Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-18
TELEG GRAPHIC.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
Mr.. Wallace, from the committee
IN appropriations, reported, with
sundry amendments, an Indian ap-
preparation bill.
Mr.. Pendleton, from the census
committee, reported, with an accom-
detailed report, bill max
ing an appropriation for completing,
and publishing the returns
Of the tenth ce lsus.
Mr.. Garland presented the report
Of the Congressional viz tors .
West Point, and accompanying the
same, a bill amending the existing
laws in relation to the n Gtary
academy at West Point. Referred
to the committee on military affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Bruce, the
bill authorizing and directing
the purchase by the Secretary
of the Treasury for public use the
property known as the Freedmans
Bank, and real estate and parcels of
ground adjacent thereto, belonging
to the Freedmen's Saving and Trust
Company, between Fifteenth and
Fifteenth and a-half streets,
Washington, d. G., was again taken
up, amended and past.
It appropriates for this purpose an
amount not exceeding $250,O00.
On motion of Mr.. Burnside, by
unanimous consent, the regular
order was suspended, and the Senate
took up Senate bill for the relief OF
Brigadier and Brevet Major Genera
E. 4. C. Ord. The bill passed with
out debate.
1t provides that his rank and pay
on the retired list shall accord with
his brevet rank as major-general.
On motion of Mr.. Butler the Sem
ate then took up and passed finally,
without amendment, the Senate joint
resolution to create commission for
the performance of certain duties
under the act of Congress providing
for the erection of a monument at
Yorktown and the proposed centens
NAL celebration.
The calendar was proceeded with
and several bills passed without
amendments, among which was one
for the relief of the Albermarle and
Chesapeake Canal Company.
A bill to regulate the mode of the
purchase of tobacco for the United
States Navy was amended in
immaterial details, on motto
of Mr.. Vance, and passed.
Upon the expiration of the morn
ing hour, the unfinished business, the
Ben Halladay bill came up in regu.
lar order.
Mr.. Saulsberry moved to postpone
the regular order to take up the Kel
logg case.
Mr.. Hill suggested to Mr.. Sauls-
berry that it might not be advisable
to antagonize the Halliday bill if i
seemed likely the latter would b.
disposed of to-day.
Mr.. Saulsberry replied he under
stood the bill referred to would oc
cupy a week longer.
Mr.. Hoar said he would state fo,
the information of Mr.. Hill and Mr.
Saulsberry that the report and evi
dence in the Kellogg case was no
attainable by the Senate to-day, and
he had been unable to obtain ,
copy upon applying for one at th'
document room. The copy usually
placed in the library had gone to th'
bindery, so that if taken up the cas-
would have to be again postponed.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin
argued that if the regular order wa
postponed, as proposed, a majorit.
vote would be necessary to reinstat
it in its place before the Senate.
Mr.. Ingalls, contended that mo
tion to postpone could not be enter
tanned ,as it did not contemplate posi-
ponement to certain day, nor in
definitely.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted a ques
ton of order for decision, when th
Chair, Mr.. Withers, ruled that th
motion was not in order.
Mr.. Salisbury then moved that th
pending order be laid on the table i
order to proceed with the kellogg
case.
The Chair stated in reply to inte
rogatories, that the effect of the m
ton if adopted would be to requir
a majority vote to take up the Hal
laday bill at any time thereafter
The vote being taken without furtl
er debate, Mr.. Saulsburys motto
was voted down; ayes 20, nays 81
The following members voted wit
the Republicans in the negative
Messrs. Butler, Davis of Illinois
Lamar. Pendleton, Thurman, Voor
hees, Whyte, Williams and Bayard.
The discussion of the Ben Halls
day bill was then resumed, and with
out action on the bill, the Senate a
4.20 went into executive session, an
when the doors were reopened ad
lourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
-, WASHINGTON, Jan. II.