnish the proof of
it.
Mr.. CoX-The gentleman cannot speak
for the President. | want the informa-
ton from the President.
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, suggested to Mr..
Cox to strike out the allusion to Judge
Durrel, as the information which the Pres
ident would furnish would necessarily
cover the point.
Mr.. Cox said that he did not intend to
amend the resolution any further
Mr.. Schotield of Pennsylvania, asked
Mr., Cox to omit the closing words of the
resolution, so that the House may judge,
etc, which he thought implied that the
House would do something perhaps often
sive,
Mr.. Cox declined to accede to the sug-
gestion.
Many Republican members cried out let
us vote it down. The resolution was re-
jected-yeas, 10; nays, SEA party vote.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Ohio, then offered a
resolution, which was adopted without di-
vision, asking the President to commune
cate information in relation TO the condi-
ton of affairs in louisiana and what ac-
ton, if any, he has taken with regard
thereto. Adjourned.
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