Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-02-19
HOUSE.
SENATE.
WAsHTNGTON, Feb. II.

| slttlng Tonight on claims.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
Edmunds offered resolution congratll-
lating Spain upon the peaCeable establish
ment of a Republican form of Government
there, and directing the President to COM
municate to the spanish Government a.
copy of the resolutions.
Ferry, of Connecticut, said ] think the
resolution had better lie over until we re-
ceive more definite intelligence that the
Republic has been established in Spain.
Sprague said, | think so too.
Stevenson suggested that the resolution
be referred to the committee on Foreign
relations.
Edmunds Objected and it was then i,i,i
over and ordered to be printed.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent recommending special legislation for
Utah to make the courts more efficient and
active.
The Naval Appropriation Bill was taken
up with amendments and adopted, which
will carry the bill back to che House.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wood asked unanimous consent to
introduce resolutions of sympathy with
Spain in the effort to establish a Republic.
Mr.. Willard, of Vermont, objected.
The Sunday Appropriation ALL was re-
sumed.
Thirty thousand dollars was appropri-
ated for the signal and life saving stations
on the coast.
a bill distributing the Geneva award
came up. Mr.. Butler explained the pro-
visions Of the bill, saying the award was
fifteen and u half millions, and the ques-
tion was whose money is it?
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
Morton presented n resolution recind-
ing the rule of 1922, regarding the counting
| the electoral vote.
Sawyer, from, the committee on Educa-
ton and Labor, reported without amend
ment, the bill appropriating $4,000 to the
| Blind University at New Orleans, La, and
! 81, 900 to the Augusta, Ga Institute, to be
! expended in the erection of school build
| ings for freedmen.
Pool, from the Judiciary Committee re-
ported, without amendment, House bill
declaring it to have been the true intent
| and meaning of the act Of June Sth, 1872,
amendatory of the bankrupt law, that the
exemptions allowed the bankrupt by said
amendatory act, should be the amount
allowed by the Constitution and laws of
each State respectively as existing in the
year 1871, and that such exemptions, be
valid against debts contracted before the
adoption and passage Of such State Consti-
tuition and laws as we'll as afterwards, and
against liens by the decree of any State
court, Notwithstanding any decision since
rendered.
Under the regular call, bill wsS intro
duced bridging the Arkansas river at Dar-
denelles.
Mr. Merriam introduced q bill to. pro-
vide for free banking and for tho resump-
ton of specie paymsnts.
Mr. Hoar made the point of order that
no notice had been given of the iatroduc--
ton of the bill.
Mr.. Merriam safd that notice had been
given, but he admitted that he had
changed the title since giving notice, This
was fatal, and the bill was withdrawn.
Mr.. Packer, of Indiana, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported abill to-
encourage and promote telegraphic COM
munication between the United States and
Asia and moved its passage under sus-
pension of the rules, which was agreedtos
yeas, 1876; nays, 52 The bill confers dpon
the East India Company the authority to
lay cables between the countries, providing
the laying be commenced in two years and
directs the Secretary of the Navy to place
at the disposal of the company soundings
and the transportation of material and snpS
plies. The government is to have pri Ori-
in the use of the lines.
Mr. Maynard, of Tennessee, moved to
suspend the rules and pass a resolution de-
voting the evenings on Wednesday and
Thursday in debate upon the bill to re-
fund certain taxes collected on raw cotton.
Rejected ayes S5, nays o5.