Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-19
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WESLEYAN EheoNaAlED EkE-1S kEEOkIS.l
W~AsA1NGroN, March 1s.-House.
Ella and Stevens, the newly elected
members from New Hampshire, took
their seats.
a concurrent resolution appointing a
committee on ordnance, to inquire into
all matters relating to ordnance, arms,
etc, was adopted. Also one requesting
the president to inform the house the
result of the late trials of citizens of
the United States in Canada, charged
with FeDianism and also the latest Off
cial information in regard to the with
drawal Of the French troop from Mexico.
The senate concurrent resolution, to
amend the nineteenth section Of the
joint rule to prevent the sale OF liquors
in the capitol or grounds adjacent, was
adopted.
The concurrent resolution, for an in
vestigatiOu of the treasury department
by a joint committee on retrenchment.
was sgreed to.
The senate's supplementary recon-
struction bill was then taken up. VIII
son, of Iowa, moved to amend the first
section by adding "The voter has
never been a member of the state legis-
lature, nor held any executive or judicial
Office in any state and afterward give
aid to the rebellion, - which was agreed to.
Another amendment was also agreed
to, striking out the words requiring the
votes cast to be at least one half Of all
the registered voters Wiling upon the
question Of ratification"
On the motion of Mr.. S~hellsbarger,
the word 7'registered" was preixed to
the word ELECTION" in the sixth Sec
ton, which was also amended as fol-
lows Any one subscribing to the oath
is to be subject to the pains and penal
ties of perjury.
Mr.. Garfield and others desired to offer
an amendment, but Mr.. Wilson insisted
on the previous question, and under,its
operations the senate amendments as
amended, were eoncurred in.
The senate's amendment to the house
resolution in relation to the On and
bullion Of The Richmond banks, on spe-
cial deposit in the treasury, was con-
Cured in.
The senate's j0iBt resolution for the
necessary surveys for a ship canal be-
tween lakes Erie and Ontario was passed.
Also, the senate bill for the better secu.
rity Of passengers on steam vessels.
A resolution was adopted %instructing
the Judiciary committee to continue
their inquiries as to whether MARYLAND
has a state government which congress
can recognize.
Schenck's resolution suspending all
payments for slaves drafted or received
as volunteers in the military service.
was passed.
A resolution was passed directing the
proceeds Of the property captured dur,
ing the war, to be Immediately covered
by IA warrant in the United States
treasury, to be drawn out by authority
Of law.
SenGte.-Mr. johnson presented the
credentials of Philip +. Thomas as sena-
tor elect from Maryland.
Mr.. Fowler called up q joint resolution
%instructing the secretary of war TO fur
nish Tennessee with arms and eduip-
ments for $500 militia, which was passed.
A resolution declaring the laws of the
territory of New Mexico passed during
the session of 1866 and 1867 valid, was
passed.
A bill appropriating s15O,OOO towards
completing the work on the distribution
reservoirs Of the Washington aqueduct
was passed.
The supplementary reconstruction bill
was called up on concurrence in the
house amendments to the ~senate's
amendment. The second amendment,
requesting a majority of all the regis
fNOANAo AIGtEdQ VI a. uN the EeUaIe !
bill a majority Of the votes cast, was
disagreed to-. The other amendments
were agreed to, and the bill goes back to
The house.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, MGrch 1S.-A
fire to-day burned one of the best business
blocks in the city. Loss heavy.
CAIRO, March 1S.-1he following is
,ur port list: Ned Tracey, from New
Orleans for st. Louis, at 10 pm; Louis
ana, from New Orleans for Louisville, at
am; Lizzie Gill, from New Orleans for I
Louis, at 9 am; Darling, from Mem !
his for Cincinnati, at 4 am; Silver
spray, from New Orleans for Cincinnati
It 4 am; Henry Ames, from New Or
for st. Louis, at 6 am; Lady Gay,
rom st. Louis for New Orleans, at 6
m; t. L. Magill, from St. Louis for Y
Jew Orleans, at Z I'm Mohawk, from I
It. Louis for New Orleans, at s AMI; 1
from CiBcinnatifo for New Orleans. q
t 10 a NJ; Ella Taber, from Louisville Ct
Or Memphis. at II M. 81
NEW YORK, March 1S.-St. Patrickis v
ay was publicly celebrated. The pro- in
ession numbered twelve thousand per- q
ons, and was reviewed by the mayor. ei
| riot occurred but was quickly sup pl
Several policemen were So s,
LOUISVILLE, March 1s.-The weather ba
still cold, and two inches of snow has ei
Hen since noon. The river is falling at Or
le rate of one and a half inches per "a
our, The Louisville, from New Or
ans for Cincinnati, passed up. =
The railroad line hence TO New Or
ans via Decatur and Memphis, is now A
pen, without transferring baggage. q
The route via GAINESVILLE WILDE open nc
rain as soon as the Tennessee river a.
lis, and that river is now falling rapid
:. There was a large Fenian procession 4
re this evening in honor of st. Pat
ek's day.
MONTREAL, c. w, March 1S.-Al- =
ough there Is nothing on the frontier II
present TO cause alarm, yet active pre- ph
are making for more troops. ete
LONDON, March IS.-0ne Of the iron ~
I'd ships of the fleet at Woolwieh has obi
en- sent to Liverpool.
Dispatches from Constantinople re- II
rt that the porte is disposed TO grant n
g demands Of the viceroy of Egypt. Va
1t is asserted that France, Austria and
lssia have made a joint resolution 10
Turkish government for the cession
Gambia to Greece.
The Richmond tya.) Enquirer is sat ?
ed with Gen. Schofield's assignment
that military district. It says: "H
civil authorities of our state must be tn
,ordinate to and overruled, the IN 4
asing differing could not have been Iuf
lfded to any one who would COM
nd the district more to the hope and 81
lfide2ce Of our people than Gen. ssYSI q
oe