Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-29
dEH2ElES APPEAL.
CONGRESSIONAL.


QUc6d Dlll pfOfluing IUE lue lSSuS Ol
arms for the use Of militia, which was re-
ferred.
SchofieId offered a resolution directing
the Clerk Of the House to present to the
Secretary of State the act admitting
North Carolina, South Carolina, LOuIsi-
ana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida,
which was adopted.
Kinds, of Arkansas, introduced a Joint
resolution to extend the provisions Of the
set Of July Ash, 1866, limiting the juris-
diction of the Court Of Claims to the 10y
al citizens of Arkansas. Referred to the
Judiciary Committed.
The Eenateis Joint resolution donating
captured ordnance for q monument to
Gen. Sedgewick was passed.
BoIles, of Arkansas, introduced a bill
for the relief Of hoDorably discharged
soldiers. Referred.
The House then went into q Commit
tee of the Whole on the tax bill
An the amendments to the tax bill
were agreed to, and the bill was reported
to the House.
Butler, of Tennessee, had the oath ad-
ministered to him.
SENATE.
The chair submitted communication
from Gen, Grant transmitting the papers
in relation tn the election ia Arkansas,
which was laid on the table.
Also the report OF the commissioners
appointed for the revision and cOnsOlida-
ton OF the statute laws of the Uaited
States, fnclosiDg specimens of their pa
peTs. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Conness offered an amendment to the
bill concerning the rights OF American
citizens abroad, with which the third
section will read:
-A,td be 1t further enacted, etc, That
whenever 1t shall be duly made known
to the President that any citizen of the
United States has been arrested and is
detained by any foreign government
in cOntFavention of the intent and
purpose OF this act, or upon the
that naturalization in the
United States does not operate to
q issOlye his allegiance to his native SOW
ereigD. Or il any citizen shall be arFes-
ted and be detained, whose release upon
shall have been unressonably
delayed or refused, it shall be the duty
Of the President forthwith to report to
Congress, if in session, all the circum
stances of such arrest and detention and
any proceedings for the release OF the
citizen so arrested and detained, that
Congress may take prompt action to Sc
cure to every such citizen of the United
States his just rights. But il Congress
be not in session, then the President
shall he, and is hereby empowered,
TO suspend in part or whole the
relations with said Gov
eminent, or In case no other remedy
l,h - 81, 4 Dc
tentiOD, and detain in custody, any citi
zen Of such Government, who may he
found within the Jurisdiction of the
United States, and VINO has not declared
his intention to become a citizen of the
United States, except Ambassadors and
cIber public Ministers and their d0mss-
ties and servants, aEd the President
shall, without delay, give information
to Congress OF any proceedings. under
this act.
The Legislative appropriation bill be-
ing the order of the day, it was then
taken up.
The appropriation bill, after some dis
cussicns passed.
Yates called up the oii; to admit Colo
RADIO into the Union.
0v the Committee en- Territories pTOvid-
ng foF 6 general election of Legislators
and State officers within sixty days si-
.er the passage of the set, and said Leg
stature ia to meet within thirty Gsys
after the election, and imposing as the
condition for its admission
hat said Legislature shall rstify the 14th
amendment 70 the Constitution, other
wise this act shall Ge nul! and void.
This was amended by Inserting a pro-
yiso dissolviDg the Legislature If il
chooses against admission under these
conditions.
And aIso by allowing the Legislature
% proceed to elect United States Sena-
ors in case it decides in favor Of sdmis-
ion.
ConkliDg offered an amendment re-
Iuiring the question Of ratification to be
admitted to the people st the election
by the bill.
This was opposed by Yates, Howard,
Upton, Nye and others as unnecessary,
nd sustained by the mover and Morton.
Davis spoke against the bill, and Har-
sn and Cragin in its favor, but without
-ction on the bill or the amendments,
he Senate went into executive session,
md after pSOtracted session, adjourned
HOUSE,
The Speaker presented a report OF the
master- General, as to the payment
,f the additional bouuties since the lst
II July.
Julian introduced a joint resolution,
that in any treaty hereafter
concluded with the indian tribes, by
which the title of such tribe TO its lands
-h,H 10 tad ha l. Gia I'd r-fgTl
yeyed direct to the United States, to be
.henceforward subject to the action of
Congress, IN the same manner SIS the
public lands. Passed.
The Speaker then proceeded to call the
Committee on Claims for reports of q
private nature.
4 large number of private bills were
passed.
Brooks introduced a bill to amend the
act OF March 81, 1868, to exempt certain
from the Internal revenue
ak, which was referred to Ebe COmmit-
zee on Ways snd Means.
Banks gave notice that he would ask
he House on next Tuesday 60 consider
he bill sppropriating money for the
Of Alaska.
Spaulding gave notice that he would
ssk for immediate action on the river
md harbor appropriation bill, in order
hat it might be disposed Of,
On the motion of Washburne, of Illi-
iois, the Senate's amendments to the
appropriation bill were re-
erred to the Committee on Appropria-
ions.
Washburne also gave notice that he
sOuld early next week report the de-
ic,aucy sill, and ask leave to make it the
neeiai -rder for Wednesday next.
Poland gave notice thst he would on
Monday ask for action on the Mi1soprl
contested election case OF Switzier
against Anderson.
The House then proceeded 10 the con-
liberation of the River and HarbOr ap-
,ropriation bill, the question being on
he motion Of Delano to recommit the
bill to the Committee on Com merce,
With instructions to report back oil
making the necessary appropriations.
Ii appropriates 81 300, ,000 for the ina-
of rivers. The House, how
,ver, without action on the bill, ad-
ourned.
THE Cincinnati CsroRtcte, as mat
et Of news, says:
The Presidents organ urges the ne
,essity of removing Secretary McCel-