Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-14

ise the Secretary Of the Treasury to Issue olhsr
bends, to be disposed Of hsrs when evi3ense 10
produced Of the cancellation Of tho bonds hsra-
tofore issued.
The bill wss read and passed.
Br. Semmes also reported back, With an
amendment, the House bill 10 authorize tho ep-
pointmeRt Of assistant sscrstsry OF ths treasury
Yves Of tho Mississippi.
The bill was plscsd upon the calendar.
The President laid before the Senate eoTn-
muniesticn rem the Secretary Of he Navy, in
respo se to resolution calling for certain iufoE-
nation IN regard to the esnhseEted credits CT
alien enemies.
Also, e communication from the Secretary Of
Stats Of the provisional gsTernIasnt OF Ken
tuskv. announcing the rs-olectien e. Conseae-
rae ssnstoT Of Hon. Wm. Sinms fcr the fuI
term Of six years.
Oa notion Of Mr. Sparrow, the Senate Ia
eslvsd into sscret session.
HOUSE or REPREsrsFArIYEs.
Prayer by RsvaMr Read.
Mr. Usnlay from the committee on Indian
AfsiTs, reported back the bill TO appropriate
$1,000 fo. The uss aud benefit Of tho ChsTo-
kse Indiana, with tho Recommendation tha. il
pass.
Ar Wright, Of Texas. explained and poinia3
out tss fzstios Of the bfll n few remarks, nud
urged that TIE House act on II iran siis'el7.
Tire rule mas sasgendeS sud shs bill sss read
e third tiHe an6 passed. The rule being sDs-
pended, the bjll was sent forthwith 70 the Senate
Mr Baldwin said the morniHg boar had been
forcibly tszsn possession Of every day szd Of
feFed a resolution that during ths present res
sion, uEdl the currency bill is disposed Of, say
member desiring 70 offer bill o. resolution ray
fie the sane with the clerk, and tae speaker, Il
he spprovs Of It, may refer is-to The spgro9Tists
committee. The resolution WAS lost.
TIE Senate resolution Of thanks q Msj5r
Won Berk, of the army Of Northern Vir<inis;
ard the bill frem tbs same body to declare the
meaning ef an act to lay tsxss for the egmmon
dsfeuae, etc, were appropriately referred
The unfinished busiEeGs being The bill TO cen
scribe persons in the Confederacy claiming to
bs aihEens Of the United Ststes, was taken Up.
Hr. De JsInetto, Of Virginia, opposed the
bill Hc said the principle involved IN /. had
mover been claimed by sly nation that history
gives any knowlodge Of, whether civilized CT
barbarian. a man may eIpatrista mEsslf and as
su1e ths obligations Of citizen, and then, aud
net I'll then, e6meS the power To eonseIihe, but
the most desp0tie power on earth had navsr
claimed such q right ever PsTSoHs who aTsei.i-
Eeus Of foreign eo1nTius. He protested against
the exercise Of such power. Diplomacy had
clteH proved to be al sgent more effective thsn
the sword, and frequently left little fer Il to
ssbievs. We have never used this agent sgsinst
our ensmiss, notwithstanding the clements Of
discomfort among them hsd invited il. Tic bill
was cslculatsd to defeat any effort Of diple-
macy. and, if passed, Thousands Of recruits
would ba eddsd TO Liaeeln's armies. His army
Is fIlod new ou!y b. eoHscTiPtieH, and hs be-
Esvea 3 Uljofiiy Of the people OF the United
States sre opposed to bis despotisGl. II we Of
fer such ss desire % fee from i sn asylum, thsy
IL -, -
seuseriptiaH, they win never come. We need
their mechanical irgsnuity, and be would give
al such employment, but nc political power
Hs woRId usa their labor ard tax ;hs prodees Of
their labor. If this BIZ is passed, No viii have
10 meet them on tha battlsfsld, where our poliey
would compel them 30 = t0'swsll the srHies Of
eur enemies. His sseTihe5 the downfall Of Spain
10 the expulsion Of the beors, AID the riSa Of
Euglsnd's prosperity T. The adop;ion Of the op-
posite and more liberal policy towards foreign
nations
BE ives panied 20 hear that the bill was de-
signed for tho be1e6t Of Marylanders. The
gsailemea who advocsle It could net he ianil-
isr with the history of Maryland sines tbs war
began The assault on tie Federal troops OF
their passage through Balti15rs, and The demand
Of HsrylssdeTs thst no troops should oe sent 70
subjuEare tho S5ush, pressntad q sublime spec
tseis Of heYoisa. Maryland is bleeding bGt ehs
is rot eusisved. ThoGgh iettessd by deepotiza,
she fights tho bstlleg cf tie SoHtk BY giving
constant employment 20 10000 Federal teops.
