Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Senator
Sherman, from the finance commits
tee, reported Senate bill to facilitate
the payment of dividends to the
creditors of the Freedmen's Savings
and Trust Company, directing the
payment of the dividends to be made
with checks on the Treasurer of the
United States at the city of New
York, with such written checks as
may be approved by the Secretary OF
the Treasury. Passed.
Senator Butler offered a resolu-
ton calling on the Attorney General
for a copy of his letter of instruc-
tions, dated 18th inst, to Dallas San
ders, of Pennsylvania, assistant coun-
sci to the United States District At>
torney of South Carolina, and the
reply of Sanders. He said that the let
erfrom the Attorney General to this
Mr. Saunders, which he had seen in
public print, contained statements SO
extraordinary and unusual for an Of
fcer in high standing in the Govern,
ment of the United States, that he
could scarcely credit it, and he de-
sired all exact copy of the instruc-
tions which he is said to have issued.
Adopted.
The tariff commission bill came
up soon after two o'clock, and Sen
ator Harris spoke in advocacy of ac-
ton on the tariff by the committees
of Congress without further delay.
Senator Bayard, in closing the
debate on the bill, spoke of the
difficulties which necessarily sure
rounding question, arising from
selfish and sectional considerations.
He said clash of opinion for the
last six years had prevented any bill
on the subject from coming from the
ways and means committee of the
House, and the present organization
of that committee was such as to
make it idle and absurd to suppose
that measure tending to reduc-
ton of the duties could originate
there.
At 4 o'clock the Senate proceeded
to consider the amendments to bill,
under the five minutes rule for de-
bate.
The amendment of Senator Vance,
requiring that in the select ion of
commissioners the President shall
give representation to agriculture
and manufactures as near as practi-
cable in proportion to capital in
vested and the number of persons
engaged, was first taken up, and af~
ter some debate was rejected; yeas,
21, nays, 80.
All the other amendments were
successfully voted down by majori~
ties unusually decisive, and the bill
passed without amendment; ayes 38,
nays Is.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Mr. Null
drow, of Mississippi, presented the
memorial of the Mississippi Legisla-
ture for the extension of the land
grants to the Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad Company. Referred.
The Houce went into committee of
the whole and took up the tariff COM
mission bill, Mr.. -Kasson first taking
the floor, first explaining the pro
visiona of the bill and then advo-
eating the commission plan.
The committee rose at $40. The
Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President trans
mitting the report of the Secretary
of State, and the accompanying pa
pers Called for by the resolution
adopted yesterday, touching the ne
gotiations for the restoration o1
peace in South America, also COM
municstion from the Secretary oi
War in C, mpliance with the resolu-
ton of the House, stating that 80,
600 more ratlons are necessary fol
the relief of the sufferers from tn,
present overflow of the Mississipp
River and its tributaries. Adjourn
ed.