Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-07
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, June 6-The Chair
submitted message from the
President, transmitting from the
Secretary of State copy of the
Instructions of May 8lh, to Minister
Lowell, respecting the modification
of the Clayton~Butler treaty. Re-
ferred to the committee ON foreign
relations.
House amendments to the bills
providing for the erection of public
building at Pensacola, Fla, and
Concord, n. FL reducing the appro-
priations $4,000, were corcurred
in
Senator Sewel presented, and had
read at the clerks desk, resolutions
of the New Jersey Legislature,
recommending the purchase of the
Temple farm and Moore House at
Yorktown, Va.
Senator Butler called u the bill
appropriating $50 900 ior a court
house and post-otfice building at
Gfeenville, S q. Passed.
The Senate passed u bill to ins
crease the endowment Of the UniVer-
slty OF Alabama, from the public
llnds Of that State. The bill pro-
vides for tue sale of 4 $50 acres and
the oppi.esseiG.a ef.,ttss. %. essedsa t.
the rebuilding of are library, etc, OF
the University, destroyed by fire.
The army appropriation bill was
again cohsldereu, the question being
upon the compulsory feature
of the retirement clause. A
motion to ezcepS Sherman and
Sheridan from tue operations of this
CLAUSE Was voted down. The clause
WAS agreed to without formal vote.
The remaining committee amend
ments were agreed TO, exc pit one
striking out tue Appropriation for
ammunition, tools, etc, fOr target
practice. For tbs purpose $1,000
was appropriated.
oenatUr l. gan moved the inser-
ton OF an Item apprOpslatlpg $780,
UOJ fur tue erection vi an army and
navy hospital ON the government
reservation at Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas. Adopted.
Another effort to except Sherman
aud Sheridan from the operations OF
the compulsory retainment claus e
failed, and the bill passed; yeas AZ,
nays IL.
Ihe Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Mr. Kelley
Of TvALsJ nauIB, chairman OF the
committee on ways and means, sub
mltted report that the committe,
upon resolut ons offel ed by Mr.
White, of Kentucky, relative to tn,
passage of the bull extending til,
bonded period Tor disabled spirits
Ordered printed aid laid Oh lh,
table.
..f. Ranney, CT Massachusetts
from The committee on elections sub
mltted a report upon the contested
election case of Wnherspoon VS.
Davidson, from the FIRST Congrt IS
iUnal District, of florida, granting
the contestant leave t. withdraw hi
contest. Laid on the table.
Mr. Washburn, OF Minnesota, from
the committee on commerce, re
ported a bill authorizing tie New
Orleans and n riheastern Railroad
Company to construct bridges across
Pearl r yer AID Lake Pontchartrain
Paced ON House cal ldar.
Mr.. White, OF Kentucky, asked
immediate considera lou on tue re
port OF the ways and means commit
Ice upon ms reoOlutlo1 III regard t,
COMMISSIONER Raum and the whisk k
Elll. He characterize the report
washing affair, drnouncine
the ways aud means committee ant
Chairman Kelley, and the crime in
vulved III tue dispute with Speake
keifer as to Whites right to til
floor, which resulted in the Speake
ordering the sci elgeant-at arms to se
that that gentleman did not agai
in errupt the orderly conduct c
business.
Lie speaker decided that 1t wa
not Ill order at the present time I
consider the report Of the committe
on ways and means.
Tne House then, at 12:40 p. m
went Into committee of the Who'll
On the general deficiency appropria
tim Bit. The item of S32 328, t.
meet the liabilities incurred by tn
yorktown centennial commission
was objected to by several member
who Condemned the extravaganza {
the entertainers Of our fureig
!. guests, and defended BY others, WI
declared that it was an unseem
thing for Congress to stand az
criticize the expense of the paltl
q entertainment offered to the repr,
sentatives OF the French people.
MIR. Cobb, of Indiana, sent to IL
clerks desk and had read the bill Il
wines, liquors and cigars, used in IL