Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-19
XLYI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.
The Vice President submitted a
communication from the Secretary
of the Interior transmitting the com
plete census returns of 1880.
On motion of Mr.. Pendleton it was
referred to the census committee.
The Chair also submitted a COM
munication from the Secretary of the
Interior in response to the Senate
resolution upon the alleged fraudu>
lent census returns from the State Of
South Carolina.
This was accompanied by letter
from the superintendent of the CEN
sus on the subject. -
On motion of Mr.. Butler the same
were tabled and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Mcpherson, from the commit
tee on naval affairs, reported favora~
bly, the Senate bill to establish and
equalize grades and regulate appoint
ments and promotions on the marine
corps.
Mr.. Vest moved to refer to the
committee on foreign affairs the bill
on the calendar to incorporate the
Inter Oceanic Transfer Company,
and for other purposes,
The motion was agreed to and the
bill so referred.
Mr.. Hoar said he had proposed
calling up, this morning, his resolu-
ton instructing the Judiciary COM
mittee to report the Geneva aware
bill. but he would defer doing so, il
view of the absence of Chairman
Thurman.
On motion, Mr.. Edmunds' Senate
bill to provide for ascertaining anc
settling private land CLAIMS in Ger
tain States and Territories, which wal
partly discus ed at the session of las
year, was taken up, MI. Edmund
remarking that action was 1portan
for public and private interests il
new Territories through which tn
Southern Pacific road is to pass.
The morning hour expired with
out action On the bill, when the Ben
Halliday claim bill came up, al
regular order, The bill as amended
was read a third time, and passed
finally; yeas SO, noes 10.
A conference committee was
ordered upon the consular and di
plomatic appropriation bill, ant
Mr.. Eaton, Mr.. Davis, of West Va, land
Mr.. Window were constituted Sem
ate conferees. After an ineffectua
effort by the committee to get VI
the bill to provide for the allotmen
of lands in several Territories to tn,
Indians on several reservations, tn,
Senate at 4:40 o'clock adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.
| Mr.. Keife, of Ohio, from the com
mittee on elections, submitted
unanimous report of that committe
declaring that Il. Bisbee, Jr., is, ant
N. A. Hull is not, entitled to hi
seat as a Representative from tn
second Congressional district o
Florida. The report was laid on th
table, and Mr.. Keifer gave motto
that he would call it up for acsson a
an early day.
Mr.. Sparks, of Illinois, chairmal
of the committee on military affairs
reported back adversely the bill t
place q. S. Grant, late general G
the Army and ex-President of tn
United States, on the retired list G
the Army.
Mr.. McCook, of New York, sub
mitted the minority report, whicl
together with the bill, was referre
to committee of the whole on th
private calendar.
The committee on foreign affair
having before it the consideration {
the Crapo resolution, reassertin
the Monroe doctrine, gave a hearin
this morning to William 81. Web
of New York, and Mr.. Thompson
late Secretary of the Navy. M
Webb was very decided in his opir
ion that the political and CONNIE,
cial interests of the country woul
, be adversely effected by the con
struction of the Panama canal, an
that, therefore, the Monroe doctrir
should be re-asserted to preve1
) that work He also expressed IL
opinion that the Nicaragua rou1
was a natural route for the cana
9 and that the canal could be construc
t ed within four years, and at the col
. of $5O,0O0,000. MIR. Thompson r
stated only with more fe1ver the a
, gument which he made yesterda
, day before the committee on the il
: ter-ocean canal. s4i
! MIR. Atkins, chairman Of the con
mittee on appropriation, reporte
J the naval appropriation bill, whie
, was ordered printed and recommi