Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 27.

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Mr.. Hutchins On. Y. rose to q
question of privilege, a question
which involved the dignity of the
house. The New York Evening
Post had published an article
headed, "a cowardly congress,
which, after referring to the action
of the gentleman from Illinois
(Townsend), in committing his bill to
the committee on the revision of laws,
stated that congres was working in
a dishonest and indirect way in not
adopting a resolution directing the
committee on ways and means to
report back several tariff bills.
Mr.. House Tenn. THE speaker
in the chair does not think that a
question of privilege.
Mr.. Hutchins On. Y. III do. The
speaker in the chair thinks it is o
question of free speech.
Mr.. Hutchins On. Y.)-I hold
a letter from the clerk of the house.
Mr.. Burrows Mich rose to a
qustion of privilege.
Mr.. Hutchins excitedly] Il hope
the gentleman will not interrupt
me. l wish he would keep still.
He has been on his feet over thou.
sand times this session and I intend
to be heard.
The Speaker severely THE
gentlemen will conform to the rules
of the house.
Mr.. Burrows (Mich.) made a
point of order, that the question was
not one of privilege.
Mr.. Hutchins IN. Y.)-As the
rules are now constituted, it is im-
possible to offer resolution to dis
charge the committee, except by
unanimous consent.
The Speaker-The gentleman has
not stated anything that amounts to
question. of privilege.
Mr.. Hutchins-Is it not against
the dignity of the house? l am
anxious to vote on those bills, and |
if the gentleman will allow me, l
will offer a resolution now.
Objection was made and the mats
ter was deciphered.
The special committee on the in~
teroceanic canal gave hearing to-
day to VIM. f. Claiming, of Provi-
donv0, II. l., ul.v aI'~~-ssI 0l.ir
railway in preference to a ship
canal. He claimed that it could be
for one-half, possibly
third of the cost of the
canal, and averred his be-
lief that even if the canal
were constructed across the isthmus
by foreign capital, the ship railway
would eventually be built by Ameri-
can capital. -
The subcommittee of the house
appropriations committee are at
work upon the army appropriation
bill. The commissary general was
before them, and gave some infor-
nation relative to the requirements
of his department.
1t is expected that both the army
and navy appropriation bills will be
reported to the house Tuesday, or
as soon as the consular and diplo-
matte bill has been disposed of.
The house Judiciary committee
held another conference to-day upon
the Acklen case, without reaching
a conclusion as to the character of
their report. l
Mr.. Wood IN. W, chairman of
the committee on ways and means,
back the resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury for
a detailed statement Of the amount
of bonds purchased by the treasury
between the 1st Of January, 1874,
and the 1st Of January, 1859, set,
ting forth date and amount of each
purchase, the rate Of interest horne
by bonds then purchased, with date
of maturity thereof, and the total
premium exclusive of accrued inter-
est paid on each purchase and its
rate per cent. Adopted.
The speaker called the commit
tees, and number of bills were res
ported and disposed Of. Also the
bill to remove the political disabili-
ties of Roger A. Pryor was placed
on the private calendar.
The house went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Converse (Ohio)
in the chair, upon the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, and a
general debate ensued.
Mr.. Mcmillan (Tenn.) moved to
strike out the clause appropriating
$4,000 for the charge d'affairs,
ad interim and diplomatic officers
abroad. Pending the vote the COM
mittee rose, and, at 4:10, the house
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