Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

AS soon as the journal was read
the Senate, on motion of Senator
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, went into
executive session, and at 1920 the
doors were reopened.
Senator Sherman moved to pros
ceed to the consideration of the
bonded whisky bill. Senator Sher-
man withdrew temporarily, and Sem
ator Bayard called up his tobacco
resolution.
Senators Bayard and Ransom urg
ed consideration of the tobacco
resolution.
After some discussion, Senator
Sherman temporarially withdrew his
motion, and Senator Bayard called
up the tobacco resolution.
Senator Morrill, offered an amends
ment, which was adopted.
The resolution, as amended, was
then adopted. 1t reads:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
the Sen4te that whenever the inter
nal revenue tax on tobacco, snuff or
cigars is reduced or removed, unless
ample previous notice of the time
when the act is to take effect shall
be given, proportionate rebate of
the taxes paid on the stocks on hand
shall be allowed.
At 1:38 the Senate, by vote of 39
to II, took up the bonded whisky
bill. =-sz rs~z#-5
At 2 o'clock the civil service bill
came up as unfinished business.
Senator Sherman gave notice that
as soon as this bill was out of the
way lie would move to proceed with
the whisky bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Mr. Cars
isle, from the committee on ways
and means, reported back the joint
resolution pro Eiding for the importa-
tion, free Of duty, of books for the
use of the blind. Referred to com,
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Hiscock offered a resolution
declaring that on and after Wednes,
day, January 3, 1888, the hour of
meeting of the House shall be at IL
a. II. during the remainder of the ses
sion. Adopted.
Mr.. Kelley made motion for ad
journment from tomorrow until
Wednesday. Agreed to-yeas 1O4,
nays 81. The House then, at LAO,
went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio, in the chair,
on the army appropriation bill. The
provisions of the bill providing that
hereafter all officers now on the re-
tired list, or who may be hereafter
retired from active service, except in
case of the general of the army,
shall be borne on the rolls of the
army and shall receive the pay now
provided by law as of the rank they
actually held in the army at the date
of their retirement, gave rise to
some debate and was finally passed
over informally.
Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois, offered
and advocated an amendment pro-
viding that aides de camp Except
those of general of the army shall
not receive any additional rank or
pay by reason of having been de-
tailed to staff duty. He did net
think a low>grade officer should be
made high grade officer by reason
of being selected for staff duty, and
instanced the case of Lieutenant
Grant, who had suddenly become
Lieute' antsColonel Grant. Agreed
to. .-.-1------s -
Mr.. Browne, of Indiana, offered an
amendment to gradually do away
with the pay department, and add
duties of that department to the quar-
termaster's office. The question re-
curing on Mr.. Brownies amendment
developed no quorum present. The
roll call showed 129 present The
committee arose and reported the abb
sentees to the House. a5
The Speaker announced the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Hill on the com>
mittee on foreign affairs; MIR.
McLain, on pensions, bounty and
back pay.
Twenty-eight leaves of absence
were granted, making a total OF 131
| absent on leave. &
The House, at 2:45, adjourned,
the common understanding being no
business transacted tomorrow, but
no formal agreement to that effect
being arrived at.