Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Senate AK Sill Chopping on
Census Supervisors Necks.
Representative Acklen's Case Is
Forgotten Again. ,..
P. B. L. Pinchback Nominated for
Naval Officer. NJ % "a
".#a -. - it's
The House Very Near Through
with the changes in the
Rules.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAnurnnrnn Eoh OF


Senator Cameron wis presented
a Joint resolution of the Wisconsin
legislature, deprecating any fnan,
cial legislation by congress, as likely
to endanger the prosperity of the
country.
Senator Jonas (La.) presented a
petition ofowners of steamboats, ply
ing on the Mississippi river, reciting
that they suffer great inconvenience
and pecuniary loss by the
desertion of crews or
parts of crews. Passengers and
mails and cotton shipments are thus
disastrously delayed. The prosper
ity of a large part of the south
western people depends on the reg
ularity of this commerce. The only
penalty now laid ON such desertion
is the forfeiture of wages, and even
this can not always be enforced.
Legislation to remedy this evil, by
compelling hands to abide by their
contracts, is prayed for.
Senator Anthony (R. I.), from
the committee on printing, reported
favorably house joint resolution au-
thorizing the public printer to fur
nish all applicants with copies of
bills, reports and other public docu>
ments hereafter printed by order
of congress and distributed from
the document rooms, on such person
paying the cost of such printing,
with ten per cent. added. The reso-
luton was read a third time and
passed.
Senator Jones (Fla.), from the
committee on public buildings and
grounds, reported, with amend
ment, the bill for the erection of a
public building at Montgomery,
Alabama. Placed on the calendar.
On motion of Senator Voorhees,
(Ind. J, the bill admitting free of duty
clothing and other charitable con-
tributions from abroad for the relief
of colored emigrants in Kansas,
was taken up and passed.
On motion of Senator Bailey
(Tenn,) it was agreed that on Mons
day next, the bill TO establish an ed
ucational fund and apply portion of
the proceeds of public lands to
public education and to provide for
more complete endowment and
support of national colleges for the
advancement of scientific and in
dustrial education, was made the
special order. ... r..
Senator Gordon (Ga.) entered q
motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill for the relief of the
city of Macon was indefinitely post
poned. @
The morning hour having exN
pired, the senate resumed consideras
tion of the FIVE per cent. bill, the
question being on Senator Eds
munds motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was ins
definitely postponed. Y
Senator Mcdonald moved the
further consideration of the motion
be postponed until April 1st, next.
He desired that further time be al
lowed for the investigation of the
question.
After a spirited discussion, in
which Senator'S Edmunds, Jones
(Fla), Teller, Kirkwood, Hoar,
Thurman, Plumb and Allison par
ticipated, Senator Morgan said he
hoped the bill would be postponed
until the next session. a
Senator Edmunds moved to lay
his motion on the table, which was
lost. The question recurring to
Senator Edmunds' motion to in
definitely postpone his motion to re-
consider, that was also defeated;
yeas 20, nayes 32. The motion to
reconsider was postponed until next
December.
Senator Randolph moved to take
up the bill for the relief of Ftz
John Porter, but consented to lay
the bill aside temporarily until
Monday, to enable Senator Hoar to
speak on the Geneva award bill.
Adjourned till Monday.