Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-17

December 2, 1880, was taken up and
passed
The Senate, at 2;15, went into ex-
ecutive St ssion, and at 2:25 adjourned
until Monday.
The journal of Monday was SO
long that its reading would have
probably consumed two hours, but
after quarter of its reading, it was
dispensed with.
The speaker announces the follow
ing special committee on the ex-
penses attending the illness and burial
of President Garfield: Messrs.
Taylor, Pound and Cox, of New
York, Jerome, LeFever, Blanford,
Blackburn, Page, Springer, O'Neill
and Shelley.
MI. Robinson, New York, rose to
a question of privilege. He stat,
that he had a resolutiun he desireo
to offer. During recess OF Cons
gress an officer Of this governments
connected with the State Depart
ment, had usurped the privileges OF
the House.
Speaker gentleman has al
ready disclosed that he desires to
proceed to business.
Mr.. Robinson-This is a question
involving the privileges of the House
Speaker-It is not a matter re-
lating to member of the Houes.
Mr.. Robinson-It relates to the
whole House. It is usurpation by
the Department of this government.
It involves the Imprisonment of our
citizens abroad. We can get Moth
ing into this Congress-. The rights
of our citizens cannot be heard.
Loud cries of "order. 1 will not
press it now, but you will hear from
me again.
/ The call of States was then con>
tinued at the point where left un-
finished on Tuesday last, and the fol
lowing bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Money, of Mississippi: To
establish postal savings repositories,
and several others relating to the
postal service.
By Mr.. Chalmers, of Mississippi:
To pay the public debt and stop
the manufacture of money by corpo.
rations.
| Resolutions were here adopted
providing for holding recess from
December 21st to January 9th.
The introduction bills and resolu.
tions was then resumed: By Mr.. Cox
of New York: To promote the eff
cheney of the life saving service also
making an apportionment of the
representatives in Congress, under
the tenth census; also making the
trade dollar legal tender; also 6
resolution requesting the President
to communicate to this House, al
correspondence with the Br tisl
government On file in the State De
partment, with reference to the ar
rest and Imprisonment of the Amer
lean citizens in Ireland; also a res
olution calling on the President fo
report of Hon. M. Newberry, ant
any other communication on file il
the State Department, with relation
to the fishery award and ALLEGED
frauds in connection Herewith.
By Mr.. Bland, of Missouri: Fo
the free coinage of the silver dolla,
By Mr. Buckner, of NJ ssouri: T,
, incorporate the Interoceanic Shi]
Railroad Company.
By Mr.. Scales, of North Carolina
To repeal the Internal Revenue law
of the United States, and to abo!isl
all the taxes and offices enacted b.
them, also giving to all religious de
nominations equal rights in the In
, dian Territory, also, to abolish tn
tax on brandies made of apples
, peaches and grapes.
By Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina
r For the exchange of the trade dol
: lar for the standard silver dollar.
By Mr.. Dowd, of North Carolina
S To prevent fraud and combinatio
l., in the contracts for carrying th
r mail, and to encourage local compe
;. tition.
) By Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio: Ap
s propriating $4,000 for the relief {
the widow of the late Presider
3 Garfield.
3 The call was not concluded, bu
: the thirteen States called to da
:: contributed 867 bills. Many bill
were introduced reducing the rate {
9 letter postageto two and one cents
Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri, ais
3 introduced bill to improve the civ
service
8 By Mr.. Manning, of Mississippi: 7
j. reorganize the United States Suprem
q Court.
Il By Mr.. Muldrow, of Mississippi
r For the erection Of depot of agri
4 culture
r By Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi:
prevent frauds in the pension offic
9 Mr.. Dibble, S. c., announced th
=. death of his predecessor, the late \
II P. O'Oonnor. The usual resolution
: of regret were adopted, and Il
y House, at 5:15, out of respect to IL
q memory Of deceased, adjourned II
II Monday.
q In a Critical Condition.
r GALVESTON, TEXAS, December 16.-