Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-10
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Special Dispatch to the St. Louis R~epubucan.j
AVALANCHE OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THE
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to the St, Louis Republican,
AVALANCHE OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THE
SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, March LIN the senate
to-day three new reconstruction bills
were introduced in the course of half an
hour. One by Wilson, one By Sumner
and n by Henderson, not one Of which
has the slightest chance Of being acted
on this session. Ten minutes later two
constitutional Amendments were pro-
posed.
CHANGES IN ORGANIZING COMMITTEES.
The senate committee were appointed.
Sherman is chairman OF finance COM
mittee, vice Fessenden, who declined on
account of ill-health Mr.. Morrill,, of
Maine, isehairman OF the new committee
on appropriation Mr.. Harlan IS chair
man Of the district committee; Mr..
Yates is chairman OF committee on ter
r%itories. These are the only important
changes.
PROPOSAL TO MAKE WHISKY SELLING
PENAL.
Nj. Wilson offered a joint resolution,
making it a penal offense to sell spiritu-
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bring it into il.
SHORT SESSION OF SENATE.
The session of the senate lasted only
an hour.
IMPEACHMENT PRECIPTTATED ON FIJI
HOUSE.
The Impeachment question was precip-
itated upon the house In accordance with
the programme agreed on in the caucus
last night
Mr.. Ashley, OF Ohio, offered a resolu-
ton for the appointment Of a judiciary
committee to continue the investigation
into the charges against the president
which he made in the last congress.
president CHARGED WITH COMPLETELY
IN ASSASSINATION.
He followed it with an half hours
speech, charging the president with cor
ruption, u~surpation, etc, and intimating
that be gained the executive chair
through completely in the assassination
plot.
At this point Speaker Colfsx called
him to order en- the ground that he was
going beyond the limits of debate.
INSANE ASYLUM WANTED.
Some of the democrats at this point
inquired if there was not an insane asy-
lum in which Mr.. Ashley could be placed.
MR.. ASHLEY AGAIN CALLED TO ORDER,
a proceeded in order, but o de-
nounced an interrogatory made by Mr.,
NibIack as impeTtinent, for which he
was again called to order by the speaker.
IMPEACHMENT A C~ONsUMMATE FOLLY,
Judge Spalding, of Ohio, then took the
floor, and in a five minutes speech de-
nounced the whole impeachment move
meut as a piece of consummate folly
and insisting that two months of inves.
tigatiOn had virtually proved nothing
BEN. BUTLER FOR VIGOROUS IMPEACH'
ENT
Mr.. Butler then took the floor for eighi
minutes, and urged for a vigorous inn
peachment investigation, maintaining
that the house as at present constituted
was legally competent to proceed will
the matter.
DEMOCRATS ON IMPEACHMENT.
Messrs. Brooks, Wood and Pruyn, OF
the democratic side, continued the de
bate.
MOTIVES OF uIPEACHERs TO BE STAR
TIED.
Fernando Wood said that when The
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would submit some facts showing the
motives which instigated the matter
and which would startle the house anC
country.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The speaker appointed the old judi
ciary committee and added another
democrat to it.
SENATE CONGRATULATIONS CON
SIDERED DEAD.
A senatorial caucus was held this after
noon to consider the house resolution fol
an adjournment Of congress from Monday
to the Sth Of May. 4 general expression
of opinion in the caucus seemed to be
that the impeachment matter was dead
and that an adjournment should be made
till October.
Senator Fessenden suggested Novem,
Der, but without action the whole matter
Alaid on the table. The senate will
of Course, sustain the action Of the caucus
APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURAL IN.
TERESTS.
In the civil appropriation bill, officially
promulgated to-day, the following items
of agricultural interest cur
For purchase of cereal, vegetable anC
flower seeds, and for labor in putting VI
seedbags and miscellaneous items, eighty
thousand dollars, provided that the com
missioner of agriculture shall only pur
chase and distribute with the funC
herein appropriated for that purpose
such seeds as are rare and uncommon tC
the country, or such as can be made
more profitable by frequent change;
from a part of our own country to an
other, provided that the commissioner
shall on OF before the 18th day of Deem
Der il each year hereafter, make a report
in detail to congress Of all moneys eX'
pended by him.
COMMANDERS OF MILITARY DISTRICTS,
Gems. Sherman, Schofield, Meade,
Hancock and Mcdowell, are to be APP
pointed to the command Of the five mil.
| itary districts in the south under the re-
construction bill.
APPOINTMENT OF REVENUE OFFICERS,
The president to-day made the follow
ing appointments: VIM. Johnson, jr.,
for collector, and W. Zigler, assessor for
the twenty-third Pennsylvania district
Edward NJ. Phelps, assessor for the fifth
Ohio district; Elias Nigh, assessor for
the eleventh Ohio district and w. w.
Wilson, collector Of the fourth Ohio dis
trict.