Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

The President pro tenn. submitted
the response of the Secretary OF the
Interior to Senate resolution of May
10, 1881, Transmitting list of names
of officers, clerks and other employees
on the rolls of the department, with
salary, date of appointment and
grade of Office of each; the State to
which each is charged, and indica-
tions of who served in the Union
and who in the Confederate armies.
Tabled and ordered printed.
The Chair also presented mem
orial of he National Guards Asso
citation of New York for amendments
to militia laws. Referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Bills were introduced and referred
to committees as follows:
By Senator Pendleton, to provide
that the principal officers of each OF
the executive departments may oc-
cupy the second floor of the Senate
and House of Representatives.. Re-
ferred, on motion of Senator Pendle-
ton, to a special committee of ten to
be appointed by the chair.
Ex-senator Vest, for bridge across
the Missouri at the most acceptable
point from five to eight miles above
st. Louis.
SY By Senator Cockrell, for a bridge
over the Missouri at or near Arrow
Rock, Missouri. Reported favorably
ia the Senate last year by committee
on ,mmerce.
: Also, s-,r the investigation and ex-
animation of the accounts of certain
land grant railroads in accordance
with the decision of the Supreme
Court, and for full report of the
result thereof to Congress. The bill
| is identical with that reported favor
ably last session by committee on
military affairs.
BY Senator Plumb, to amend Ger
tain sections of the revised statutes
concerning taxes on deposits of
bauks who are deposited with other
banks or bankers. It further ex-
empts from taxation savings in prov
ident associations, saving banks and
saving institutions, and on so much
of these deposits as have been in
vested in United States securities to
| finance
Upon the conclusion of the morn
! ing business, Senator Morrills S com
mission bill was taken up, and Sena-
tor Morrill, delive el a long and care
fully prepared speech, taking the
ground against free trade.
At the conclusion of his speech be
moved the reference Of his resolu-
ton to the committee on finance, but
withdrew his motion upon Senator
Garland stating that he wished to be
heard ON the same subject. The
resolution accordingly was passed for
the present.
Senator Voorhees, submitted res
olution-which at his instance, was
tabled and ordered printed for refer
ence to the committee on finance
on the recommendations in the
Presidents message in favor Of the
repeal of the acts authorizing the
coiuage of silver and issue of silver
certificates, and they be retired from
circulation.
Senator Garland introduced bill
in relation to the Presidential sue
cessiol, upon which he give
notice of his intention to speak
when the subject is taken up on
Tuesday. Tabled.
On motion of Senator Hoar the
memorial presented at the last ses
sion, in relation to the title by which
New York senator's hold their seats,
was taken from the table and refer
red to the committee on privileges
and elections.
Senator Ferry, from the commits
tee On postoffices, reported back,
with an amendment, the bill granting
the franking privilege to the widow
OF the late President Garfield. He
asked and obtained unanimous con,
sent for a suspension of the rules to
consider the bill.
In reply to Senator Cottreli he ex
planned that the committee amend.
ment consisted simply in making the
language conform to the require
ments OF the present revised statutes
in postal matters. That otherwise il
was identical with the precedents ir
the cases of the widows of Presidents
Tyler, Polk and Line olp, and that thu
report was an unanimous one.
Senator Ma1ey, of the same COM
mittee, made like statement in rela
tion to the unanimity of the commit
tees action. The bill was read ant
! passed without ohiection. heino ths