Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings os the Second Session OF che
Forty-SecOnd Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. ~.


\ minority of the Finance Committee
submitted q report that Boutwell, had "a
right to issue legal tenders heretofore with
drawn. The report was ordered printed.
The Oklahoma bill establishing ter
ritoral governments for the Indians was
tabled. This seriously affects the railroad.
from north to south, leading into Texas
through the Indian territories.
The bill amending the Agricultural Col
lege bill, extending the time for draining
lands, passed.
The committee on Ways and Means will
have before them on Tuesday proposition
to refund the cotton tax.
The Credit Mobilier investigation is pro
crossing slowly. The impression is grow
Ing that many leading congressman will
be tainted.
The House Committee on claims, to-day
decided the Cowan and Dickinson cases at
Knoxville, Tenn, involving the cotton
used for fertilization purposee. IT places
cotton so used on q footing with lumber
taken for fertilization purposes.
Mr.. Blair also reported bill for the re-
lief of the East Tennessee University,
which passed.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, rs a privileged
question, at the expiration of the morning
hour, called up the message of the Presi-
dent, vetoing the bill for the relief of the
estate of DIR. John f. Hanks. Mr., Hol-
man presented evidence from the Quarter
| masters office and from other sources
showing that the statements from the
! Treasury Department, upon which the
/ President based his veto, were erroneous
! The House, on reconsideration, passed the
! bill over the Presidents veto by vote of
yeas l2S, nays II.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, thought
! this subject should be approached with
much caution The formula might be
given: "a bill to pay for all property de
stroyed, to prevent its falling info the
hands of the enemy" He said the prece
dent here sought to be established, would be
looked upon with great interest by the
British and other foreign nations, who
claimed for their citizens the same rights
whichswe granted in this respect to onr
own people.
Mr. Smith, of New York. contended
that payment for property thus destroyed
was an imperative duty of the Government
and he cited u number of authorities in
support of his position.
Mr.. Adams, of New York, also advoca-
ted the passage of the bill.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the
passage of the bill, and it was passed.
Yeas los; nays 43.
In the House testimony in the Credit
Mobelier corruption swas ordered printed.
a letter from Mr.. lamar, of Savannah
regarding the cotton claims was ordered
printed.
The cotton tax bill, which was fore
,shadowed last night, was introduced by
Mr.. Pierce, of Mississippi, and this morn
ing it was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Young, of Georgia, introduced and the
House pGssed, under n suspension of the
rules, bill to pay what is due to the CEN
sus takers of the census of 1860, residing
in the Southern States, whose pay was
withheld on account of the war or on ac-
| pOunt of tbair 1iclnValtv
Bingham, of Ohio, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a bill defining the in
tent and meaning of the act of the Sth of
June, 49,. amending the bankrupt act, to
be to make the exemptions under it the
same as are allowed in the various States.
Hazelton, of Wisconsin, moved rs a sub
stitute for Binghams BILL one repeating
the bankrupt law. Carried, yeas 120,
! hayes 60. So under a suspension of the
rules the bill repeating the bankruptcy act
was passed.
Mr.. Alcorn introduced Il bill authoriZ-
! ing the Secretary of War to compromise
and settle all pending claims of the Gov
eminent against Southern railroad COM
panies. The report was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The Senate considered the Vienna
exposition appropriation. Carpenter with
drew his amendment appropriating three
hundred thousand dollars TO the Washing
ton Monument, expressing doubt as to
the possibility of completing it, owing to
| the Softness OF the ground under the Mon
ument The bill then passed.
Morton made an elaborate speech upon
! his resolution directing the Committee on
Elections and Privileges to inquire into
! the defects of the present electoral system
and the best means of remedying them.
! Trumbull replied, agreeing with Morton
! in some respects, but dissenting from some
of his views as to the proper remedy.
! The founders of our government he said
intended to found republic, not pure
democracy,
! Wendell Phillips and others petitoned
| for prohibition liquor law.
The House on Saturday, by unanimous
! consent, ordered the printing OF the argu-
ment of Col. b. w. Frobel, in favor of the
Atlantic and Great Western Canal.