Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-27
CnNGREssEnNAI.

N Ash LNNrLDN, a Tlfib oflttiit.-- lie
bill for the relief Of certain naval con-
tractors, after being amended so as 10
pay the parties not TO exceed twelve per
cent. of their original contract, was post
U0ned till tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr.. Howe, the Secretary
If War was called upon for the evidence
upon which the awards for the appre-
hensi0n Of jefferson Davis were made.
On motion Of Mr.. Guthrie, the Secre-
tary Of the Navy was called upon to state
whether naval officers had been pre-
vented from visiting the President for
the purpose Of personal appeal to him
and Congress ia their own cases.
The bll for admitting Colorado was
then taken up.
Mr.. Stewart favored the admission Of
Colorado.
Mr.. Guthrie opposed il.
Mr.. Nye spoke in favor Of it.
There was considerable incidental de-
bate pending the question on the mo-
ton 70 reconsider the vote on rejecting
The Lill.
Mr.. Sumner, IN opposing the motion to
reconsider the vote on the admission Of
Colorado, said the population had steadily
decreased since 1861, when it was 10. $50
voters ald 5905 in 1865. Referring to a
pamphlet on the resources Of Colorado
by senators elect, Evans and Chaffee, he
unittey on the Conduct of the War that
the statements Of said Evans We're of a
shutting character. He objected 10 the
distinction Of white persons in the or
ganiC law of Colorado.
Mr.. Guthrie thought the Senate ought /
10 increase its votes by admitting the I
twenty-five senators from the Southern 1
States. That would be better than 10 1
increase as the senator from Massachu- 4
earfa aT- sumner has =r10rrracrzr3 arl-
mitting Colorado. II was far more 10 the 4
advantage of the country that the Senate /
should admit Southern States than ad- |
init Colorado.
Mr.. Nye replied TO the arguments of 4
Mr.. Sumner. he alluded 10 the pOpula-
ton and resources of the Territory, alleg-
ing that il contained twice as much
timber land as Massachusetts. She paid
Sl32, ,625 revenue tax las year exclusive
Of stamp tax, against $3.50, 900 in Ne
braska, $4,000 in New Mexico, and S2l,-
6l1 IN Utah. He should not vote against {
the state because Of the word white, be-
cause be believed that ID was only phan-
tasy that would not last that before
twelve months rolled around COlOred men
would vote in Nevada and in Colorado.
The bars OF prejudice were fast falling.
The senator from Wisconsin Mr.. Doc
little opposed negro suffrage last fall,
not knowing that there was a statute al
ready in the law books granting that
right In Wisconsin.
Mr. Doolittle. ask leave to correct
INV friend from Nevada. j may as well
state il here as any other time. Twenty
eeTr~ ago I advocated negro suffrage,
and have voted for it in the State of
Wisconsin ever since. 1 have resided
there, and have always been willing that
c0Iurci men should vote in Wisconsin.
This very fall that he speaks Of ! advO- ,
Gated before the people 70 allow the coll (
0red men of Wisconsin 20 vote, and l
voted for that at the polls.
Mr. Nye- That's So
Mr. D0olitte. Let me say 10 the hon f,
orabie senator from Nevada that there !
was another thing advocated: that each ,
State had q right for itself 20 determine
the question, aEd thar the Federal Gov
eminent had no right nor constitutional q
power 10 impose upon any State negro I
suffrage, and that the right Of State to (
determine for itself was one Of the rights O.
of every State.
a message was received from the I
House announcing the uOn-cOncurrence g
10 the Senate amendment 70 the bill i
relative 10 the h15oGs corpus. The SEN
ate voted TO insist on its amendment and ]
ssk for a committee of conference.
A message was submitted from the | ii
President transmitting the record Of the !
commission assembled in st. Louis in I
relation 10 hreyet appointments in the :
regular army. L
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported the Consular and Di-
plomatic Appropriation bill. Also, the o
House bill authorizing the coming Of C
five cent pieces. ?
Mr.. sherman also reported the Public
Printing Deficiency Bill, approphaGng .
$500 900. which passed
Mr.. Wiley offered a resolution for the {
relief Of the loyal citizens Of Jefferson f.
and Berkely counties, Virginia. Ii is 10 !.
pay them for quartermaster's stores fur
uished the army. Referred to Judiciary {
Committee 4
Adjourned. D.
H0Use.-The first business in order be- =
ing the call Of committees for reports
during the morning hour the joint resO- C
luton reported April 10, from Committee 4
on Roads and Canals TO construct ship O.
canal around the falls Of Niagara, came 2
up for discussion.
A summary Of the bin was published a
in the proceedings Of the 18Th. Mr. Hub I
bard addressed the House in favor Of the 3,
passage of the bill
Mr. Dawes interrupting, stated that he i
was deiirOUs Of voting for the bill and 4
OF having the work constructed as a ma a
ti0nal work, but he observed that in the
charter granted by the New York Legis-
lature % corporation for this purpose +
there was a clause reserviug TO the State q
Jf New York the right 10 purchase the @
canal
Mr.. Hubbard stated that his colleague
Van Horn intended 10 offer an amend d
meut which would give the control Of q
the work exclusively 10 the Federal Gov r
eminent
Mr.. Dawes remarked that that was :
what seemed essential to him.
Mr.. Van Horn stated that after con- I
sultiuC with the friends Of the measure I
in the House, he had c0ncladed % pre-
sent an amendment in the nature Of b
substitute for the bill.
The substitute differed from the bill in
this, that lt provided for the chartering |
Of a company, instead OF having the
work done by q company chartered by {
our State.
He was authorized by She gentleman !
from Wisconsin, Mr.. Paine, 20 withdraw I
the substitute which that gentleman had ]
offered, and he now presented the subst- !
tute agreed upon.
Mr.. Humphrey denounced the meas
ure as a scheme concocted by men who ]
were eudeavoring 10 produce corporate ]
rights accompanied by a donation Of six
millions from the Federal Government. ,
i Is urofessed 10 have two objects, one
military and the other commercial, and
vet why had 10 not been referred 20 Com
mittee on Military Affairs, or to Com !
mittee on Commerce; that indicated that /
there was something wrong about the
matter K
The House then proceeded TO eonsid- ,
Grafton of the bill 90 re0rganize and L
establish the army Of the United States,
the question being, on motion OF yeateT-
day by Mr. Niblack, 10 postpone the bill ,
tll the first Monday in December next !
Mr.. Nibiack said he was satisfied lhe
motion would not now be fair test oi
the sense OF the House in reference 10 the ,
bill Besides il would be more respect {
tul 10 the military committee 70 let II
20 over with the bill and make the best
it could of it. be therefore withdrew
the motion. a question recurred on the ,
amendments 10 the l9Ih section, which
regulates the substance department
The House proceeded 10 the considera-
ton Of the twentieth section, In reference
10 the provost marshal's bureau.
Mr.. Conkling moved % strike out the ,
section. Efforts he said. had been made !
20 throw the responsibility Of continuing
this unpopular Office on the lieutenant
general, bu. % show how false that sug-
gestion was, be sent up and had read a
letter from Gen. Grant to Senator Nes-
nith, in which be says: J am opposed
10 multiplying bureaus, and think there
is no necessity for a provost martial gem
eral. In fact if We had 10 organize the
army over, 1 would not have as many
bureaus as we now have. In my opinion
the country would be just as well and
more economically served if the coast
survey duties were allied 70 the engineer
bureau, and II the quartermasteris and
subsistence Departmental were mergedinto
one. There was one important thing
for the bureau Of the provost marshal
general TO dc, and that was to close its