Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-14
Horrifying and Sickening Details
of the Disaster.

WASHINGTON, October Ex-senator
Lamar offered resolution request.
ing the President to advise the Sem
ate whether any action has been
taken by the government since the
last session of the Senate toward pro
tecting the rights and interests
of the United States in the
project of the interoceanic canal at
Panama. Laid on the table for fu-
ture action.
Senator Edmunds called up his
resolution continuing the standing
committees of the Senate, as they
were constituted at the last session.
Senator Garland offered an amend
ment providing that only the follow
ing committees shall be continued
On foreign relations, finance, com
merce, military affairs, Judiciary,
postoffices and roads, public lands,
pensions and Indian affairs. He
contended that the committees
named were the only ones which
would have any work to do during
the special session.
Senator Edmunds opposed the
amendment. There were committees
not provided for which, in his opin-
ion, would be necessary in order tc
perform the work of the session. He
instanced the committee on privileges
and elections as one which should be
organized There was on the table
now petition presented by the Sen
ator from New Jersey (McPherson)
said to seriously affect the right o
the Senators from New York to seat
in this body, That ought to be in
quired into. Then there was th
committee on railroads which Nigh
have work to do. 1t was known from
public report that there had been al
important officer suspended for som
supposed failure to perform his duty
and by law it was required that sue
suspension should be reported to tn
Senate. The committee on contir
gent expenses was also a necessar
committee.
Senator Garland stated that h
would modify his amendment SO a
to continue the committees of priv
leges and elections and contingen
expenses. He thought that it woul
then include all the committee
which it was necessary to organize a
this time. Senator Garland's amend
ment was rejected; yeas 35 and nay
81, Senators Davis, of Illinois, an
Malone voting with the Republi
cans
Senator Edmonds' resolution wa
then adopted; yeas 81, nays 3;
The standing committees are, there
fore. continued as constituted at las
session, and the President pro ten
, is authorized to fill any vacancie
which may exist.
AS soon as the result was ar
nounced Senator Logan rose an,
, offered resolution for the electio
of David Davis, Senator from Ills
as President pro tenn of the Senate
Senator Pendleton asked that th
resolution lie over one day unde
? the rules, and it was so ordered
The Senate then at 1910 went int
{ executive session.
, On the reassembling Of the Sen
ate, Senator Pendleton withdrew bi
| objection to considering the resoll
ton contemplating the election {
, Senator Davis President pro tenn.
Senator Jones, of Florida, oppose
the resolution. He said that befo1
the resolution was submitted to
D vote he wished to reiterate the pro
/. test which he had once made here O
: this subject, by denying the powe
a OF the Senate to do this thing, it we
f said that this question was no longe
: open; that a precedent had bee
: established in the Forty-fourt
Congress, by which the right of th
Senate to choose at will its presidin