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

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the names of which he said could
not be found in any Geography to
found in the schools and bed-roo ms.
The item for the French Broad he
said had been inserted in every river
and harbor bill for years, and the
object of it was to improve stream
in North Carolina SO that catfish
could navigate it, and as long as
there were any catfish there he
supposed the appropriation would
be kept up.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
Mr.. Kirkwood, from a select COM
mittee on the subject of the report
of the testimony taken at the present
session in relation to the removal OF
the Ponca Indians. Ordered print
ed.
The Vice President presented the
credentials of VIM. Mahone, Senator
elect from Virginia, which were reao
and filed.
The isthmus canal question was
referred to in connection with the
statement by Mr.. Window that he
would ask to submit some remarks
later in the day, and Mr.. Eaton gave
notice that he would then press the
resolution to a vote.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, sub
mitted the conference report on
the Legislative appropriation bill.
Adopted.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was received from the House and re-
ferred to the committee on appro-
priations.
Mr.. Wallace submitted the confer
ence reports on the post-office and
Indian appropriation bills, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Withers presented the pro-
posed amendment to the sundry civil
hill directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to examine and settle the
accounts of the States of New York,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and
Sou'h Carolina and of the city OF
Baltimore, growing out of moneys
expended by them for military pur-
poses during the war of 1912. Re
fer1ed to tue committee on appropri-
atiOns.
The japanese indemnity fund bill
was taken up on motion of Mr.. Ea-
ton, and after long discussion upon
the order of business, Mr.. Eaton
yielded the floor to Mr.. Window
who addressed the Senate upon the
resolution on the table, declaring
that the Government of the United
States will insist that its consent is
necessary condition precedent to
the construction of the ismathean
thoroug ghfare.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Win
dom's remarks, the chair announced
as pending business, the Japanese
fund bill. It was, however, laid
over, with the assent of Mr.. Eaton,
to permit the continuance of bust
ness.
Sever al communications were read
and referred.
On motion of Mr. Ransom, the
Senate insisted upon its amendments
to the river and harbor bill, and
Messrs. Ransom, Farley and McMil-
Ion were constituted conferees.
The japanese fund bill was placed
on the order of unfinished business,
and the Senate, at 6:10, adjourned.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 26.
The amendment was ad opted by q
vote of 80 to 65, and Mr. Blount gave
notice that he would call for the yeas
and nays in the House.
On motion of Mr.. Whitthorne, oi
Tennessee, the amendment was
adopted appropriating $500 to ena
bic the secretary of the Navy to pro,
tect and preserve cemeteries in for~
eign countries used for the most part
for the burial of citizens of this gov.
ernment.
The amendment offered by Mr.
Manning, of Mississippi, appropria-
ting $4,000 for an investigation into
the habits of the cotton worm was,
after debate, ruled out on point
Of order.
An amendment increasing the
appropriation for surveying public
lands from 100000 to 100000 was
adopted
| Mr.. Hoar, of Michigan, offered al
amendment for the payment TO VIM
f. Gerry, of Gettins county, S, c., O.
5000 per month from the 14th ol
February, 1881, so long as he re.
mains disabled by wounds recently
received while in the discharge of his
duties.
AsHINGToN, Feb. %.
The House met at 10 o'clock, il
continuance of Saturdays session
and proceeded to vote on the amend
ments to the sundry civil appropria
ton bill, Tue amendment appro-
prlating S250,000 for the Baltimore
post Office was agreed to. The amend
ment striking out the clause making
an appropriation for The purchase Of
the Bragg and Polk papers was
agreed to.
The next amendment was that an
propriating 100000 to enable the
Secretary of the Navy to establish a
naval coaling station on the Isthmus
of Panama. 1t was agreed to-yeas
! ia. nayS S5. The bulk of the afr.