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

Caroline M Brent, f0E q call loan certificate for
foFsy thousand dollars, funded In eight per
eons bonds, er the notes reiuTred to hsr, made
an adverse report, AID she pstiiien was laid or
tee ssslo.
| Blr. Jones, from the same semmitses to
which vas referred tbsanolaoTial Of Alexander
+. Kinney, ra5offed Il back, ara asked that il
be lsiI o. shs table, on tho ground that The
sHabjec. referred 70 vas enbfacsd in bill ncW
before the House
cosPEEssTToN or eLE2ES
Mr. Graham Of Texas, from tie committee on
/ Ways aE3 AsaDs, reported back, With amend
meg;s, The ssnsts bill 70 irezease he eompen-
sslion OF esr:ain employees in tse PEssident's
ofice and 40 RxeeElvs departments It Rich
m9nd, fsr . MATTED period.
Ihe blil VA .azsa up for eoasidsraiioa.
The coEnr-iitee proposed 70 amend tho bill By
inserting X ths fourth lise, sfter the word "ex
eeailye,' the words and legislative. which
was adopted.
Tbs COMMITTEES iurthsr proposed to amen5 ky
Striking ous al after shs words " flty per cent"
ia the hitocHth lire to ihe e1d Of the bill, which
provides that sush eeopensatiSa shall not BE-
raado - these liable to military duty.
Hr. arahan said that tie Sensts 5il propossd
% dissllninats Egainst certain clerks who ssald
BOT De disehaT2sd at the discretion Of the heads
q Departments, on ace9ant Of a Wiso provision
. IA the Constitution. Tue Senate Bill was d.
siZnsd 70 staEys cut these clerks aud fsreo them
toTcsisn, bat tbs ecBsasilsys thought It best &c
observe the eeustitutlspzl pr0gisi9a.
The amendment was l9st
Mr. Hi:toE, ei Fioida, moved to sraead the
bill BY s35ing the following:
"See Z Iee pay Of n0Hccmmissionaa eli
esEs and privstes in sas army lsnd sesmer OF
The navy, shall be Increased 10 the same eztest
IS provided ia this bill
ET. Smith, CT HoTth sar6iina, uas ss.isfe5
shss the high price Of bOsT3 and neeassaries CT
LIE In ktehmoEd rendered 81 increase Of con
Pensssisn desirable, bULths HOUSE Wes sn3eav-
oring 20 perfee. measaTe which would maze
their present PsY laT E,crs valus5ls than he
proposed ineTesse. he thought the present an
uEsuspsioUs tioe 70 ps-s such a BILL for, BY
sbat scto7, tho county Weuli &c made to iosa
confidence in the abiiiiy ef Congress 10 iEap1Crs
tie cuITsBCy-tkzi thqy wers ineaEccilsied 20
lerisls.s upsn it. Another rcasen was, that the
universal conviction CT iba country was that II
any Clsss deserved fsvcr L vgas these VINO lad
been IN the army loT .lrs5 years and endured
lhe hsTdships .ci battle and esmp; and NOW
that Ee we're abouI 10 make snGthsr sppcsl 10
their patriotism, E5 thought tbat 70 pass THIS
bill would lave an incidentally bsd effect he
knew thst conmoB answer 20 this was fhAt
lie s0idieTs were bsstsP raid than tho clerk;
ihat they got their rztions AID clothing free; bt
this was not so. Hs had rseeiysd letter fem
an of5eer in the army ststiDg that bis msn
were WishoE. shoes. 5r. Saith closed BIZ
moving 70 lay the bill sRd smsndasuts On the
table, which molten wEs agreed 20.
TENS OF sIEETISa OF CONGRESS-.
Hr GsrRel! os Georgia, from tks committee
on the J7dicisry, Tep0rsad bssk Senate bill 70
change thc tiIas Of meeHug Of The RsE} Son.
grcss, with a Essomueudati0n tAes Il pass with
20 smen3ment.
The smeBdmeas proposed by ths eemmistes
irssTts Ihe wJ,d "A2rii" in lisu Of the wcri
"Msy"
Mr. Hilton, Of 'F7orida, opross5 Tho tskip~
Up Of the bin 81 the present time. Hs urged
the House - val, 6asil II eould be sson hos far
ihs business could be disposed Of during The
present sss 'ilu.
rhs bill wSs .aken up for confederation.
MT Scxt0R, OF Texas, favored ths Amendment
to the bill, and desired its Immediate passage,
go that the new members elected in tho tragE-
Mississippi country eould have uoties.
Mr.. DsIgan, Of AlG5aois, made few re-
marks ia favor of the bin,
Mr.. Jones opposed sle Bill On tbs gEouud lhGt
toe Constitution did nos give to Congress the
power 10 sS ths tine cf meeting.
M Fsote, Ct Tennessee, eontsu5e4 that ths
Goastitslon ei1 CoHlaI upon GoegTe5s chat
power, sa3 thst the eI;ge2ciss ef the times de-
RsHde3 that thcTe shoaid be 40 zdi5UTmvas Ut,
at least for moie thaH week. BE cited tne
historical instsEco wherein The Gaal5 bgoks
iate Rome, E'ld tGs Roman sonssors never lsf.
their seats. Iais Congress should do the same
Jhiug. Let the Ge.ss and Yzn5als come, but
lot Congress be fovnd at its post of dcty, where
the eIigsnei05 Of the times demand it gh0ald
be.
Pending ihs consideration Of the bill. the
HOUSE, on motion OF Ar Jones, went i1ts Sc
eret session forkhe PURPOSE cf considering the
report Of tho special committee on lh5 currency.