Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Maine Fusionists Unified by
Their Defeat,
And They Propose to Lay Their
Claims Before Congress.
German Elected United Sta te
Senator from Maryland.
Attacks in Congress on the National
Banks, and More Woman
Suffrage.
Still They Talk on the Bayard
Resolution.
xLVI CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Senato
Beck, of Kentucky, announced hi
intention of speaking against tn
Bayard resolution tomorrow, i'm
mediately after the morning hou
expired.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama
presented petition of $40 citizens
of Philadelphia, demonstrating
against any Legislation by Congress;
to curtail the quantity of green
backs or to remove the legal tender
quality of Treasury notes, or theil
displacement by bank notes. HI
stated that he did not know the pc,
titioners, but they appeared to be
business and working men.
Senator Logan, of Illinois, by re.
quest, presented petition signed by
soldiers for the passage of the
Weaver bill "ior payment to sol,
diers of the difference between gold
and greenbacks at the time they were
paid" He said that in presenting
the petition he desired simply to
state that he thought the bill referred
to was one of the greatest pieces of
demagogism ever invented in Con-
gress, and he regretted that the
soldiers here had been deceived into
signing petitions in its favor.
The Senate to>day confirmed the
nomination of B. F. Scales as
Postmaster at Union City, Ten
nessee.
Senator Jones, of Florida, subs
mitted a resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Navy to inform
the Senate whether the interests of
the country required the restoration
of Pensacola navy yard to a state
of efficiency, and the probable cost
of such restoration. Adopted.
The morning hour having ex-
pired, the Senate resumed the cono
sideration of the special order of the
day, viz: the bill relative to the
transportation of animals. After
an extended debate in which Sena-
tors Thurman, Eaton, Mcpherson
and Davis, of West Virginia, took
part, the bill was recommitted to
the Committee on Commerce.
The Senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The
Speaker is proceeding as on Mon
day, to the call Of States for bills
and resolutions.
Among those referred was one
introduced by Mr.. Culberson, of
Texas, for the discontinuanoe of the
National banking system.
The following bills were also in
troduced and referred, under the
call of States:
By Mr.. Cravens, of Arkansas
For the settlement of titles in the
town of Hot Springs, Ark.
By Mr.. Loring, of Massachu~
setts-To amend the Constitution
so as to extend the franchise to all
citizens, without distinction of sex.
By Mr.. Warner. of Ohio-To
provide for paying bonds of the
United States maturing in 1880.
By Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana-Apo
propriating $50,00O for the relief
of the destitute people of Ireland.
The House then took up the bill
requiring National Banks to keep
half of their reserve in coin, and
Mr.. Chittenden, of New York made
a long argument in its favor and
against legal tender Treasury notes
He thought that the Government
should deprive greenbacks of theil
legal tender quality, stop mintine
silver dollars and as soon as practi'
cable convert all silver bullion now
on hand into gold and with thar
gold pay an equivalent amount o.
greenbacks. He thought also that
the Government should pay of
greenbacks with the surplus revenue
instead Of buying bonds not yet due
Mr.. Lounsberry, of New York
followed with an argument in favor
of Withdrawing the legal tender
quality of greenbacks. The morn
ing hour having expired, the bill
went over without action.
The House in Committee of tn
Whole then resumed the considera
ton Of the revision of the Rules
Speeches in opposition to the va