Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-18

By Willis, of Kentucky (by re-
guest: To regulate and improve the
civil service of the United States
also to establish sub-treasury at
Louisville, Ky.
By Mr.. Newberry, of Michigan !:
Providing for jogat commission by
the United States and Great Britain
to investigate the alleged false and
fraudulent proof and statistics used
before the Halifax fishing commits
sion. It recites the allegation that
certain documents presented to the
commission by the British Govern
ment contained false, fraudulent and
forged statements, Sc, and requests
the President to call the attention of
the Government of Great Britain to
such allegation, and request the said
government to join with the United
States in the appointment of a COM
mission-to consist of three persons ::
one to be appointed by the United
States, one by Great Britain and one
by the two governments conformity
to fully investigate all questions of
false and fraudulent proof and docu-
ments of every kind and nature,
and make report of such
investigation with proof adduc-
ed, and the conclusion thereon,
to their respective governments. It
also authorizes the President to do
i. all and every matter and thing to
carry out the provisions of this bill
also for the appointment of joint
committee of the Senate and House
to invetigate the same subject.
By Mr.. Ford, of Missouri: A res
olution declaring it to be the opinion
of the House that every interest
demands the immediate construction
of telegraph lines by the govern
ment, and requesting the committee
on postofices and post>roads and
railroads to report a bill for the con
struction Of such telegraph lines as
may be necessary to protect the peo
pie from monopoly.
The Speaker ruled that the resolu
ton was not in order under this call
and it was not admitted.
BY Mr.. Hauton, of Pennsylvania
Authorizing the Washington anc
Chesapeake Railroad Company tt
extend it's road into the District O
Columbia.
By Mr.. White, of Pennsylvania
Proposing Constitutional amend
ment providing that United States
Senators shall be elected by the peo-
pie of each State, instead of by tn,
legislature.
| The Speaker laid before the Hous,
communication from the Secretar,
! If the Interior, transmitting the re-
port Of the superintendent of th
census, which show the population
8 of the United States to be 0,152,
S66.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, then intro
duced his apportionment bill, wh:cl
fixes the number of Representative
at 301, and it was referred with com
munications to the committee o.
the census.
, At the conclusion of the call O
States Mr.. Ford offered his resolu
, ton relative , government tele
graph lines, and it was referred.
: Mr.. Springer of Illinois, offered
resolution directing the committe
on post-ofices and postsroads t
inquire into the expediency Of es
tablishing a telegraphic postal sys
tenn by the Government of tn
United States, and also as to tn
cost of reproducing facilities TO
! transmitting telegraphic message
, equal to those now possessed by exist
ing corporations, and as to the ez
, pediency of operating the same
, granting that committee power t
send for persons and papers an
authorizing it to report at any tim
3 by bill or otherwi 6. Referred.
7 The Speaker announced the reg1
> lar order to be the motion made o
the Sd Monday of last month to sus
: pend the rules and pass bill authol
: izing a re-adiustment of the salarie
: of postmasters of Sd, 4th and st
= classes, in accordance with the act {
June Sth, 1866. Rejected. yeas Is
: nays 82-not the necessary two
Q thirds in the affirmative.
e Mr.. Converse, of Ohio, chairma
of the committee on public land
Q under instructions from the commit
n tee, moved to suspend the rules an
3 pass the bill quieting the titles I
settlers on Des Moines River lands
IS the State of Iowa.
e After a very noisy debate the mc
e ton to suspend the rules and pas
\ the bill was agreed to, and at fiy
:. o'clock the House adjourned.