Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May A.
Senator Voorhees, said as the re.
dections upon his own character
we're to the effect that his vote could
be controlled by one or more per-
sons in Washington, but the dis
claimer read by Senator Beck,
which he regarded as succinct exon
aration of himself, he would leave
The disposition of the resolution to
the pleasure of the Senate.
After further discussion, Mr.. Wins
dom withdrew his amendment, with
notice that he would renew it to-
morrow as an independent PROPOSE
ton, and the resolution was then
postponed indefinitely without OBJ
lection.
The bill repeating the disqualifca>
ton for army service imposed upon
ex-Confederates came up in order,
when Mr.. Rollins pending motion
to commit to the Judiciary Com
mittee prevailed by q party vote
ayes 30, noes %, Mr.. Davis, OF IL
linois, voting aye with the Repub-
leans Mr.. Malone, who was pres
ent to- day, also voted aye.
The Chair announced his signature
to the Chinese bill, which now goes
to the President.
The Senate then resumed consid-
Grafton of the Court of Appeals bill
Vests pending amendment, prohibit
ing a district or circuit judge from
sitting in appellate court upon 6
cause tried before him in q lowe,
court, was agreed to-yeas 80, nays
IA. The bill went over without &C
ton.
After executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May Sin
the Senate o-day, resolution was
offered by Senator Window, for the
appointment by the chair, of an in
vestigating committee OF five to en-
quire whether any money has been
raised by contribution OFF otherwise,
from parties interested in promoting
or defeating the passage of the House
bill relating to distilled spirits in
special bonded warehouses;, and if so
for what uses has the money been
expended, the committee to be en-
powered to send for persons and pa .
pers, and to employ stenographer
and report the of such investigation.
Adopted without debate.
Debate on the Court of Appeals
bill was again taken up, but the bill
went over upon the amendment by
Senator Morgan, that had been i'm
pressed with statements contained in
a paper prepared for presentation to
the American Bar Association upon
the constitutional power of Congress
to divide the Supreme Court into
sections, and passed the Senate, to
have the benefit of it.
A bill passed, on motion of Sena-
tor Coke, authorizing the construc-
ton of street railway and wagon
road bridge over the Rio Grande
river between the city of Elpaso,
Texas, and Paso del Norte, Mexico
Adjourned til Monday.
WAsH1NaToN, D. O., May 4.-Mr.
Kasson, of Iowa, in moving to go
into committee of the whole this
morning on the tariff commission bill,
stated that he expected that the gen
eral debate on the bill would clo>e
to- day, with the exception of speech
es to be delivered by members oi
the ways and means committee who
have not yet spoken. He
hoped for vote on the bill, beyond
question, on Saturday next.
The House then, at 11:25, went
into committee of the whole, Mr.
Robinson, of Massachusetts, in the
chair, on the bill indicated.
MIR. Candler,of Massachusetts, ad
vocated the passage Of the bill, ant
read petition from 80 manufactur
ers, representing industries that en-
ployed 100000 of capital, and con.
sumed 100000 bales of cotton
year, and operated 100000 spin.
dies. He supported the proposition
for commission on the ground tina
the ways and means committee, how
ever able and honest, was inadequat
for the work of proper revision G
the tariff. It had neither time no
experience to treat the question i
the detailed manner in which it mus
be treated.
Mr.. Finley, of Florida. repudiate
the doctrines of the extreme free
traders and the extreme protection
lists, and favored the middle course
tariff for revenue-with incidents
protection.
Mr.. Cabell, of Virginia, regarde
the appointment of tariff commits
sion as scheme for delay, and ar
nounced his opposition to the propt
sition. The country had had on
commission, and that the 8 to
business had been quite enough, an
the American appetite craved for n
more for the results of the pre-
posed commission would not be MOI
palatable than the results of tt
electoral commission had been.
was absurd to say that Congrei
, could not intelligently legislate upe
q revision of that abomination-tl
Morrill, tariff.
Among the speakers on the b
were Messrs. McLane, of Marylan
Morrison, of Illinois and other
The committee finally arose and Il
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Mr. Kasso
3 of Iowa, in demanding the regul
= order this morning, stated that !
|, expected to complete the program
s to-day,
9 Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, i
:. 'quired whether by that remark