Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-27
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Sanguinary Spots in Several
Sections.
Russia Still Feeling the Effects Of
~ oS too much Nihilism. ram Ii.
&ufAF7T- TTTe7 TTT70t 90 tli
The Chinese Must or Must Not Go,
as & the Case May BE. z eY
Former Knoxvillian Gets in
Trouble in Washington.
He is Arrested for Misconduct and
Embezzlement Of Funds.
.SXLVL CONGRESS.
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Senator Maxey CTex.), from the
committee on postofices and post
| roads, reported, with amendment,
senate bill to authorize the refunds
ing to postmasters Of funds or valu-
able letters lost or stolen. Placed
on the calendar.
Senator Blair IN. HI submitted
a resolution directing the secretary
of the navy to transmit to the sem
ate any Information in the possess
sion of his department in relation
to the present condition Of affairs
in Alaska. Adopted.
| The senate proceeded to consider
the calendar. ..'
At the expiration of the morning
hour. Senator Morgan submitted a
resolution expressive Of the regret
of the senate at the death of Sena-
tor Houston, of Alabama. The
resolution was adopted and eulogies
upon the deceased senator were pro-
nounce1 by senators Morgan, Hamlin,
Davis Qll.), Thurman, Salisbury,
Pendleton and Pryor. The senate
then adjourned.
Mr.. Weaver (Ohio) called attens
ton to the fact that no response
has been received from the scores
tary of the treasury to the resolu-
ton calling upon him for informas
ton as to the connection
of the treasury with the
New York clearing house,
and stated he would in short time
offer a similar resolution. a, .
Mr.. Warner 70. introduced joint
resolution reafirming the Monroe
doctrine. Referred to the inter-
oceanic canal committee.
Mr., Reagan (Tex.), chairman Of
the committee on commerce, re~
ported billato establish board of
commissioners of Interstate COM
merce; also the following bills, which
he stated, would he offered as sub
stitutes for that bill: To regulate
Interstate commerce, to amend the
act Of 1866, and to facilitate com>
munication between the states.
The bills we're ordered printed
and made a special order for the
fourth Wednesday in March.
At I2:45 p. m. the house having
dispensed with the morning hour,
went into committee, of the whole
on the star service deficiency bill.
Mr.. Page (Cal,) opposed the bill
on the ground that it favored some
sections Of the south at the expense
Of the western section. 1t had been
increased, he said, on 19 routes in
the first Georgia district, not one of
which this bill will touch, while it
struck at. 2 LOT routes in the
west. After considerable discussion
Mr., Baker Qnd.), in behalf of the
appropriation committee, submitted
as q substitution the whole bill O.
bill the first section of which ap-
propriates $3.50, 600 for inland star
routes during the remainder of the
current fiscal year, at the contract
prices existing in February. 1880,
provided that the incresed compen-
sation in. excess of $4,000 on
any route for expediting the service
shall be reduced March l,
to the terms of the, original contract
and that there shall be no reduction
offthe number oftrips per week, and
that henceforth there shall be no
expediting of the service on any
star route. After the long debate
Mr.. Page Gall moved to strike the,
provision out of the pending bill SO
as to make it appropriate whatever
amount shall be necessary for the
star service during the remainder of
the fiscal year, at existing contract
prices. Negatived: yeas, SO-nays,
l19.
Mr.. Blount (Ga.) moved as a sub-
stltute for the first section of the
pending bill the corresponding Sec
tion of Mr.. Bakers bill, introduced
to-day, summarized above. Agreed
to. Mr.. Blount then moved to amend
the second section Of the bill by striks
ing out ''the appropriation of one
hundred Thousand dollars to in
crease the service ON the existing
routes" Agreed to. The commits
tee then arose and reported the bill
to the house, and 1t was passed.
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