Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
XLVI. CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. May II.

the senate communication from
the secretary of the treasury trans
mitting in compliance with senate
resolution copies of Capt. John W.
Whites report upon Alaska affairs,
together with papers relating to the
transfer of jurisdiction over Alaska
from the United States to the treas
ury department. Referred.
Bills were passed removing the
political disabilities of Francis L.
Gait, of Virginia; Thos. L. Harri-
son, of Mobile; G. Manigault Nor
ris, of Georgia; Johnathan IL.
Carter, of South Carolina, and
William B. Taliferro, of Virginia.
Senator Johnston (Va.) reported
without recommendation from the
agriculture committee. a. bill en-
abling the commissioner of agrical-
ture to test the practicablllty of
manufacturing sugar on q large
scale from sorghum or Chinese
sugar cane. Placed on calendar.
Senator Bayard (Del.), from the
judiciary committee, reported, with
amendments, the bill lately
introduced by him regulating the
pay and appointment of deputy
marshals. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Bayard will ask for its
consideration to o-morrow.
Senator Vance IN. C.) submitted
a resolution directing the secretary
of the treasury to inform the senate
what method was used in the sub
, treasury in tare on foreign sugars
imported in boxes, whether said tare
is greater or less than the actual
weight of the boxes, and why.
Adopted.
Senator Morgan (Ala announced
that on Thursday he will ask the
, consideration of his joint resolution
adopting a joint rule for counting
the elec9 oral vote.
At the expiration of the morning
= hour the Kellogg resolutions were
= informally laid aside and the post
Office appropriation bill was taken
| up. The amendments recommended
by the senate committee on appro
4 priations were agreed to, lncreas-
: ing the appropriation tCl
the transportation OF mall'
! on ra lroad routes from 9,49O,O
= to SO, $40, 900; by steamboat routes
: from $3.50, 900 to 5000, 900; for mai
messengers from 100000 10 $725,
i 600, aud for mail locks aud keys
), from $25, 900 to. 500, 900.
Is Some debate was had on the COM
3 mitlee's amendment striking out tn
~ y house proviso that all star route
,s y. shall be relet October 1, 1880, o.
which expedition exceeding fifty pc
centum of the contract price ha
4 been ordered, during the hsca
years ending June 80, 1875
al or June 80, 1880, unless tn
a present contractor desires to con
q, tinue the contract as reduced. Th
40 committee thought it unwIse to Gu
to down the service now existing an
v. believed that if the contracts wei
ne abrogated by congress before the
'rs 'r expiration the contractors could re
10 cover damages from the governmen
IS Senator Beck (Ky) offered a
~ Nv amendment providing against an
decrease in trips or speed now el
cd listing. He favored retrenchmeI
,e. and hoped those responsible +
an extravaganza in the star service e1
is- pendlture would be punished, b.
is people should not be deprived OF ne
'as essary service.
on Senators Garland ARK J, Make
ca. (Texas), Teller (Col), Carpent
les WIS.,, Booth (Cal and Walla
AK (Pa.) supported the committee
ne, amendment, arguing that it W
'es unjust, impolitlc, unconstitution
-, LIZ and dangerous for congress to ia
" any action impairiDg the obligatl'
Of contracts.
in Senator Beck's amendment W
'ull finally rejected and the committed
en, amendment agreed to
I'd ID After some other slight amen
ten mems had been made, the bill W
ere read the third time and passed.
srs rs Senator Morgan (Ala.j introduc
,ci. joint resolution appropriatl
$4,000 for preparing and publlS
ing by the department of state mt
frequent consular and other col
IN, mercial reports. Referred.
gfd A message was received from
'sef president transmitting report
aio, , the secretary of state upon
."s 'sns Fortune bay fisheries question a
" 'oes 81 advising the adoption Of its reco
Q "' mendations. Ordered printed.
ana After short executive sessi
the senate, at 5 p. m, adjourned
une ROUSE.
-une WASHINGTON, May II
:. Under a call of the states,
49, following were introduced and
ferred
{. By Mr.. Cox IN. Y)-Request