Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-27
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WASHINGTON, February 26-Se11dte.
l The rivel and harbor appropriation bill
appropriates half a million dollars for the
1 improvement Of Des MOines rapids.
The bill extending the time three
wears for the final settlement Of private
land claims in Florida, Louisiana and
Mississippi, passed.
The report of the committee on the
military academy was agreed to,
H0use.-SeveTal resolutions were pre-
seuted and referred, because Of the ap-
praacliug close Of the session.
The house, in committee Of the whole
on the tax bill amendment to abolish
the cotton tax, rejected IL by q vote Of
sixty-five against forty five.
The house agreed to the amendment
taxing cigars five dollOrs per thousand.
The conference committee on the CON
suiar and diplomatic appropriation bill
reported ptoviso that nothing be paid
to present ministers. The proyiso IS to
continue until congress repeats It.
The military bill has been agreed to.
The section in reference 70 cadets from
rebel states says that no money for their
subsistence shall be paid until the resto-
ration of their states to the union.
The tax bill passed afterseyeral further
unimportant amendments.
Air.fElliott, from the special committee
on New Orleans custOnhOuse bill, dis
sented from q portion of the report in
reference 20 sufficient care having been
observed in the appointment Of officers.
The committee on the whole considered
the fertilization bill and agreed 10 strike
out the enacting clause. The house re-
versed their decision and the bill was
raPomrnitted
The ssnateIs amendment to the house
bill extending the benefits Of the agrl-
cultural college bill to Tennessee was
concurred in.
VYAsHINeTON, February 26. = The
proposition 70 redeem compound IL erest
notes with greenbacks won't be Compro-
missed ia the committee on conference,
but will be opposed in the senate on the
ground that the treasury can pay the
notes at maturity without fresh issue OF
greenbacks.
MeCulIoch agrees with the house bill
which gives him discretionary power
He Will issue no more greenbaeks than
are necessary.
The government is satisfied from Com
modore CoOper's cruise around cuba
that no landing Of negroes nor fitting out
Of expeditions has taken place in up
wards Of year.
The freedmen's bureau has received
letters from Galveston county, Texas,
saving the government must do some
thing to protect the negroes from mai
treatment
AT Georgetown, D. c., Charles d.
Welch (radicall was elected over the
present incumbent conservative, by
ninety majority. The registry shows 97l
negroes and l35 whites.
ATLANTA, February 26.-Ex- Governor
Brown will publish a long letter to-mor-
row, advising Gecrgians to accept the
terms imposed by the bill which recently
PASSED Congress. He thinks Georgia viii
never get better terms, and advises their
acceptance.
CHARLEsToN, February 2G-Ex- Con-
gresham Holmes is dead.
TORoSTO, February 26.-The advance
c0nv Of the confederation bill was re-
ceived by the Canadian parliament. The
senate Will consist Of seventy-twO mem
hers the house of commons eighty-One.
Ottawa is to be the seat of government. 6.
There is TO be one governor general, but
each province to have one lieutenant
governor.
NEW YORK, February 26.-The steamer
Chicago sailed for Liverpool with rSl6l
bales of cotton.
r CALI, the Belgium eonsul-general is
dead
/ The T5i51ale's special says: The judi
eiary committee on the investigate OF Il
the return to rebels Of contiscated prop
erty show that fifty million dollars, in
Louisiana alone, have been returned
them by order of the president.
I 1t is reported that Roberts Fenians
. 1.rff af o. N " a
[ operations in Canada.
/ = A Havana correspondent, of the 10th
/ says that the bay or Somana has beer
/ secured by Smith, our charge d. atlair'
at St. Domingo, as cOaliug station
I The treaty has already been forwarded
to Balise, British Honduras.
Another expedition has been started
against the Indians, commanded by Col
/ Hasley
a Washington special says that Ed
/ ward Cooper, Of the select committee
appointed to inquire into the murder O
union soldiers in South Carolina, sub
mitted q minority report admitting tina
the soldiers were deliberately murdered
but il is not proved beyond . reasOnabl
doubt that the discharged prisoners wer
guilty. He also disagTees with the com
mittee as to the necessity of militsr.
rule in the south Tor the maintenance q
order.
Gen. Grant has expressed himself I
Wilson and the secretary Of war a
warmly in favor of the roconstrucsiO
bill. Contrary reports are unfounded.
Wentworth's resolution in regard I
the attempted compromise between eel
T tain republican members and the pres
dent win show nothing improper on th
part Of congress.
, The customhouse investigation com
mittee's report is nearly ready. Th
bonded warehouse system is most col
/ rupt. SeeL
lis reported that Mr.. Smythe VIM !
removed from the eOlleetOrship Of Ne
, York.
1t is said the president has tendere
/ hae Vienna mission to POstmaster-Gen'
: nei Randall,