Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-11

40 ate to-day was not considered as elah
S rate a reply to Summers two days effo
~ ~ as il ought to have been. Much of Il
force of what he said was not byrepeate
assertions that he was not giving hisow
oo views, but was speaking for the RecOI
So struction Committee, and he more tha
% ever acknowledged that a propositio
~ like Summers would be better than n
own measure.
Mr.. Lane, Of Maryland, has the foc
e for tomorrow on the constitutions
amendment. He win favor the Com
Is mittee's proposition, il is said. Nothin
g. of great Importance was done in the sen
,f ate to-day. The bill TO prevent the lssu
3, Of American registers 70 vessels mat pro
cured foreign registers during the wa
n was passed. sherman and Sprasu'
We're the only Republicans VINO Ne1e'
e against it.
o J. In the House to-day Mr.. Julian, from
n The Committee on Public Lands, re
II ported a hili for the disposal Of public
land 10 actual settlers in Alabama, Mis-.
sissippi. Louisiana, Arkansas and Flor
ida. The bin provides that after the pas
sare an the public lands in the States
= named shall be disposed Of according d
- the stipulations Of the homestead law OF
, Nav the twentieth, eighteen hundred
> and sixtv-txn. and the supplemental act
. 10 the same of March the twenty-irst,
. eighteen hundred and siXty-four; but
, with the restriction that no entry shall
, be made for more than half quarter
section, Of eighty acres, and that public
lands in said States shall be disposed of
IN no other manner after the passage OF
this act. Mr.. Julian said the bill simply
extended the provisions Of the homestead
bin 20 the States named, with the single
exception that eighty instead of one
hundred and sixty acres are 20 be given
TO sctusl settlers. The passage of the
bill would prevent spectators, he said,
and others from getting hold OF these
[ lands, and he added that under the bill
no one was deprived OF homestead on
account Of race or color, for the negro
/ had become a citizen Of the United
States.
Mr.. Taher, Of New York, offered an
amendment that no one who partici-
| pated In the late rebellion and who had
/ or shall be pardoned 10y the President,
l should be deprived of the benefits Of the
bill, which was rejected. A report Of the
/ Commissioner Of the Land Office was re-
/ ceived, showing that there were thirty
/ millions of acres of public lands in the
/ States named The bill will be again
considered tomorrow.
Yesterday passed without any debate.
The Senate bill TO give Mrs. Lincoln
| the ranking privilege was passed.
The Canadian embassy have come to
early grief The general intimatiOn that
powerful supply of hobby" miners
has been backing up their cause, has in
jured il very much. The Ways and
Means Committee, after a full and care
ful examination Of the propositions sub
mitted by the Canadians, have rejected
each one Of them. This sudden action
was, Of course, wholly unexpected 70
these officials. The committee have in |
formed them that they are not only OPP /
posed to extending the reciprocity treaty, |
but that they are equally opposed, az 1
present, 10 entering into any commercial /
arrangements whatever, and that from /
the tone and temper of Congress, no kind |
Of reciprocal legislation could be carried /
through either branch. The committee, /
however, intimated several propositions |
which they might make to the Canadi- /
ans, but the latter declined 10 consider |
them and have left for home
The Senate Military ConIlaitiee to-day |
considered the bill for Increasing the
regular army. In regard % The recom-
mendation of the conference 10 omit the
Veteran Reserve Corfit - distinct or
ganization IN iife regular army, the com
nlltLte AIE 4liINf1t llslll Alhi iAtt'ts 4 AAN
other proposition for an increase Of I'VE
Major fseierals and ten Brigadier Gene
fals. slieeommittee do not seem TO see
Ilie necessity for such an increase. The
eornfnittee came TO no definite cOnclu-
sian.
