Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-27

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of November, 1880 (date of the last
treaty with China), or who shall have
come here within the sixty days above
mentioned, and who shall report to
the collector of the port where the
vessel arrives. Certain provisions in
the bill also provides that all Chinese
subjects who are allowed by the
treaty to come over and reside in the
United States (such as Americans)
as students, travellers and their famil-
les, shall be required to produce at
the port on arriving passports from
the Chinese government fully identi-
| flying them, and showing that they
belong to one of the exempted classes,
and which passports must be also
approved by our diplomatic repre-
sentative in China, or the United
States consul at the port of departure.
Senator Ransom introduced bill
for the public buildings at Asheville
and Greensboro, North Carolina.
By Senator Morgan: A bill for
the public buildings of Huntsville.
Ala.
Afther the mornings business, the
Senate at II III. resumed the consids
Grafton of Senator Sherman's 3 per
bond bill, and Senator Sherman pros
ceeded to debate the bill, and Incl
IDENTIFY discussing revenue and
taxation. He favored an early re-
duction Of taxes, believing Congress
would take a proper action. Senator
Sherman said he favored the repeal
of all except upon whisky, tobacco
and beer. He would include the
tax on matches, and the stamp tax,
making a total reduction of $15, 5,000,-
600. He would then revise the
tariff in this connection. He urges
the necessity of an early rearranging
of the duties on sugar, iron and
steel.
When Senator Sherman concluded,
the chair submitted number of exs
ecutive communications, transmitting
reports and demands from the de-
partment officers. Among them is
one from the Secretary of State in
reference to the Senate resolution
Of the 18th alt., calling for the cor
respondence touching the affairs in
and between here and Chill. The
! communications were referred, the
last named going to the committe On
foreign affairs.
The vote being taken on the pend
ing motion, to lay the funding bill on
the table, it was lost; yeas %,
nays As.
The Senate proceeded to dispose
of the amendments to the bill, and
the first which was taken up was
that proposed by Senator Davis
(Wis.) to retain the governments OF
tion on the proposed three per cent.
bonds, to require redemption in ad-
vance of the calling in of the three
per cents, and to arrange the order
Of their payment SO that the last OF
the new bonds issued shall be the
first to be redeemed. A long dis
cussion ensued upon the suggested
modification of the praseology of the
amendment, with view to simplify
ing it.
Without action on the amendment,
the Senate, at 4 o'clock, went into
executive session, and at APO ad
journed.
In the House number of bills
were introduced and referred.
A bill was reported by Mr.. Neal, OF
Ohio, chairman Of the committee on
the District of Columbia, appropri-
atiDg $1,000,000 for marshes in
the harbors of the city of Washing-
ton and other towns. Referred to
the committee of the whole.
The House resumed the cons;d-
Grafton of the report of the commit
tee on accounts, designating the
committees which are entitled to
employ clerks, the question being OF
the amendment offered by Mr.. Hol-
man. of Indiana, stikiug out mum
Der of committees from the list OF
those entitled to clerks, and a
separate vote being demanded, the
vote was first taken on that part OF
the amendment striking out the
committee on rules.
MIR. Scales. of North Carolina, de-
clared that for six years he had been
member of that committee, and but
one bill had been referred to it.
The House refused by yeas 105,
rays 118, to agree to this branch OF
the amendment, and the other
branches of the amendment were
severally voted down. The report OF
be conn ittee on accounts was, at 8
o'clock, adopted.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, called up
for present consideration the Senate
bill granting an additional pension
to the widow of President Lincoln.
Passed.
The Speaker laid before the House
number of messages from the
President, which were appropriately
referred. Among them, hefollowing
Transm. ting report from the Sec
retary of State, with accompanying
papers, in response to resolution
of the House of the 22th inst, for the
correspondence touching the efforts
of this Government to bring about
peace with Chill and Bolivia
The House then, as unsettled bus
mess, proceeded to consider a res
olution reported few days ago from
the committee ON foreign affairs, re-
questing the President to oblige
& from the British government a list
of the American citizens imprisoned
in England.
Mr.. Robertson, of New York, then
resumed his speech. He spoke al
great length, and in conclusion de-
sired to offer his resolution pub
lished sometime ago. condemning
the action sof the TTnitad States Gov