Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-09
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December s.
Senator Maxey, from the committee
on military affairs, reported bill to
rectify and establish the title of the
United States to site of the mili-
tary post at Ell Paso, Texas. Passed.
The President laid before the Sem
ate communication from the Secre>
tary of War, received just before the
adjournment of last session, transs
mitting informating as to the basis
upon which the government settled
with certain railroad companies
about the year 1865.
Senator Beck stated that after
comforting with the commission on
pensions, he desired to modify his
amendment to the resolution asking
for list of pensioners, 50 as not to
require he names of persons claims
ing pensions.
At the close of the morning hour,
Senator Beck called up his resolution
for an inquiry into the political as,
sessments upon government en-
ployes, and criticised the substitute
offered by Senator Hale yesterday.
Senator Hale said that he had
modified the substitute so as to call
for the names of all employees dis>
missed since the election for any
cause. The Democratic party had
placed wealthy men upon their COM
mittee, in order to induce them to
contribute money for political pur
poses, and had levied large assess
ments upon liquor dealers associa>
tlons, and the investigation, if en-
tered upon at all, ought to extend to
both sides.
Sena,or Beck again insisted that
the substitute was designed to de-
feat the proposed investigation.
The discussion was continued by
Senators Bayard, Hale and Beck un
til 2 o'clock, when, as unfinished
business, the bankruptcy bill was
taken up.
Senator Jones, of Florida, offered
an amendment, which was agreed to,
giving the party sought to be thrown
into involuntary bankruptcy the
right to demand a jury trial as to
the grounds of bankruptcy.
Senator Morgan offered an amend
ment making it an act Of bankruptcy
to deai in futures in certain articles
of prime necessity, such as corn,
cotton, sugar, rice, etc, Agreed to.
Senator Hoar addressed the Sen,
ate at length in advocacy of the
Lowell bill, introduced by him, and
had not finished his argument when
the the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, December 8-The
committee on post-offices and post,
roads to day unanimously agreed to
report to the House Mr.. Anderson's
bill fixing the rate of letter postage
at two cents instead of three, the
present rate.
Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, presented a
petition of the tobacco manufac,
turers of Chicago, asking that imme-
date action be taken on the tax ques-
ton, as the continued agitation is
depriving the operatives of sub>
sistence. Referred.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, from
the committee on appropriations,
reported the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill. Referred to com
mittee of the whole. It appropri,
ates S125,S25 dollars, being S76,60O
less than the appropriations for the
current year, and $132, 500 less than
the est mates.
Mr.. Burrows gave notice that he
would ask action ON the bill to-mor-
row.
The Committee on naval affairs
reported back the resolution intro>
duced by Mr.. Hewitt, of New York,
on Monday last, calling on the Sec
retary of the the navy, for copies of
all the orders issued between the 1st
of August and the 4th of December,
by virtue of which work has been
SOuo VI OiSCOutLuuCu, III WclhuCu
haze been employed or discharged
on any of the navy yards, besides
other information relative to casual-
ties to United States ships during
1882. Adopted.
The House went into committee
of the whole on the private calan-
dar.
The first bill was to extend
papent on wagons, and its enacting
clause was stricken out.
The next bill was that for the re>
lief of the officers and crew of the
United States Monitor, who par tici.
pated in the action with the rebel
iron-clad, Merrimac, on the 9th of
March, 1862
After d long debate, the enacting
clause of this bill was also stricken
out.
Thecommittee rose, but no action
on it's report was taken by the House.
MIR. Bingham. of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee on post>
offices and post-roads, reported the
bill reducing letter postage to
cents, and it was referred to the
committee of the whole.
The House then adjourned until
Tomorrow.