Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

CONGRESSIONA
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February II
Senator Coke reported favorably
from the committee on commerce,
the bill introduced by him on the
previous day, appropriating 800,
900 to improve the harbor at Gal
weston, Texas, and urged it's imme.
date consideration.
Senator Ingalls, insisted up
on the regular order; but
later in the forenoon, Sen
ator Coke reiterated his appeal, and
the bill was considered and passed.
Senator Jones, of Florida, report
ed from the committee on public
buildings, the bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to erect
public buildings in Key West, Fla,
The bill authorizing the payment
of the assignees of the claims of the
census bureau employees out of the
recent deficiency appropriation, was
passed.
Bills were introduced as follows ::
By Senator Kellogg, providing for
the following appropriations: For
the improvement of the river front
Of New Orleans, $500 600; Oura-
chita River, $4,000; Red
River, above Shreveport, $50,-
600; Bayou LaFourche, $75,-
600; Bayou Teche, $4,000 F;
Calecasier River, $50, 900; Dupining
Channel, at Chafalaga River, $780,
900; building lock at the mouth OF
Bayou Plaquemine, $3.50. 900; post
office and courthouse at Shreve-
port, $4,000; courthouse and post
Office, at Opelousa, s21O,0O0; and
custom-honse and posl-office, at
Morgan City, $l50,0OO. The calen-
dar was then proceeded with
Two bills for relief to individuals
were passed, when, at lao, the doors
were closed for executive business.
At 4:30 the doors were reopened,
when the pension arrears res olution
was taken up and laid over as unfn-
ished business, and the Senate ad-
journed until Monday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 16.
Mr.. Prescott closed the debs .,
and in the course of his remarks res
fected somewhat upon his colleague,
(Mr. Cox,) for his change of base
from the position he took in the com
mittee room. The excuse given for
such change was that the New York
Legislature might fail to redistrict
the State. His colleague evidently
did not take a pride in the rights
and position which New Yock main
tained among the States of ne Union,
he only viewed her interests from
the standpoint of politics. AS Mr..
Prescott concluded his speech loud
cries OF "vote!" "vote!" came from
all parts of the hall, but Mr.. Cox, in
an indignant tone; demanded his
right to be heard
The Speaker stated that the time
for debate had terminated.
Mr.. Cox appealed to the House to
allow him few moments to reply to
the imputations of his colleague.
Mr., Page, of California, objected,
unless he be allowed to reply to some
remarks made by Mr.. Prescott, as to
the constitution of California.
Mr. Cox then asked that he be al
lowed to move to reconsider the vote
by which the previous question
was seconded
Mr.. Prescott objected.
THAT shouted MIR. Cox, amid
cries of order and vote -"vote
is cowardIy proceeding; to attack a
man at the last moment, without
| giving him a chance to reply, is
most cowardly.
The Speaker stated that the first
vote would be taken on the amend4
ment offered by Mr.. Cox, fixing the
representation at 307, and ruled tha;
Mr.. Cox could not modify it by
changing that number TO 319.
Mr.. Cox, thereupon withdrew the
amendment.
The next vote was taken upon the
amendment offered by Mr.. Anderson
of Kansas, fixing the number at 325,
and it was ogreed to. Yeas 1872,
nays 104. MIR. White, of Kentucky,
was the only Republican who vo.ed
in the negative, but the following
Democrats voted in the affirmative
with the Republicans Aiken, Beach,
Beitzhoover, Bragg, Culberson, Cur
TN, Davidson, Deuster, Ellis, Ewing,
Finley, Hoblitzell, Jones, of Texas,
McLane, Mills, Reagan, Richardson,
OF South Carolina, Shelley, Speer,
Tillman, Upson and Wellborn.
Next, vote was taken upon the
amendment offered to the third sec
tion of the bill by Mr.. Beltzhooyer
of Pennsylvania, the object of which
is to make it unlawful to divide an,
parish or county in the formation O
any representative district, which shal
consist of one county or parish
Rejected-yeas III, nays 155.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, moved tc
reconsider the vote by which the
House rejected an amendment offer
ed by Mr.. Colerick, of Indiana
amending section 3 of the bill, so as
to provide that if in any State il
which the number Of representa-