Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Senators
Plumb, Allison and Beck were ap~
pointed conferees on the post>office
appropriation bill.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
presented a protest from the Central
branch of the Land League of Amer :
lea, against the imprisonment of
American citizens IN Ireland. Res
ferred.
The Senate took up the bill for the
adjustment of the claims growing
out of the destruction of the United
States private armed brig, General
Armstrong, in the port of Fayal
Azars Islands, in 1914 The commit
tee amendment, specifying that the
total of the claims to be passedupon,
not exceeding $7O,739, as the amount
proved before the Court of Claims,
was agreed to.
Senator Pendleton eulogized the
rators and skill of the officers and
crew of the Armstrong in defending
their vessel against the attack of
three British war vessels. He re-
garded it as one of the most heroic
and brilliant actions in our naval his
tory.
Senator Platt briefly opposed the
measure. The bill passed. Yeas Al,
nays 13.
Senator Kellogs bill to extend the
limits of the port of New Orleans
and other purposes was passed after
the $200,000 appropriation had been
stricken out as recommended by the
committee on commerce.
The Indian Territory railroad bill
was again taken up, and somewhat
tedious and desultory debate upon
it followed Senators Sherman,
Ingalls, and Jones of Florida, op-
posed tie bill, and Senators vii.
liams, Gail and Maxey favored it,
The pending amendment to require
the consent to the bill of the general
council of the Choctaw and Chicka
saw nations before it shall take eff
feet, was rejected; ayes Is, nays 30.
The amendments offered by Sena-
tors Plumb, Mcmillan and Sauls-
bury were accepted by Senator
Maxey, in charge of the bill, which
then passed; ayes 81, nays 13.
On motion of Senator Kellogg,
the bill appropriating S6,000,000 for
the improvement of the Mississippi
and Missouri Rivers, was taken up
and laid over as unfinished business,
for tomorrow.
Senator Plumb, from the commits
tee on appropriations, reported,
without amendment, House bill
appropriating $4,000, to supply the
deficiency in the current year, in the
subsistence of the Arrapahoe, Chey-
enne, Apache and other Indian tribes.
He explained that the bill was sub
stantially identical with one recently
originated in and passed by the Sen
ate, and wal made necessary because
the House had declined to recognize
the right of the Senate to originate
the measure.
Senator Beck: I'VE do not cons
ceed the question, but waive it for
the time" The bill passed.
Senator Plumb from the same COM
mittee reported without amendment
House bill appropriating the follow
ing amounts to supply the defficien~
cies in the current year: $4,000
for printing stamps, etc. for the
Revenue Department, $4,000 for the
manufacture of paper for the use of
the Treasury Department, also $780,
600 to continue work on the Wash
ington monument. The latter ap-
preparation being for the next fiscal
year and to enable persons in charge
to make his contracts for the coming
year at this time. Passed. Adjourn
ed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 13.-
On motion of Mr.. Ellis, of Lcuisis
ana, the Senate bill was passed pro-
vidipg for one appraiser and two as
sistant appraisers at the port of New
Orleans instead of two appraisers
and one assistants appraiser as al
present.
The morning hour having. beer
dispensed with, the House at 12:4(
went into committee of the whole Oh
the tariff commission bill.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, opposed
the pending bill, contending that the
tariff needed immediate revision
and then argued in support of the
revenue tariff
Messrs. Updegraff, of Ohio, ant
Brumm, of Pennsylvania, spoke upo1
the measure. The committee ther