Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-16
A Part of Russia Completely
Destitute of the Necessaries
of Life.
The Rumors of Newcomb's Cap.
ture of the Georgia System
Confirmed.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Inc vice preSlQenC resumed MS
place as presiding officer of the
senate to-day. ta
Senator Mcmillan (Minn), from
the committee ON commerce, re-
ported, with amendments, the senate
joint resolution introduced by Sens
ator Cameron PENN, providing for
a commission to consider and report
what legislation is necessary for the
better regulation of commerce be-
tween the states, and asked its
present consideration.
Senator Davis (W. Va.) objected.
He thought either the commerce
committee or transportation com>
mittee competent to consider such
subjects, if any inquiry was neces-
sary. He would oppose the resolu'
ton if it came up.
Placed on the calendar.
Senator Maxey, (Texas) from the
committee on postoffices and post
roads, reported back the bill to des-
ignate, classify and fix the salaries
of persons in the railway mail serp
vice, and asked that the committee
be discharged from its further con-
sideration. The bill on the sub bject
having already been reported, it
was SO ordered.
On motion of Senator Withers,
(Va.) chairman of the committee on
pensions, pendinng and all prior orr
ders were postponed, and the senate
proceeded to consider the pension
bills on the calendar.
Favorably reported.
Bills were passed granting pens
sions to the following persons !:
Thomas W. McAffry, Mrs. Mary
Allison, and Patsy Davenport, all
of Tennessee.
The morning hour having ex-
pired, the Geneva award bill, in the
absence Of Senator Thurman, was
informally laid aside.
On motion of Senator Jones
(Fla.) the bill for the erection of
public buildings at a cost not to exs
ceed 100000 at Jacksonville, Fla,
was taken up and passed, as was
also bill for the relief of George
Law, of New York city.
The consideration of the Geneva
award bill was then resumed, and
Mr.. Blaine spoke thereon at great
length, arguing that insurance COM
panies had no right to claim any
part of the Geneva award for the
reason that all their losses were
much more than covered by enhanc-
ed premiums received on account OF
war. Risk men who paip their in-
surance are entitled to reimbururse-
ment, rather than insurance compa-
MES.
Senator Blaine said, further, that
this bill had Jagged in most extra
ordinary manner, ten weeks having
elapsed since its introduction. He
thought this congress deserved, and
would receive the name of "lazy
col gress."
After long and animated debate,
in which Senators Blaine, Thurman
and Bayard participated, the senate,
without action on the bill, adjourned.
Mr.. Cox IN. W, asked leave for
an evening session next Thursday
evening, for the consideration of the
immigration bill. He said that the
bill was Of urgent Importance, as
the present immigration was unex.
ampled, one thousand a day. II
typhus followed the Irish famine, as
in 1S47, and was brought hither,
there would be double the necessity
Of providing Castle Garden, Harris
Island hospital, ETC., against the
disease ct the gateway. He SAID
federal action was now necessary.
Mr.. Conger (Mich.l objected, al
Port Huron received large immi
grafton.
Mr.. Cox IN. " replied thai
three-fourths Of the immigration al
New York went west. He hoped
Mr.. Conger would amend the bill
if it did not provide for his OWL
port also, which, however, it did.
The objection was withdrawn ant
the evening fixed as requested.
The regular order being demand
al +ha ucooLau outoupoed tha y,and