Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-08
Increased Republican Gains in the
April Elections. . g71E1
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, goes Repub,
lican for the First Time. Lji
The Dutch take Holland and the
Democrats Garry Columbia, s. G.
xLVL. CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Al


The secretary of the senate, Col.
Birch, called the senate to order
and read note from Vice President
Wheeler stating that he would be
absent several days, and that the
duty devolved upon the senate of
choosing a president pro tempors.
Senator Wallace penn submit.
ted resolution that Hen. Allen G.
Thurman (Ohio) be chosen president
during the absence of the vice pres
ident. Adopted.
Senator Thurman was escorted to
the chair by Senator Ferry (Mich J,
and on taking his seat thanked the
senate for this renewed mark of
their confidence and esteem.
Senator Wallace submitted res
olution instructing the secretary of
the senate to inform the president
of the United States and the house
of representatives of the action of
the senate. Adopted.
After the transaction cf some un>
important business, Mr.. Saunders
submitted a resolution providing for
inquiry into the expediency of res
moving the Soute Indians to the
Paucia reservation in Nebraska.
After considerable discussion the
resolution went over.
Senator Salisbury (Del) gave
notice that he would to>morrow call
up as privileged the question of the
report Of the committee on privil>
eges and elections in the Kelloggs
Spofford case. lg.~ -sas -ss
The senate then resumed consid>
GRAFTON of the Indian agreement.
There was a general discussion of
the whole Indian question, in which
Senators Kirkwood, Hill, Whyte,
Beck, Burnside, Ingalls, and others
participated.
Pending the conclusion of which
the senate adjourned. st' ~
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 7.
The house having refused to dis.
pense with the morning hour, the
speaker announced that the pending
question was upon reference of the
blll authorizing the secretary of war
to contract with the San Antonio
and Mexican Border itailroad Com
pany for the immediate construction
of railroad from San Antonio,
Texas, to a point on the Rio Grande
at or near Lare 10. -1 -.s-
After some discussion, the bill
was referred to committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Slemmons (Ark.), from the
committee on railways and canals,
reported bill for the construction
of railroad bridges at, or near,
Shreveport aud Monroe, Louisiana.
Referred to committee of the whole.
Mr.Scales IN. g., from the COM
mittee on militia, reported bill to
organize and discipline the militia
of the United States. Placed on
the house calendar.
McCook IN. " asked leave to
offer reso ution asking the secre,
tary of war for information with re-
gard to the hazing Of colored cadet
Whitaker at West Point military
academy. -
Mr.. Aiken IS. C) objected. He
said he represented the district from
which Mr.. Whitaker came, and was
competent to see that the latter was
protected. He thought it best to
await the investigation of the West
Point authorities, especially as the
latest reports seemed to show that
it was a bogus outrage.
The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the army
appropriation. The pending amend
ment'of Mr.. Sparks LII with res
gard to the employment Of contract
surgeons, was rejected.
Mr.. Sparks said he should demand
a vote in the house. its ,#.iEH
The chair decided be could not
do so without permission of the
gentleman in charge of the bill
[Mr. Clymer]. The latter said he
would not promise to give such
permission.
Mr.. Sparks thought that as the
amendment came from the commits
tee on military affairs Mr.. Clymer
should allow vote upon it in the
house. "A e EE. ~
Mr.. Clymer penny said he had
received no request to that effect
from the committee on military atr
fairs.
Mr.. Spar ks-advancing towards