Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

hopndH presented a letter from the
health officer of New tYork, urging
an appropriation to be inserted In
the sundry civil bill, to enable the
national board of health to pay for
Its inspections of emigrants, and to
continue ifs quarantine supervision
of the seaboard The communica-
tlon treats of the Importance of this
supervision and of vigilance in the
quarantlnes, to prevent the introduc-
ton by emlgrants of the smallpox
IN Its latent and undeveloped condis
ton Lit was accompanied by an
endorsement from Lieut. Governor
Hosklns. Referred to the commit,
tee on appropriations.
Senator Allison presented the con-
ference report on the le8is lative ap~
preparation bill similar to that pre-
sented in the House. The report
was agreed to. The new conference
committee appointed consisting of
Senators Allison, Dawes snd Davis,
of West Virginia.
The revenue bill was taken up
pending an amendment, being that
by Senator Malone. to reduce tobac
co tax to s cents per pound The
amendment was rejected Yeas, Is;
nays, 38. A number of Democrats
voted no. The question next recur-
red upon the committee amendment
to the tobacco section, striking out
the clause allowing rebate to the
amount of the reduction on all stocks
on hand at the time the law takes
effect. Adopted. Yeas, 27 nays 25.
The fourth section as amended,
was adopted, and the fifth sectinn,
relating tie sugar, was read but with
out action. The Senate adjourned.
Messrs. Payson, of Illinois, and
Knott, of Kentucky, presented the
views of the minority of the iudi~
ciary committee upon the subject of
the Northern Pacific land grant.
Mr.. knott's report is accompanied
by "a joint resolution declaring for>
feited all the lands granted to the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
and not patented to said Company
on the first day of July, 1882. He
le-;r.a I n ha--o A. --r r-NSCCU
on the calendar, but the Speaker
ruled that isasmuch as the majority
report had been laid on the table,
the views of the minority must take
the Same course
Mr.. Knott appealed from the de.
cision of the Chair, but the Chair
was sustained.
The Speaker announced the regu-
lar order of business to be the
further consideration of the bill to
allow a drawback on the foreign ma
terial used in connection with the
domestic materials in the construc-
ton of steam and sail vessels for
foreign account, and the pending
question to be an amendment offs
fered by Mr. Tucker, of Virginia,
extending its provisions to vessels
constructed for domestic account.
The vote by which the yeas and
nays were on Saturday ordered on
Mr.. fuckers amendment was recon
sidered, and Mr. Kelley moved to res
comL,it the bill. Pending this lno-
ton the matter went over till to-
morrow.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, submitted
tine conference report on the legisla-
tive, judicial and executive appro-
priatlon bill. Tie report indorces
the agreement of the conference
on all the items of the bill, except
that relative to the transfer of the
records in the Surgeon Generals
office to the office of the Adjutant-
General. AS agreed upon by the
conference committee the bill apprO
PIRATES S20,039,000.
The conference report was agreed
to, and further conference or-
dered.
Under the call of States the fol-
lowing bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr. Knott, of Kentucky-De-
claring forfeited to the United States
certain lauds granted to the North>
ern Pacific Railroad Company, and
remaining unpatented upon the first
of July, 1882.
Also joint resolution requesting
the President to see that no patent
shall be issued to the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Compe ~ for any lands
remaining unpatented on January
1st, 1882, or until Congress shall
have acted upon the foregoing cop-
stitutional amendment granting the
President the right to veto any dis
tinct item or provision of bill,
while approving other items.
The House then considered the
bill local to the District of Columbia
and adjourned.