Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-12
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SENATE.

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\ Senator Cockrell (Mo.o from the
Committee On Claims, reported 'ad.
versely on the bill granting PEN
sion to the widow of General Custer
At the request Of Senator Ferry
l(Mich.), it was plsceds on the oal'
epdan SBEM@H Jss ks
Senator Randolph IN. J. moved
to take up the bill for the relief Of
Gen. Fitz John Porter Senator
Logan Ill.) desired that, when the
bin was takerup, il might be ont
side the, morning hour, SO, that the
discussion would not be broken ur
BY the expiration Of the time
Senator. Randolph then asked that
the bill be made the special order
of the day for Monday next, after
the morning hour, which was agreed
to- "a ...s, IN .-'....,
Senator Conkling IN. w., from
the Judiciary Committee, reported
adversely the Senate bill for the
better organization of the United
States District Courts in the State
of Louisiana, and it was indefinitely
postponed. s2r -a -a3s
The Senate then proceeded to
consider the calendar. A bill Iii
recting the Postmaster General to
readjust the salaries of Postmasters
of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th classes in
accordance with Section 8 of the
Act of January 18th, 1866, was
taken up and passed.
Upon the expiration of the morn
ing hour, Senator Edmunds (Vt.)
resumed his remarks in opposition
to the bill deducting payment to
certain States, of FIVE per cent. of
the value of lands located therein,
by military warrants. He said the
amount of lands so located is
shown from official reports to be
from 60, 100000 to 63,000,000
acres. If FIVE per cent. of the valu-
alton Of this great amount of land
is really due the States, of course
it should be paid even if it banks
rupts the Treasury, but in fact not a
cent is due Furthermore, the
States named have not applied the
FIVE per cent. received from cash
sales as directed by the enabling
acSs,a and they therefore can not
rightfulIy claim more. ~ hs,'7eas. +
2 Mr.. 0 Mcdonald Qnd.) spoke in
favor of the bill. He said the
spirit Of the enabling acts, if not
their letter, had been observed.
Whether the five per cent. from
cash sales was paid out at once for
internal improvements, or whether
it wentointo the Treasury and other
money was used for improvements,
made no difference, SO long as the
States expended in improvements
far more than the FIVE per cent. He
supported the bill ON the grounds of
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I915.S 1.5 WAsH1NGToN, + Feb. Mr..
0'Oonner Is. Gu from the Commit
tee on Civil Service Reform, re-
ported back the bill to provide for
the ascertainment of claims against
the United States. 1t was ordered
printed and recommitted.
Mr., Price (Ia.) submitted the res
port Of the Banking and Currency
Committee upon the affairs of the
German National Bank of Chicago,
attributing the failure of that instis
tuition to the neglect of its Direc-
tors, and recommending the amend
ment of the National Bank Act, SO
as to hold bank directors to more
strict accountability, and to make
stockholders liable for the debts of
the bank to the extent of twice the
amount of their stock. The report
was ordered printed and laid on the
table.
The House then resumed the con-
sideration of the bill relating to the
removal of cases from State to Fed
eral Courts. After some debate the
morning hour expired and the bill
went over without action.
After the transaction of some
unimportant business, the House, in
Committee ofthe Whole, resumed the
consideration Of the Revised Rules,
the pending question being on amend
ments to Rule IL, concerning the