Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-05
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
THE FORTY-sIxTH CONGRESS
Report Of Proceedings in Senate
and House of Representatives.
SENATE.
WAsH1NeToN, Feb. 4.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.
Messrs. Wallace, Beck and Win
dom were constituted a Senate con-
ference committee on the Indian ap-
preparation bill. Messrs. Window,
Davis of West Virginia, and W1the-
were constituted conferees on the
naval appropriation bill.
The eVice-President submitted from
the War Department an abstract OF
the military force of the United
States. Tabled.
The District appropriation bill was
received from the House and re-
ferred to the committee on appro-
priations.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, from
the committee on finance, reported
the refunding bill with amendments.
He said that in view, not only OF the
importance of the subject, but OF the
necessity for prompt action upon IT,
he proposed to call up the bill at an
early day next week. The bill was
ordered printed and placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Pendleton, from the select
committee on the subject, reported
favorably with amendment Senate
bill to allow the principal officer of
each of the executive departments to
occupy seats on the floor of the SEN
ate and House. The amendment
permits either House to dispense by
standing orders with the attendance
of one or more of said officers on
either of the days respectively as
signed for their attendance. The
bill was accompanied by an elaborate
report, and Mr.. Pendleton gave nos
tice of his intention to call it up at
the first favorable opportunity.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to take up
the bill appropriating $4,000 to be
used under the direction of the Navy
Department to prosecute the search
for the steamer Jeanette, of the
arctic exploring expedition. Mr.. Nc
Pherson urged his motion in the in
, terest of humanity. He said the
Jeanette, which had been fitted ont
by Mr.. James Gordon Bennett,
whose progressive spirit in that mat
ter was worthy of all commendation,
!, had not been seen since September
/ 18, 1879. Grave doubts were enter
tained of her safety. Referring to
the necessity of prompt action by
the government, if any action was
E to be taken by it, as indispensable,
he remarked that if Sir John A.
Franklin's relief expedition had been
one year earlier in it's search it would
3 have saved 200 souls.
| The motion was then agreed to-
t and the bill being before the Senate
o Mr.. Mcpherson submitted a substi'
t tute appropriating $175,O00, or sc
= much thereof as may be necessary, tt
!. be applied, under the direction of tht
t Secretary of the Navy, to Immediate
q ly charter or purchase vessel anc
{ equip and supply the same to prose
cute the search for the Jeannette anc
I such other vessels as may be found
r during the cruize to need assistance
't Mr.. McPherson's substitute was
# adopted, and the bill, thus amended
l. finally passed.
After voting down the motions tt
q take up the Grant retirement bill
y and the franking privilege resolution
/: the Senate resumed the considera
Or ton of Mr.. Morgan's resolution
denying the right of the Presiden
of the Senate to make the electors
count.
Mr.. Edmunds spoks at som
d length, expressing his opposition t
the proposed measure, and i
al order, as he said, to test th
i question whether the resolution wa
+ to be an absolutely void edict or a
"a expression of opinion, he moved a
" amendment to make the resolutio
N N read 'that in the opinion of the Ser
ST ate and House of Representative
- the President of the Senate, &c"
MT Mr.. Morgan defended the resolr
he ton as distinct and clear in i
a;r meaning. He bad intended it as
= simple expression of opinion, an
while not in terms obligatory upt
the President of the Senate, he ia
ed to see how that officer could eyat
hs it as an order of the Senate.
er After further discussion Mr.. E
ed munds amendment was rejecte
er ayes %, noes 33, party vote, e,
~ cept that Mr.. Hampton, MIR. Jone
AZ AZ of Florida, and Mr.. White, with NJ
H. DAVIS, of Illinois, now voted q.
ss. with the Republicans.
ne MIR. Hoar moved an amendme1
; " adding to the resolution the wore
per and that it is the duty of Congres
Co., without delay, to institute measur
in to execute due and orderly perform
anee of said duty in the future
A. Adopted on a viva voce vote.
ade MIR. Morgan's resolution, as tn
ell amended, was then agreed to, ay
ION AZ, with one vote, Mr.. Whyte, in t
uu u, negative. The affirmative vote
" cluded. with the Democrats, Mess
,he Allison, Blair, Booth, Conklir
tie, Davis of Illinois, Hoar and Jones
50, Nevada.
l'i' The Iudian land in severalty b
en-. which was the regular order, v