Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE

HODSE'
WASHINGTON, May 15-The House
Geneva award bill was tabled tenn
porarily. The Judiciary committee,
which has jurisdiction of the sub
ject, having already reported the
bill; also a House bill for a public
building at Louisville, Ky.
Bills were introduced and referred
as follows:
By Senator George-by request
to aid in the construction of rail
road and levee OF the Memphis and
New Orleans Railroad Company.
Senator Pendleton submitted, from
the committee on civil service, etc , a
report to accompany the civil service
reform bill. He said that the formal
statements made before the commit,
tee would be presented as addenda
to the report. Ordered printed.
Senator Morrill, presented amend
ments to the House bonded distilled
spirits bill in the form of a substitute
for that measure. Referred to the
finance committee.
House bill for the removal of
the remains of the late Minister Xii
patrick from Chill to New Jersey,
for interment, was passed.
The Senate then listened to a
speech by Senator Beck upon the
House bonded distilled spirits
bill now in the finance committee
His pending resolution to give the
measure the precedence of consid-
Grafton was taken up.
Senator Window followed Senator
Beck In reply to an allusion of the
latter to the pending investigation of
the doin rs of whisky men, by a spe-
cial committee, of which Senator
Window is chairman.
Senator Beck's resolution having
served its purpose in calling atten>
tion to the subject was indefinitely
postponed.
The following are the amounts ap
propriated by bills favorably report
ed for public buildings at the points
named: Jackson, Tenn, $50, 1000; New
Castle, Del, $4,000; Council Bluffs
Iowa, 100000; Detroit, Mich, 5000,
900; Hannibal, Mo-, $4,000; Louis
vile, KY, S500,000.
A letter was transmitted from the
commissioner of pensions inviting
attention to the deficiency appropria
ton bill of Sl6,000,000, to meet the
June payment of the army pen
sions.
After an executive session tht
Senate adjourned
The vote in the executive session
on the confirmation of ROLAND
Worthington, of the Boston Travel
Ter, as collector of customs for tn,
port of Boston, was SO ayes to l.
nays. The nay vote comprised elev
en- Republicans and three Demo
Gratis.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Under tn
call of the States the following bill
were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Shelley, of Alabama-Fo
the sale of public lands in Mississil
pi and Louisiana to the New Orlean
and Northeastern Railway Co. Also
regulate the sale of coal and iro
lands in Alabama,
By Mr.. Robinson, of New Yorl
calling on the President for furthe
correspondence with Great Brital
in regard to American citizens i'm
OrisOnad in ireland
By Mr. Lynch, of Mississippi
amendatory of the general electio
laws
Also to reimburse depositors c
the Freedmen's Saving and Trus
Company, for losses incurred by th
failure of said company.
Under a suspension of the rules
bill was passed providing that no &C
tlon for damages for the infringe
nent OF patents shall be sustaine
for the use of any patented article c
device, when it shall appear ON tri,
that the Defendant ni,rchasad suc