The special committee on the war debt
Of the loyal States had protracted
meeting to-day for the purp0seof coming
to some conclusion on bill 20 reimburse
the States for money expended by them
during the war. It is proposed 10 issue
twenty year five OF six per cent. bonds,
which are to be given to the States for
the respective amounts agreed upon by
the committee, upon the basis Of SO much
for each man furnished by the States.
The whole amount will, doubtless, reach
one hundred and fifty million dollars, t.
be appoTtioned on the basis already
named. Mr.. Blaine, Of Maine, Chair
man Of the committee, will draw up
bill on this plan agreed upon by the COM
mittee.
The House to-day passed the Senate
Joint resolutions for extending the time
for the completion Of the Burlington and
Missouri Railroad. The necessity for this
legislation was said 10 be founded on the
fact that the company have met with a
delay in the completion of their bridges
over the Des Moines river.
The House Committee on the Pacliic4
Railroad, to-day had under consideration /
the Senate bill extending the time for
railroads in the States Of
Iowa. Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Florida and Mississippi. The Committee |
struck ont an of the Southern roads,
leaving Iowa alone 10 receive the benefit
or this measure All those roads bad
large grants Of public lands which, unless
the time is extended, reverts back TO the
Iowa, however, Is the
only State which is 10 be benefited. The ,
{ Committee adopted an amendment to ,
the bin providing thai all roads having
land grants which are NOT completed by +
the wear eighteen hundred and SIXTY
eight, settlers may take possession of
such lands and pay the company hold
ing lands a specified sum. Therefore,
the object Of this Is 10 prevent the nom
settlement of lands on account Of the
failure Of railroads to comply with their
grants.
Visitors 90 the President-TlsO virginia
Fagrant Law
WASHINGTON, Feb.
The number Of Visitors at the White /
House to-day was very large. -Four del
eg2tions waited upon the President 4
delegation Of c0lOred representatives,
headed by Fred. Douglas, occupied q
portion of the time allotted
to personal interviews a delegation OF
twenty-five from Montana Territory,
headed by Hon. Walter II. Burleigh
a delegation Of the Superintendent OF
schools in the different States of the
Union, headed by l3. G. Northrop, Esq.
and a delegation from New Mexico
Among those who had interviews with
the President were Senators McDougall, /
Nesmith and Gen. p. +. Butler.
Reports have been somewhat eXten-
sivelt circulated 10 the effect that the re-
lations between the President and the
Governor Of Virginia were not altogether
Of q pleaaant character, and that the lat
ter required the Vagrant law in opposition
10 the wishes of the President, thus ne
cesSitating Gen. Terry's order, suspend
ing the operation Of that law i'm his mill-
tAry department. Il is learned that no
Of any nature passed be
tween the President aud Gov. Pierpont
IN reference 10 this matter. The state
uent in regard % the yagranT law is con-
troverted bg the fact that the Governor
Of Virginia neither signs nor approves
sets Of the Legislature, and has not the
veto power.
NHa NtiNiNlll -fllflllA - lAi a "a y AAA- 4AAANA
destitute condition ~ one OF the dreary |
rooms Of one of the dreariest houses in
Bromton Read, London. His physician
declares he cannot live another month
unless removed toa more cQngeTiai Coun-
ny.
pa. In May last the corner stone Of +
new Roman Catholic cathedral was laid
n Pekin. Ii is 70 be Of magnificent di- 1
nensions-three hundred feet long and
me hundred and fifty feet in breadth, 10
lie eeuemss OF ihH haRseFt. Is spire
will overtop the loftiest OF the palaces OF
,heimperial city.
Es7@ At the Presidents last reception,
p peculiar style Of wearing the hair |
among the ladies was a su1ject OF mucn |
comment, and the remarks were, for the |
most part, altogether in its favor as a
becoming substitute for the waterfall:
The hair was allowed 10 fall its full
length, without ffller or bond Of any de-
and was thought by many TO
be Tie most graceful style theeverehang-
ing empress, Fashion, has yet presented :
20 public patronage.