Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

eral communications and petitions
were laid before the Senate
Senator George presented seven
petitions of citizens of Mississippi
and Louisiana asking that $500, 900
be appropriated for the erection of a
public building in Vicksburg. Re-
ferred to the committee on public
buildings.
Senator Aldrich, from the commit
tee on finance, reported House bill
for the relief of the German Ma
tional Bank of Louisville, and it
was placed on the calendar.
The bill introduced by Senator
Vance to refund to the State of
North Carolina certain moneys was
referred to the committee on claims
At the close of the morning hour
Senator Hawley asked unanimous
consent to proceed with the civil
service bill.
Senators Cockrell and Voorhees,
objected, preferring 10 consider the
bills on the calendar.
The Senate then, on motion of
Senator Hawley, decided by vote of
80 yeas to 26 nays to proceed with the
civil service bill.
The pending question was an
amendment offered by Senator Ali,
son providing for three instead of
five commissioners not yet connected
with any government department,
and fixing their term of Office.
The Senate spent the entire after
noon in discussing the civil service
bill and Senator Pendleton's state
ment, made few days ago, relative
to the LOO clerks in the Treasury
Department, unauthorized by law
and paid out of elapsed appropria-
tions,' and without taking any
action on the bill, at o'clock, ad-
journed till Monday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December 16.-On
motion of Mr.. Thompson, of Ken
tucky, Senate bill passed authorizing
the board of commissioners of the
Soldiers Home to sell certain props
erty at Harrodsburg, Ky. - i.a
The House then, at 1915 p. m.,
went into committee of the whole,
Mr. Calkins in the chair, on the post
office appropriation bill, the pending
amendments being that offered by
Mr.. Robinson appropriating $780,
900 for special mail facilities aud
that offered by Mr.. Hiscock reducing
that sum to 100000.
After spirited debate the amend
ments were rejected-29 to 81,
Committee amendments were
adopted appropriaSing $4,000 for
the purchase of bags for registered
letters, and increasing from 5000,
900 to $220.000 the appropriation
for mail bags and catchers.
When the clause reducing postage
from 3 to 2 cents was reached a
number of amendments were offered
and rejected or ruled out on points
of order. see se rrs 3 -1.a
On motion of Mr.. Dunn the para
graph added to the bill providing
that if the revenues OF the Post
Office Department should be INSULT
cient to meet the appropriations
made, a sum equal to such deficiency
shall be appropriated from any
money in the Treas ury.
Mr.. Robson offered an amend
ment pro riding that railroads which
have received aid from the govern
ment, both in bonds and lands, shall
receive, as compensation, for carry
ing mails, not to exceed so per cent.
of the amount now allowed to them
by law.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, gave
notice of an amendment providing
that railroads which have received
land grants exceeding 5000 acres
shall receive for carrying mails but
so per cent. of the compensation al"
lowed to other roads. Pending
action the committee Iose.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, of Ten
nessee, bill was passed ceding to
the first taxing district of Tennessee
certain lands situated in the city of
Memphis.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, chairman of the
committee on Judiciary, reported
bill, which passed, extending until
May 18th, 1883, the time for claims
ants to file claims before the Court
of Commissioners of Alabama claims.
Mr.. Hiscock, of New York, offs
fered a resolution for holiday re-
cess from the 22d of December,
1882, until the 3rd of January, 1883.
Referred to the committee on ways
and means.
The House then, at 3:55 p. NJ,
adjourned.