Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
secesd session-forty-Th Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
SENATE.

Mr.. Flanagan presented concurrent reso-
lutions from the Texas Legislature asking
pensions for the soldiers and sailors of the
Mexican war.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
Mr. Morton moved an amendment to the
| bill reported by the Committee on Privileges
and Elections for counting the votes for
President and Vice-President. Tabled
ayes 80, nays 80
| Mr.. Morton renewed his amendment
| He said under the operation of the treaty
the second joint rule objection of either
| House would suffice to throw out the cleo
toral vote Of a State. The continuance of
| this rule might result in throwing the elec.
ton of the next President in the House of
Representatives, and he wanted those who
voted against his amendment to understand
that they would be held responsible for it,
and in this connection he called attention
TO the fact that the Democratic Senators
! had all voted to lay his amendment on the
table.
The pension appropriation bill was con-
sidered.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.
The House passed bills for the relief of
Albert F. VERIFY, of Virginia, Emile Lo-
page, of Louisiana, Mark Davis, of Peters
burg, Virginia, and Randall Brown, of
Nashville, Tennessee.
The River and Harbor bill was reported
to the House and referred to the Committee
on Appropriations. 1t gives Mobile Har-
Dor $4,000, Cedar Key $4,000, Charles.
ton 10000, Savannah 10000, Galveston
$50, 900, Mississippi 1000 and Arkansas
10n mn NiEcicOipnf u,
mouths of the Ohio and Illinois 100000,
Ohio river 100000, improvement at the
mouth of the Mississippi 100000 Red Fish
Bay and Galveston Bay $4,000, Red River
Raft $4,000, Chattahoochie ann Flint rivers
$4,000, Apalschecola $4,000, Checlo-
watchie $4,000, Cape Fear river $4,000,
Channel in Galveston Bay $40, 900, Sabine
Pass $4,000, Warrior and Tombigbee rivers
$4,000. The Secretary is directed to have
the work bone by contract to the lowest
bidder as far as possible.
WASHINGTON, February 20.
The House on the motion of Mr. Harris,
of Virginia, inserted in bill providing for
artificial limbs for pensioners a provision
repeating all laws that prohibits the pay
ment of revolutionary or of the war of 1912
pensions on account of dis!oyaty.
The House refused to go into a Commit
tee on the Tariff bill, and went into Com
mittee on the Private Calendar.
The Committee on the Private Calendar
rose without reporting a single bill, and
then the army appropriation bill was taken
up and passed.
Mr.. Poland. of Vermont, from the Sc
lect Committee on Arkansas Affairs, re
ported a resolution, that it is not adyis bic
that there should be any interference with
government of that State, and gave notice
that he would call it up for consideration
next week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
The proposition TO make the Texas Pa
citic railroad bill special order for next
Wednesday evening was also defeated.
The bill to pay the awards of the South
ern Claims Commissioners (about $3.50, OOO)
was passed,
The bill to pay claims allowed by the
Secretary of the Treasury was defeated.
The bill for the reorganization of the
quartermasters' department of the army
was passed.
Under suspension of the rules, the House
has passed the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill, including many items for the
Southern States.
The testimony taken by the Louisiana
Committee wac ordered printed for the
use Of the House.