Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-16
coNeREssIoNAL PRocEEDINes.

...H HOUSE.
The speaker announced the following
select Committee on the Civil Service oi
the United States, and to promote Us
efficiency: MessIs. jerks, Shellahar-
ger, Tlagan, Baker, Myers, Me
kee, Jones and Humphreys. The
Speaker also announced the appoint
ment OF Mr. Harris % I'LL va
cancy ina the Committee ON Private Land
Claims. The Speaker laid before the
House a communication from the Secre-
tary Of War, transmitting, incompetence
with the resolution of the 9Th inst, the
report Of the Adjutant General respecting
the retention ia service Of the Ellsworth
Volunteers.
Mr.. Wentworth offered s resolution,
which was adopted, insiruciing the Com
naittee on Military Affairs to inquire into
the eXpediency Of reporting by bin, or
otherwise, for the relief of such persons
as We're charged, and who paid commu-
tation money, or put ia "a Substitute a
second time
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, the Com
mittee on Ways and Means was iustruc-
ted 20 inquire into the eNpediencY Of 50
amending the Internal Revenue law, IS
10 remit monthly duty on the average
deposits of savings Banks.
Ms. Sehenek asked leave 10 report
hack from tlle Military Committee, a
substitute for the Senate bill amendatory
Of the act incorporating a Military and
Naval Asylum for the relief Of totally
disabled officers and men of the volun-
teer forces of the United STATES lie eX-
plained that the act of the last Congress
provided for one hundred incorporatOrs
scattered all over the country; that no
quorum could ever be GOT together; that
the Senate bad this session passed an act
10 remedy the evil, bat hid included in
the provisions for the same number Of
corporators, and that the substitute which
the Military Committee desired To report,
provided for only twelve managers, in
Guiding the President and Chief Justice
and Gen. Grant; the other nine to he
appointed by a joint resolution of Com
gress.
Unanimous consent was given and the
substitute was agreed %, and the bill, rs
amended, passed.
Mr. Morrill,, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported back 10 the
Senate an amendment to the bill, to eN-
tend the time for the withdrawal of goods
for eomhlissary supplies from public
stores and Bonded houses.
The amendment, which was TO substi- |
,ute MAY for April, was concurred in.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, from the Judici- I
airy Committee, reported back with an |
20 the bill 10 protect all per- /
SONS I'm the United States in their civil 4
rights, and "a furnish the means of vindi- /
cation. The first amendment was to I
strike cut the words eleven And there .
slaI be no Discrimination IN civil rights, /
go that the first section shall read that
persons born i'm the United States and not [
subject to any foreign power, including
Indians, are hereby declared To DE citi-
zrus of the United states without dis
.inction OF color, bat the inhabitants of
every race and color, without regard 10 any
previous condition of slavery or invohm-
.arA -ery iulde. except ms q punishment
ur crime whereof the party shall have
1ecn duly convicted, shall have the same
light To make and enforce contracts, to
ue, bee epartie~ to suits, give evidence, and
% inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold
md convey real and personal property,
md to have the fan and equal benefit Of
III laws and proceedings for !he security
IF persons and property, and shall be
uhiect 10 like punishment powers and
penalties, and 90 none other: any law,
tatute, ordinance, regulation or custom
70 the contrary Notwithstanding.
Amendment agreed to.