Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 18.-Mr George
introduced a bill appropriating 800,
900 for the erection of public build
ing at Vicksburg, Miss.
WASHINGTON, June 19-The fol.
lowing bills were introduced anc
referred:
By Mr. Moore, of Tennessee, au-
thorizing the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi River at Mem
phis.
Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, under
instructions from the committee on
elections, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill facilitating the trial
OF the contested election cases, by
providing the machinery by which
the testimony in those cases may be
submitted to the committee on cleo
tions at an earlier day than is now
practicable. The motion was agreed
to.
Mr. Dunnell, of Minnesota. under
instructions from the committee of
ways and means, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill providing
that, hereafter, collectors of internal
revenue shall be appointed for the
term of four years.
The motion was lost. Yeas 81,
nays, 100.
Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, un>
der instructions from the committee
on appropriations, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the pension APP
preparation bill which appropriates
$15O,O0O,OOO.
After protest from Mr.. House,
of Tennessee, against passing a mea
sure of this magitnde under a sus-
pension of the rules, the motion was
agreed to, and the bill passed with
out division.
Mr. Smith, of Illinois, under in
structions from the committee on
banking and currency, moved to sus.
pend the rules and pass the bill
authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury, until the first of July, 1884,
to receive trade dollars upon presene
tation, and give in exchange for them
standard silver dollars, and repeating
all laws authorizing the coinage of
the trade dollar. Agreed to.
Mr. Reagan, of Texas, under in
structions from the committee on
commerce, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to regulate
immigration. 1t permits the levying
of tax of SO cents per head upon
emigrants landed in this country,
such tax to be paid by the vessel
carrying such emigrants. 1t is in
tended principally for the benefit of
Castle Garden, New York, although
the bill provides that the tax shall
be paid to collectors of customs and
be expended under discretion of the
Secretary of the Treasury The
motion was agreed to and the bill
passed; yeas 10, nays l6.
The House also, under a suspen-
sion of the rules, passed a bill to es-
tablish bureau of annual industry,
and to prevent the expectation of
deceased cattle and the spread of
contagious or Infectious diseases
among domestic animals; also a joint
resolution accepting the invitation OF
the British government TO be repre-
sented at the next national fishing
exhibition, in London, in 1888.
Mr.. Upson, of Texas, under in
structions from the committee on
military affairs, moved to suspend the
rules, and pass, with an amendment
including in its provisions the State
of Kansas, Senate bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to ex-
anime and report to Congress the
amount of all the claims of the
States of Texas, Colorado, Oregon,
Nebraska, California and Nevada,
and the Territories of Washington
and Idaho, for monies expended i'll
repelllng invasions and suppressing
Indian hostilities.
Upon this motion not a quorum
voted, and after call Of the House
the motion adjourn was at 6:25, car
ried, with the understanding that ar
aye and nay vote should be taken OF
the bill tomorrow Immediately afte1
the reading of the journal.
Pending the statement of the vote
the Speaker announced the follow
ing conference committees
On District of Columbia, watel
supply bill-Messrs- Neal, Turner
and Hewitt of New York.
On Military Academy, appropria
ton bill-Me ssrs. Blackburn, Ryal
and Butterwortb.
Justice Bradley, of the United
States Supreme Court, to whom
Guiteaus counsel appealed for wri
of habeas corpus, to>day filed de
NAL of the application with the clerl
of the court. Justice Bradley hold
that the Court of the District o
Columbia had full jurisdiction of tn
case, and no reasons exist for
writ.
The President to-day nominated
the following postmasters: NJ. W
Dewhurst, st. Augustine, Fla; Jas
2. Newcomb, San Antonia, Texas
George Ware, Washington, Ga.