Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-12-16
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CONGRESSIONAL.
seeosd session oTthe Forty Third ou.
gress
SENATE.

SENATE.
A large number of publishing firms
ask a change Of the postal laws.
Mr.. West, of Louisiana, introduced
The following bill: Directs the Post
master-General without delay to cou-
struct a line Of telegraph from Wash
ington to Boston via. Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, New York and Hartford. to
he operated in the post offices of those
cities by appointees of the Postmaster.
General under such regulations and at
such rates of tariff as he may pre-
scribe; provided that the rates shall
re uniform TO all persons with such
uniform reduction to the newspaper
press as may be deemed 10y him ad-
visable and provided the rates shall
he adjusted to meet aud not exceed
he expense OF opening and maintain
ing said line, and providing net in
come equal to five per cent. interest on
The original cost Of the same. The
bill proposes to appropriate six hum
dred thousand dollars for the forego-
ing purposes.
Mr.. Chandler's bill amendatory of
section ITO of the National Currency
Act Of 1864, and section of the Act OF
July 18th, 1865. provides that they
shall not be construed either in pend
ing cases or otherwise to apply to the
evidence of actual Indebtedness issued
by any mining, manufacturing or 9TH
or corporation, or by individuals, ex-
cept banks and bankers prior to the
enactment of this bill. but shall apply
TO euch evidences of Indebtedness is
sued thereafter upon positive proof of
their being circulated or intended to
circulate rs money.
Mr.. Wright's bill proposes to reduce
The salary of the President after this
term to S35, 900.
Mr.. Harvey's bill provides that
u homestead of pre-emption settlers,
whose crops have been seriously in
jUred this year by grasshoppers may
De absent from their lands until June
lst, 1875, without a forfeiture OF their
existing rights.
Mr.. Spencer, of Alabama bill to
provide for the transfer of certain
causes from the District TO the Circuit
Court in the State of Alabama.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, sub
nitted a resolution calling upon the
President for Information, which will
enable Congress to bring the Freed
mans Bureau functionaries TO the
'front.'
Mr.. Morton presented a petition of
colored men of Indiana, protesting
against the recent decision of the Su~
preme Court OF that State, claiming
That by force of that decision they are
deprived of the rights of citizenship
and their children of the benefits of an
education, and asking that the present
law officer of the Government be di-
-eeted to appeal the case to the Su-
preme Court of the United States. Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Subsequently, Mr.. Morton introduc-
ed joint resolution, directing the At
torney General to take out q writ of
error from the Supreme Court of Indi-
ana to the Supreme Court OF the
United States, the Government TO bear
me expenses as the petitioners are not
able to bear them.
Mr.. Davis, of Vest Virginia, intro
dnced bill making an appropriation
for continuing the improvement Of the
great Kanawha river in the State of
West Virginia. Referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
Mr.. Pratt introduced bin amenda-
tory of the act granting pensions, so as
70 remove the disability of those who
having participated in the rebellion
have since enlisted in the army Of the
United States aud became disabled
pensioners. ......
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill,
which came over from last session, to
amend the extending of the Customs
and Internal Revenue laws, known as
The Little Tariff Bill" and upon his
motion the new conference asked for
was granted.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill declar-
ing the effect of persons to purchase
The products of the insurrectionary
States, in certain cases, granted by the
President during the war of the rebell-
ion.
The balance of the day was devoted
10 the reading at length of the bill to
provide n new Government for the
District Of Columbia.
HOUSE.
A bill reducing the allowances to
Dank examiners passed.
Among the bills introduced were
one for reducing postage to one cent ;
for the relief of the Southern States by
compromising their debts ; a joint re-
solution for an Investigation of the
legal and political condition of the
Southern States.
Mr.. Young offered bill paying the
mail service Of the South prior to the
year '6l.
The Secretary Of War was called
upon to state the number oil
tppOps in Alabama, where stationed
and how the yations given TO Ala
bama were distributed.
A resolution was introduced &c
select a committee TO investigates the
Sicksburg troubles