Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
JUST WAR CLAIM ALLOWED.
Eighteen Thousand Dollars for Fast
Tennessee University.
First Session Forty-third Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
SENATE.
SENATE.


The bill for the relief of the East Ten.
nessee University, appropriating eighteen
thousand dollars to compensate that insti-
tuition for property destroyed belonging TO it
while occupied by the Federal army during
the late war, was taken up. Wadleigh, of
New Hampshire, said the property was
taken possession o. by the Federal troops
not as military necessity, but as a matter
of convenience and thought the claim
just one. The bill was passed-yeas, 20 :;
nays, 20.
Mr.. Gordon of Georgia, introduced
bill TO amend the internal revenue laws.
1t provides that all provisions Of law here
tofOre existing in relation to the imposi-
tiGn of stamps upon all written instru-
ments, and all penalties imposed by law
for the omission or failure to stamp such
instruments as bear date prior to the es
tablishment of revenue districts in the
States engaged in the rebellion, be repealed,
| 1t further provides that time allowed for
stamping deeds, mortgages and other pa
pers which bear date since the establish
| ment Of said revenue districts, be extend
| ed to the -- day of ---- month, IS.
| Any Judge or Justice ul the Peace III said
| insurrectionary States may attach stamps
I
! and the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. is authorized to furnish stamps for
| such purpose TO the order of the President
or Cashier of any National bauk upon q
! certificate OF deposit in such bank.
The bill is prefaced by preamble de-.
| claring that in the late insurrectionary
| States, during the war; it was impossible
to procure the revenue stamps required by
! law to be attached to deeds, mortgages and
other papers intended to be recorded, Re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Investi eating the Department of Justice.
The House Committee, Mr.. Sener Chair.
man, to investigate the transactions of the
Department of Justice, resolved, upon a
motion of Mr.. Speer, to investigate its dis
| bursements from its organization. The
committee will call the Attorney General
before them Wednesday to furnish such
information as may be deemed necessary
The members OF the committee at present
are Sener, Chairman, Speer, Durham and
Williams.
Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina, intro
duced in the House to-day a bill proposing
to abolish all internal revenue taxes on
whisky and tobacco and to collect an
equivalent amount of income by means OF
increased duties on imported goods. The
bill was referred to The Committee on
Ways and Means.
MIR. Smith, of Ohio, moved to suspend
the rules and adopt resolution declaring
it to be within the constitutional power OF
Congress by law so to regulate commerce
among the States as to protect that portion
of internal commerce which is among the
several States from all unjust or oppressive
tolls, taxes, Instructions or other burdens
whether imposed by railroad companies OF
by combinations thereof, or by other com
mon carriers, and that the present condi
ton and magnitude of the commerce
among the States demand prompt and wisC
exercise of those powers and duties. Car
ried-yeas 10; nays, "a.