Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-01

ments joining in such conference,
was rejected and stricken from the
bill.
Mr.. Wells presented the confer
ence report on the Indian appropria-
tion bill. Agreed to. The agreement
restores the Indian commission, but
strikes out the appropriation of
$4,000 for the expenses of that com
mission.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, moved for
inconvenience in the Senate
amendments in the river and harbor
appropriation bill and the appoint
! ment of a committee of conference.
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, raised the
point of order that the bill, with the
amendments, would have to be re-
ferred to the committee of the
whole.
Separate votes were demanded on
the various amendments relative to
the amounts paid in contested cleo
ton cases. and it was not until 1.20
that the bill was finally passed; yeas
107, hayes 4S.
Mr.. Blackburn presented the con~
ference report on the post-office app
preparation bill, and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Reagan then changed the mo-
ton to motion to suspend the rules
and non concur in the amendments.
Pending the decision as to whether
this motion was at this time.in order,
Mr.. Sparks, Of Illinois, moved to dis
pense with the morning hour, but
failed to get the necessary two-thirds
vote in favor of the proposition, the
Republicans voting almost solidly
against it.
Under call of the States, num-
Der of bills were introduced and res
ferred.
Mr.. Reagan then repeated his mo-
tion for a suspension of the rules for
non-concurrence in Senate amend
ments to the river and harbor appro-
prlation bill and the appointment of
conference committee. The mos
ton was agreed to-yeas 179, nays
Gland the speaker announced the
appointment of Messrs. Reagan and
Hawley as conferees on the part of
the House.
Mr.. Atkins submitted the confer
ence report on the legislative, judi
cial and executive appropriation bill,
and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, then, at
4.15, moved that the House proceed
to the consideration of businass on
the Speakers table, for the purpose
of taking up the funding bill.
Mr.. Price raised tue point of order
that this motion was not in order
until the unfinished business of the
apportisnment bill was disposed Of
He contended that not only was that
measure unfinished business, but i,
was business upon which the pres
vious question had been ordered, and
until that was disposed of, either by
laying it on the table or withdrawing
1t, the motion to go to the speakers
table was not in order.
Mr.. Carlisle said that the point of
VI oOI was HOA1 GbhSu' 11O uuOfCu w
raise the question of consideration.
The Speaker said the apportion-
ment bill could hardly be held in the
light of unfinished business, having
regard to what had been done in ref
erence to that bill. There had been
an agreement to waive its place as
unfinished business, and five gentle~
men had been appointed on each
side to confer upon the question.
In addition to this, the gentleman
from New York (Cox) was not press
ing the bill, and he would recognize
| the gentleman from Kentucky to
raise question of consideration.
Mr.. Conger, from committee to.
confer upon the apportionment bill,
stated that the committee had not
come to any understanding, and had
instructed him, as chairman of the
committee, to inform the HLuse OF
the tact that the committee was q
functus officio, and therefore the bill
was just where it had been left on
Friday morning.