Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-05

lZeu with even more CONFUSION an
disorder than usual. The Senat
chamber was densely crowded, bot
on the floor and in the galleries, an
some times with eight or ten Sena-
tors addressing the chair at tn
same time. 1t was with great diff
ficulty that anything could be un
derstood.
Mr.. Hewitt reported the confer
cree on the Army bill not able tt
agree. After long discussion &
vote was taken on the motion thai
the House insist on it's disagree
ments, and it was agreed to.
The Seward impeachment case
at 3 a. m. was again taken up, and
after a brief discussion, in which
some strong passages were used,
the House re-considered the vote
ordering the previous question and
thus got rid of the subject.
At quarter past seven the House
took recess until 9.
Notwithstanding the partisan
feeling which pervaded both sides of
the House in the various matters
that came up during the night ses-
sion, there was a remarkable alb
sence of personal animosity ON the
part Of the members towards their
political opponents. Mr.. Conger,.
of Michigan, was the most active
and irritating, of his antagonists
against whose attacks the Demo-
Gratis were all the time called upon
to defend themselves, but he and
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, whom he
seemed specially intent ON annoy
ing, were wherever they met, in
aioles or when they acted as tellers
together in amicable and pleasant
a mood as if no singing sarcasms
had ever passed between them. 1t
was the same with Messrs. Atkins
and Foster, with Southland and
Garfield, and with all other mutu-
ally hostile elements. On one &C
casion, Mr.. Springer tried to
get in some remarks which were out
of order, when Mr.. Butler, of Mas
sachusetts, placed himself squarely
in front of him and discharged
volley of 81 Objects" each louder
and more emphatic than the one be-
fore it, and he kept at it until he
carried his point, and, as he walked
over to his desk again, he gave as a
reason for his demonstration, that
he was not going to listen to the
abuse of a friend of his. There
was less of tumult and uproar than
at almost any other last night of
Congress, and there was not
the least sign of that hilariousness
which has sometimes characterized
such night sessions.
The attendance of me2lbers all
through the % hours of sitting was
quite large, and when the vote indi-
Gated the absence of a quorum it
was generally because members re-
Trained from voting. Some of the
ablest members, notably, Mr.. Butler,
of Massachusetts, and Messrs. Pat
terson and Townsend, of New York,
were among those who showed the
least signs of fatigue, and after
a brief recess of one hour and three
quarters they were among the ear
lest in attendance. The Speaker
was seldom out of the chair and he
steered the House through sudden
storms and through the rocks and
quick-sands of parliamentary navi-
cation with great skill and tact,
and impartiality.
The House resumed the considera>
ton of the bill known as the Nc
Gowan Health bill, and it was
passed. 1t provides for Commission
of Health, which is to set in Wash
ington, to establish rules and regu-
lations in .egard to the public
health, to obtain and communicate in
formation on the subject of epi-a
lemic diseases, and to report to the
next Congress.
The Pension Arrears Appropria-
ton bill passed.
At lilo Mr.. Atkins reported
ti-t the Conference Committee on /
the Legisla.i i've bill was nos able to
agree, and moved that the House
adhere" which is a parliamentary
inality. The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, a
es olution of thanks was rendered
TO Speaker Randall for the prompt,
efficient and impartial discharge of
;he arduous duties of his Office.
Unanimously adopted.
Congress has just adjourned, af-
,er very exciting scene, and after
me delivery of strong political
speeches, on both sides. The
speaker made parting address,
which was as most enthusiastically
He spoke as follows:
REPRESENTATIVES In a moment
his Congress will expire. Its acts,
whether for veal Or woe, are indeli-