Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-02
nomination of J. Braton as post.
master at Bainbridge, Ga.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Ing were ldVOTaDiy reported dnu
placed On the calendar
By Senator Rollins, from the COM
mittee on public buildings: House
bill for public building at Lynch
burg, Va.
BY Senator Ferry, from the COM
mittee on post>offices, with amend
ments: Senate bill to provide for a
postal card with flexible covers to
conceal m essage thereon.
Senate bill to reimburse the
Indian Creek orphan fund was again
taken up and passed after some de-
bate.
Senator Allison, reported from the
finance committee, with sundry
amendments, House bull extending
national bank charters, which, with
the mendments intended to be pro-
posed by Senators Beck, Allison,
and Sherman, was ordered printed.
Senator Logan called up the army
appropriation bill, aud the commits
tee amendments as far as the COM
pulsory retirement clause, were
read and agreed to. The clause
makes the retirement of an officer
who has served 40 years, discretion
airy with himself, but obligatory as to
one who is 81 years of age. It was
debated by Senators Bayard, Ingalls,,
and others.
Senator Butler gave notice of an
amendment exempting from the
compulsory retirement provision,
Generals Sherman, Sheridan, Han,
cock, and Howard.
Senator Maxey, at the close of a
speech in opposition to the clause
under discussion, gave notice of a
motion to strike it out of the bill.
After an executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Immedi,
ately after the reading of the iourna
the House resumed consideration OF
the Mackey and Dibble contested
election cases.
Mr.. Atherton, of Ohio, member
of the committee on elections, pre-
sented the views of the minority
upon the cases, promising his re-
marks with denial of the statement
that the Democratic side was
afraid to enter into it's discussion.
He spoke nearly two hours, con-
fning himself principally to an
earnest discussion of the allegations
of fraud and forgery in the testi
mony presented before the commit
tee on elections. He was frequently
interrupted by the Republican mem
bers of that committee, and good
deal of confusion ensued; but the de
bate was throughout conducted in
perfect good temper, and the manner
in which he presented points upon
which the minority relied, elected
several rounds of applause from his
party associates.
Mr.. Ranney, of Massachusetts,, a
member of the committee on cleo
tions, spoke in support of the ma
jority report, characterizing as 6
subterfuge the allegation of forgery
in the testimony. If he believed in
that allegation, he would not sacri'
fee his honor and manhood by at
tempting to smother its investigator
He reviewed the circumstances O
the case, stating that in the election
there had been refined frauds, ant
cheating, reduced to a science, ans
then proceeded, amid much laughtei
and applause, to detail the labors O
the committee on elections in the
consideration of the whole subject
Mr.. Moulton, of Illinois, followed
with an argument in support of th
claims of Mr.. Dibble to be retained
in his seat,
Mr.. Jones, of Texas, spoke il
advocacy of the claims of Mr.
Mackey, and then, at 5 o'clock, M,
Calk.ns demanded the previou
question, pending which Mr.. Ran
dali moved to recommit the repor
of the committee on elections, wit
; instructions to that committee t
/ inquire into the authenticity and in
teg1lty Of all the depositions, re
, turns and evidence, of whateve
: character. produced in the case c
Mackey VS.. OConner. The motto
, was lost; yeas 81, nays 137. Th
previous question was then ordered
, yeas Isl, nays l.
After brief speech by Mr.. Evans
+ OF South Carolina, in opposition t
the majority report, the contests
Dibble, was accorded the floor [
close the debate in his own behal
,, He reviewed in detail the history
the case, criticized severely til
action of committee on elections in d
: clining to investigate the allegation
OF forgery made by him, and quote
, extensively from the testimony
: order to sustain the truth of thes
!. allegations. He was frequently a.
:, plauded by the Democratic side.
, Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, in bri
n speech, closed the discussion. i
r had been surprised at the manner i
r which the committee on election
/ had been abused and maligne
4 With the fear of God before b
:. eyes and the fear of no man in b
d heart he declared that if there ha
ever been an election case fairly an
/, honorably tried by any committee,
+ was the case being now considere
t applause on the Republican side
:. In conclusion Mr.. Calkins d.
$ livered peroration upon the nece.
$ sity of preserving the purity of IL
q ballot-box, which was greeted wi
q a round of applause from the R
7 publican side.
a In the midst of this applause M
: Springer, of Illinois, rose and call
J. attention to the manner in which t
Renublicar, Oarty had preserved t