Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
Congress Still Grinding Away at
the Public Business. f
A Kentucky Internal Revenue Man
Found to be Ten Thousand
Dollars Behind.
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Three Destructive Fires Reported.
Some Lives and Much
Property Lost.
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VIUT NnNHn ECO
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.

The Vice President laid befor'
the Senate the memorial of tn
Mayor and Common Council of Mil
waukee, for the repeal of the com
pulsory legal tender power of Unite'
States notes. Referred.
Senator Conkling presented tn
memorial of the New York Cham
Der of Commerce, asking increased
appropriation for the fortification
in New York harbor. , Referred t,
the Committee on Military Affairs
Senator Allison, of that Com
mittee, remarked that the Commit,
tee had inserted an increased ap,
preparation for the purpose men
toned in House bill now before the
Senate. s4 Hi7 Hs4 "A
Senator Conkling presented q
memorial of the Ithica Farmers
Club, of Ithica, N. Y, fayoring the
passage of the Reagan Interstate
commerce bill also the petition oi
large number of the citizens Of
Buffalo, N. Y, for the same.
Senator Eaton, from the Cons
mittee on Foreign Relations, re-
ported favorably House joint
resolution appropriating twenty
thousand dollars to enable the
United States to be represented at
the international Fishing Exhibi-
tion at Berlin, and it was passed.
Senator Burnside (R. I) intro>
duced bill, which, by unanimous
consent, was considered and passed,
appropriating $1,000 to defray the
expenses of transporting the body
of Major General George Sykes,
late of the United States Army,
from Fort Brown, Texas, to West
Point.
Senator Jonas La. introduced a
bill making an appropriation of
$85,000 to aid in the completion of
the custom house at New Orleans.
Referred. ala....l. -.
On motion of Senator Gordon
(Ga.) the Senate proceeded to cons
slider the motion entered some days
ago by Senator Davis (W. Va to
reconsider its action in passing Sen
ator Gordon's bill for the appoint
ment of an Inter-Oceanic Canal
Commission. Senator Gordon
explained the object of his bill and
said he thought we ought to give
some assurance to the distinguished
citizen of Nicarauga, and to the
capitalists whom he represents, as
well as to the Nicarauga Govern
ment, which has felt deep interest
on the subject, that the United
States would not be backs
ward in protecting any enter>
prise which might be undertaken
on that isthmus. He considered
il absurd to refuse to appoint a
special committee upon the great
est enterprise of modern times
merely IN order to save the salary
of clerk. Pending the conclusion
of Senator Gordon's remarks the
morning hour expired. He con-
tinued to speak, however, until
Senator Edmunds rose to a privi-
legged motion under the 64th rule,
and asked that the doors be closed.
Senator Mcdonald demanded the
regular order.
I The Vice President declared the
business before the Senate to be
Paddock's bill to authorize the Sec-
retary of the Interior to ascertain
and certify amounts of land located
with military warrants in certain
States, and to direct the Secretary
of the Treasury to pay said States
8 per cent. on such amounts esti-
mated at $1.25 per acre. Among
the States mentioned by the bill are
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Florida. .a .l
Senator Edmunds (Vt.) spoke at
considerable length in opposition to
the bill. Senator Jones (Fla.)
gave notice that he would offer the
following amendment, to be inserted
after the first section: "ProUided,
That the Secretary of the Interior
shall also ascertain the quantity Of
public lands entered and patented
under the provisions of the home-
stead law in the States Of Florida,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and
Louisiana between June Il, 1866,
and March 8, 1877, and that such
lands shall also be subject to the
provisions Of this act in the same
manner as lands entered by military
scrip and land warrants"
Senator Burnside (R. I.), from
the Committee on Military Affairs,