Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 81.

WASHINGTON, March 81.
Senator Cameron (Wisconsin)
rose to what he deemed to amount
to a question Of privilege. He
stated that he was surprised to see
that the testimony of E. s. Webber
taken before the subcommittee of
commerce on privileges and cleo
tions at New Orleans appeared in
the printed record of the case laid
on senator's desks, though owing to
his failure to appear before the
committee for cross examination the
committee had agreed to strike his
direct examination out Of the note,
and stating that the committee had
agreed to strike out the testimony as
it appears ON the very last page of
the volume, but great many of
those who might read the
evidence would not see
this note, and Senator Cameron de-
sired by his remarks to prevent
Webber's evidence from prejudicing
Senator Kellogg.
Senator Hill (Ga.) said that on
page 1885 of the record of the
committees proceedings an order to
strike Webber's testimony out ap-
peared. He supposed that Web
ber's testimony taken in New Or,
leans was put into type before the
full committee decided to have it
stricken out, and, therefore,
though technically stricken out,
it was not physically stricken out.
Everybody could see by the record
that Webber's testimony was not
part Of it.
Senator Hill also said in this con-
nection, that two afidavits ordered
stricken out by him also appeared
in the printed volume. He was not
printer, but supposed that it was
customary to print the whole pro.
ceedings and let them speak for
themselves.
Senator Salisbury Del.), chair
man of the committee, said the
superintendence of printing the tes-
timony taken before the committee
had always been left to the steno,
graphers. He had not thought it
necessary personally to supervise
'AS senator en- Morrill, (yt) asked sem
ator Salisbury if he had any OBJ |
lection to having Webber's tests
mony actually stricken out.
Senator Salisbury said he had
none except that it would make nee
essary the reprinting Of the whole
edition Of the report.
Senator Iogalls Kan.) thought
incorrect reports should be with
drawn and a correct edition printed.
Volumes went into the public libra
ries all over the country, and the
senate should not stickle at the ex-
pense of few thousand dollars to
correst an error prejudicial to one
of the parties in the case.
Senator Logan (IIl.), q member
of the committee, moved that the
record of the case be corrected,
either by reprinting or by leaving
out the parts ordered by the coms
mittee to be stricken out.
Senators Salisbury and Hill
saw no objection to this motion.
Senator Garland (Ark. said the
only parliamentary way to correct
the testimony was to recommit it to
the committee for that purpose.
Senator Logan (Ill.) modified his
motion so as to recommit the evil
dence with instructions to the CONS
mittee to withdraw the copies al
ready distributed and correct the
whole edition. The motion was
agreed to.
Unfinished business on the cal
endar was then taken up, being
bill providing for an international
exhibition in New York in 1888.
Senator Maxey (Tex. } introduced
bill to revive the act of June Sd,
1856, and to grant land to Mors
gan's Louisiana and Texas railroad
and steamship company, and for
other purposes. Referred.
The bill for an international ex-
hibition in New York, in 1883, was
passed.
The bill introduced by Senator
Paddock (Neb.) to enable persons
who have entered less than 160
acres of land under the homestead
laws to enter enough to make 100
acres was passed.
Senator Bayard Del.), from the
judiciary committee, reported fa>
yorably on his bill amending the
statutes SO as to prevent the arrest
of state election officers on election
day. Placed on the calendar.
The consideration of the imme-
diate deficiency bill was resumed.
In advocating an amendment add
ing an appropriation of SOL, 900
for dies, paper and stamps for
the internal revenue department,