New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-31

reported bill in reference ~ the neutrality laws,
which was read twice, ordered 10 be printed, and
postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Raymand on behalf of Mr. PATTERSON, Of
New Hampshire, and himself Bubmtten minor
lily report ......
The speaker presented letter from tic ser
geant alarms, submitting the question ~ to tbs
time to which the compensation of The Tennessee
members should date hack, and stated that as it
embodied new question, he would refer it to the
House.
Mr. Stevens remarked that he did not think
there was any difficulty about il. Those gentle
men were members from the day Of their cleo
ton as it finally turned out He moved that they
be paid mileage and compensation from the 4th
of March, 1865, to the beginning of the present
Congress.
Mr. Dawes expressed the same opinion, and said
there was precedent for it in the case of the
Louisiana members in the 37th Congress.
Mr.. Loan moved to refer the question to the
committee on elections. Negatiyed
Mr., Stevens motion was then agreed to.
On motion Of Mr. Delano, the Senate amend
menJ to the House concurrent resolution, liking
saturday, the 2sth, Mt u O'clock, as the time for
adjournment was cOncurred in--68 to 3D.
Mr.. Garfield, from the committee on ways and
means, reported back with amendments the Sen
ate bill for the payment of the public debt.
Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the rules so as to
allow its first consideration in the House. The
rules were not suspended, and the bill ana the
amendments were therefore referred 70 tne com
ulttCE OIL tne WlOlb Oh LuC 5ldbC vi thS bLAiOIl
The committee of ways and means proposes to
amend the second section by striking out the lin
tation of four months, in which, before the ma
turity the holders of 730's must make their cleo
ton whether they will convert them into 5-25's,
leaving them to make that election at or before
maturity. and authorizing the secretary to pay
those as to which no notification shall be allowed
or paid by the secretary of the treasury, to any
party for the purchase, sale or exchange OF bonds
or treasury notes.
EVENING sEssION
Mr. Brooman from the special committee APP
pointed to investigate the Memphis riots, IN the
absence of MIR. Washburne, on account of illness,
presented the report, with VoumlnouS mass OF
testimony, and moved that the report and testi-
mony be printed
MI s6ankin presented the views of the
minority.
Mr.. LeBlond protested against printing that
great mass of testimony. He did not believe that
any member would ever read it, The whole thing
/ was Of a local character, and its regulation be-
! longed to the State Of Tennessee. Congress
should not undertake to regulate such matters.
Mr.. Schofeld remarked that Congress had been
| regulating them.
MIR. lie Blond thought there was az much regula-
ton required in the North as in the South.
! Mr.. johnson followed in the same course OF ar
gument. On investigation it was only riot, and
the committee, he understood had arrived at thai
| conclusion. A riot in Memphis was the same
4 thing as a riot in New York and Philadelphia
The whole object Of printing the testimony was toi
I. partisan effect. The investigation had been con
Quoted in that spirit, and had been so treated by
the public press Of the country.
MIR. BroOinall said he did not wonder at the posi-
ton Of the gentlemen on the other side. They die
not desire to have testimony printed.
| Mr. lie Bblond called for the yeas and nays
The vote was taken, and the printing was or
dered by vote of s6 yeas to % nays.
The Senate bill granting lands to aid in the on
struction Of a railroad and telegraph iue from tn
4 States of Missouri and Arkansas TO the Pacif
4 coast was taken up Before the reading of tn
bill was concluded, the House at 10 O'Clock ad
iourned.