Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
Death of Another Congressman, Hart
ridge, Of Georgia.
Grover of Oregon, Rises to a Personal
Explanation.
XIV CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.

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Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, sale
there were no joint rules between
the two Houses of Congress, and ht
therefore submitted q concurrent
resolution declaring that on the last
three days of the session no bill
passed by either House shall be sent
/ to the other for its concurrence, anC
on the last day of the session nc
bill shall be sent to the President
for his approval. He hoped the
resolution would be passed, and
I Congress devote the last three days
Of the session to the consideration
of bills pending between the two
Houses. Referred to the Commit
tee on Rules.
Mr.. Thurman submitted a resolu-
ton to admit to the privileges of the
floor Of the Senate Chamber Geo.
Bancroft the historian, who was Sec
retary of the Navy under President
Polk, agreed to.
Mr.. Conkling from the Commits
tee on the Judiciary reported adj
versely on sundry bills, touching
the compensation of Clerks of the
District and Circuit Courts of the
United States, and they were indef-
nitely postponed. He also reported
from the same committee adversely
on the House bill providing for the
Judicial aScertainment of claims
against the United States, and it
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Grover, arising to a personal
explanation, read a telegram re-
Gently published in the New York
Herald in regard to the Oregon
State funds amounting to about
$4,000, being expended and not
accounted for duriug the admins
tration of Mr.. Grover as Governor.
He replied to the charges 8eriatina
denying their truthfulness and
quoting from the laws and
State records to show that all the
money had been properly expended.
At the expiration of the morn
ing hour the Senate resumed the
consideration Of the bill to amend
the patent laws, and Wadleigh, of
New Hampshire, in charge of the
bill, took the floor, but soon after
he commenced his remarks q mes
sage was received from the House
announcing the death of Hon.
Julian Hartridge, of Georgia.
Messrs. Gordon, Booth and Beck
were appointed committee on the
part Of the Senate to arrange for
the funeral and accompany the re-
mains to Georgia.
The Senate then, at 1:10 p. M,
on motion of Mr.. Edmunds as a
further mark of respect to the
memory of the deceased, adjourned
until to morrow.
In the opening prayer the
Chaplain alluded, in a feeling and
solemn manner, to the death, this
morning, of Mr.. Hartridge, OF
Georgia; and, Immediately after
the reading of the journal, an
official announcement Of his death
was made by Mr.. Cook, of Georgia,
who offered a resolution expressing
the regret of the House and pro-
viding for special joint committee,
consisting of seven Representatives
and three Senators, to take steps
for experimenting the funeral and
to escort the remains of the de-
ceased to his late residence in
Georgia. The Speaker appointed
the following subcommittee on the
part of the House: Mesas.
Cook, of Georgia; Frye, of Maine ;
Cox, of New York; Cabell, of Vir-
ginia Stone, of Iowa; Davidson,
of Florida, and Hannah. of Indiana.
The House then adjourned.