Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

them one by Senator Hill, OF Georgia,
for the termination Of convention Of
January 30th, 1875, between the
United States and the King Of the
Hawanian Islands.
He also introduced a resolution
which was adopted for inquiry by
the committee on foreign relations
as to what action is proper to termia
nate the convention.
Senator Call, of Florida, in pre-
senting petition for mail facilities
from Manatee to Cedar Keys and
other points on the Florida coast,
asked the special attention of the
postal committee to the necessity for
the maintenance of adequate postal
service on the Gulf coast Of that
State, along which nearly the entire
commerce of the Yves tern States
now passes.
WAsHTNGToN, January 9.-Mr. Kel-
ley, Of Pennsylvania, chairman Of
the committee on ways and means,
offered a resolution for the distribu
ton Of the Presidents message to
the various committees of the House,
and it was referred to the committee
Of the whole, Mr. Belford, of Col
orado, reserving all points of order
thereon.
On motion of Mr.. Hiscock, of New
York, the committee on appropria-
tons was granted leave to set during
the session of the House.
Under the call of States the fol-
lowing bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr. Shelley, of Alabama-To
reduce fees TO be paid by officers Of
steam vessels for certificates of Ii
cense to SO cents.
By Mr. Townsend, of Illinois:
By request, providing that the duties
on sugar shall be assessed on the
quantity delivered from, instead Of
quantity delivered into, bonded
warehouses.
By Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois
For the construction of the Missis
sippi and Illinois canal.
BY Mr.. kasson, of Iowa: 4 bill
providing for q tariff com mission.
This bill is identical with Morrill's
bill that was introduced i'll the
Senate December 5th.
By Caldwell, of Kentucky: To
equalize the pensions; also to repeal
the arrears Of pensions act.
BY Mr.. Ellis: Authorizing the
laying Of an aqueduct from Lake
Poutchartrain to New Orleans.
By Mr.. Lowell, of Louisiana: To
aid in the establishment and the tenn
porary support of the public schools.
Also to restore to public entry
the lands withdrawn for railroad
purposes.
By Mr.. Buckner To give American
registers to foreign built iron and
steel vessels.
By Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina ::
Prohibiting the subletting of con-
tracts for carrying the United States
mails.
By Messrs. Hardenbergh and
Grape: Bills to enable national
banking associations to extend their
corporate expense.
By Mr.. Baype, of Pennsylvania:
Proposing a constitutional amend~
ment providing for the election OF
United States Senators by direct vote
of the people, and also that for each
million of inhabitants above two
millions each State shall have an ad-
ditiopal Senator.
By Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois: Pro
posing constitutional amendment,
making polygamy felony.
BY Mr. Belzhoover, of Pennsyl-
vania: Proposing a constitutional
amendment, applying the principle
of minority representation 10 Presi-
Dental elections. 1t provides fol
election by. direct vote and division
of the electoral vote in each State 4
exact proportion with the people
with the popular vote.
BY Mr.. Whitthorne, of Tennessee;
To authorize a treaty with the Re
gubhc of Mexico to promote and
facilitate reciprocal and liberal com
mercial relations between the pe0-
pie of said republic and the
United States, and to secure
protection to the capital and labor Of
citizens of the United States, which
may be invested and employed in
opening railway communica
tions in said republic and
through it's territory to the Pa
cific coast.
By Mr.. Wise, of Virginia: Re
pealing the law requiring manuiac
turer's names to be printed or mark
ed on certain packages Of tobacco.
By Mr.. Desendorf, of Virginia
Making an appropriation for the navy
to be Immediately available. 1t ap
propriates $500,000 dollars, S275, ,90(
for the bureau of construction anC
repair, $3.50, 600 for bureau of steam
engineering, and $4,000 for bureau
of equipment and recruiting.
BY Mr.. Springer, of Illinois De
fihing the law Of insanity in crimina
cases; also, a resolution requesting
the Secretary Of the Navy to transmi
to theHouse all papers and correspon
dence in the department relative t.
TIE Chiraqui coahng stations and th'
appropriation for the purchase there
OF, and further requesting the Sec
retary to continue to withhold al
payments for such coaling station
until further legislation by Congress
Rough on Rats
The thing desired found at last. AS
druggists for Rough ON Rats. 1t clears ou
arts, mice, reaches, flies, bsdbugs, Is cent
boxes.