Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-13
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XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE. :
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 12.

WASHINGTON, D. o., April II.
Senator Pendleton (O.), from the
conference committee ON the disa-
greeing votes of the two houses on
the census bill, reported that the
result of the conference was, that
statistics regarding the ownership
of the public debt be taken by
special agents instead Of enumeras
tors; that copies Of the returns be
not sent to the officers of the va
rious states; that Alaska be ins
cluded in the census, and that va
rious other minor changes be made
in the bill. The amount appropri-
ated is reduced from $350,000 to
$685. 900. The report was laid
aside temporarily to allow its ex-
animation by Senator Edmunds.
Senator Ferry Mich introduced
a bill to regulate the promotion and
fix the rauk of line officers Of the
army. Referred. s.
The Geneva award bill was in
formally taken up for the purpose
of allowing Senator Mcdonald
Qnd.), who has to leave town to-
day. to speak uponit. =
Senator Mcdonald Tnd sup
ported his proposed substitute for
The bill reported by the committee on
the judiciary. The substitute makes
first class claims, those resulting
from damages by confe erate cruis>
ers; second class, claims fer two per
cent. additional interest on former
awards; third class, claims for ree
endorsement for war risks. 1t also
allows interest at six instead of four
per cent. Of judgments hereafter
rendered. He contended that the
award fund is a national indemnity,
collected by the United States
as q nation from Great Britain
as nation. 1t was not merely an
award f,r damages, but the satis>
faction of national claim.
The senator favored paying
claims for enhanced premiums paid
to insurance companies, and claims
for damages by exculpated cruisers.
IF any balance remained, it should
be turned into the national treasury.
After senator McDonald's speech,
the Ute bill was again taken up,
and, after being amended in various
unimportant particulars, was passed;
yeas, 81; nays, 16. --f
Senator Bruce (Miss.) introduced
a bill to reimburse colored depos-
itors in the freedmen's savings and
trust company, for losses sustained
by the failure Of the bank. The
bill provides for the sale, at public
auction, in Washington, within
four months from the passage of
the act, of all real estate, personal
property and assets of the institu>
ton, the proceeds to be turned into
the United States treasury; pro.
vides further, for the payment, six
months after the passage of the bill,
of the balances due to depositors, re-
spectively ,$2, 600, 900 or so much as
may be necessary, is appropriated
by the bill for this purpose.
The conference report on the cen>
sus bill was adopted.
The senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.