Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-07
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

tiOus for woman Suffrage were pre-
septed from various States.
Senator Hoar presented petition
from citizens of Massachusetts,, 1O,-
349 Of whom are residents of Boston,
for civil service reform.
Senator Morgan, from the commit
tee on public lands, reported favorably
with amendments, the bill granting
right of way over public lands in
Alabama, and to grant lands to said
State in aid of the Gulf and Chicago
Ar Line Railroad Company. Plumb,
on behalf of minority of the com
mittee, said they would present their
views in opposition to the bill here
after.
Senator Morrill,, from the Commit
tee on Public Buildings, reported IA
vorable on the Senate bill authorizing
and directing the purchase by the
Secretary of the Treasury, for pub
lie use, OF the Freedmens Bank
property and parcels of ground ad
jacent thereto, belonging to the
Freedmans Saving and Trust Com
pany, located on Pennsylvania Ave
nue., Washington, d. G,
Senator Morrell, having secured
its immediate consideration, stated
that the bill was identical with one
reported in the last Congress by Sen
ator Pugh that it proposed to pay,
not the actual st OF the building
$258, ,000-but $250,000, and that, in
his opinion, the property was worth
to-day $4,000 more. Passed.
A bill was introduced retiring
Qa8rtermaster General Meigs with
the rank and pay Of major general.
Senator Morgan offered concur
rent resolution as follows:
Resolved by the Senate (the House
of Representatives concuEring),
That the increasing commercial IN
tercourse between the people
Of Mexico and the United States, and
the relations of friendship and good
will between the two great republics
now SO happily existing, and SO graf
flying to the people of both coun-
tries, make it proper that the trade
and commerce Of the two countries,
whether over land or by sea, in
ships owned by citizens i'll either
country, should be regulated by a
treaty of reciprocity mutually advan
tageous to both countries"
he asked that the resolutions be
printed and laid on the table, IS he
desired to speak upon it hereafter
1t WAS so ordered.
The pending resolution offered by
Senator Vance, calling for 'informa-
ton in regard to the alleged irregu>
larities in the sixth internal revenue
collection district of North Carolina,
was withdrawn, said information
having been furnished after the
morning hour.
Thd resolution that the pension
arrears Legislation ought not to be
repealed, came up as unfinished
business, but was laid aside informs
ally, with the assent of it's author
Senator ingalls,.
Senator Williams, to whom the
floor was specially assigned, ther
preceded to make speech on the
tariff, the Morrill, tariff commission
bill being taken up for this purp Sc
He avowed his opposition to the
measure and favored tariff revision
by joint Committee of the two
Houses. He favored a taaiff fol
revenue.
At 2:15 p. m. Senator Williams
concluded. The Senate then resumed
consideration of Senator Ingolls' res
o1ution declaring that the pension
awards law ought not to be repealed
Ingolls moved TO modify the amend
ment declaring in favor of pensions
to soldiers of the Mexican war, SO a
to limit it to needy or disabled men
He then spoke at length in advocac,
of his resolution.
Senators Vance and Hawley ais,
upon tie resolution. Without actor
it was laid aside for executive ses
sion.
During the day Senator Plumb re
ported favorably from the committe
of public lands the bill granting tn
right OF way through the publ
lands to the Palatka and 1ndial
River Railway Company.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Hal
rison defining the powers and iuris
diction of the Mississippi Rive
Commission authorizing the appro
priation of land and material for i'm
provements on the Mississippi an
It's navigable tributaries, prescribin
the manner of assessing damage
for property so appropriated, an
providing penalties for acts in tt
hindrance of proposed improv
ments.
Executive session.
Adjourned until to morrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, offere
a resolution calling on the Presider
to furnish the House with trans
cript of the letters of Jacob
Shepherd, of New York, dated Jun
2, August 9, September IS, Noyen
Der Is, 1881, and the replies thereto
now on the files of the State Deart
ment; also copies of any other let
ters already communicated, fror
which the names of persons OR firm
have been omitted, and requestin