The descendants Of the historic old &sTyisnd
Line had rendered themselves eonsPicu6us ii
svery charge On every battle 6sid in Virginia.
Ask our returned prisoners wat thsy think Of
the devoted lsdiss Of. MsTylandf lie had reYsr
met one wlo hsd not been the recipient of their
hbsfality. They hsd clothed the nsked, fed tbs
huBg1y, snd nUrsed tie SICK. Maryland cad 70
represel ltve to speak in her deisuse, bat size had
written her history in blood par. Only Of Which
be had detailed.
Mr.. Foote ruse to g privileged question, and
desired 90 uaIe Gle remark. lie had rs
ticed IA the mornings isaae Of the E9amtser
paragraph made under editorial responsibility,
ard wleb he thought demanded the attention
Of lhe House His attention bad been called to
il, and If the charge wsg true, The member guilty
Of It should be expelled fro@ his seat in the
House. TIE paragraph charged without men,
tioaipg any name, thst 3 msuiber Of the lower
HOUSE Of Congress had vouehed fsg and OBJ
tsiaed passports for three Jews, to enter Nor
ihumbsTlaad county, Virginia, and was paid for
his services three thOussnd dollars lie w0uld,
therefore, move the following resolution;
Rsselssd, Tast 3 committee Of three msmbeTs
BE appointed 10 examine inss the charge CT cor
rupti5n against member Of ihis HouSe which
sppssIod in she ECamiasT Of this morning.
The resolution was agreed TO.
Mr Chilssn ufersd TeseiulieR, whiah was
adopted, that Eesn the House adjoQTu Il adj ouTn
TO uaeet st I6 O'eiosk tomorrow.
On motion of BIr. Curry tho House went into
secret session 70 consider The special 9Eder-the
bin Of the special currency commisEes
After the House had resolved itself into open
session, Wednesday,
Mr.. LyeRs, Of Virginia, By GRanimons eoa-
sent, offered resolution authorizing the Speak
CT to invite Gen. ohm ii Morgan to a priyi-
legged seRt on the hGef Of the House IS e marx
OF the high respect snlsEtaiusd for bim By ths
House.
Mr. Smith, Of North Carolina, offered the fol-
lewiDg preamble sHd resolution, which WsTe
adopted:
Whereas, Acts Of outrage sre represented TO
have been Ferpetratsd by srdeI Of the military
commander OF certain negro troops in the ser
vice Of the United States, recently invading
North Carolina, upon the persons OF ness re
specsable ladies and others in esnssmpt Of tbs
practice Of civilisld States az war. Therefore,
Rssolvsd, That a committee of hys be ap-
pointed By The 5psake to inquire into and To
port the facts 10 tiis Hoase, and 30 reecGmsRd
saeh action SO thu dignity Of the Contederate
States may require IN view Of such csu1uct.
A message was received from ths President
With hi5 approval Of tho bills 20 pat an end "a
ex .upsian By substitution; and TO 81 vaesHs.as
from csrtsin IadiaR nations.
The House then adj earned
THE AmEBEUsN wkRs