Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-09
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THE FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
Report of Proceedings in Senate
and House of Representatives,
# g SENATE. =
So w.ourrcroS Feb. 8. 8
WAsHrNGroN, Feb. 8.

Line N1c0-1IcSlNOho 0uO'o
credentials of Philetus Sawyer, Sen,
ator- elect from Wisconsin to succeed
Senator Cameron, and the credentials
of i Arthur P. German, Senator
elect from Maryland to succeed SEN
ator Whyte, for the term beginning
March 4th, 1881. Read and filed.
Mr.. Bruce, from the committee on
education and labor, reported ad
versely the joint resolution to pro-
for enforcement Of the eight hour
law. He remarked that he did not
concur in the report Indefinitely
postponed. -
Mr.. Maxey, from the committee
on post-ofices and post roads, re-
ported an amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill appropr1asr
ing 81 ,00O, 600 to be expended IN the
establishment Of American steams
ship lines to foreign countries. 55s
ON motion of Mr.. Morgan the
hour of meeting to-morrow was fix
ed at II o'clock. s @aS' -s7I 3
| p A protracted discussion followed,
upon resolution offered by Mr..
Eaton, calling on the President for
information whether objection had
been made against the Mexican gov
ernment bringing suits in the United
States courts against American citi
zens, the inquiry having reference
to Mexican awards in GWiel and
LaAbra claims, about which reso-
luton is pending. The resolution
was finally laid over without action
and consideration of the pension ap-
preparation bill resumed. s.rx-
After a long discussion, devoted
principally to the management OF
the Persian bureau ~sand the, best
method of dealing with fraudulent
claims, the amendment appropriating
100000 fr additional examiners and
clerks in the pension Office, was
adopted ayes 49,, noes 21ss The
committee then 1ose and reported
the bill to the senate, when the COM
mittee amendments were agreed. to
with the exception of the Indian pen
sion. provision, which was. stricken
out, upon which discussion was re
sumed upon Mr.. Plumb's amend
ment. The bill was finally laid aside
without action aAdinnrned
4 HOUSE.
H sss...t.7 10 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
| Mr.. Frye, of Maine, from the com
mittee on rules, reported a resolution
providing that whenever the morn
ing hour shall be dispensed with tina
hour shall be set apart for the pur
pose of allowing members to NOV
to consider bills on the calendar
which motions shall prevail unles
fine objections are made thereto
The resolution was, under the rules
laid OVER for one day. s.
Mr.. Reagan, OF Texas, chairman
the committee on commerce, repor
ed back the river and harbor apprt
priation bill, and it was referred t
the committee of the whole. M
: Reagan stated that he would NOV
: to 90 into committee on that bl
g Immediately after the morning hou
T but Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee, gay
= notice that he would oppose it wit
d the legislative, executive and Judlcl
q bill, which he thereupon reporte
lie back from the committee on appr
9. priations, and which was a lso refer
=. ed to the committee of the whole.
q A long and noisy discussion arc
e-1 in the House this morning over
es proposition to set apart portion
Id the galleries for the accommodate
.ir of the families of members and Ser
tors during the electoral count. 2
After this contest arose betWe
Messrs. Atkins, Reagan and Cox
to the order of business, Mr.. Cox
string to call up his apportlonme
3S bill, and Mr.. Reagan wishing to
~ into committee on the river and hi
~ Dor bill. Mr.. Atkins, however, "
. victorious, and at l Q clock the Hol
NJ went into committee of the whole
ie. the legislative appropriation bill.
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