Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Scheme of Infamy Accom-
plished in Maine.
Republicans c. anted Out and Dem
ocrats Counted in,
By the Democratic Governor and
General Council.
Another Campaign Boom for 1880
Canvass.
Miscellaneous Proceedings cf Cons
e.fr agress Yesterday. so &
Arrival of Gen. Grant and Party
<t5SI in Philadelphia. ii
Il XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.


The Senate Finance Committee
agreed to recommend the passage of
the House bill to authorize allow
ances for the leakage of spirits
in bonded transportation. The COM
mittee also decided to, report
favorably upon Mr.. Bayard's bill
to exempt from customs duties all
competitory prizes won by Ameri>
can citizens abroad. or. 1#lEs
Mr.. Bruce introduced q bill to
provide for the Investment of GER
tain unclaimed pay and bounty
moneys now in the Treasury and to
facilitate and encourage the educa-
tion of the colored race. Referred.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia,
introduced a bill to relieve the
Treasurer of the United States from
the amount now charged to him and
now deposited with the several
States. Referred. E
Mr.. Window offered an amends
ment to the resolution offered yes,
terday by Mr.. Voorhees,, for the
appointment Of a commission of
five Senators to investigate the
causes Of the exodus of the blacks
from North Carolina to Indiana. The
instructs the commission
if it finds that colored citizens have
been deprived Of their rights to con-
slider the expediency of providing
such territory as may be necessary
for the use and occupation of such
persons as may desire to emigrate
from their present homes, in order
to secure their enjoyment Of con-
stitutional rights. Ordered to be
printed and laid on the table.
The Senate took up and passed
the House bill authorizing allowance
for loss, by leakage or casualty, of
spirits gwithdrawn from distillery
warehouses for expectation.
The Senate then resumed the
consideration Of the bill reported
by Mr.. Maxey, from the Committee
on Military A fairs, to amend 103rd
of the Rules and Articles Of War,
SO as to provide a limitation to
prosecutions for desertion. After
a slight amendment by Mr.. Ed
munds, the bill was passed.
At 1:20 p. m. the Senate went
into Executive session, and when
the doors were reopened adjourned.
~ HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 49,
Owing to the large number of bills
introduced yesterday (about 200)
the reading of the Journal was not
completed until 1880. " Ut s
Mr.. King, Of Louisiana, offered
a resolution tor the appointment of
a select committee of eleven, whose
duty it shall be to examine into the
subject Of the selection of suitable
route for an Interoceanic Ship
Canal, to which all petitions, memo
rials and reports relative to such
canal, shall be referred, and which
shall have authority to-report at
any time. Adopted. \
The Speaker then proceeded to
call the committees for reports.
The Speaker then proceeded to
call the committees for reports.
Mr.. Money, of Miss, chairman
of the Committee on Postofices
and Post Roads, reported a resolu-
tion calling for information as to
the passage of lottery matter.
through the mails. Adopted.
, Mr.. Forney, of Alabama, from
the Appropriation, Committee, res
ported the Military Academy ap-
preparation bill, which was referred
to the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Scales, Chairman of the
Committee on Indian affairs, asked
leave to report back, with amend
ments, the resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to
negotiate for the REIMBURSEMENT of
the Ute reservation in Colorado.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, objected.
MIR. Gibson, of Louisiana, asked
that his bill relative to the Inter-
oceanic Canal, now in the Commit
tee of Commerce, should referred
to the Select Committee on the
Canal. This was
agreed to, and the Speaker said he
would examine the resolution