Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-02
T 'Tj[ELEGRAPHIC.:
as XIV CONGRESS.
SENATE.

4WAsHINeTos. Jnly

.ls33gJ Z saWAsHINefoa, July /.
Mr.. Eaton called up the adjourn
ment resolution and moved to
amend by fixing Tuesday, July 1st,
at 5 p m. as the time Of final
adjournment.
Mr.. Window is speaking on the
resolution, explaining his action
yesterday.
Mr.. Window said that his side
had now exhausted all the legiti-
mate powers conferred upon them
by the rules of the Senate in order
to induce the majority to make the
necessary appropriations for the
Marshals. The President had, SO
far as he (Windom) knew, exhaust
ed all the powers possessed by him
on the subject. He had made pa
triotic appeals to Congress to do its
duty, and not 60 home without
making the necessary appropriation.
He quoted from the the PRESIDENT s
message to Congress of yesterday
and from laws defining the duties Of
Marshals. -..
The adjournment resolution as
amended was passed at 1:30 p. m
Mr.. Harris moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Free Quinine
bill 7 was preferred to the Finance
Committee yesterday. Mr.. Nor
rill spoke in opposition to and Mr..
Beck in support of the motion. The
motion was agreed to and the bill
was passed by viva voce vote, no
one voting in the negative.
= At'2::45,p p. m, message from
the House announced its concur
renee IN the Senate amendments to
the final adjournment resolution.
1.-The Senate then wentsinto Exec
utive session, and when the
doors were re-opened complimentary
resolutions were passed thanking
Vice President Wheeler for his cour-
tesy and impartiality as presiding
officer, also thanking Mr.. Thurman
as President pro TEN. The joint
committee which had been appoint
ed to wait on the President and an
nounce the impending adjournment
then reported that the latter had no
further communication for Con-
gress, whereupon the President pro
tenn at 5 p. m. declal ed the Senate
sine die.
IEoDIIC HOUSE
Quite an amusing personal ex-
PLANTATION. was made this morning
by Mr.. O. Turner, of Kentucky,
who denied the charge Of drunken
ness7 male against him by the
Memphis Avalanche. In the course
Of his explanation he alluded to a
conversation which recent occurred
between Mr.. HubbelI, of Michigan,
and himseifji in respect to the "Na-
tional VIEW This brought forth
short explanation from Mr.. Hub
bell, after which the House resumed
the business of the morning hour,
being the bill prohibiting political
assessments.
The Political Assessments bill
went over without action, in conse-
quence of the dilatory motions by
Republicans.
The Senate amendments to the
House adjournment resolution were
concurred in.
The message from the Senate an
nouncing the passage of the Free
Quinine bill was received with ap
plause.
After the passage Of some unim-
portant bills by unanimous consent
the House took z a recess until
four o'clock Upon reassembling,
Mr.--Gibson, of Louisiana, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the
bill amending the Mississippi River
CSmmission bill, SO as to enable the
President to appoint any of the
Commissioners to be President oil
the Commission. 1t was lost fol
want of a quorum.
o. The Joint Committee then re-.
ported that the President had nc
further communications, and at five
o'clock sps m, the Speaker declared
the H0l1se adinl1rnad saaap die