Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-21

Franklin, Mcclellan and other dis.
tinguished officers.
Senator Logan admitted the en-
tire propriety of any proposition te
that effect.
The regular order, being the pen
sion arrears resolution, was proceed
ed with, and Senator Mcpherson Of
fered and advocated a substitute
declaring that the Senate adheres to
the principle that pensions she'll be
computed from the time of disability,
and directing the pension committee
to bring in bill by which the busi-
ness of the Pension Bureau may be
expedited, aud fraud detected and
punished Senators Platt and Harri-
son discussed the subject, which was
still pending, at the Executive ses-
sion.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 20.-Imme-
diateiy after reading OF the iourpal.
Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, rising to
question of privilege, denied all
connection with the Peruvian Cons
pany, and said he did not know
Shepherd and never saw him.
Under the cal of States, q num-
Der of bills were introduced and res
ferred.
By Mr. Robinson-The resolution
extending sympathy to the laboring
classes in Ireland and their repre-
sentatives now in prison.
By Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania
Providing that all public buildings
shall be constructed of material
found in the State where the build
ings are to be erected.
Mr.. Mckinley, from the committee
on ways and means, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the Joint
resolution authorizing the refunding
to the American revisers of the New
Testament the duties paid on the
Importation of copies of the new
Revised Testament for said com.
pany.
Mr.. Speer, of Georgia, advocated
the passage of the joint resolution.
The motion was vgreed to and the
bill passed
Mr. Hammond, of Georgia, from
the committee ON judiciary, moved
to suspend the rules and pass a bill
to establish district United States
courts and officers thereof, in the
northern and southern judicial dis
tricts of Georgia. Agreed to.
Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio, from the
committee on commerce, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill
for promotion in the life saving SER
vice and to encourage the saving of
life from ship wrecks. Agreed to
and the bill passed.
The House also passed under the
suspension of the rules, amid ap-
plause, the bill in relation to the
Japanese idemnity fund. 1t author
ICES the payment of the fund known
as the Japanese idemnity fund,
amounting to $l,97O,314 to the Jap
anese government, with the excep
ton of $254,0O0, which shall be paid
to the officers and crew of the Uni
ted States ship Wyoming. The res
olution was adopted, making
the bill to limit the
immigration of the Chinese special
order for the second Tuesday in
March, and from day to day until
disposed of, subject only to appro-
priation bills.
The House at $3.50 took recess un-
til 7:30 The night session to be for
the consideration of the District of
Columbia code bill.
Mr.. Dunmar, of Kansas, intro.
duced a resolution resolution in
the House to-day authorizing the
Secretary of War to grant imme-
diate relief by issuing rations to the
d. stitute citizens of Arkansas and
contiguous territory of Louisiana
embraced in the Red River Valley.
The resolution was referred
to the committee on ap~
preparations, with instructions
to make an early report to the House.
Mr.. Dunn says, relative to the ur-
gency of this matter, that while the
State of Arkansas is accredited with
SO per cent. of an average crop, the
planters and farmers of this particus
lar section, owing to the drought,
made hardly more than 20 per cent, !;
and that several hundred thousands
of persons are already in destitute
condition. That the recent overflow
of the river has flooded 1900, 900
acres of land, and driven back upon
the section already impoverished,
thousands more. of starving refugees.
He estimates that at least 800, 200
persons will require assistance to
prevent great destitution and actual
starvation.
The House committee on IMPROVE
medts Of the Mississippi River, ap-
pointed a sub committee, consisting
of Messrs.. Thomas, of Illinois;
Gunter, of Arkansas King. of
Louisiana; Moore, of Tennessee,
and Carpenter, of Iowa, to draft q
bill embodying the recommendation
OF the Mississippi River commission,
as submitted to Congress by the
Secretary of war. The committee
also extended an invitation to Cap
tain Eads and Representatives Glib
son and Robertson, of Louisiana, to
address them on Friday next.
A Liberal Office.