Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-17
WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Hoar introduced a bill to provide
for the performance of the duties OF
the Office of President IN case OF the
removal, resignation, inability or
death both Uf the President and
Vice-President. 1t vests the sue
cession to the Presidency IN the
members of the cabinet in the order
in which they were named i'll Wash
ingtons cabinet, beginning with the
Secretary of State and concluding
with the Secretary of the Interior,
and excludes cabinet officers not
previously confirmed by the Senate,
1t was referred to the ju liciary com
mittee
The Senate took pp fae calendar
and consumed tbs remainder of
the morning hour upon the bill to
reappropriate S375,UO0 to pay
Southern mail conductors for service
rendered prior to the secession of
their States.
The Senate then took up House
bill to enable the National Banking
Associations to extend their coipo-
rate existence.
The uili was read for action upon
the committee amendments. The
proviso inserted by the Senate com
mlttee to exempt National banks
from attachments and iDjunctlons
by State courts was objected to by
Senator Vest, who said lie could see
no reason for the exemption.
Alter some discussion the commit
tee amendment was voted down.
yeas, "A; nays, u. The affirmative
votes We're wholly Republican. The
Democrats voted mo, and were Re
inforced by Senators Dawes, Miller, of
Canfornia, and Mitchell. Senators
Davis, of Illinois, and Mahone voted
aye. Pending the motion to go into
executive session, the bill Was LAID
over until Monday.
The following bills were intro
duced:
by Senator Miller, of Califor-
MIA: Authorizing the Southern
Pacific Railroad, and other rail
road companies, to unite and
consolidate so as to form a cOntinu
Gus rail line between he tide waters
of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The bill is ldentically with the bill
recently introduced by Mr. Butter
worth In the House.
By Senator Blair: To permit the
freedmen 10 enter certain lands IN
Indian Territory. The bill de-
cIares the land lying in Indian
Territory owned by the United States
and not now occupied by the Indians
open to entry and settlement by
the freemen Of the United States,
and provides for the allotment of
100 acres of land to the head of each
family locating thereon. 1t also sets
aside for scho j purposes every sixth
section of land granted IN the bill;
also for the endowment of theLowry
Industrial Academy of Alabama
The Senate then went into execu-
tive session, and adjourned until
Monday.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate to-day, to
be members OF the tariff commission:
John l.. Hayes, of Massachusetts,
chairman; Henry W. Oliver, of Penn
syIyanla; Austin ". Gordon, of His
uols; Jacob Amber, of Ohio; Robert
Z. Porter, of the District of COlum-
bia; John ". H. Unde wood, of Geu-
gIa; Duncan L Kismer, of Louisiana;
Alexander r. Bateler, Of West Vir,
gnia; VIM. II. Mahun, of New York.
The following gentlemen were also
nominated to be members of the
board Of registration III the Territory
Of Utah: Alexander Ramsey, of Minis
nessota; Algernon S. Paddock, of
Nebraska; q. F. Gabery, of Iowa;
Ambrose b. Carlton, of Indiana, and
Jas. r. Pettigrew. of Arkansas.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June l6 On motion
of Mr. Reagan, Of Texas. the bill
was passed authorizing the construc-
tion OF railroad bridges across st.
Mary, Satella, Little Satella and
Crooked Rivers, in Georgia and
Florida.
On motion of Mr.. Dunn, of
Arkansas, Senate bill was passed
authorizing the Texas and st Louis
Railroad Company to build certain
bridges In Arkansas.
After transactlng some miscellane-
GUS private business the House went
into committee of the whole on the
river and harbor appropriation bill.
There was no interest III the pro-
ceedlngs, for several hours the
amendments which were offered be-
ing voted down. After u brief de-
bate, when half the bill had been
considered, the clause was reached
appropriating S350,000 for continu-
ing the Improvement of the Ohio
River and providing that as much of
that sum as is necessary may be used
tOr the improvement OF Davis Island
dam and Indiana Chute. Upon this
clause a breeze arose, but it was
allowed to stand.
Pending action the committee rose
and the House took recess until 8
o'clock