Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 12.

Mr.. Beck offered an amendment
in the nature of a substitute, fo
the Legislative, Executive and Ju
dicial Appropriation bill. The sub
) stitute does not change the amour
appropriated, but is intended to i'm
prove the bill. Ordered to b,
printed and referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Wallace, from the Committee
on Approations reported, without
amendment, House bill making ap,
propriations for certain judicial ex-
penses, and said he would endeavor
to call it up for action to-day.
Placed on the calendar.
The bill continuing Gen. Shields s
pension of 500 per month to his
widow and children was taken up.
An amendment by Mr.. Dawes,
granting $50 per month to Mrs.
Fletcher Webster, was adopted. Mr..
Logan supported the bill and warm
ly eulogized his late friend Gen.
Shields.
The resolution offered by Mr..
Bayard was adopted ordering to be
printed for the use of the Commit
tee on Military Affairs the papers
and proceedings in the original Fits
John Porter case.
Mr.. Blaine called up the McDon>
aid bill and proceeded to reply to
Mr.. Hills speech of yesterday. |
lie read resolution which Mr.. Hill !
tried to have substituted for the Sc
cession ordinance in the Georgia
convention of 1861, and said that
the effect of the amendments which |
it proposed to make to the constitu>
ton would have been to extend |
slavery over every foot of territory
in the United States. It also
pledged Georgia to cooperate with
the seeded States and to hold forts
and other Federal property within
her limits until the Atlanta Conven-
ton should decide whether she
should secede or not. This, Blaine
said, showed that Georgia was al
'eady in rebellion. With reference
o retallatory war measures
ramed by Mr.. Hill, he said
hat it was so worded as to E
ssume that every Federal soldier ,
Oming on Southern soil came to
lcite insurrection, and to punish I
i'm therefor. 1t was, he said, mean s
nd foolishly offered, and wisely
f
Mr.. Hill replied that Mr.. Blaine t
ad said nothing to which a sensi- i
lie man need reply. Some state
lent of facts had not satisfied him, i
nd he would make no further an. '
yer.
On motion of Mr.. Lamar, House 2
IL for the appointment of a Com a
ission for the Improvement of the t
Lississippi River was taken up, but, c
ithout acting thereon, the Senate
ent into executive session and af- S
rwards adjourned. T
HOUSE. n
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, gave Il
otice that during the day he a
ould report from the Committee II
/ Coinage a bill in relation to the s.
ade dollar, and would ask action
ION it.
Mr.. Murch, of Maine, from the ci
ommittee on Public Building, re- O,
rCed resolution for the investi- A
tion of the mode of construction,
c., of all public buildings of the G
overnment, with power to sit II
ring recess at Washington and CO
her cities. T
Under a point of order made by
r. Garfield, the resolution was h.
ferred to Committee of the Whole. II
A bill has been reported from the 8,
on Civil Service pro f.
biting officers of claimants ~ ~
ainst or contractors under the 70 70
lited States from contributing ~ ~
)ney Tor political purposes. OW- s+
: to the expiration of the morn Al
: hour the bill went over without ~
ticn. ~
The House then took up the bill te
oviding for the delivery to of
muel Lord, jr., receiver of four is
thousand dollar South Carolina ba
Ids, now in the Treasury, which 70,
re captured during the war while m;
oothecated by the Bank of South Sc
rolina, with the British Consul at n,
Vrnnah. Referred to the Com.
tee of the Whole T.
Senate bill relating to jurors in co, -
tied States Courts was then con- ~; w.
cred. - -.
Ir. Herbert, of Alabama, by in wb uJ
lction of the Judiciary Commit M
moved an amendment provid M
that in the selection of names NF
grand and petit jurors, the clerk
commissioner shall not have re-