Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-06
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/ WASHINGTON, April Z. -Sen0te.-Mr.
Sumner called up his resolution offered
Yesterday, calling upon the Postmaster
General and the Secretary of the Treasury
20 report TO the Senate whether persons
have been employed iu theirdepartmeuts
/ since December last without taking the
oath required by Law, Passed. to S.
The bill authorizing tine President OF
/ the United States TO transfer a gUnbOal
to the GOvernmento Of Liberia was passed.
Mr.. Morgan presented a memorial Of
! the American Geographical ami statisu-
/ cal Society, praying Tor the publication
| by the Government of the medical and
surgical history OF the rebellion, which is
/ ia preparation, under the direction of the
Surgeon General, urging especially its
I importance as showing the elect OF
/ Southern malarious locations upon North
ern men, and the result Of the use Of
Drophvlaclies against malarious diseases :
| the most successful treatment of diseases
| incidental % a crowded population the
elect Of the exclusion of mercury and
antimOny under the administration OF
1 the surgeon General, and facts relative
to amputatian Of large joints, etc.
On motion OF lIT. Morrill, 1t was re-
solved that the Committee on Judiciary
be instructed TO inquire into the expe-
diency Of restraining by law the act Of
the "a Of March, 1860, SO that The same
shall not confer the right Of removal
from q Court Of any State an Indictment
for sales Of spirituOus liquors under the
laws of said State 10 the supreme Court
on Tie gnitea States before the trial Of
the same in said Court
Mr. Brown presented a petition for q
constitutional amendment guaranteeing
eQual rights without distinction ON ac-
count Of color, which was referred to the
Committee Of Fifteen.
Mr. Chandler presented a memorial
from the tobacco growers OF Canon, Mich
igan, asking for a modification of the tax
on tobacco. Referred 10 the Committee
on Finance.
Mr. Sumner called up the following
resolution, presented by him yesterday
Res0iuea. phat the Secretary Of the
Treasury and the Postmaster General be
instructed 10 report 10 the Senate, So far
as the record of their respective depart
mehts wiii allow, whether. Rt any time
since the report Of December, any per-
sons have been permitted tD enter upon
the duties Of Office, and received emOiu-
ments thereof without taking the oath
prescribed bF act Of Congress; or, if they
have taken 70 sy adding thereto explains
tionsi or, Ii tbeE haze altered the cath,
then the alteration they have made; and,
;- I; s;..~s .7.~s things have been done then to
reouest the names Of such persons, the
oafhs they have taken, and the reasons
for allowing The SAME.
Nr Hendricks inquired II there was
any reason Tor snch ihformatlol
6lr. sumner said, on last saturday ne
called On the Comm ssioner OF Internal
Revenue. ana was iold By him that me
oath had ia many cases been in0ailleo %
suit persons ia tie South
Mr. Hendricks did Botsee the necessity
for passing such a resolution lie pe-
heved the Secretary of the treasury =
have done bis duty and 70 BE- an aoie
and efficient officer.
Mr. Summer said their was q law re-
quiring a certain oath froH al 0iiicefs -
the employ Of the Government, and no
Cabinet officer had a right to dispense
with ID; the yeas and nays were dc
manded on the adoption, and it was
adopted hy-yeas p, nays 9.
Yeas Anthony, Brown. Chandler,
Clark, Conness, Creswell, Poster, Grimes,
Harris, Henderson, Howard. Howe,
Kirkwood Nye, Pomeros, sher-
man, Stewart, sgmpeh Trppibun, Van