Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Nominee Of the First Census
District Rejected.
Alex. Stephens Gives His Opinion
! giA on Democratic Doctrines, G
eE6CJ and with Effect, r5
As the House Decides that no Ex~
traneous Legislation Shall be
af Attached to Appropria- BE
ton Bills.
The Irish Societies of New York
sn Decide to Celebrate.

W4sHrNaToN. Eel

WASHfNGTON, req. ~.
Senator Jones, (Fla.) from the
committee on public buildings and
grounds, reported with amendment
a bill to provide for the purchase of
a site and the erection of public
buildings at Jacksonville, Fla.
Placed on calendar. .t e
Senator Butler Is. c. introduced
a bill to provide. for the erection of
public buildings at Greeneville, s.
G. Referred. ~H.#
The senate by vote of rs to Ii,
proceeded to consider the motion of
Senator Davis (W. Va,) to recon-
slider the vote adopting a resolution
for the appointment of special
committee on inter- oceanic canal.
Senator Davis explained his reasons
for making the motion.
After considerable discussion the
senate, by vote Of yeas 29, nays
25, reconsidered the vote by which
the resolution for the appointment
Of special committee on the inter
oceanic canal had been adopted.
The question then recurred on
the adoption of the resolution.
Senator Conkling IN. Y thought
the subject of an oceanic canal
should be referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
Senator Bayard (Del.) thought
the senate had never had before it
a question which more justly de-
manded the appointment Of a special
committee than this one.
The morning hour having expir-
ed the senate resumed consideration
of the five per cent. military land
warrants bill.
Senator Morril! (Me,) opposed the
bill.
Senator Morgan (Ala. expressed
a wish that the bill might be posts
poned until next session. AS far
as he could learn it would give Ala
bama about eight thousand dollars
and take from her, by taxation,
about one hui dred thousand. She
was not, therefore, greatly interest.
ed either way. He thought the
subject should 90 to the courts and
notbe acted on by congress-. B%l
In further remarks, Senator Nor
gan said that for ten years after
the war congress suspended all
public land laws, except those per-
mitting homestead entries in Ala
bama and four other southern
states. If this bill was to pass it
should include provision compen,
sating Alabama for what she thus
lost by being deprived Of loca
tion on land warrants. He did not,
however, believe that the enabling
acts contemplated what was in
sisted on in this bill. i
At four o'clock and fifteen min
utes the senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were
re-opened, adjourned until to NOR
row.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.
Mr.. Bland (Mo.) J, from the CONS
mittee on coinage, weights and
measure, reported bill to establish
mint at st. Louis. Printed and
recommitted.
Mr.. Blackburn (Ky.), endeavored
to dispense with the morning hour,
so as to proceed Immediately with
the consideration of the rules, but
was unable to obtain the necessary
two>third vote, and the house res
sumed, in the morning hour, the
consideration of the bill regulating
the removal of causes from state to
federal courts.
Mr.. Herbert (Ala,), made long |
legal argument in support of the
bill, but at the expiration of the
morning hour it went over without
action, and the house in committee
of the whole resumed the debate
upon the revision of the rules.
Mr.. Stephens (Ga. !, asked leave
to address the house for ten minutes.
Mr.. Blackburn objected, on the
ground that it was not competent for |
congress to extend time for debate.
Mr.. Conger (Mich.), moved
that the committee rise and the
house 60 into committee Of the
whole on the state of the union in |
order to give Mr.. Stephens an op-
portunity to speak. Agreed to.