Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-10
HOUSE.

word execute should read ''yiolate.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March s.
Under the call of committees the fol
lowing bills were reported:
By Mr.. Harris, of Massachusetts,,
from the committee On naval affairs:
Authorizing the construction of YES
sells of war for the navy of the
United States. Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole. This is the bill au-
thorizing the expenditure of ten mil
lion dollars for the purpose named,
By Mr.. Money, of Mississippi, from
the committee on post-oftices and
post roads: Providing for the ocean
mail service between the United
States and foreign ports. Referred
to the committee of the whole.
By Mr. Towesend, from the COM
mittee on commerce: Amending the
law concerning commerce and navi,
cation and the regulation of steam
vessels. Referred to committee of
the whole. It places foreign vessels,
when in our ports, under the same
rules relative to their outfit and to
the protection of passengers as
govern vessels owned in the United
States, and reduces the license fees
of pilots, engineers, &c, from SO
and SIS to Sl.50 and Is cents. 1t
also exempts owners of domestic
vessels from personal liability
beyond an amount equal to double
the amount of their respective ine
vestmeDts therein.
Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, moved
that the House proceed to the con-
sideration of the business on the
Speakers table, stating that his OBJ
| ject was to take up the Senate anti
polygamy bill. Agreed to. Yeas,
| III; nays, st.
The first bill on the Speakers ta~
BILE, authorizing the purchase of
the property known as the Freed
mans Bank, in Washington, D. c.,
and dappropriating $250,000 therefor,
passed after some debate.
Several executive communications
were referred, and number of Sen
ate bills passed, among them bill
directing the Secretary of War to
pay over to the Society of the Army
of the Cumberland $500 to aid in
the erection of statute, or monu~
ment, to General James A. Garfield.
. Finally the anti-polygamy bill was
reached. Mr.. Converse, of Ohio
raised the point of order that the bill
must go to the committee of the
whole
Pending discussion of the point
of order, the House at 4:30 adjourn
ed.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mr Dun,
nell, of Minnesota, from the commit
tee on ways and means, reported
back the bill amending sections 324:
and $3.50, of the Revised Statutes
Referred to the committee of the
whole, It provides for the cancel
lation of stamps on tobacco exported
by rail.
Mr. White, Of Kentucky, from the
committee on commerce, reported {
bill providing for transmitting Me
rldlan time from the naval observa
tory to ports of entry and othel
cities, and for the placing of tim,
balls on the custom House. Referred
to the committee of the whole.
| Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, chair
man of the committee on ways ant
means, asked leave to report fo,
: present consideration, the bill relat-
ing to the expectation of tobacco
{ snug and cigars, free of tax to adj
iacent foreign countries.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, objected
| and in reply to the statement b,
) Mr.. Kelley, that the bill was to en-
| able the export of tobacco by rail, a
i it now went by ship, said that unit
the committee on ways and mean
1 needed the wishes of the House a
recently expressed by the vote o.
the ''leaf tobacco" bill. He did no
= propose that any bill relating to lea
n tobacco should be considered.
d Mr.. Kelly: ''Let the tobacc
growers know that it is the gen
9 tleman who inficts this hardshi
: upon them. >
r Mr.. Hatch: Il am glad that th
y people should know all about it"
The bill was referred to the Hous
n calendar, and then at l o'clock th