Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-05
TELEGRAPHlC.
Majority Report for Seating Mr.
COrbin of South Carolina.
Lively Discussion in the House Over
the Army Reduction Bill.
A Texas Democrat Accuses His Breth-
rem of Causing Clusters Death.
The House Finally Rejects all Efforts
at Reduction,
Disgraceful and Riotous Conduct of
Striking Miners in Ohio.
xiv CONGRESS.
xiv CONGRESS.
SENATE.

MIR. MaXey, OF Texas, from the
Committee on PoStofices and Post
roads, reported an amendment
proposed by that Committee to the
Postoffice Appropriation bill, SO as
to establish a steamship line be-
tween New York and Rio
Janeiro, by way of Norfolk,
Virginia, and another line between
New Orleans and Rio Janeiro, by
way of Galveston, Texas, and al
lowing a subsidy of $15O,000 per
annum to each line. The report was
referred to the Committee on Ap-
propriations.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, from
the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, submitted majority re-
port, signed by the Republican
members Of the Committee, declar-
ing that David L. Corbin has been
duly elected Senator from South
Carolina, ard is entitled to his seat.
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, from the
same Committee, submitted a minor
ity report, signed by the Democratic
members, in favor of Mr.. Butler,
the present occupant of the seat.
1t was ordered that both reports
be printed and placed on the calen-
dar.
Senator Butler returned to Wash
ington last night.
4 Mr. Matthews, of Ohio, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported back a number Of petitions
in regard to the claims of citizens of
the United States against the Gov
ernment of Nicaragua, together with
a resolution providing Tor the ap-
pointment of a committee of five
Senators, to sit during recess and
inquire into the claims of citizens of
the United States against the Gov.
ernment Of Nicaragua for indemnity
for the lives Of relatives, imprison-
ment, &C., and to what extent the
Government of Nicaragua should
make compensation therefor. Placed
on the calendar. .
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, from
the Committee on Finance, report
ep, with amendments, House bill to
authorize the issue of certificates of
deposit in aid of the refunding of
the public debt, and it was placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Coke, Of Texas, spoke at
length in favor of constructing a
railroad in Texas to the Rio Grande,
after which the Senate resumed the
consideration Of unfinished business,
being the resolutions of Mr.. Ed
munds, declaring the validity of the
18th, 18th and 10th amendments to
the Constitution of the United
States, and Bayard spoke declaring
that the first one to throw doubt
upon the amendments was the Sen
ator from Vermont (Edmunds). Mr..
Edmunds followed in a speech of
some length, after which Mr.. White,
of Maryland, obtained the floor and
will speak tomorrow.
HOUsE.'
The House is in Committee of
the Whole on the Army Appropria,
ton bill and the amendment re-
ducing the force of the army to
$4,000 has been defeated by a large
majority.
The House, at an early hour,
went into Committee of the Whole
on the Army Appropriation bill.
Quite stormy debate arose ou an
amendment offered by Mr.. Cox, of
New York, to reduce the army to
II 800 men, in the course of which
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, charged the
Democrats with being responsible
for Gen. Clusters death, because of
their miserable. economy, which, he
stated, appeared to be tho only idea
of craftsmanship which the House
possessed. The House rejected the
amendment, and also another re-
ducing it to 10000. The vote was
66 ayes to 118 noes. The House
took a recess without further dispo-
sition of the bill.
To-night's session is for the con-
sideraton of the Mississippi Levee
bill.