Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL.


nation Ill regard to nv antluns and
improvements of heavy ordnance.
1t was accompanied by papers so
voluminous that they tiled box
four feet by eighteea int ~es. Re
ferred.
The bills authorizing the loan of
tents and camp equlpage, &c, to the
Veteran Associations IN various parts
of the country, were passed.
Senator Maxey, on behalf of the mill
tary committee, announced that, III
Justice to the War Department,
all applications for donations of tents,
guns, camp equipage &c, would be
refused after the close OF the present
session of Congress.
Senator Browns resolution sup
diving each Senator with a 1900
desk was considered and rejected.
Yeas 70; Lays rs.
Upon couclGdln, the morning bu-
siness, the Senate, az 2:10 laid aside
the Japanese bill and listened to
speech by Senator Blair, upon the
illIteracy of the different States, and
urged hard for an adequate appropri
alton Ill aid OF common schools.
On motion OF Senator Morrill,, the
prize money claim was reduced more
than 100000, by deducting the ac
cumuiated interest.
An amendment by Senator Haw-
ley, allowing 5 per cent. of the fund
to be pad TO japan, after beng re
iected III the committee of the
whole by vote OF % to "a, was
voted down III the Senate by % to
27. The conclusion OF the commit
tee not to pay to Japan the accumu-
lated interest which the indemnity
had earned, was reiterated III the
Senate by d vote of Is to %.
Upon the passage of the bill, sew
eral of its onginal advocates, among
them Senators Conger, Butler and
George, stated their opposition to
it, In view CT the changes made by
the Senate.
Senator Sherman said he would
vote against it because he believed 1t
to be IL sensational bill, and thought
that the money was not due to Jas
pan.
senator Maxey believed that the
money belonged 10 the United States
by virtue OF a solemn treaty.
S-nator Morgan, while yielding
bis judgment to that of the S~nate,
upon ghe question Of propriety,
would support the measure, as
the best means Cf settlement obtain
able.
senator Brown said he would vote
now to pay the principal to Japan,
with the condition that the interest
would be paid hereafter. The bill
passed-yeas 35, nays 13.
The bill as passed authorizes and
directs the President to pay to the
government of Japan the sum of
S785,0O0.07 in legal coin through
the United States minister to Japan,
and directs that all bonds now owned
or controlled by the State Departs
ment aud designated In the Depart>
ment aeports as 1.-The Japanese IN >
demnity fund.-" shall be cancelled
and destroyed.
Section directs the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay from the
Treasury $4,000 as prize money
to the officers and crews
of the United States ships
Wyoming, and the steamer TAX
ing, or their legal representatives
for services III the straits of Simon
ozki III 1868 and 1864 No payment
to be made to the assignee Of any
mariner but to the mariner himself
his legal representative, or his OF
then duly author z5d attorney,
After some struggle for precedence
i'll behalf of the bonded spirits bill
and the Dekota bill struggle, which
was not determed, the Senate, at {
O'Clock adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 13-The House
resumed the consideration of the
bill to increase the water supply ol
the District of Columbia.
The bill was amended to provide
for the erection of fish ways Ill the
Potomac River at Great Fails, APP
propriating $4,000 for this purpose
and providing that one half OF the
cost OF the proposed Improvement
be paid by the taxable property O.
the district, the interest to be in
Guided in the tax levy, and the prin
cIpal to be pad from the sinking
fund to be created from the surplus
water revenue. The bill then passed
The House then went into com
mittee of the whole on the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appro
priatlon bill
Senator Blair held the floor nearl..
two hours. The Senate then non
concurred in the House amendment
to the district water supply bill, an
ordered a conference.
Senator Hoar called up Senat
bill referring the cotton claim OF tn
estate OF Sterling L. Austin to tn
Court of Claims, and the bill wa
passed.
Senator Allison reported back from
Lie hnance committee, with amend
ments, House bank charter extension
o9A. 1t was ordered printed ant
recommltted.
AT o'clock the Chinese indemnit,
oIH VI was proceeded with, and Senate
41ofIAIS amendment ordering tn
obstruction of the bonds in whlcI
u! dne iund was invested prevalled--yea
n, nays %.
Several efforts we're made to en-
graft upon the blIi amendment