Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., February 16.-
The President pro. tenn. submitted
messages received from the Presi>
dent of the United States transmits
ting the annual report of the In
dian commissioners, with a letter
from the Secretary of the Interior
suggesting Legislation upon points
in the report. Also letter from
the commissioner on education,
recommending an appropriation of
$4,000 for educational purposes in
Alaska
Senator Hampton reported favor-
ably the joint resolution directing
copies of the official letter,books of
the Executive Department of the
State of North Carolina to be fur
nisbed to said State.
After explanation by Senator Eds
munds that short executive session
at this time would be more desirable
than at the close of the session, in
view of the arrangement for the final
disposition of the poligamy bill to
day, the Senate, at 12.4O, went into
executive session, aud, at l Is, re-
sumed Legislative business, when the
regular order-the anti-poligamy
bill-was proceeded with, the
question being upon the eighth
section as reported from the ju.
dietary committee. The section va
Gates all the registration and election
offices of the 1 Territory, and devolves
their duties, until provision therefor
is made by "a Legislative assembly to
be created as provided by the bill,
on board of five persons, to be
nominated by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, all of
whom shall not be members of one
political party. 1t further directs
that the canvass and return of votes
at the elections for members of the
legislative assembly shall be made
to this board, which is
to canvass such returns, and issue
certificates of election to those
persons who, being eligible for cleo
ton, shall appear to have been law
fully elected, and that the assembly
after its organization, shall have the
power to decide upon the election
and qualifications of its members,
and to fill the offices made vacant by
the bill. The preceding or 7th sec>
ton, disfranchlses and makes ineligi-
BILE 10 any Office in any Territory, or
other place under the exclusive iuris-
diction of the United States, any
poligamis55, bigamist,, or person Co
hablting with more than one woman.
An interesting debate followed.
In the course of which Senators
Brown and Morgan, among others,
spoke against the returning board
feature of the bill which gave com
missioners the power to disfranchise
all polygamists, which term they
might construe to cover all Nor
mons, in as much as polygamy is a
trait of Mermon faith.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 10
Mr.. Cox, of New York, from the
committee to audit the expenses
growing out of the death and burial
of the late President James A. Gar
field, reported bill granting a pen
sion of $4,000 year to Mrs. Lu-
cretia r. Garfield.
Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee, said he
would not object to the bill, but he
thought that a similar measure
should be adopted to pension the
widow of any other President.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, by re-
quest, introduced d bill for the es-
tablishment of a fast ocean steamship
service between the United States
and Great Britain, and to secure to
the government the use of vessels
for postal, naval and other purposes.
Referred.
Mr.. Flower, of New York, pres
sented petition of 2,400 merchants
and other citizens Of New York City,
for the abolition of the tax on bank
deposits and stamp tax on bank
checks
DIR. Cox presented a similar petit
ton, bearing 1000 signatures, and
Mr.. McLane, of Maryland, simi'ar
petition from 1,60O citizens of Balti-
more. They were all referred to the
committee on ways and means.
Under the call of committees the
following bills were reported:
By Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan,
from the committee ON Territories,
for the admission of Dakota into the
Union as State. Placed ON the
calendar
Bills were reported from the com
mlttee on public buildings and
grounds, and referred to committee
of the whole. providing for the erec-
ton OF public buildings at Shreves-
port, La, Macon, Ga, and San An
tonic, Texas.
By Mr.. Dunnell, of Minnesota,
from the committee on wavs and
means: Fixing the term of Office OF
collectors of internal revenue, at 4
years. Placed on the calendar.
By Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, from
the committee on civil service reform
reported adversely, to reduce the
salaries of heads of departments anG
members of Congress.
Mr.. Butter~orth, of Ohio, asked
that the report of the committee bt
read
Mr.. Randall objected. He said {