Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June l0.-Mr. Fowler
introduced a bill to provide for the better
security of life on steamboats, and other
vessels. Referred.
The following House bills were intro
duced: Amending the habeas corpus
act and also to define felonies and mis-
demeanors. To regulate challenges in
the United States courts, aud for the di-
vision Of Texas and her admission into
the Union.
Mr.. Drake called up the bill for the re-
lief Of certain contractors for the con-
struction of vessels of war, steamers and
machinery. He said the contractors
had been unfairly dealt with by the con-
missiOners appointed by the act of March
%, who reported favOrably In regard to
the six iron-clads built in the East, and
unfavorably to the rest, they having
been built in the West; and that all the
contractors desired was to go to the
Curt OF Claims and establish their
claims. The bill passed, with some
amendments, by "A to II.
The bill supplementary to the act
to provide that the National GEM
etery shall be secured by q
pledge of United States bonds, and to
provide for the circulation thereof, ap-
proved June 8, 1864, was then taken UP.
The question was on the amendment of
Morrill,, of Vermont, as follows: "And
on the issue Of any increase of the ma
tional circulation, as provided in this
section, the Secretary Of the Treasury is
hereby authorized and required to with
draw an equal amount of United States
notes.
Norton gave notice that he would
move to add the following: And the
United States notes Fe-issued shall not
be obtained by the sale OF bonds, but
shall be taken from the funds in the
Treasury, collected in the ordinary way"
Cole addressed the Senate, in favor OF
the proposition of the Committee, to
make the S20, 900 900 increase, and the
debate was continued by Morrill,, Conk-
ling and FesseRdeB.
Sumner obtained leave to introduce q
resolution which was adopted, inviting
the Chinese Embassy to visit the Senate
on Wednesday next.
A motion to adjourn was rejected.
MOrrilPs amendment to the currency
bill was also rejected.
Davis offered substitute which was
not acted upon, and the Senate adj
jOurned.
HOUSE.
A resolution was introduced to author
izs the Secretary OF War to deliver GER
tain ordinance to the States OF Arkansas,
Louisiana, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama and Florida for
the use of the militia on the discontinue
anCe of the military government therein.
The House then passed q resolution
instrUctiBg the Committee on Ways and
Means to report u separate bill to the
revision of the tax on the manufacture
and sale of distilled spirits and tobacco
by IS 10 81.
Schenck offered the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved, That after the report Of
tax bill by the Committee on Ways and
Means, in pursuance of the order just
passed, no other business shall be in
order but the consideration of the bill so
reported by the said Committee, except
the reports from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills.
This was adopted under suspension
Of the rules.
The river and hsrb0r bill was made
the special order for tomorrow.
The Senate bill relating to the con-
tested election in Washington was then
taken up, debated some twenty minutes,
and passed by 81 against IS.
The House refused to receive Mr.. LO-
CAMS resolution for the removal Of the
Capitol.
Mr.. Robinson offered a resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the
President to take measures for the re-
lease OF Warren and Costello, now inn
prisOned in England for words spoken
and sets done in the United States,