Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-21
Murders, Accidents, Congress and
Other Happenings.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
I'm. .s..ss. nn.
WASHINGTON. April 20

Senator Wallace Pennsylvania
from the committee on finance, res
ported favorably on the bill to
regulate the compensation right Of
inspectors of customs. Placed on
the calendar.
Senator Bayard Delaware from
the committe on finance, reported
adversely on the bill to repeal 60
much of section 3244 of the revised
statutes as to prohibit farmers and
planters from selling leaf tobacco
at retail directly to consumers with
out special tax, and to allow farm.
ers and planters to sell leaf tobacco
of their own production to other
persons than manufacturers of to-
bacco without special tax. Placed
on the calendar. sav, a@.-
Senator Jones La presented a
memorial of the New Orleans cot
ton exchange, praying for speedy
favorable action on the recon,
mendations contained in the report
of the Mississippi River Valley
commission.
Senator Farley (Cal }, from the
committee on pensions, reported
adversely on the bill to increase the
pensions of wounded soldiers of the
war of 1912, and it vas indefinitely
postponed. sta
On motion of Mr.. Bayard (Del.).
the house amendments to the bill
for the international exhibition in
New York in 1883, were concurred
in. ri }tE Z ~
On motion of Senator Morgan
(Ala.), the bill for the erection of
public buildings at Montgomery,
Ala, to cost not more than $780,
900, was taken up and passed.
On motion Of Senator Harris
(Tenn.) the bill appropriating $780,
900 for the erection of a marine
hospital at Memphis, Tenn, was
taken up and passed.
On motion of Senator Withers
| (Va.) the bill to carry into effect
the resolution of congress adopted
October Goth, 1881, relative to the
monument at Yorktown was taken
up. II appropriates $100, 900 for
the monument and $4,000 for the
celebration of the centennial of the
battle of Yorktown.
Senator Conkling IN. Y thought
this was the first proposition ever
made to appropriate money for the
expenses of celebrating an event.
Such expenses should be borne by
the individuals participating, or, at
most, by the state.
Pending debate the morning hour
expired and the bill went over.
Consideration of the Geneva
award bill was resumed, Senator
Edmunds (vt.) making an elaborate
argument in opposition to the pro-
proposed payment of under writer's
claims. He was followed by SEN
ator Thurman (O), in support Of
the bill. After a few further re.
marks by Senator Blaine lMe.) J, the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
Mr.. Hooker Miss introduced a
bill granting lands to the state of
Mississippi, to aid in the construc>
ton of the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad. Referred.
The morning hour was dispensed
with, and Mr.. Mcmahon [0.1
moved that the house go into COM
mittee of the whole on the special
deficiency bill, with the senate
amendments, and that all general
debate close in FIVE minutes.
Several republicans asked for
more time and Mr.. Conger mich. (
moved to amend by limiting the
debate to two hours. Rejected.
\ The republicans then proceeded
to fllibuster, to prevent vote on
Mr.. McMahon's (O) proposition,
and the whole afternoon was wasted
| in roll call tha ranuhl;nens rafro;n-