Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-06

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heretofore communicated between
the State Department and Messrs.
Trescott, Walker and Blaine on the
Peruvian Chill matter. Adopted.
By Senator Plumb: Requiring the
pubic printer to report whether the
employment of the compositors or
others in the COVE nment printing
Office is limited or qualified by the
rules or regulations of any organiza
ton, secret or open whether the
employees there are under any obi
CATION which requires them to
abandon their employment at the
dictation of any person or associa
ton; whether the public printer re-
| CARDS himself as under any oblfga-
tion, expressed or implied, to any
organization as to the personal char
acter or qualification of any person
employed or to be employed in the
office In any capacity whatever, and
whether the prosecution of the bust
ness of the Office is in anywise de-
pendent upon the ac'ion of any
org enization existing inside or OUT
side of that office. Adopted withe
out deba e.
The Japanese indemnity bill, the
regular order, was laid aside, and
the Senate resumed consideration of
the army appropriation bill, the
question being upon the Senate
committees amendment providing
for the voluntary retirement of army
officers af er forty years service and
the compulsory retirement at 81
years # age.
Mr.. Bayard asked that the time
features be voted upon separately,
and it was SO ordered. The first
branch of the amendment then pres
vailed with dissent. U .,on the com.
pulsory cause considerable debate
Was had, in the course of which
Mr.. Maxey said the army retired list
now cost the country $9I2,932 annu-
ally, and the bill will increase that
sum by 100000 The age for COM
pulsory retirement was finally fixed
at 64 years.
Senator Pendleton offered reso
luton lnstfucting tue civil service
reform committee to inquire into a
political assessment notice which has
recently been served upon the gov
ei lment employees in Washington, ill
which notice is embodied this state
meut: ''Such assessments will not
be objected In any official matte, .
The comm ttee is instructed to in
quire what authority this statement
Is based apon. Laid over under OBJ,
lection.
By Senator Plumb, of Kansas.
Nine bills were introduced by Kel-
logg authorizing the New Orleans
and Northeastern Railroad to con-
struct bridg over the channel of
Pearl River and Lake Poncharatrain.
By Senator Jonas, to attach the
parishes OF st. Mary aud Iberil to
the Western Judicial District Of
louisiana
The Senate bill making the term
required to acquire homestead Oh
plpiic domain, three instead Of five
years. Game up Oh the calendar and
was passed.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 5-Under the
call of STATES, the flowing bills were
introduced and referred:
By Mr. Herndon, of Alabama :
Authorizing the preimenary exami-
nation and survey of that section OF
cor 1try between the Coosa and Ten
nessee Rivers, for The purpose of as
cerlains the pract cability of uniting
hem by navigahle caual.
By Mr.. Ellis, Of Iowa: Supple
mental to an act Incorporating the
Texas, Pacific r. r. Co.
By Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana:
R-liuqnishing the cJtton tax collect
ed III the Mississippi Valley States,
and appropriating the same for the
permanent improvement of the Miss
lssippi River.
BY Mr.. King, of Louisiana: APP
proprating Sl5J.000 Tor the re.
p.ir IF the Now Orleans custom
house
Bv Mr.. Butterwortb, of Ohio: Au
thorlzing the Southern Pacific X. r
Co. and other railroad companies tc
unite aud consollda' e, SD as to form
d continuous line of railroa between
the tidal waters of the Atlantic and
Pacific Ocean.
By Mr.. Robinson. of New York
Granting pc sion of $4,000 yeal
to S. r .ndolph Meckleham, OF New
York, the surviving grandchild O
Thomas Jeff rson. Also appropriat
ing $40 0J0 for the removal of the
rem ,ius of Thomas jeff rson Il
Charlottesville, Va, and for the erec
ton of ii monument over them.
Mr. White, of Kentucky, off rec
resolution requesting the Secretary
of the Treasury to report to the
House s views as fo the conduct oi
the head of tue internal revenue
bureau iu connection with the pre-
paration of the Dunneu bill to ex-
tend the bonded period OF distilled
: spirits, and what improper infu
ences, if any, wele brought to beal
on the commissioner Of the interna
: revenue to bias his judgment or te
induce him to make recommends
7 ton in is House which might re-
suit in the loss of $50,000,000 of til,
peoples money. The resolution WA
: referred to the committee on way
and means.
Under suspension of the rules 1
number of bills providing for th
1 erection of public buildings wer
. pa sed. Among them one at Pensa
cole, Fla, to cost $2O0.0OO, beinI
s $4,000 less than the bill called ia