Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-17

tax on tobacco to s cents per pound
Pending the discussion, the sub
Ject went over.
The Senate then went into execu,
tive session, after which, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 17-Mr Pound,
OF Wisconsin, gave notice that he
would Tomorrow offer a resolution
providing that for the remainder of
the session one hour should be given
daily after the reading of the jour
nal to the call of committees for res
ports on Senate bills that had re-
ceived favorable consideration by
such committees, each committee to
be at liberty to make two reports
and debate on each to be limited to
10 minutes.
Messrs. Page, Townsend, of Ohio,
and Reagan were appointed con-
ferees on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill.
Under the call of States the fol-
lowing were introduced:
By MIR. Cox, of New York: A
resolution requesting the President
to insist ON the release of remain
ing American citizens imprisoned by
the British Government, under
suspension of the law, in Ireland,
particularly in the case of d. Swee-
ney, of California.
By Mr., Robinson, of New York:
A resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to inform the House when it
may expect an answer to it's
resolution of June 10Th, rela
tive to American citizens
suffering Imprisonment in British
jails; also whether any correspond
ence has taken place with James Rus
sell Lowell, noninally American min
lister to Great Britain, but really
doing police duty or detective work
under Lord Granville, relative to his
resignation or recall; also calling on
the Secretary of State for commu-
nicaion of telegraph relating to
American citizens in British prisons,
the publication of which had been
deemed incompatible with the pub
lie interests, SO that they may be
considered in a secret session of the
House or committee on foreign afs
fairs Also calling on the Secretary
of State for information as to the
Panama ship canal, and whether it is
not advisable at this time to reassert
the intention of the United States
Government to allow no Intervention
of the European Governments in
public affairs on this continent.
Also calling on the Secretary of the
Navy for the instructions under
which Commodore Nicholst n threats
ened to open fire on the city OF AL
exandria, under certain contingen
cies, and to inform the government
whether American sailors and officers
are performing police duty in Alex
andria under the British Admiral,
and if so, by what authority.
All these resolutions Were referred
to the committee on foreign aft tirs.
Mr. Hewitt, of New York, rose to
a question of personal and parlia-
mentary privilege and calling
attention to the passage
printed in the Record as purporting
to have been spoken by Mr.. Rone-
son, of New Jersey, but which that
gentleman had never uttered upon
the floor to the effect that the pre-
sentation of the subject in regard to.
the navy, by the gentleman,
Mr.. He witt, it was specious, ais
though it pretended to be candid was
extravagant; although it assumed to
be careful and was false, although it
claimed to be frank,
The personal controversy which
followed between Mr.. Hewitt, of
New York, and Mr. Robeson was
very bitter. Mr.. Robson withdrew
the word '.fallacious," which he had
proposed to substitute for the word
''false," upbraided Mr.. Hewitt with
his connection with the merry letter,
and ridiculed him for his pretension
to be a greater man than his father
in~law, Peter Cooper, and Mr.. Hew-
lit retaliated by saying that man
who would submit to be characters
lied by a fellow-member as his per,
jurer and thief, was so low that any
thing he might say was of no conse
quence. The Speaker declined to
order the offensive sentence to be
struck from the record.
The call of committees for motions
to suspend the rules occupied the re
mainder of the session. After the
controversy between Messrs. Hewitt
and Robson was concluded, several
: bills thus presented failed to pass
, The bill authorizing the sale of the
old postoffice in Nassau Street, New
York, was discussed at considerable
length, and, finally, after fixing the
, price at 100000 the House then
adjourned.