Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
Final Passage Of the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.
Ex-President Grant and Family En-
bark for India.
XIV CONGRESS.
XIV CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. >:

WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
MeSsrs. Window, Allison an,
Withers were appointed a Confer
ence Committee on the part of tn
Senate on the Indian appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Matthews, of Ohio, intro
duced bill to grant to the Ameri,
can Ocean Cable and Telegraph
Landwire Association of Philadel.
phia, the right of way and privilege
to lay land and operate submarine
telegraph cables on the Atlantic and
Pacific coast of the United States,
and to establish telegraph communi-
cation between the United States,
Europe and Asia. Referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Window, of Minnesota, from
the Conference Committee on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropri-
alton bill, submitted a report, which
was agreed to and the bill passed.
It now goes to the President for his
signature.
In explanation Of the report Mr..
Window said the amendments of
the Senate were all agreed to in the
conference, with the amendments
striking out the appropriation of
twenty thousand dollars for charge
de afaare8 ad interim and diplo-
matte officers abroad, and twenty
thousand dollars for the diplomatic
and consular service, to be expended
at the discretion of the President.
The total amount appropriated by
the bill as passed is $1,087, ,835, or
$4,000 more than the bill for the
present fiscal year.
The bill for taking the tenth cen
sus was reported, and will come up
for consideration Tuesday next.
A favorable report was submitted
from the Committee on Education
and Labor on the bill 10 Promote
the Education of the Blind. 1t ap-
propriates $225,O00 as perpetual
fund to aid in the education of the
blind in the United States, through
the American Printing House for
the Blind.
The bill to Amend the Patent
Laws was resumed. the pending
question being ON the motion of
Mr.. Edmun2s, submitted yesterday,
to lay it aside and take up the reso-
luton declaring the validity of the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth amendments to the Constitu>
lion. Mr.. Edmunds said he found,
by the vote of the Senate last night,
hat majority was adverse to con
3idering his resolutions. 1t was
useless to waste the time of the
Senate, and therefore he withdrew
lis motion to take them up.
The Senate then considered and |.
subsequently passed the bill to
amend the patent laws. The Army |
Reorganization bill will come up to- |.
morrow.
EEOUsE.
The House has agreed to the |
Conference Committees report on
he Consular and Diplomatic Ap-
bill. Il leaves the bill
almost identical with the law of last
session.
The PostofTice Appropriation bill
las been reported from the Commit
zee on Appropriations.
The bill was discussed at consid-
.rable length, being earnestly sup
ported by Messrs. Goode, of Vir-
yinia, Bell, of Georgia, Lorring, of
Massachusetts,, Monroe, of Ohio,
Cain, of South Carolina, and Others,
md opposed by Messrs. Dunnen. /
Patterson, Southland and Townsend.
No action
The House is in session tonight
ii the bill to regulate the postage
N third class mail matter.