Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-25
IRON -AsHINe


TO exclude representatives and senators
from the Southern States until Congress
shall decide hat those Statesare entitled
to r-eDres-nsation. The strongest point
against It is that the subject matter Of il
can only be embraced in a joint resolu-
ton or an act of Congress, and not in a
concurrent resolution The Radicals
refuse to make it a joint resolution be-
cause they fear the Presidents veto. A
concurrent resolution does not need the
Executives approval.
Mr.. Buckalew made a speech, mainly
devoted TO showing that New England
had an undue influence in the Senate.
He reviewed at some length, the relative
powers and influence Of the Eastern and
Western States in the Senate and on the
Government, and favored resdjustment
of Senatorial representation, which shall
give TO each State with less than a mil
lion inhabitants, U senator of more
than one and less than three millions,
two senators and more than three mil
lion, three senators. This arrangement,
he said, would make representation in
the Senate equal and satisfactory.
The House occupied a portion Of its
time to-day in the contested election case
Of Washburn as. VOORHEES, of an Indiana
district. The majority report gives
w a III 1LAHA 80.
Voorhies. From this it appears that the
contestant, Washburn, makes fifteen
allegations of fraud against the votes
polled for VOORHEES,, and supports the
whole Of them by testimony. Noorhles,
in replv, charges fraud in the other place,
but the committee say offers no testi-
mony 70 sustain the charges. They
therefore declare that the evidence on
behalf Of Washburn gives him hfty-two
majority and entities him 10 the seat.
VOORHEES, majority was 5S4, which is
thrown out. The case will be decided
on Friday against VOORHEES,
The House then took up the loan bill,
which is as follows:
BE Il enacted, etc., That the Act en-
titled IAN Act TO provide Ways and
Means 10 support the Government" APP
proved March Sd, 1865, shall be extended
and construed to authorize the Secretary
Of the Treasury, at his discretion TO re-
ceive any Treasury notes or other obI-
cations issued under an act Of Congress-
whether bearing interest or not, in eX-
change for any description OF ond au-
thorized by the act Of which this e an
amendment; and also 10 dispose OF any
description Of bonds authorized by said
act in the United States or elsewhere, to
such an amount, in such n and at
. SUCH IaNEE d- ~ may AlAAA @+H~~~f
for lawful money Of the United States, or
for any Treasury notes, certificates OF
Indebtedness, or certificates of deposit, or
other representatives of the value which
have been or may be issued under any
act Of Congress, the proceeds thereof TO
be used only for redeeming Treasury
notes or other obligations issued nde
any act Of Congress but nothing herein
contained shall be construed to authorize
an increase of the public debt, provided
that the bonds which may be disposed OF
elsewhere than in the United States, may
be made payable, both principal and in
terest, in the coin or currency Of the
country Of which they are made payable,
but shall not bear a rate Of interest ex-
ceeding five per cent. per annum and
provided further, that the act to which
this is an amendment shall continue in
full force in all its provisions except as
modified by this act.n
The Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, Mr.. Morrill,, made a strong
speech in support of the bill, %contending
that the same power should be given to
the Secretary of the Treasury now as
had been given to his predecessors, with
regard to the foreign loan-a clause, he
said, that had previously been idcluded
in the loan bill, but had never been used
and probably would not in this case.
Mr.. Stevens was opposed to giving the
Secretary the tremendous power pro-
posed in the bill. He offered a substitute,
which differs only from the above bill by
emitting the foreign loan clause and
striking out the words "giving the Secre-
tarvd discretion The original bill known
as the Secretary's bill, assuredly cannot
pass the House, judging from the debates
to-day.
Mr.. Delauo, Of Ohio, recorded his vote
to-day against the resolution which
passed the House last evening. He was
the only Republican who recorded a vote
in the negative,
To-day Mr.. Hooper asked, but again
failed, to obtain leave 10 report TO the
House the resolution unanimously agreed
to by the Ways and Means Committee
that il is ineXpedient to change the tax
on distilled spirits.
Gen. Grant desires that the army bill
shall be disposed of at an early day, and
the House Military Committee have de-
termined to consider it from day to day
until it IS disposed Of.
TheSub-COmmittee on reconstruction,
having the State Of Virginia under cOn
sideration, are still taking evidence, and
are not vet ready to report. They find
the evidence is such that they are Op-
posed To the admission of the repre-
sentatives in Congress.
The Subcommittee Of the Ways and
Means Committee will be ready to re-
port tomorrow, on the various subjects
Of revenue referred to them for consider
ton. The general opinion seems TO be
against any material change in the rev.
emu law as 1t now Is.
1t has been the general opinion that
the bill granting universal suffrage in
this District would never be acted upon
by the Senate, but it was reported for
passage this morning just IS it came
from the House. The Senate Commit
tee on the District will urge its immedi-
ate passage.
The Star a Y that the Radical sena-
tors and Representatives have tele-
graphed to their friends in the various
States, urging demonstrations to sustain
Congress. The first response, that from
Ohio, was read in the House to-day, and
the Star says others are expected to
follow.
The assmeeting called for tomorrow,
to sustain the President, promises to be
an immense affair. After the meeting,
! the people are To proceed eB mdSS6 and
present the resolutions adopted. He is
expected 10 respond.
Gen. Rufus SaXtOn, of South Carolina,
was examind to-day by the Sub-RecOn-
structiou Committee having South Caro-
lima under investigation.
WASHINGTON, Feb q.
Brighten. i. N. Gregory, Assistant
Commissioner OF the Freedmen's Bureau
for the State of Texas, reports, under
date of Galveston, Jan. 81, 10 Maj.-Gen.
Howard, that he learned during a recent
trip through different portions of the
/ State which comprise the most produc-
tive and influential cotton and sugar
growing sections, that the blacks are
willing TO work, asking only that the
fuldlmeut of the promises made them by
the planters should ue enforced by the
Government.
Under these conditions contracts were
freely made with the freedmen on liberal
terms. The former slaves are under
contract for q year, and vagrancy has
almost been a thing Of the past in the
whole State and out Of more than four
hundred thousand freedmen only about
siXty-seyen are receiving Government
support.
The Second Comptroller recently de
cided that the Indian troops who served
during the rebellion, in the Federal ar
NY, were entitled to the same bounties
as were allowed to the white troops. In
AN va NANAr efNAnANAf 'NAANNAAI AAAAakAA
has placed IN the hands Of the proper
oficisl four hundred thousand dollars
and directed him to proceed at once to
pay these bounties. It Is estimated that
the number of Indians entitled to the
bounty Is about $500, mostly from the
Cherokee and Seminoles who served IN
der the command OF Col. Phelps, in Ar
kansas.
The Commissioner of Customs had been
notified Of quite a large seizure Of SNUG
gled goods at New Orleans, consisting Of
one hundred and fifty bales Of army and
Mexican blankets, gray cloth and cloth
ing, amounting 10 an aggregate of nearly
S700,0Jo. These goods were smugCled
into Texas from Mexico, through East
Pass, about the close Of the war.
Reports received at the Freedmen's
Bureau, from Mississippi, give the usual
encouraging accounts of the advance
ment Of freedmenis affairs. The freed
men are nearly all at work for their old
masters, and the masters are well salts
fed with their conduct.
BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT
Thara l. pcu-ar In Tan.ur~~a o,R +h,ro