Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-04

pointments were sent to the Senate
to-day, including the nomination:
of Messrs. Merritt, Graham and
Burt as customs officers at New
York city, Mr.. Hellhouse, Assist.
ant Treasurer at New York. Also
the following nominations for New
Orleans mint Henry S. Foote, oi
Mississippi, Superintendent; Max
imillian Ferdinand Bonzano, Of
Louisiana, Refner; Jos. Albrecht,
of Louisiana, ,Assayer; Martin Da-
Wis, of Pennsylvania, Coiner.
Mr.. Matthews, in advocating the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill, said the
bill should be passed as a matter OF
justice to the Southern States. He
believed if the bill became a law its
benefcent influence would not be
felt in the South alone, but throgh-
out the whole country. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Matthews re-
marks the bill resumed its place
upon the calendar.
Mr.. Conover presented resolu-
ton to investigate the cause of an
omission in the bill of last session
lating to the Hot Springs of Ar
kansas. Agreed to.
HOUSE.
The House passed the Military
Academy Appropriation bill and
the Fortifcation appropriation
bill with very little debate. There
was no amendment to the latter, and
it is identical with the bill of last
year, Thus, the passing of two of
the general appropriation bills on
the second day of the session, is un-
precedented in the history of the
House.
The House Committee on Bank
ing and curT rTency held meeting to-
day, and determined to oppose the
adoption of the Senate substitute
for the House bill to repeal the
specie resumption act, which bill,
with the Senate amendments, was
left on the Speakers table at the
close Of the last session. The
Chairman was therefore authorized
to move its reference to the commit
tee whenever it is reached,in the
calendar of business on the
table.
The Senate substitute provides
for the reception of United States
notes at par for customs dues and
bonds, from and after the first of
asst October and for the reissue
and maintenance, with full legal
tender powers, of all United States
notes redeemed in coin, on and after
the first of January next.
The Committee on Ways and
Means held meeting to-day, but
transacted no business. In the
general interchange of views, it ap~
peared that the committee will con-
fne itself principally to current
business, without considering mtass
ures for a change of tariff or kin>
1red legislation.
Mr.. Rainey introduced a bill in
the House to-day in relation to
the election frauds. 1t imposes a fine
not exceeding $1,000, and impris-
not exceeding two years
for using tissue ballots, or other
than one printed on plain white
paper, and provides that every bal
lot found in a box with a dis
mark shall not be counted
under like penalty. Similar pen
alties are imposed for Interfering
with, intimidating or preventing
voters from casting their ballots,
all ballots found folded together
are to be thrown out and not
counted.
Among other bills presented was
one from Mr.. ,Luttrell, proposing
that such claims as might have been
presented to the Alabama Commits
sion, may be presented to the Court
Of Claims.
Mr.. Brenton introduced resolu-
ton in the House calling for
the correspondence between this
Government and the German En-
pire in regard to the recent expul~
sion from the German States of Ju-
.ius Banner, of Chicago.
The bill introduced to>day by
MIR. Fernando Wood is understood
to be approved by Secretary Sher-
man. To authorize the issue of
certificates of deposit. 1t is as fol-
lows: "The Secretary of the Trea-
sury is hereby authorized to issue
in exchange for United States notes
or coin certificates Of deposit of the
denomination Of ten dollars bearing
at the rate of 365 per cent.
per annum and convertible at any
time within one year into the four
per cent. bonds described in the
funding act, and the money so re-
ceived shall be applied to the pay
ment of the $50 bonds in the
mode prescribed by said act, and
he is authorized to prescribe suita-
Bile rules and regulations in con-