Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-14
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The Pension Arrearage Clause Re
tained in the Legislative Bill. \
Official Report of Internal Reye-
nue. Commissioner Raum,
And a Recommendation for Addi-
tional Legislation
For the Better Protection of the
Revenue Service.
XLVI CONGRESS.
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The Senate resumed the consid-
Grafton of the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill.
The vote was taken on striking
the clause as recommended by the
Committee on Appropriations di-
recting the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay arrearages Of
pensions with the ten million of
dollars kept as a special fund for
the redemption of fractional cur
rency. 1t was decided in the
negative; yeas 25, nays 81; and
therefore the clause remains in the
bill.
Mr.. Shelley, of Alabama, rising
to a personal explanation, had read
a Washington dispatch to the New
York Tribune of the 5th of May as
" to the way in which Shelley got
into Congress" How HARRISON,
the Republican candidate, and col
ored voters generally were intimi-
dated, and how election officers
were bribed by Shelley and friends.
He denied the truth of the charges
contained in the dispatch and sub
mitted a statement backed by aff-
davits) in support of his denial.
He asserted that the election in his
district was reaceable and fair,
that there had been no interference
with any voters, and no disturbance
or disorder on the dag of the elec-
tion or growing out of the election.
Mr.. Shelley's personal explana-
ton was followed by one by Mr..
Russell, of North Carolina, in an
swer to speeches recently made by
Mr.. Kitchen, of North Carolina,
and Mr.. Davidson, of Florida.
Mr.. Russell, in the course of his
remarks, made a severe attack on
Mr.. Kitchen, who, he said, was in
opssession of seat and drawing
salary to which he was in no way
entitled, and to whom he referred
as a gentleman, SO called by the
courtesy of the House. This called
forth a fierce speech from Mr..
Kitchen, who referred to his col
league as one of those men from the
South who had deserted their race
and country and bone and flesh,
and Joined the rag-tag and bOb-tail
of creation.
Mr.. Kitchen was called to order
by Mr.. Stevenson, of Illinois, and
proceeded in a more moderate man
ner, characterizing, however, several
of the charges made by Mr.. Rus
sell as totally false. He asked Mr..
Russell if he had not been court
and dismissed from the
Confederate service to which Mr..
Russell replied that he had been,
but that it was for whipping a cons
scription officer, and that he had
been restored to the Confederate
service by Jefferson Davis.
MIR. Kitchen was about to retort, |
but was cut off by point of order
made by Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana,
and sustained by the speaker, that
he was not making a personal ex-
planation.
Mr.. Knott called up the veto
message and demanded the pre-
vious question on the passage of
the military interference bill over
the present veto. The previous
question was seconded and the
House proceeded to vote.
The bill failed to receive two
thirds vote and was not passed over
the veto. All the Democrats voted
aye, and all the Republicans no.
Ten Greenbackers voted with the
Democrats. The others, Barlow,
Forsyth, and Russell of North Car
ohna, did not vote. The veto
message was then, on motion of
Mr.. Converse, of Ohio, referred to
he Judiciary Committee.
The remainder of the session was
devoted principally to discussing the
Silver bill. a......yt .uas. a.