Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-06
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, August 5.-On motion of
Mr.. kasson, of Iowa, the Senate amendment
to the joint resolution for the establishment
of dlplou4 attic relations with Persia was con-
curred d III.
Mr., Cox, of New York, moved to concur
III the Senate amendments to the bill amend
ing the statutes relating TO steam vessels.
lie explained that the purpose of the bill
was to provide for the Inspection of foreign
vessels sailing from American ports was
agreed to
The House then proceeded to consider
the business on the Speakers table. A re-
port on the naval appropriation bill was
submitted by MIR. RObeson and agreed to.
Mr.. McCooke offered a concurrent reso-
luton granting the Use of the rotunda and
adjacent room of the capitol to the Garfield
Monument Committee OF the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland, from the 25th Of
November TO the sd of December, to hold
Dazars and receptions, the object being to
aid III the erection IN Washington of a
statue to the memory If the late President
Garfield. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Thomas, of Illinois, a
joint resolution passed instructlng the Sec
retary of the Navy to convene a court of
! inquiry to Investigate the circumstances at
| tending The loss OF the Jeannette.
MIR. Dingley, of Maine, asked leave to
| put upon Its passage the JOINT resolution
/ providing for a JOINT select committee of
three Senators and SIX Representatives to
| inquire into the condition and wants of
/ ALrencan shIp-bdllding and ship owning in
| terests. Leave granted and JOINT resolution
/ passed.
transacting some unimportant mis-
cellaneOus business, the House proceeded to
vote by tellers upon the motion made by
| MIR. holman, OF Indiana, for recess for two
| hours Lost.
| Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, from the
| committee on foreign affairs, reported bach
/ adversely the East Florida claims BILL &C
compauied by resolution calling upon the
| President for information as to whether th'
| 9th article of the treaty of 1919, betweel
the United States and Spain, had been full.
| complied with.
The bill was laid on the table, and th
resolution was placed on the House cal
endar.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, from tn
committee on foreign affairs, submitted
report upon the power of the House to com
pei Shipherd to answer certain question
which he declined to answer, and TO produc
certain additional evidence. Referred t.
House calendar. At 4:l0 the House tool
recess.
After a recess at 5 o'clock, nothing wa
done until Mr.. Hiscock, one of the con
ferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill
moved that the House take recess unit
o'clock, stating that at that time an agree
ment would probably have been arrived at
h., 10. laiJ hof ~,
House a message from the President, trans
mitting the report of the Secretary of Stat
respecting the cases of American citizen
under arrest in Ireland. Referred.
The Secretary states that only persons al
legged to be American citizens still in priso
in Ireland are O'Mahoney, McSweeny
Slattery and Cannon, and that McSween
and Slattery produce regular certificate
of naturalization. Cannon establishes
claim to American birth, and O'Mahone
was irregularly naturahzed on the groun
of services in the navy. The report fur
her states that it appears by note fror
Minister Lowell that Her Majesty's govern
ment does not entertain at present any II
tention of bringing these persons to trla
but that it has offered them a discharge O.
the condition that they shall leave Irelan
for America, which, however, was refused
Lowell has again been instructed to urg
the speedy trial of the prisoners.
The House then, at $50 o'clock, took
| recess until o'clock
At the evening session, Mr.. Calkins, c
Indiana, submitted conferece report D
the bill to relieve certain soldiers of the lat
war from the charge of desertion and it wa
agreed to- The bill as agreed to, extend
its provisions to technical desC rters VIII
served more than six months in the army
Mr. Hiscock, of New York, presented
conference report upon the sundry civil al
preparation bill.
Mr.. Hiscock stated simply that the Senai
amendments had been reduced by the confe
r ence committee to $95S, 900.
In reply to the question as to Il
National Board of healtl
! Mr.. Hiscock explained that the Sena
had receded from ali its amendments on tn
subject, except the one increasing fro
S25, 900 to $50, 600 the sum which may
: applied in aid of the State and loc
. boards.
l Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, said tina
B, as a member of the subcommittee on Il
2 bill now under consideration, he would
dealing unfairly by the other side of 4
> House if he were not to say that in the ma
: this was decent and clean and honest su
!, dry bill. He did not believe that there w
Job in it. He did not believe that it ca