Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 20.

| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 20.
A resolution reported by Senator
Hill (Ga), from the committee on
contingent expense, for the appoints
ment Of an assistant librarian for
the senate, was discussed.
Senator Edmunds (Vt.) opposed
it, saying that the library had been
satisfactorily administered by one
librarian up to March 4th, 1879,
and the present inconvenience was
the result of turning out tried and
efficient officers and replacing them
by political favorites.
Senators Davis (W. Va.) and
Hill (Ga.) spoke of the need for the
present increase. After discussion,
the resolution passed.
The bill Incorporating the nation
al educational association was then
taken up.
After some debate thereon the
morning hour expired and the SEN
ate resumed the consideration of
the Geneva award bill, in support of
which Senator Herman IN. W spoke
at considerable length.
Senator Carpenter (Wis.) sub
mitted resolution calling on the
president for the unpublished cor
respondence between the United
States and Spain, with reference to
article 8 of the Spanish-American
treaty of 1919. Adopted.
After short executive session,
the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March "a.
After prayer by the chaplain, the
speaked declared that the first
business in order was the question
whether the proposition submitted
yesterday by Mr.. McLane (Md.),
providing that the bill introduced by
Mr.. Townsend Qll.) last Monday
and referred to the committee on
revision of laws, shall be taken
from that committee and referred to
the committee on ways and means.
On the presented question of
privilege, Mr.. Blackburn (Ky.)
raised the point of order that under
the first clause Of the rule defining
the duties of the speaker, the journal
of yesterday would have to be ex-
amined and approved by the
speaker before the unfinished busi>
ness relating to Mondays journal
would come before the house.
The speaker replied that the
journal of Monday had not been
disposed of, and it would be incon.
sistent to take up Tuesdays journal
before Mondays for consideration.
Mr.. Blackburn argued that it was
not demanded by the rules that the
house should approve the journal,
but it was imperative that the jour-
nal of one day should be read at
the desk Immediately after the as
,embly of the house on the follow
ing day.
Mr.. Reed (Me.) continued that
Tuesdays journal could not be
'ead until Mondays journal had
oeen approved, and he referred, as
lis authority, to rule "a, which de-
,lares the order of business, to-wit
After the journal has been read
md approved"
Mr.. Garfield (O.) quoted, in supe
port of Mr.. Reeds position, section
of the constitution, which provides
hat each house shall keep a jour-
lal, and not that the clerk shall
Keep it.
Mr.. Blackburn (Ky.) quoted from
'Cushing's Manual" in support Of
lis position. After short but
confused debate upon Mr.. Black
,urn's point Of order, participated
n by Messrs. Blackburn, Hutchins
N. ", Reed (Me.), F. Wood IN.
~ and Newberry (Mich), the
peaker stated that it was compe-
ent for, and obligatory upon, the
louse to approve its journal. The .
hair would, however, submit the
question to the house, whether the
ournal of yesterday must be read
'efore the journal of Monday can
'e approved.
Mr.. Conger (Mich) objected to ,
my proceedings except the submis-
ion of the privileged question to '
he house.
After some further debate, the I
question, whether yesterdays jour~ ]
al should be read, was submitted G
0 the house and decided in the /
egative-127 to 115. Much con- v
lsion ensued. Points Of order of t
Il sorts were raised, and motions 7
0 adjourn and to take recess were /
uccessively voted down. n
The speaker finally ordered the y
eading of the resolution of Mr.. 9
IcLane (Md.) setting forth that I
1r. Townsend's bill had been