Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-13

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The speech Of Lane, Of Indiana, wa
more radical than was expected from
him. He declared himself in favor 0
! keeping the Southern States out Of tn
( . Union until the negroes were educated
50 as 20 be tit to vote. This sentiment
and many others he uttered Of simila
import, was applauded.
.keverdy Johnson speaks on the pro
posed amendment tomorrow.
With the exception of the passage o.
the amended Freedmen's Bureau bill, nc
business of Importance was transacted
in the Senate to-day.
The House passed, to-day, the Dill CIV
ing actual settlers on the public iahas lA
the South eighty acres, mineral IAiius
! only being excepted. No distinction on
! account of race or color is alloNeu- NJ
] other business of importance was con-
cluded.
The Subcommittee on Reconstrue-
/ tion. who have been investigating aHairs
I I'm Tennessee. have not decided 10 report
/ 10 the full Committee in favor OF the ad-
mission Of any OF the tennessee oeiega-
/ tion TO a seat in the House Iheg nave
I taken,a large amount Of evidence tne
greater portion OF which Is 70 the eIIlcJ
ibar the pe1p!e of that State are disloyal.
The Subcommittee have examiner OIlIy
fboza who are employed in the Freed
mems Bureau, and others who are ear
DeSrlv opposed TO the admission Of any
Southern men. At the same time there
Is uo doubt that great many Republi-
cans. in the House at least, stand ready
10 vote for the admission Of the Iennes-
see delegation.
The senate Committee on Territories
are considering the question: Of extending
the boundary Of the state Of Nevada, So
as to include the greater portion OF the
Territory of Utah. The Committee I
favor this legislation in order 10 prevent I
the admission Of Utah into the Union I
as a State. The people OF Utah are /
urging the passage Of an enabling act 70 4
allow them to take steps for their admis-
sion.
The question Of ievying a duty Of ten
per cent. on cotton TO be exported with
q drawback Of three 70 five per cent. on
cotton retained for home consumption,
viii be introduced into the House IN
few days, in the shape Of bill 10 that
effect. 1t l. said that il meets the apprO-
val OF several members Of the Ways and
Means Committee.
The Freedmen's Bureau has advices
rom lower Maryland, of several severe
-eturned colored soldiers.
Fi-st Lieut. Harlin, of the Eighth Vet
ran Volunteers, has been fined one
thousand dollars and sent to Fort Dele
ware for one wear for defrsuding the
Government.
Mr. GTinuell, of Iowa, was IN the House
o-dav. and stated that in noticing Gen. !
2ausseau's speech as published he had /
0uud that instead of the latter having
eclarad that il was negroes whom he /
-ouId kin. II they attempted toarrest his D
smiIv under Freedmen 3 Bureau author /
.v. il was a white officer whom he I
ireatened with death. In such event T
g added that he desired to give the I
-enulcky gentleman the benefit Of the /
direction. q
Gen. Rousseau thenro-e and said: The \
.nguage he had used and just made was !
lrrectiy reported, and he stood by IT.
-e could not feel that there was anything q
srradiHg in an officer or gentleman 10 I
-atsct his family under similar circum- =
ances He did not believe there was a Z
.ember on this floor who did not concur 4
ith him in this respect. Thus the mat Il
r ended. s.
: Jews -FEeetinsen-s Bureau Stories- =
Sentence o. = SuiudIer-The Grtntaeii- o
4 gusseau controversy.
WAsHISGToN. Feb s 81
The President to-day received a large o.
lmber Of Senators and members, with Il
hom he c0nversed freely on public mat 2
rs, substantially repeating his views 1
4ted Yesterday, but at the same time lL
ding ihat he had no intimation what oi
er Of the visit of thecolOre6 delegation, u
Id wss therefore not fully prepared to
Dly. He reiterated i'm conversation Pc
hat be stated to the Montana delega-
N yesterday, that he was not candi- II
te for reelection.
Alr. Garfield. of Ohio, introduced into
e House to-day a bill TO improve ali Of OF
g harbors In Ohio. II was duly refer nc
q 10 the Committee on Commerce. ne
Mr.. Eggleston asked, but failed 20 oh al
IN, leave to-day in the House TO intro ti'
ce a Joint resolution 10 reduce the in ia
nal revenue tax on spirits. He said &C
E report Of the Internal Revenue Com ID
ssi0ner proposing to reduce the tax 81
m two dollars 10 one dollar per gal
], had been distributed throughout the .h
lntrv, and the effect Of il had been o''
3t the trade in distilled spirits has al or
st ceased. The business was paral- II
ed, and must remain 50 until Congress III
X action IN the matter. As IL would an
some weeks before Congress would en-
,bably act in the matter, he thOughtit an
e that the House should take some as
finite action. ~ ~