Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-08

manufacturers as material in the
manufacture of cigarettes and
smoking tobacco without tax.
Senate bill to fix a day for the
meeting of electors of President
and vice President and to provide
for and regulate the counting of
votes for President and vice Presi-
dent and for the settlement of ques
tlons arising thereon came up as
unfinished business, and Senator
Pugh addressed the Senate in favor
thereof.
The discussion was continued by
Senators Garland, Morgan, Blair and
Hoar. The bill passed by a viva
voce vote.
The Indian Territory railroad bill
was placed on order as unfinished
business. On motion of Senator
Kellogg Senate bill authorizing the
appointment of two assistant ap-
praisers at the port OF New Orleans,
and fixing the salary of the surveyor
at $4,000 per annum were passed.
Senator Kellogg gave notice that
he would urge the consideration of
the Mississippi River improvement
bill Immediately after the pending
bill is disposed Of
After executive session the Senate
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Mr Calk..
ins, of Indiana, chairman of the
committee On elections, reported
resolution on the Lynch Chalmers
contested election case, from the
9th Congressional district of Miss
sissippi, declaring the contestant,
Lynch, entitled to the seat. Laid
over for future action.
Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, from the
committee on appropriations, report>
ed back the Indian appropriation
bill with the Senate amendments,
recommending concurrence in some,
but inconvenience in the majority
of these amendments.
The report was agreed to.
MIR. Page, of California, asked
unanimous consent to introduce a
bill to CRY into effect the treaty
stipulations with China. 1t reduced
the period of suspension to ten years.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, stating
that the House had already passed
bill for that purpose, which had
been vetoed by the President, aud
the Chinese minister, objected,
whereupon Mr.. Page declared that
he would ask for consent to intro
duce the bill until he obtained it, if
it took until the end of the session.
Mr.. Hiscock, OF New York, cnair-
man of the committee On appropria-
tions, reported bill appropri4trng
$1,000 to supply the deficiency 10
the appropriation for dies, paper aud
stamps, $4,000 for the deficiency
for destructive paper for United
States securities, and $50, 900 to cons
tnue work on the Washington mon
ument. Passed.
A report from the committee on
accounts directing the d0or>keeper
to employ G, w. Coombs as depart
mental messenger met with a good
deal of opposition on the Republi>
can side, on the ground that Coombs
was a Democrat. 1t was finally
adopted; yeas 127, nays 81.
On motion CT Mr.. Valentine, of
Nebraska, the bill introduced by
Mr.. King, of Louisiana, was passed
appropria'ing $4,000 for the pur-
chase and distribution of seed to
the sufferers from the overflow of
the Mississippi River and its tribu-
taries. The House then, at 2:25,
went into committee of the whole,
Mr. Robinson, of Massachusetts,, in
the chair, on the tariff commission
bill. Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, stating
in reply to a question, that he hoped
to ask vote on the measure by the
middle of next week.
After speeches from Mr.. McKin-
ley, of Ohio, and Mr.. Simonton, of
Tennessee, the committee rose, and
Mr.. Page, of California, made an
other attempt to introduce his
Chinese bill, but was again met with
an objection from Mr.. Springer, who
sug 5ested that the bill should first
be taken to the White House and
submitted to the President for his
approval, but subsequently with
drew his objection. Mr.. Page
thereupon introduced his bill, asking
that it be referred to the committee
of the whole. But to this Mr..
Springer objected and it was refer
red to the committee on. education,
and labor.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Willis, Of
Kentucky, fixing the suspension at
fifteen years. BY Mr. Berry, of Cal
ifornia, fixing the suspension at six
teen years, both being identical with
the vetoed tilI, with variations of
the same. After references the House
adjourned.