Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-08

Provided, that no portrait or hkenes
ofauv living person, hereafter engraved
, shall be placed on any Of the bonds, Sc
ruririez. notes or fractional or postal eur
rencv Of the United States.
NJ Tbaver, OF Pennsylvania, aske,
whether that process was agreed upon, 81
. as 10 avoid the expense Of having new
g plates engraved
Mr.. stevens replied, if there were TO be
5 bus one plate engraved the Conierenc,
Committee would probably have agreed
TO that, but the printing Of new plates
, | for all the fractional currency would cosl
b $500 008. and require a delay Of three
: months.
Mr. Thsyer thought the action Of the
committee entirely proper under tne CIR
cumstaucps. He wished the country 70
understand thereas0n Cfthe MODIFICATION.
Agreed %.
Nr. Srbenck introduced a bin for The
relief of Hiram Psulding of the y. s.
Navy.
Read twice and referred to Committee
on Naval Affairs.
] The House then resumed the consider
] alton Of the Brooks and Dodge election
! case. for the eighth district OF New York.
! Mr.. Shellabarger, of Ohio, made an
/ argument in support Of the claim Of the
| contestant
/ Nr. Ashley introduced a bin 10 aid in
I the construction Of q railroad and tele-
graph line from Great salt Lake City 70
the Colorado river. Read twice and re-
1erred 20 the Committee on Public Lands.
The regular order0f business being the
caI OF committees for reports, com meme
ing with the Committee on Military Az
fairs-Nr. Schenck, from that Commit
tee, reported back a memorial in relation
% the National Guard Of the State OF
New York, As affected by an act of Con-
gress. Referred to Committee on Militia.
Also 2 memorial from the Minnesota
Legislature, in reference TO the establish
meut 0f military posts, and asking reinl-
burSemenr 10 soldiers Of money taken
from them by the rebels in the late war.
The committee was discharged from fur
ther consideration.
Also, a memorial for compensation for
damages TO churches, etc., by the Union
army in West Virginia. Laid on the
table.
Also, q resolution in reference 20 max
Ing appropriations 10 complete the work
Of disiuterring and gathering into the
National Cemeteries the bodies Of Eede-
raj soldiers who fell in the war. Referred
10 the Committee on Appropriations.
Also, the Senate Dill to grant the right
Of way 70 the Cascade Railroad Com
pauy through a military reservation in
Washington Territory, with an amend
menr in the shape of prOvis0, that the
act should not se considered as giving
the company the right 10 occupy more
than sixty feet in width on the line OF
the road at any point where the space
between the river and the bluff is so mar
row rs not to admit of the construction
of another parallel railroad, turnpike
road. canal, or other public work. The F.
amendment was agreed TO, and the bill
a. amended was passed
He also reported a bill constituting sec +
ti0n OF article 8 in the appropriation .
bill of March 3 1855, 50 As to enutle To .
the three months pay proper, provided for .
all officers Of volunteers below the rank .
of briEadiar-geneTal who were in service .
continuously, either as enlisted men OF .
commanding officers, at least two years
prior 70 the I9uh Of April, 1855, whose f.
resi- iEuafions were presented and accept
ed, OF VINO were mustered CU1 8r their
own request, or otherwise hODorabiy dis
charged from the service after that date.
lIr. Brooks addressed the House. en-
deav0riug % show that the testimony in
favor Of his contestant was entirely un-
worthy Of credit He viii conclude his
20 morrow.
Several senate bills were referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
A resolution instructing the Judiciary
Committee 10 report a bin more edectu-
ally TO protect soldiers aud sailors from
i=iJUiUng claim agents in Washington
was offered.
AlT. Earusworlh wished to inform the
whole country that these claim agents in
Washington were a set OF Internal r8scals
md cheats.
Several ether members made state
neuts not complimentary to claim
agents.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The Senate amendments to the Naval
bill were taken up, and
Le amendment that charts and furni-
ure be OF American manufacture was
'0ucurred In; also, those sppr0priatmg /
.-U 0U8 for q levee at Mound City: fixing
he pay OF clerks Of yard and store keep
'rs az Portsmouth and Philadelphia at {
1900; appropriating $1,000 TO test petro-
cum as fuel for boilers also concurring
y the amendment in reference 70 Sea-
-ey's island, Portsmouth, iustTucting the
Of the Navy i'm case the own
rs Of that island refuse % sell at the s
rice named, 10 discontinue for public +
,so the bridge and thOrOughfare leading ]
rom the island 10 the uavyyarG also ]
or the purchase Of house and grounds al 7
annapolis: also considered the section
euealing the act authorizing the appoint e
neut of naval agents, and amended by &
.rUhibiting allowance 20 naval officers Y
or rent OF quarters, etc. Also a section
bat provides an examination for the adj G
mission of candidates % Stle Naval d
Acsdemy, 10 be held at stated t;ne- ; {
bolishing the Office Of Assistant In Q
pect0r OF the Bureau Of Ordnance that
10 vacancy in the Pr0fess0rship Of Math-
MATES be filled directing the survey
D. on the Pacific.
Mr. Schenck explained the object Of /
be bill, and debate was participated in Z
" Messrs. KassOn snd FarnsWorth. The Q
alter remarked 10 contemplation OF COM q
con sense, the war ended with the ces- Q
alton of all organized hostility 20 the q
niled States but the gentlemen who !
hen resigned were Cut on by the War
from the three month rs pay {
-hich was given 20 the lazy droues who i
UHg around and would not resign until &
les y ere mustered OUG
NJ. Cook directed attention to the fact Q
hat the Presidents recent proclamation &
{ nesce did not include Texas. some [
Members suggested that lt also omitted p
be District 0f Columbia. Laughter.
NfF. Stevens remarked that, as he IN q
erstoOd The proclamation, the war had @
nlg ceased ten=eieveuts, and 0ne-eiev- p
nth OF war Yet remained. c
Mr.. Farnsworth thought that, even II y
were SO. three officers should get ten Z
eveuis % lheir three mOHths pay. =
The bill was 8manayd by striking out J
be words "either as enlisted men or IL
commissioned officers, at least wears % S
iaking lt read also we're in service on
2 March. l805.n The hil! was then o
assed {
8fr schenck also reported q jointresO- {
i-ion giving construction 10 the law I
slarive 10 bounues payable TO soldiers D.
ischarged for wounds. II provides that Z
be law shall be construed so as % apply 2
any enlisted man or other person en- Q
dei to bounty who has been OF may be {
ischaTged by reason Of a wound received l'
lille in active service under military (
riders, not at the time under furloUgh or :
ave of absence nor engaged ia amy un-
wfui OF unauthorized act OF pursuit. The
int resolution was passed. T
The House refused 10 concur In the
mendment appropriating Si35 90D for the 4.
lrcha-e Of Oakmsn * Eldridge's wharf !,
. Charleston. y