Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., MAY 2.-Sena-
Tor Mcpherson presented petitionss
from the citizens and boards of trade
7of New Jersey in favor of the Lowell
bankruptcy bill.
Senator Voorhees, offered resolu
stion creating committee of investf
Egation to ascertain whether any cor-E
srupt or improper influences have
bear Upon any member of the Senate /
I in regard to the bill pending before
sthe Senate finance committee tos
samend the laws regarding distllledE
zspirits in special bonded warehouses;
sAlso to inquire if any attempt has
sbeen made to bring such improper
,sor corrupt influences to bear on anyE
s.member of the Senate to secure the
] passage or defeat of the bill, the;
scommlttee to send for persons and'
spapers as earl ly as practicable,
4 Upon Senator Voorhees, stating that
shis resolution was based, not uponI
facts within his own knowledge, but
supon newspaper runners. SENATOR
ssMorrill objected to present consid-
aeration, and the resolution went
aover for day.
q The Senate devoted the remainder
sof the time reserved for the calender
Ito the political disabilities bill, and
srepealing the statute prohibiting the
of ex-Confederates to
spositions in the army or navy.
4 Senator ingalls, moved to amend so
Gas to continue the statue, but to con-
Zine It's prohibition to officers who
Cleft the United States army or navy
ssto enter the Confederate service.
B Senator Ingalls, moved to commit
.sthe bill and amendment.
a In the discussion of this motion a
rather warm debate occurred between
,sSenators Ingalls, and Hampton as to
swhat were the actual issue between
Ythe North and the South in the late
.awar.
) The bill finally went over without
action.
s The bill to create Court of APP
.speals then came up as unfinished
8 business.
The amendment affec citing the jur>
:ssisdiction of courts in patent and
@copyright cases wss lost, leaving the
sgjurlsdiction the same as now.
q Other committee amendments were
ga3 greed to.
D Senator Butler moved an amend
s sment requiring judges to be trans
Mterred from one circuit to another
n #under the rules of the Supreme
5 Court. In speaking of it he remarked
athat it would have the effect inci>
s sadentally of enabling certain local To-
s5calities to get rid of unworthy
:9judges. In this connection he ex-
spressed the opinion that the Judge
4 IN the circuit where he (Butler)
slived was utterly unfit to discharge
S his duties; that some Of his acts were
10 disgrace to American citizenship
81 Senator Ingalls, said he did moi
know of what the Senator from North
ssC Carolina complained, unless it was
the recent decision in the election
ceases in that State. The testimony
Gin those cases, if true, disclosed much
greater disgrace to American citizen
"a ship than he over before saw perpe-
trated upon this continent. He
wanted that fact noted. If such was
gthe fact that the object of Senator
s. Butler WAS to avoid the administra.
Etion of Judge that would be obnox
Ito the people of his State.
% Senator Butler sorcastically re-
NsJ oined that he acknowle 1ged tn,
s'uperiority of Senator Ingalls, facili
MVies over his own for acquiring imfor
Gion concerning the events transpir'
Mlng in South Carolina, but b,
81 thought he would be able to demon
d Mstrate at the proper time that certain
b circuit judges had been guilty O
conduct that was disgraceful to th,
81 American Jurisprudence, notwith
R5standing the opinion of the Senate
Esfrom Kansas
@ Senator Sherman asked whethe
M5he reference now made was t.
M Judge Bond.
M Senator Butler replied aflirrna-
lively.
81 The amendment was then rejected
IS Yeas II, nays 33.
rs Senator Vest offered an amend
g nent that no circuit or district Judge
Al before whom the cause or questio
Es nay have been tried or heard in th
b district or Circuit Court, shall sit o
D 5he trial or hearing of such cause Q
.M question in the Appellate Court.
@ Pending this amendment the Sen
M ate adjourned.
81 HOUSE.
@ WASHINGTON, May 3.-After a nun
g Der of bills were introduced th
M House, at IL o'clock, went into com
: M niatee of the whole, with Mr.. Robin
E son, of Massachusetts,, in the Chai
!. Eaon the tariff commission bill.
81 Mr.. Spencer, of Illinois, oppose
! E he bill. He called attention to tL
: iact that the present revenues e1
Q E ,eeded the government necessities
L he extent of $3.50, ,000,O00 year, an
s 81 surmised that the advocates of IL
y DILL were desirous of increasing th.
u mount.
81 Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, folio,
@sd Mr. Springer. After some n
M marks upon the merits of the bill, |
Ie k5 criticised what he termed vacillatic
o s. IF the Democratic party on the sui