Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-12
81 BENJAMIN r. DILL.

gust. 1851. Ii is enacted that all property
Of citizens OF the insurrectiOnary state
found in said States or in transit between
said States. or any section Of the same
p either bv land or by water, and al YES
sells found at sea belonging either n
whole or in part TO the citizens Of the In
surreetionarv States and all property
wherever situated which may have been
used or in any way disposed Of in aid OF
The rebellion, should, when captured q
; forfeited and the proceeds thereof paid
into the Treasury of the United States
and
Whereas, The President by his procla-
nation of the 18th of August, 1861, en-
Joined upon all naval and military OIL
GERS OF the United States to be diligent
in the capture Of such property for the
use Of the United States and
Whereas, Large captures Of such prop
erty, the proceeds whereof amount 70
several millions Of dollars, have been
made by naval and military officers ana
are claimed by them for their own oeh-
| eft. and not for the benefit Of the gene
raj Treasury Of the United States; and
! Whereas such officers have been and
I are taking measures, through the Admi-
1 raltv Courts Of the United States, to have
such property condemned and aqJudged
to their own use and that Of the naval
pension fund, and not 10 the use Of the
general Treasury Of the United states, 50
mat the said fund amounts 20 more than
ten millions Of dollars, a like amount hav-
ing been distributed % captors, the inter
est Of which is more than double the sum
required for 8 naval pension fund: and
Whereas, The question is now pending
before the Supreme Court whether such
property so captured should be forfeited
10 the United States or for the benefit OF
the captOrs, which question cannot be-
cause of the press Of business in said
Court, be heard and determined until the
term thereof to be held in December
next; and
Whereas, Before such determination
in the Supreme Court there is danger
that the major part Of said property NAV
be distributed 10 the captOrs to the detri-
ment of the general Treasury Of the
United States; therefore
RoSOlUCi, That in the opinion Of this
House the Secretary Of the Treasury
should be and hereby is requested 10
withhold from distribution all the pro-
ceeds Of the captured property above de
scribed, 70 any Of the captors or claim
ants under said captures, until such
question may be determined by the Su-
the Treasury be further requested 10 take
such means As in his judgment may seem
proper, 10 have claims Of the United
States in such cases fully heard in the
adjudication Of questions arising under
such captures, and the Secretary Of the
Treasury be requested to make report
20 this House OF the several amounts
claimed by officers OF the army and navy
from receipts OF such property.
The morning hour having expired, Mr..
Wilson, of Iowa, moved TO pro-
ceed TO business on Speakers table,
for the purpose of taking up the Civil
Rights bill. Motion agreed 30. Yeas
O., noes not counted. First business on
the Speakers table was q message from I
the Senate in the following words: Or
dered that the Secretary communicate [
the bill To protect all persons in the I
United States in civil rights, and furnish I
the means for their viudicati0n, with the /
message Of the President, returning the |
same TO the Senate, with objections, and 4
the proceedings Of the Senate thereon TO |
the House Of Representatives The fol- |
lowing is the record Of the Senate pro- 4
ceedings on the bill:
IL rHE SENATE oF TIE UNITED STATES /
April g. ls56. I
The President Of the United States hav-
ing returned TO the Senate. in which il 4
the bin entitled An act to
protect all persons in the United States
In their civil rights, and furnish means
Of their vindicatiOn," +" with his objections
thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursu-
ance Of the Constitution, to reconsider the
same, and resolved the bill do pass-two-
thirds Of the Senate agreeing to pass the
same. LSignedl J. w. FoRNEY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
The bill was then read in full, and then
the objections Of the President were read
by theclerk. The galleries were crowded.
There appeared to be little attention paid
to the reading. The members chatted
50 loudly that the Speaker felt it neces-
sary 10 interrupt the clerk several times,
and appeal 70 the members TO preserve
order.
The vote was taken whether the bill
should pass over the veto OF the Presi-
dent and the bill was sustained by ayes
I22, noes A. The Speaker directed his
name TO be called as member Of the
House, and on its being called he voted
Aye.
Among the NAYS are Messrs. Eidridge,
Finck, Harding, Hogan, Marshall, Nib
ack, Noel, Phelps, Randall, Raymond,
Ross, Rousseau, Smith and Winfield.
When the Speaker declared that the
lill had become a law, tremendous, lOrg
continued and deafening applause was
yiyen, which was followed by Misses,
,mid which the House adjourned.