Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
SEAA4Hs

SENATE.
WAsHINGTON, June PA large num-
Der Of bits we've referred and numerous
petitions for protective duties were pre-
scented.
A resolution was adopted calling on
the President for information relative to
the imprisonment OF naturaiizsd citjZsns
Ia England.
After some unimpOrt2ut business the
order Of the day, the legislative apEro-
priati0n bill, was taken up.
The question was en the amendment
offered oy Sherman, from the Committee
on Finance, appropriating Sl5O,NO for
temporary clerks for the Treasury De-
partment, and providing that the 5ecre-
cary of the Treasury may classify the
same.
Further debate on this paint ensued,
during which the Presidents veto w2s
received from the House, and the onni-
bus b,ll passed over it Icy IS to s, Davis
haviog fisst delivered sn eulUgium OF
the President, ranking him as one OF the
noOiest characters of the age.
HOUSE.
The Senste's amendment to the bill
dividing Illinois into two judicial dis
Schenck made 81 appeal to the men,
bsrs, especially the Republicans, TO be in
regular attendance during the coDsidera-
ton Of the tax bill.
The House then went into Commit
tee OF the WhOfe on the tax bin.
Prices amendment, offered last even
ing, was agreed to.
Sehenck offered 3 verbal amendment,
The effect Of which would be to amend
the vote just taken, bus the amendment
was rejected by 81 10 II.
Boutwell, moved 10 substitute for the
5lst section provision allowing draw
back of sixty cents per gallon on iu-
ported alcohol and rum.
MOrehesd moved TO reduce the draw
back from go to so cents. Agreed 20 by
81 to AZ -E
Boutwelps substitute was than agreed
to.
On the motion Of Sehenck sections 50
and 80 were struck out, and also the
amendments made to section a, which
simply provides for the withdrawal Of
spirits from warehouses.
Sections so to 81 inclusive, were also
stricken out, section 81 having been
read, which provides that all distilled
spirits in any bonded warehouse shall,
within 100 days after the passage of the
act, be Withdrawn from such warehouse
and the taxes paid on the same.
Scheock stated that be would at the
proper time, move an amendnent re-
quiring whisky ia bond to pay a special
tax of a per barrel.
O'Neill Govsd strike out section sixty
two aud made an argument to prove
that the law was unjust to persons who
had honestly invested in the whisky
IN bonded warehouses, to pay the tax
within one hundred-days.
The Committee rose at 2:S0 F. M, and
the Speaker presented the following:
To the House Of Representatives:
In returning TO the House OF Represent
tatives, ia winch il originated, bin en-.
titled IAN act 10 admit the States of
North Caroline, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Louisiana and Florida, to represen.
tation in Congress" l do not deem il
necessary 10 state at length the reasons
which constrsin me to withhold nv an
prevail. l will not, therefore, at this time
reopen the question upon the grave
constitutional questions, included ia the
act Of March "a, 1867, and the acts supple
mentary thereto, ia pursuance OF which
il is claimed IN the preamble Of this hill
adopted Constitutions of State Govern
ment, nor viii repeat the objections
contained in my message Of the 2O,h
inst, returning without my signature.
the dill 70 admit to representation the
State of Arkansas, and which are equally
applicable to the pending measures.
Like the bill recently passed in reference
70 Arkansas, this bill supercsdes the plain
and simple mode prescribed by the Com
stitQtiOn for the admission TO seats in
the respective Houses OF Senators and
Represen tztives of the several States.
IL assumes authority over six States of
the Union which has never been delegated
70 Congress, or is even warranted by the
previous Unconstitutional legislation
upon the subject of representation. II
imposes conditions which are in deropa-
ton OF the equal rights Of the States
and Ia feundsd upon theory which i
subverslve Of the fundamental PRINCIPLES
of the GOVerDment. Ia the ease of Ala-
bama it violates the piighted faith Of
Congress by forcing upon the State q
constitution which was rejected by the
people according 10 the express terms OF
az act of Congress requiring that q ma.
jarity of the registered electors should
vote upon the question of it's ratification,
aud for these objections and many others
which might be presented, cannot ap-
prove this bill, and therefore rsturn 1t