Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-04
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Very Little Business Transacted in
Congress.
The Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury Department to
be Investigated.
The ConAagration Boom in Various
|H.g Parts Of the Country.
Fear Of an Indian Outbreak in the
Yellowstone Region.
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Stonecutters at Memphis on q
Strike. ~
xLvI.A CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb.

"aH stt'A# 7 Vhou1NdlONs ICbs c'
Senator Teller (Col.) submitted a
resolution directing the Secretary
Of the Interior to communicate
to the Senate the general line of
the location Of the Northern Pa>
cifc Railroad Company, and what
changes have been made by the
said Company in their general line
of location up to date; also state
ment of the lands Withdrawn from
the settlements in favor of said
Company, under its several loca-
tions, and to what extent such sew
eral changes of location have
effected the rights Of settlers.
Adopted. y'sdsG .vrs
Sandry private petitions and mes
MORALS were presented and referred,
after which Senator Maxey submitted
a resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Military Affairs to consider
the expediency Of Legislation to pro-
vide for the retirement Of nom
commissioned officers, with suitable
pay and allowances, after thirty
years meritorious service.
Adopted. (, Sas9s
The Senate then took up and
passed the bill for the relief of N.
Boyden, of Salisbury, North Caro-
lima. '19iloH
The Vice President laid before
the Senate the resolutions passed by
the House, with regard to the death
of Hon. Rush Clark, Of Iowa.
After tributes to the memory Of the
deceased by several Senators, the
Senate adopted resolutions, and, as
a mark Of respect, adjourned
t,5a WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
On motion Of Mr.. Frost (Mo.),
the privileges Of the floor were
granted to Messrs. Parnell and
Dillen, the Irish agitators.
Mr.. Davis (Col offered resoluN
ton, which was adopted, directing
the Committee Of Agriculture to
inquire into the most feasible
method of extending the benefits of
the Agricultural Bureau over that
portion of the United States west
of the one hundredth parallel of
meridian.
Mr.. Willis (Ky.) offered resolu-
ton calling on the President for in,
formation as to extending the nego-
tiations for a change of treaty be>
tween the governments Of China
and the United States. Referred.
Mr.. Shallenbarger Pa. \ from the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, reported q resolution call-
ing on the Supervising Architect of
the Treasury Department for infor-
nation as to the character Of all
public buildings now in course of
Construction, or which may have
been completed within the past
three years, the cost of the same
and the reasons why such buildings
have cost more than the amount
limited by law. Adopted.
Mr.. Cox (New York introduced
a bill providing for the forfeiture of
public lands granted to railroad and
companies, in cases where
the grantees have not complied with
the conditions Of the grants. Re-
ferred.
The House then took up and
passed the jury service bill, which
provides that no person shall serve
as a juror in any United States
Court more than three weeks in
any one year, except to finish the
trial of cases begun before, the ex-
piration of such term of service.
Mr.. Culberson (Tex.), from the
Judiciary Committee, reported the
bill relative to the jurisdiction of
the United States Circuit Courts
and the removal of cases thereto |
from State courts, but pending its |
the morning hour ex-
pired and it went over without ac>
tion.
The House then, in Committee
If the Whole, resumed the debate
lpon a revision of the rules, the
'ubject under consideration being |
ne distribution of the Appropria,
lon bills among committees.
On motion Of Mr.. Aiken rs. C.l,
Rule IL was amended so as to give |
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