Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-17
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Wright presented a petition from the member
&C the bar Of the State Of Indiana in rela ION /
the proposed bill for q Chsnge in The Iiiei,
districis Of the United States. zskirg ihal OH
aud indiana still r main in the same dsl.ict.
NJ. Latham callsd up the resolution to adm
The gentleman, claiming % b S5;a0T fTOf
Dsserei, to the a0Or.
Nd Hall said that 80 far IS ne knew such az
lion was without precedent.
Dir Lsne, Of Kansas. said saat uheu he frs
5 -nstoTs came i.o8l ktasas thy were not al
| NIT g L.
Nr. Latham said if such wgs tic RS he Ia,
no sire TO press The esoiuri'n Tn, resolution
was laid over.
Hr. D-.Yis Uf-F-d res0lu.io1 relating 70 q !.
BaekneT. stating thai be hsd sedu.ed The Sat
GlaFd Of b k-ntueky, and Lad committed IEessou
aLd was under indictment for treason agsins
| the United States in the district court Of Ken
iueky, and therefore ba it
RCsO3rea, That saiI Simon Boli7sr Bucknel
ought TO BE- tran-ftrred 20 the civil authorities
/ tue United S's,es 70 BE- :rsd Tor treason wheIeo
/ he stands Indicted
Mr.. Grimes thought ;hs resolu ION oHght 10
to pass There were three tn -crs Of tie uifpd
states gTyeEsiaens ~ lad b en i4keu prisoner.
/ by the rebels here now negotiating for a genera
exchange Of prisoners, including Blckner. IL
tho0ghs we ought no! 70 keep 80 inanS o! Ous
men prisoners i5r the sake of ssI.lirs basL
| I}arkaeT 20 b. i5it1 Is Esa-0chy.
81. TsEmbu, wanted % know Il lhs Senator
| from Iowa (Grmcs) had any reason for supDos-
| ing thl; sbe Iesels would keep faith and Il
change prisoner. Arer rh5 battle Of Bei1oni
his goYernmeIt surrendered prisoners on E pro
miss { exchange b9t tae rebels, sfter recsY no
thsir men, refused to give up tuis, ard i wa
Esli known Jhs' lasy Tsfassi 10 deliver nc Col
/ CorcoraB, .ae o.heT cay, sf:er lbeir pIiTsseer-
bad been ssus dawn 10 ibep. lie fTnmbU!
vas willing te make the exChai -, bul be aanI
ed 10 know Hhal assGJante -thocs Was that III
rebel government would keep their izilh
Dir. Grimes ssid The gov-rnm "a; lad cou.iu-
ued TO make exchanges, I5,N' 'ilstanjmg 5hs
bad faith o. the rebs! g YssiInert. Neither
/ BuckneT nor an3 body s'se W0Uti be given az
/ until We Lsd Ike uunber Ct pii7ors-s ie,iy-
"Ted to rs.
Mr Davis said hat the roles of e1ehapg
wer- settled by The rebels ghs. Bu-kugr Wa
one OF tAs wOrs; traitors. could not b4 denied
aud that sn-h wretch uueh Let . De s1-
changed, tut 70 6e sent Ia Kentucky aud hung
ar Browning said tina; while ihs Wsr vas il
progress the military power had II right 10 ds
liver ever prisoners 81 8r 10 the civil aCthOIii-r
1t BIckns r @a hung, il would only imau2 l.a;-
a system or retaliation
Ga motion Of Br Latham, the restitution wa.
postponed I'll tC-LOffCE.
Mr.. Wills introduced b.u supplementary
70 the act 70; the rsissss 0: PersJis held 10 ser
vice or labor in the District Of Columbia
Mr.. Hall introduced biz = repeal fhe 8c. o
prevent cad punish frauds ou the part Of crficsrs
Interested wiih making c0nirsc fvr the gov
=rum-Et
Tbs bill for the relief of General Grant va.
passed.
The Pacif; rsirosl bill was iakeu up.
Mr.. Latham spoke in i:s favor
After executive session the SsGa.e adjourned
Hogst Mr. Stephens reported back tie tsa
bill from tue committee Oh ways AID means
the SJna.s's three hundred aud fourteen amend
ments, ia % number Of them OF an unimpoT-
tant chHrAc;eT-in order TO facilitate Iuits ac-
lion. lie (SseveBs) rec mmeuded a geneya
non concurrence ID sl The amendments, sEd
then asked committee Uf conference
Mr.. ColfsK regarded a & inference comm,tts-
= necessary evil, but a. tie same time the,
ought to reduce the dissgle lag amendments to
the smallest possible number sud then send thr
'at!eT to the conference committee. lie sug-
gssted thst this bill should be severely criticised
and those who vote lOT it viii have % answer to
their constituents. lie b. lieyed that 81 h,
amendments would be considered in three OF
four days
Ar. Wicklif'y opposed the course recommend
ed by hlr. SteTeHs, on the ground that members
would have no opportunity Tor expressing them
dissent to the fen i've amendmenIs nCI yulc
they vote sgainst them wi:holt vctiag gains.
the entire bill
Af. Kellogg, OF Illinois, ssid tdas no considers
tiun OF time should induce he House 10 drpsI
Jon the ordinary mcd= of legislation. They
ought 10 stay here during toe entire term of then
Cfice, Tsthsc than hazard wrong as 90 . measure
Of such Vsst impOItRHc".
blr. SssY-Us' motion non elnCUTTing in the
Senais's snIsnCmeuts bss adopted by eighty
against i,ly-sighi.
The House cOncUrIed in tie report of the com
mittee on conference On The disagre-iug sRieud-
menis to the Iudjsn appropriation bill
The Senate bill defining 5hr pay and enClu-
mentS Of certain clicers OF tie army, with the
amendments, che vi uhilh embodied Aruold's
bill TO give citizenship TO all volunteers Who have
been and are houorsbly discharged on proving
one years rs ideuee, and anoiher 20 Iuuish fraud
Ulent contractors, By court martial, wiih fine
aud Imprisonment, aHl 10 b.iug all con'rsc;OIs
under :be articles OF var, was pa zsd L il, In
,tf-ct, the proposition heretofore introduced BY
Mr. Colfsx.
The Housa Concurred in the p p5Tl Of tie com
mi;tee on c0lf srencs On The lsagTeam.h's 20 the
Bill i0r tie spprOpdslicn Of bouH;ies under the
vOlunt, eT act OF jay last he entire sum being
five millions.
The House also passed lie Senate resolution
regulating the employment 0i c1nv' rs ia the
Dissric. Of Coium5is fsr their Improvement and
benefit.
District Of Columbis business WAS considered
The bill ior the ersc in Of lew peniseatisTy
sad j.G, Es5 d-ieated AdiauFne!
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