Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-21
A RAID On the Rpmtling Ruin
which Reposed under the Resi-
dence of the Royal Race
abasz Of Russia. .5ers,.s55
The Dusky Diamonds Demon
Dominated and Driven into a
Doctors Dungeon.
XLVI. CONGRESS-. l
SEN ATE

re -s.,.se SENATE - -.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 20.
After the presentation of q NUNS
Der of petitions and memorials, Sem
ator Butler Is. c. introduced joint
resolution providing for the restora-
tion Of the books of. Beaufort Is.
o. library. Referred.
The senate proceeded to consider
the calendar. q Besides various pri>
vate bills the following were passed.:
A bill providing for the delivery of
dutiable articles in mails, and for
indemnity for lost registered arr
ticles-it authorizes the . de-
livery to- addresses in q the United
States, under such regulations
for collection Of customs duties as
may be agreed upon by the secretary
Of the treasury and postmaster gen.
eral, of all mailable articles Of dutia-
BILE matter received by mail from
foreign countries and admissible un-
der rules of the universal postal uns
ion, and authorizes the postmaster
general to accept and execute pros
visions of the Paris postal union
respecting the payment Of indem-
nifty of fifty francs in case Of loss of
registered articles; the bill au-
thorizing the secretary Of the
treasury to appoint deputy colleo
tor at Lake Charles, Louisiana the
bill to repeal the provisions of the
revised statutes authorizing the ads
vancement of naval and marine
officers thirty numbers in rank for
extraordiary heroism.
A number Of bills for the relief
of private individuals were consids.
cred and passed.
The bill to authorize the COM
pilation and publication Of the
naval history of the war, com
prising both union and confederate
records was passed, as were also the
bill authorizing the payment of
$1,000 to Claude HI. Maston, of
Mobile, for rent of the Lewret hos,
pital during the war, and the bill
for the relief of Monroe Donohoe,
land register Of Alabama. sS as
The bill authorizing the payment
of Joseph r. Shannon, of Louisiana,
Of the value of steamboat pressed
into the service of the government
during the war, was objected to by
Senator Allison Iowa, and laid
aside.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, the Senate resumed the con,
sideration of the FIVE per cent.
military land warrants bill, and
Senator Logan (Lll spoke in its
support. a @S <
After a short executive session,
Senator Morrill, (Vt.) moved that
the senate take up and pass the house
bill admitting free of duty foreign
contributions in aid of the colored
refugees in Kansas. Objection was
made, and after some debate the
senate without taking action on the
bill adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 20.
Mr.. Ellis ( (La.), from the com-
mittee on Pacific railroads, reported
back the bill am mending and re>enact>
ing in favor of the New Orleans
Pacific railroad company, section
% of an act of March 3, 1871, ins
cooperating the Texas Pacific rail,
road company. Printed and re>
The speaker proceeded to call
committees for reports on private
bills, a number of which were re>
ported and disposed of.
The house passed the senate Joint
resolution authorizing the secretary
of the navy to designate a vessel of
the United States to carry, free of
charge, contributions for the relief
of the suffering poor of Ireland.
The house then went into CONS
mittee of the whole on revision of
the rules. Various amendments
were offered to rules % and "a, but
Ill were voted down, and the COM
nlttee rose without making any I
changes.
MI, King La. introduesdYa bill
lividing the state Of Louisiana into
,wo judicial districts. - Refereed
The house then adjourned till