Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-20

malndcr OF the year, but rathe
than endanger the speedy enact
ment of the bill by returning it to th'
House, the committee decided to ad
wise its passage by tho Senate with
out amendment. --
The Republican Senatorial caucus
failed to reach satisfactory con
clusion as to determining the Re,
publican membership of the Com.
mittee of Investigation under the
Blaine resolution, owing to engage
ments made by Senators for the
holiday recess and other considera-
tions of personal convenience.
Messrs. Blaine, Allison and Chris
tiancy were appointed committee
to confer individually with the mem
bers of the caucus and those not
present, and to arrange the matter
and report to future caucus.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 49,
The Secretary of the Treasury
has authorized the payment of the
coupon interest on the public debt due
January 1st, without rebate, and in
coin or currene ey, as the claimant may
prefer, The registered interest
will be paid in like manner. \ call
was issued to-day by the Treasury for
$10,996, 100, being the rest and
residue of the bonds outstanding
from October to March Sd, 1865,
the conslos of 1865 not being in
cluded in the previous calls.
A private meeting of Democratic
Senators was held this morning for
the purpose of designating four of
their number to serve as members
of the committee of investigation
under the Blaine resolution. Sew
eral prominent Democratic mem
bers of the House of Representa-
tiVes were also present. \ number
of the Southern Senators being abb
sent, selection was not made, but
Messrs. Whyte, Ransom and Sauls- /
bury were authorized to prepare a
list for appointment by the Vice
President after ascertaining the !
views of those who we're not pres
ent at the meeting. There is con-
siderable difficulty in obtaining the
consent of members of either party
to serve upon the committee.
The Joint Committee on Epi.
1emic Diseases, appointed to visit
The South to ascertain the cause of
yellow fever, met and formally
agreed that the persons being ex~
,erts, accompany the sub>commit-
zee appointed for that purpose: DR..
7. W. Wordsworth, Superintendent
# the Marine Hospital Service,
Washington, D. c.; DR.. Cochrane,
# Mobile, DR.. VIM. Selden, of
Norfolk, Va, Col. Thos. S. Hardee,
f New Orleans, DR.. Samuel
\. Greer, of Boston, DR..
v. H. Randall, of Philadelphia,
Or. Jacob S. Mosher, of New York,
)r. w. H. Mursey, Cincinnati, DR..
(. W. Mitchell, of Memphis, DIR. /
:. A. Fallagent, of Savannah, and
)r. Stanford E. Chaille, of New
orleans. The members of the sub {
ommittee to visit New Orleans l
nd vicinity, and Memphis and
cinity on the part of the
louise, will probably be appointed
o-day.
The Senate confirmed Henry S.
'ootesto be Superintendent of the
lint at New Orleans. {
The Senate passed House resolu- +
ion appropriating $4,000 to pay |
he expenses of the committees of
he House and Senate in inves-
eating the cause and prevention of :
pidemic diseases.
The Pension Appropriation bill
as passed.
The House considered the Indian ;
appropriation bill without action 7
n its passage. The time within .
hich the Joint Committee on the :
ransfer of the Indian Bureau may y
eport has been extended until >
ebruary 1st.
The House passed the resolution y
ppropriating $4,000 to defray the I
expenses OF the Congressional Com u
ittees on Epidemic Diseases. :
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