Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-24

ti9 previous osy was r,jsesed. The motion
wss lest
Ths bill, IS amended By The committee, was
.hsn passed
AIDING BEsERTIos.
The HoEso bilito BIsveat ths procuring, sid
igg aal assistag OF person5 70 DESERT from the
srnF Of the Confedsrata States, and for other
purposes, YES taken up and passed.
CLABIs AGAISsT GOVERNMENT.
Ths bill to smsnd an act to establish mode
Of authonhcstirg claims f5T money agains! Gov
erD1seEs, rot Otherwise provided for, Wss read
FoRLIaE COMMERCE.
The bill TO impose rsgulasions on Che forsign
commerce Of tie CJufsdeIste Ssstss, to provide
f5r the public defense, Teportsd from the eem-
7ittee en- Commercs, Vas considered.
On motion Of Mr. Gay ths bin was Trans
fered to tho secret session.
HOUSE or REPREsEETATyEs
The House met az Il o'slosk. Pfsysr By the
Rev DR.. Marshall
COTTON DESTROYED ny GOVERNMENT.
Mr. Perkins, of-L5aisians, fl0Ia the commit
| tee on Ways and L sDs, reported back, ss
substitute for bill 70 them referred, The follow
| ing bill
Bl 10 be entitled az act ior the relief Of taxpayers
in certain caseE.
Tbs C0rgrsss Of the Cosjsasyets States cf
ABleTjes do enact, That when cotton CT oihsr
property, subject 70 tsxatien in money, sbsll
hEve bean burned or otherwise destroyed by
authority ef tie G5TeTnment before ths gzpirs-
ton Of tho time Gxed by law fer tde payment
Of ghs tax ihs7eon, the taxpayer Esy apply
TO tie district collector, who shall Investigate
.hs facts and maze report thereof 70 the Slate
collector, who may, 4 sstisfsd Of eucA deslfas-
ton by Governments authority remit the ssi3
tax. IF the tsx, IL any such case SHALL have
been paid il advsres, it shalI DO refunded By
the Stats cal!ccsCr. Tie taxpayer sbGll in
every sueh case have the rlsh: Of appeal 10 the
SseretAry Of tae Treasury.
See. Z. That the Secretary Of the Treasury is
au.h5TiEsd to suspend the collection Of the
q 1hich such tax was 10 be paid, hss besa taken
6y the enemy. or eur army CT officers without
compensation, AID also to suspend tie eollee-
ton Of sll ConisdeTEte taxes where the property
| has bsen taken by Confederate soldiers sEd
officers without compensation, until saeh con
gspssGan stall have bssn made
Ar,Perlzins said tho necessity Of this meas
ETe hal been iE8prssScd upon ths c91mitsse BY
re1oluji0Es fTon various sections Of tue c5un-
tgy, aud he, therefore, urged syeody Sslion
/ upon il be moved that il De ct sEee taken up
Tor consideration.
TIE molten was sg:eed 10 zad the bill was
taken.
AIr Rails, 9s Alabama, asked Why tie bill
! liraIlsd shs relief to cotton destroyed by ouI
owu G0YeEaraensi Why rot exseud it to COT
! ton destroyed by The eaemyi
Mr. POrkias sad shat this question was raised
in tho committee, ard il was thought BEST to re-
| port il in g form which Toul1 cause no discus
/ sion.
M ClsPp, cf Mississippi, took the same vieU
/ e. ihe gentleman from AiEbama, Ro kGsT Of
/ esses where re owners ef cotton had been re-
/ s.rziuod, by Government, from carrying it 10
/ asllfst, and by the delay thus caused, it TGB
( s.zed aud destroyed Oy the enemy. Hs thought
! tle p7ovisions Of the bill EheuId ex;ea6 10 Col;
/ son SO destroyed, and should move az amend
uens 10 tAEt effect
! Nc. Jones, Of Tennessee, took the gr1uRd
! that sueh an suneudmsus would be in violation
OF tie Constitution, which required that bills
/ shculd Do c0lfasd 80 one suhjset.
! Dir. Clspp said ke had very limited knowl-
! edge OF the BILL IS it had not been printed.
Br Swan, Of Tennessee, moved that its
consideration Is postponed, and that the bill be
printed.
NJ. Perkins azTesd VITA gentlemen thai ii
| ,yss deziYssis 30 e1.sud relief beyond the PFC
visioas Of tho bin, hut Why postpoIe The relief
/ as BresCnt. proposed, which ibay might be de-
privad Of, when ;ksy could l0ok fer farther re
/ lief in the future, and which was embraced iB
/ 8 bill now before tho committed II the bill
WISE postponed and dslested, be shoeld hold
| the gentleman frO.l Tennessee responsible fer
its defeat
The mation.sO postpone and print was not
sgTsed to.
Ar. swan, Of Tennessee, moved 20 a-nsnd
| .hs BIT b. striking cut the second section.
Lost
The bill was thos read third time and
passed
TIE FIFTEEE MuLIeE LOAN
Nj Perkins. of L)aisisns from the Commit
teo on Wsys and Mana, reported back, SIS 8
substitute for bIh 10 them referred, ihs fol-
lewing bill:
bill N be entitled an al to Auhsrlzs ths Issue Of
certificates for interest On the fitsen million lean.
Ias Cezgress of tie CeatsdsTats States de en-
aet, That ne Secretary o: The Treasury be aud
he Is hereby, sutkeTissi 70 cause ceThseate5 10
be issusd, in Bgeh form Is he shsil devise, for
the Interest which has accrued, or which shall
accrue, on the registered stock issued under su
.hsrity of the set passed February the 2s.h
1851, entitled An set 20 Taiss money for the
defeaso Of the G0yerRusnt and 30 provide for
! ths supp5It CT iSe ConisderEle States Of Amer.
ca" Ihe said certificates shall be prepared
by the register OF ihs Treasury, il fAVor Of IL,
= | persons respectively IN whose names the esid
. stock shall Be Standing on the books Of .ht
, Treasury. or their order, st the designsted pc
riods, and shall be sent BY him to the Treas
. urer, assistant TreasEre-s and dePositoTies 10
! Gated 1t the places where said interests is pay,
] / able. The said certificates shall be counter
|. sigued by she TIessuTers assistant Treasurer OF
i. dsposiIcry, By whom they shall be delivered
! aud shall be receivable in payment Of expor
3 duty en- cotton in tho same manner as tbs ecu
, pons OF the bonds. Issued under said Get 0
. February 25sh, 1861, nov are.
. Mr., Perkins asked fer the immediate eonsii
! Grafton 6i lha bill, and it WAS taken up Sc,
] passed.
AIoTiOS TO RECONSIDER.
AIr. Smith, Ct North Carolina, submitted
motion to reconsider tho vote By which th
4 House passed !ho bill in relation TO cotton do
a 5-re-sd. II thst mellon was sgreed TO, b,
ahoald move to amend tSe bill SO a. to includ,
progo7ty destroyed by raids Of the enemy.
Mr.. Perkins opposed the motion, and thl
. House IeEasef TO reconsider the vote.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE,
Z Mr. Haridge, Of Georgia, from the commit
tee on Ways f,ed Means, reported back sundIy
+ resolutions relating TO taxation, and asked tina
they be referred to The special COMMITTEES on ID,
, currency, With WAS 0Fde,ed.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, from the Same com
milise, TO which was referred the petition Q