Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-30

| WAsHNG-oN. april 2l-Hausc Mr.. Ed
wards Of NV Hgur hire introduced bill. making APP
preparations bounty 70 widows and e-a heirs OF vol
uuteers who have died, and OF those lu.d or may he
killed. in service Ee.lr-d TO committee ways aLd
means
W- Eliot Of Massachusetts offered q motion tia, the
SeCretay of tho IrtUgy be requested 10 communicate
statement OF expenditure of money in !Ho department
Air. Cox. Of Ohio subut.lcl tho f1l.oui3--:
q '9',a I'm, The se'retry O. " ar ilt1-l tAe House
what has d.Iayod the ro7ry to the res,lrsn q this
uouse calling .or information 10 the go. Eek, csrd 1a
etc. Of ta= Africans employed IN Gen. voe+'s daparJ-
> What uuubs- OF slaves has been b-ourf. into the
district by army uL-F7 or other GFccts O.. the govern
msut from The State of Virginia SINCE she enemy aban-
goneo t-e pos'-s'i oil 1---s G1a s1e- .i1e= on tie
3 what number OF fag-,i7es f,om Maryland and VII.
gnia are now IL The city II Washington, their and
probable age.
4. What number is now .a and has lEan sent to Fred
eTics, Maryland.
5 How Inauy a-e now fed and supported by The money
Of The United States aqqroIa,ed by Congress to prose
cute the
g. what authority were both old and youn male and
female sent by ral 70 Philadelphia, and at who's cz-
Pense and tho amount O; gcuse and uuposas for which
T. II he has rot tho means to answer tese Inquiries
to take the neeess y steps 20 OBTAIN the information
On motion q 1l' Lpyeioy, Of Illinois, the resolution
was tabled by Vote OF o. against 81 the RslubicGus
general = voting In the aflirmGtive.
On motion Of Mr.. Porter Of Indiana, resolution was
adopted instrucng the committee on invalid pensions 20
report bill providing pensions fox disabled soldiers oE
the present war.
The house recorsidercd the vote b. fca tie rssolu
ton was to-day adopted. ca ling Tor jhe expenditures Of
the western department, and then n Iected it.
MI Owens resolution, requesting the Attorney Gen
eral 70 blHg suit against G-U Fremont and Mr. Beard
10 recover money Obtained on the order Of Fremont
taken MP.
Mr.. Owen condemned the extravaganza OF the oxpeu
di.nres On the 81 Louis ortfc8toal the money having
any form Of law.
Mr.. Coifaz, Indiana disapprovcd Of tho ST. Louis
undertaken offered an eztenua ion for them. Whv did
gentlemen wait until Cen Fremont was In the face of
the enemy before they Indignantly pursued himf WHY
not walt until the end OF the instead SO acting
as TO cause him 10 ioso The confidence Of his army il
front Of the foe.
.dr. Blair OF Missouri, replied to Mr. Coax that St.
Louis never was in danger except FROM Gen Fremont
VINO brought with hun g-ng Of CaAforuiaus. 10 hs
Pr Jlaice oi t4e s'd name oil 9 people OF Missouri
He admitted that be partly influential i'm placing
Gen Fremont in command IN the West but 10 Gad sui
l-tgol IT, ana Tie pea i9 would be parjCued.
S1HGte-Ihs vice president pro TEN. presented uctI I
lion ia favor Of the bankrupt law also in favor of ship
canal from Lake Michigan tp the Mississippi river
Mr. Lane, Of IldilEa- presented petition from rhg I
free co.Ured citizens OF United States rrqg i- for
setting as de portion Of the territory outside mo ma
uonai limit for their colonization, and naming Central
America. Mr. Lane said that while he did not be ieve
that free coioret people were entitled 10 all the rights or
privileges Of white citizens Of the United Ssass be
nevertheless favored thelT just right 10 petitions right
Europe
1. was evident that slaves were freed here and BY
our armies, something must be done with them aui
emancipation or IN apprenticeship system must be
adopted, Tor it was not H. acCoIdang- with the genius OF
cur institutions that ,afse people sh ud be re5nrucd 10
slavery IL alluded 10 the great b.0odess and mora.
tlumph OF freedom u tue abolition ct slavery in the
District Of Columbia az lu egUa, tho trum hs OF
our arms by The ChlvaIc brave sO4g Il tho West %
whom he paii glowing tribute.
The memorial was respectful and deFgEvlrg Of d. It
teRti0n of Congress
Tie desired should be read and referred rho com
mlttce on for ign relations, which aEToed TO-
Messr-. Howe, OF Wisconsin, ana Howard. of Michigan
pr sehed ucrnc- is r0lu lzang Of Wisconsin and Hch
9 n praying tor Ehil cauai from Lake Michigan 10 the
Mississippi river. !
, Sir DooIte Of Wisconsin, pr s7ntcd jlint resou-
non l.on the Miscausiu Legislature, rendering 90 the
esuent OF Tic United STATES approval Of Es
ne sa!d these resolutions passed almost uuan rlCuzy
The resolution was read and T. bl.d.
Az Powell OF Ken uesy. offered resolution calling {
h the Secretary oi ate for the uanus ,r an persons =
-e-iaeuL OF The ato Il Egutuc.y who have been Or
e.ed by his order and o1HGHed in forts camps and
sons since the iJs OF september last; also he num-
'f ud Hgo oi those WHO had been released and the d
iuiHoer Of names Sud aEs of those retained
DIT sumner OF Massachusetts obi cted ard the Tesolu
ION was laid over under TIE rule q
Ah5 resolution calling for Information In relation 20
ne arrest Of 81 gadtrteu. Stou, was then taken up
Tie debate Continued er rrrst Ieneth