Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-22
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WASHINGTON, March 22.-On motion
of Mr.. Morgan, the president was re-
quested to communicate to the senate
the correspondence which had led to his
recent retaliatory proclamation in regard
to the republic of Colombia.
The president pro tenn, Mr.. Mander-
son, laid before the senate state de-
partment communication relative to the
proposed purchase of the unpublished
manuscripts of President Madison; also,
papers from the interior department rel
ative to acquiring title to the Cherokee
outlet; also reply from the secretary of
the interior to the senate inquiry as to
whether any rooms in the patent Office
had been rendered unsafe by the storage
of papers.
The committee on Judiciary reported
favorably bill to punish the crime of
perjury before the local land offices.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to
amend the law relative to the appoint
ment of receivers of national banks.
The bill is substantially the same as one
introduced in the house by Mr.. Bacon.
MIR. Kyle offered joint resolution,
which was referred to the committee on
territories, for an investigation into the
cause of the recent mining disaster in
the Indian Territory.
Mr.. PETER offered bill introduced by
Mr.. Simpson in the house, to award
Sergeant Thomas G. Harter, Company
A, First Indiana regiment, $4,000 and a
gold medal for services rendered in saw
ing Pope's army and the national capital
from humiliation in July and August,
1869. II
Mr.. George introduced bill for the
judiciary committee to refund to the
producers of cotton, the amount Of in
ternal revenue tax paid by them.
The bill to amend the laws relating to
the sale of intoxicants in the Indian
Territory, laid over from Friday, was
passed.
Mr.. Butler, of South Carolina, re-
vived the question of the alleged un-
healthiness of the underground COM
mittee rooms, which the senate had in
sisted should be constructed in the ter
race below the level of the main build
ing, and moved that an examination
should be made by experts into this
matter, also to the purity Of the air
pumped into the senate chamber. The
resolution went over withoutaction.
Mr.. Carey, at whose instance bill
was passed Friday, to grant thirty days
leave of absence to employees of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing and the
navy yard, asked its reconsideration,
with view of moving some verbal
changes. This resulted in objection be-
ing made to the consideration of the bill,
and it went over
The senate then took up bills on the
calendar.
Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee, offered q
resolution calling ON the secretary of the
treasury for a list of all employees in the
United States coast and geodetic survey
whose salaries were increased or de-
creased, or were dismissed during the
year 1890. After some discussion the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, SUBJ
mitted report from the committee on
printing on the alleged violation of the
rules of the house by Mr.. Walker, of
Massachusetts, IN inserting an attack on
Mr.. Williams, of Massachusetts, cover
ing five columns in the record.
The house then went into committee
of the whole with Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, in the chair, on the army ap-
preparation bill.