Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-23
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J an effort in the Senate on Saturday to have tl
n biz changing the judicial districts as recent
q separated, modified so as to keep Michigan
y the same district with Ohio The secret of th
/ effJrt was a fear that Mr. Browning would b
d made Judge in the new Illinois district. 1t
understood that he il an ardent sspirBnt for sue
a | . position The bill passed, however, wilhou
S change
!. Confscstion is at last through both House
IN tolerably stringent shape, with the sectio
! inserted amounting 70 a provision that ths Pres
= I1ent selecting and arning negroes may preclud
the necessity for passing a new bill. There
70 bill in the Senate for this purpose. Tn
confscation bill allows proceedings especially
called al rem, that is, It allows the seizure o
, property, whether tie owner can be found ant
tried or rot.
Messrs. Fessenden and Clarke had profssset
constitutional scyuples on this point, bat theJ
yielded
The border State members had an interview
with the President on Saturday The President
entreated taem or going home to prepare fol
| emancipation, as circumstances might soon arise
that would make it necessary. The members
objected TO his, but otherwise professed to have
a very pleasant interview.
Il is understood Shst tax collectors will mostly
be appointed this week. The President appoints,
bat the recommendations pass through the
hands of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
}. K. Melins of Cincinnati, and Maj Speed
Butler, son OF the State treasurer Butler of H.
inoi8, have appointments on General Pope's
staff
The report that Capt. Hasker, of the Ssh III
irois cavalry, was killed in the battle before
Richmond, may be untrue. He was severely
wounded and left on the field. He may be a
prisoner.
Gen Lee has sent flag Of truce to General
Mcclellan proposing a. exchange Of prisoners
st Whitehouse.
| The House in committee of the whole was in
! dulgiag in set speeches on Saturday evening,
| sEG Richardson signalized himself by trying 10
revive the bullying style of debate, which it was
hoped had gone cut with his friends OF the South
ern Ccni5deracy. Mr.. Allen referred to some
| statements Richardson had made about the sup
| port Of conirabands by the government Mr.
/ Blake Of Ohio explained that the statement was
incorrect and said, ' do not mean that the
gentleman from Illinois meant to misrepresent
but there are nc facts to sustsin his statement"
Slr. Richardson, (meaniDgly pulling up his
coat sleeves y" Do / understand the gentleman
TO deny that the government is paying $500
day Tor the employment and support Of ne
groes ~
Mr. Blake-'.I deny that the statement in
your speech IS true, 20 the effect that 2000 "a
tion5 q day are issued to conntTabands in this
districs alone, in violation of laws
Mr Richsrdson-"That speech was made on
the 18th Of May and no member has dared to
rise in his place and deny single statement IN
til now"
Mr.. Blake Because no man could get the
hoor for that purpose"
Mr. Richardsou-"Tue gentleman states a
fsisehO0d when he states that no gentleman
could get the floor no gentleman has risen in
his place and denied The statement when there |
was time to raise investigating committees to
examine into It, and [ charge the gentleman
from Ohio, AID every other gentlemsn vino de-
Rles 1t, with stating a tasehoOd"
Mr.. B,ske-'I charge the gentleman from Il |
iln0is with utteTiug what is utterly untrue and /
ugf5unded I am ready to back that up"
Dir. Richardson Advancing menacingly. ] |
care youl Wen see" /
BIZ. B.ake-"I'm nc. to bs intimidated by any
Of your threats, sir"
Mr.. Richardson, pulling up his coat sleeves,
made another start toward B axe, when the ser
geant at arms iuterposed. While Blake cried,
g Let him come on, let him come
NJ Richardson 1T tho top cf his voice, " The
gentleman is 2 God ID liar"
He then returned 10 his seat. In a few min
u:es Bake walked over to speak TO Richardson,
apparently with q view of having a mutual ex-
PLANTATION, when Richardson instantly cried out
'' God d-n you, get out Of this clear out"
lir. Blake returned to his seat, and SO tho affair
ended
Mr.. Richardson's friends are very much NOR
tilted over IDS brutSl blAckguardism.
1t is ihtimstad en- the authority Of distinguish
cd Senstors that the President viii speedily issue
a proclamation Cff.riug amnesty TO rebels in
arms in the Border Sta es, and announcing that
the OFF, viii be extended from time to tine to
rebels in other States, as progress in subduiug
the rebellion may warrant.
h.. 6 I
negroes il any military service IN which they
may be successfully used, and giving them their
freedom therefor, L can say nothing about lis
except that prominent men who
ought to know, believe it.
The committee who are examining into the
Treasury aud Capitol extensions have reported
enormous frauds in prices paid, and miserable
quality Of work done, and glaring incompetent !
cy IN officers III charge, and limiting that Sscre-
tary Chase ought to know that ouch things are
gong on in bis department.
Tie Senate yesterday repealed the bill for the
military railroad through Kentucky iDtJ East
Tennessee, connecting with Cincinnati. The
House had repealed il some time ago.
The State Of Illinois was recently given an
other Representative. Both Houses passed a
bill authorizing the election Of this Representa-
tive on the general State ticket. i
It is supposed Congress will certainly adjourn
on Wednesday
The border State men are to have another in
serview wi;n the President to present written
reply to the earnest appeal he made to them yes
-erd1y, concerning his plan for grsdua! emaaei-
patton.
TIE committee, of which Messrs Mallory, {
Garlic and Chrisfsld are active members, are
now here preparing their reply 1t will assure
the President Of the unswervng loyalty of the
Border States, and declare that if the govern
ment should be broken up in the efforts TO sub
due he rebellion, they still would not Join the
Southern Confederacy, but they urge on the
President to present the proposition 20 the peo-
pie OF the Border States direct instead Of asking
or action on il through their Ssate governments.
They declare that this would remove it from the
sphere of politics and secure its certain and (
speedy success. They remind the President
hat in at least cne Of The Border States (KeC- J
uehy) the question is presented to the State
owing to the peculiarly Of their ]
Constitution, it would take from four 10 seven /
years to inaugurate emancipation, even if they :
hosd be able to carry the vote of slave States. {
Tie Judiciary committee have decided to post !
1one Ben. Woods case till next session. They
ant put their fingers on him anywhere but hen
Sip through.
TIE ANACONDA. - Advicss from various
quarters Justify the gratifying belief that that
conception Of ineffsble stupidity, the great {
Union Anaconda" is defunct Henceforth, &
we are confident the policy of massing our dis
oosabe troops into one grand army, and hurting |
t swiftly and strongly upon the chief strong {
holds Of the rebellion successively, will be ad
lered to. The anaconda has cost us q year's /
time. O1e hundred thousand men, and five !
hundred millions Of money and its fruits, sFe not
1T all commensura.e with their cost. Had it |
never been conceived, we should have failed to '
AXE New Orleans and some other ports quite so S
soon, while we should have ere this utterly ex- I
.nguished the rebellion in Virginia, North Caro-
ina and Tennessee.
The "snaconda" makes present to the rebels
Of the al but exclusive use of railroads and tele
graphs. 1: enables him to choose among our