Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,


modification of the treaty with
Hawaiian Island.
Senator German offered a resolu-
ton directing the Postmaster Gen
eral to transmit statement giving
the amount expended during the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1881,
for spec al facilities for fast mails,
list of railroad companies receiving
the same and the amount paid to
each company. additional service
furnished by each company, if any,
and to what extent the service has
been expedited. Also a detailed
statement of contracts made for
special fast mail facilities during the
present fiscal year to date; the
amount to be paid to each railroad
company aud the character of addi-
tional service to be performed by
each company. Adopted.
Senator Kellogg, from the commit
tee on commerce, reported favorably
the bill recently introduced by him
to extend the limits of the port of
New Orleans, and for other purposes
He offered a resolution, which was
adopted, directing the Secretary of
War to transmit an estimate the cost
of removing wrecks and other OBJ
structions from Bayou La Fourche,
| Louisiana
Senator Vance offered resolution
reciting that the cost of collecting
Internal Revenue tax in the sixth
collection district of North Carolina
is nearly 60 per cent; being greater
than that of any other district in the
United States; that many and
serious charges are made openly
against the officials in newspapers
and elsewhere, and are generally be.
lieved, and providing for the appoint
ment by the President of the Senate,
a committee of three to investigate
the charges and complaints with
the power to compel the attendance
of witnesses &c.
Senator Sherman regarded the
resolution as extraordinary, and in
the nature of an executive order. He
supposed it referred to the matter
pending in the executive session and
before the committee on finance. He
would not object to calling on the
Treasury Department for informa-
ton, but he certainly objected to a
recital about which the Senate could
know nothing.
Senator Vance said he had twice
applied for the information he
desired; once by Senate resolution,
and once by letter to the commits
sioner of interal revenue; and in
each instance had encountered a
clear and unmistakable evasion of
his demand He read from the let
ter from the commissioner to the
secretary, the statement that the re-
port of the examining officers in the
district were not included in the re-
sponse to the Senate resolution be-
cause these did not contain charges
but were criticisms of the agents OF
the department on the current work
of the district, and their SUCCESS
tions for an improvement of the ser
vice.
These reports being those of
Special Agents Brooks and Kellogg,
Senator Vance said were matters
which he had specially called for.
The matter had been public
scandal in North Carolina for ten
years, and he wanted to get at the
truth of it. He would insist upon a
vote on the resolution at the earliest
moment. The matter was laid ovel
under objection.
Senator Congor, from the com
mittee on commerce, reported
favorably, with amendments, the
House bill to promote the efficiency
1 of the hfe-saving service, and tt
encourage the saving of life from
| shipwrecks. The amendments con
!: sist of two sections of the Senate
e bill, which provide pensions for two
/, years for the widows and children
Q of keepers and surfmen who ma,
9 lose their lives while in the ser.
D vice, and for the payment of salerie
: to keepers and members of the crew
during the time Of the sickness o
e disability resulting from wounds O
t disease contracted in the line O
d du55y. Placed ON the calendar.
At 40, the Senate took up Tia
s Chinese bill.
y Senator Grove, Of Oregon, too
: the floor in support of the bill. 81
|, was followed by Senator Farley, c
, Colorado, also in support of the bill
o who consumed the remainder of tn
afternoon, yielding finally to the ex
: ecutive session.
. The executive session consume
IS an hour and % minutes, after whic
r the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
"a WASHINGTON, D. c., March q
J, There was a good deal of confusio
,e in the House this morning owing
the fact that number of member
were demanding recognition of th
speaker, but Mr.. Aiken, of Sout
Carolina, declared his intention {
Is ohjeeting to everything until orde
'e was restored.
N Mr.. Harris, of Massachusetts
r. chairman of the committee on nav,
< affairs, reported bill authoriziD
ID the construction of vessels of We
to for the navy. Printed and recon
le mitted
Is The morning hour having bee
n. dispensed with, the House at 12:4
S. went into committee of th
as whole. Mr.. Rice, of Massachusett
v in the chair, on the consular an
5e diplomatic appropriation bill, whie
Is appropriates S1,198,530, bein
$4,000 less than was appropriate
at last year, and S115, 200 less than IL
IN estimates.
le Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, said l
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