Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-09

purpose, 5u5 oil Elia lie hal discovered DO
evidence. lie thinks ihac ducing The
winter there viii be considerable dragiiu-
ton along the river counties, and aid
from the Government may 10 required
TO prevent suffering.
SENATE.
Ac5mmuuic2tioH wss received from
the Secretary Of .He Treasury in reply to
aa inquiry ia regard to the tax. etc on
National Banks. Referred 20 tEc Finance
Committee.
Trumhan, from teJuIieisry Commit
mittee, reported q bill amending the
Bankruptcy Act, and recommending an
indciuite p7stgonsment. Agreed to.
4 resolution was adopted dirssgi-r The
Fiaauca Committee to atfS 3 penalty on
o officer who shall authorize auy ex-
pslIiture not pgsvioU.ly authorized by
Congress
TIE House bli was then taken
un, directing that certain mpa,es IN the
hands of;hs Uaitsl States Treasurer,
tie rraceedsof captured AID abandoned
property, shsH be covered by warrants
on tie Treasury
TrumhuH CHARGED that The > e-etary
had paid 81 os3, 4oe)l dielayal claimants
sherman suggested It's reference 10 the
R-strerohmeat Committee.
F~eszenden asked tlst it be laid over.
Sherman moved to POSTPONE further
consideration, but afterwards UfHaarsw
it, and .bs bin was further debated.
After q few preliminary remarks Jy
Ejmo1ds and Others, Ramsey moved 90
q into executive session, bus wI,bGraw
the molten 90 the instance Of e imord-.
who offered a resolution Of i-ga
which was adopted, asking tae President
for information as to whether the Bin s5r
the further security Of equal Iiel;siH the
District Of Columbia, passed by both
Houses, has been deiiyeted t. the Secre-
tary Of State to become a law, ten days
having elapsed since is pzs-a-n.
4 resolution, calling on Sic AZ
tcruey-Geuera FOR copies Of his
opinion regarding the pay CT retired
officers Of the navy, was adopted.
\ bill sa.hosizing wits Of eEFgr rom
Dislric. to Circuit Courts Of the United
States, In certain classes Of criminal
eases, vas referred 70 the judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Morton offered a resolution in
siructins the Judiciary Committee tc
report 2 bill supsrcsdirg aud proviHng
e Provisional Government Tor the lately
rebellious States, until they are recon
slrue.ed under the existing acts Of esq
gress, which vas lSil over.
Mr.. sherman novel 20 take 40 the
bill to prevent the further contraction
Of currency, in order to make it
the special order to morrow. Alter op.
position By F~essenden and Tru0buil,
tue motion to go into executive session
being renewed by the latter and lost,
shermau's motion prevailed, aud soon
after the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Orth, from the Foreign Committee.
reported a Joint resolution requesting the
President to iutsree6e with Qagsn Veto
ria and secure ths release "a Rev. John
Mcmahon, convicted as : Feaian raider.
An amendment was offered to iuclnde
the name OF John Lynch, bat tbs morn
ing hour expired during the discussion
and the resolution went over.
The Speaker presented a memorial
from citizens Of Connecticut, numerously
on the rights of American elti-
zeus abroad. Referred 10 the Committee
on Foreign Afalrs,
A communication was received from
Secretary OF the Interior, with the |
Of ths Acting Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs.
A resolution was adopted ~!astructing
the Military Committee tn transfer the
Soldiers Home at Washington to the
\ National Asylum for disabled soldiers,
aud changing the aame Of the Institute
to the National Soldiers Home.
The Seuate's amendment to the bill
repeating the cotton tax Was referred to
Committee on Ways aud Means.
The contested election case, of the
Sixth Congressional District Of Missouri, !
with a resolution that Birch was
not entitled TO s seat, and VsuHoru, the
member, was so entitled.
The Speaker presented a message from
President With accompanying papers
from the State Department, Under the
Diplomatic aud Consular System. Re
'erced to the Foreign COMMITTEES.
He also presented a communication
from the Secretary Of War, al interim,
reports from the oomo1audsrs of the
Fifth Mldtsry District, relative TO
swamp lands, RRd with it a report
rom the Chief Of Ordnance Tsls-
i've to manufactures and repairs
ot arms at the Springfield armory, for
he year ending January, 1867.
BrOOmal offered 4 resolution instruct
.ng the Committee on Ways and Means
% lhqllre into the expediency Of imme-
lately aboiisaiug the internal revenue
AK on manufacturers Of cotton, wool,
ron and steel, which was adopted. He
asked leave to offer . resolution
the vote recently given in the
House on the question Of Impeachment,
Fhich was likely to be construed into an
,hirmanee Of the position OF the mi
lority Of the Judiciary Committee, on
he law Of impeachment, aud be
drawn into a precedent not
.anctioued by the juigmsnt Of the
aud resolving that in the opinion
# the House the powers Of impeachment
# public officers for official misconduct,
5 not limited 10 those otiensss that are
ndieisble under The laws OF the United
Eldsidgo objected, and the resolution