Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-24

P. Jones aad Joseph II Garland, as
Senators elect rom Arkansas, dated
November p, 1866.
Howard moved 10 lay them on the to.
| Die, which was agreed TO.
Davis moved that the documents oil
both parties be referred to the Judiciary
| Committee, with instructions to inquire
which Of them we're eoastitutionalIy
elected. After long discussion the mo-
ton was rel eeted, and the Senators elect
| from Arkansas were sworn in at 2:I5
pm.
| C0nness Withdrew his resolution, of.
fered yesterday, to discharge the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs from the far.
| Their consideration Of the House bill for
The protection Of American citizens
abroad, on the ground that the Commit
| tee had made q report. -
TIE Legislative appropriation bill was
again taken up,
TIE question WIS, Oh Summers mo-
| ton to strike from the amendment oil
Ghe Committee Che clause repeating the
| setcreating the Office of Second Assis-
tant Secretary Of State, and Examiner OF
Claims IN the State Department. Sum
ner made some additional remarks on
the subject, and after debate, the amend
ment was adopted by y to 10.
The neXt amendment OF tie Commit
| tee was agreed 70, increasing the force
Of clerks il class Of the Treasury De-
psEtment from eleven to twelve. Ia
class FROM six to fourteen. In class
from six to fifteen, and increasing the
amount Of the appropriation accordingly.
The amendment adding six CLERKS OF
class OF the First ComPtroiler's Office
was also adopted.
Ca the mOliOn of Sumner the amend
ment apprOpriadng $500 for temporary
clerks for The First Comptroller, was
amended by increasing it 10 $4,000.
Another amendment was adopted in
creasiDg the number Of cleTks-fOr the
Second C0mptrOller's Office as follows
From seven 70 twelve in class 4, from
fourteen to twenty in class 3, from fif-
teen 10 tWenty-eighL in class 2, from six
to twenty one il class l, and adding
twelve cOpyis;s.
Another amendment, by Sherman,
adds three clerks for the Commissioned
Of Customs. The Committee added for
the same, Two to Class 1, two 70 class 8
and two 70 class 2.
Further amendments of the Commit
tee were adopted, striking out the pro-
visions TO continue in force so much OF
the act OF March 4, 1854, as authorizes
upwards of 200 clerks in the three classes
IA the Office of the Second Auditor,
until June 10, 1869, and no longer,
adding for the Fifth auditor nine clerks,
or cOpyists, and two lGb1rers, as q tenn
p0raFy force, and increasing the apprO-
priStIon- for detecting and bringing TO
punishment violatOrs of the internal
revenue laws, from Sl00, 900 TO 100000,
and increasing the number Of clerks IN
the Land Office from twenty to forty.
AT half past four tWo-thirds of the bill
yet remaining for consideration, on the
motion of Trumbuu the Senate went into
executive session, and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Paine asked, as 3 question OF privi-
iege, to offer q resolution that the oath
OF office be now administered 60 Logan
II. Roots, james Hinds and Thomas
Bates, members elect from the State OF
Arkansas.
Maynard suggested that it would be
better 70 take the same course that had
been taken II the case of the Tennessee
deIega Jion-reier their Credentials for
ualfy % the Committee On Elections
ana the resOiuE 4 WAS so modified and
agreed TO,
Stevens, OF Pennsylvania, offered a spe-
cIaj resolution directing the Clerk 10 pre-
SEM to the Secretary Of state the Arkan-
sss bill, which v - passed over the Pres
dents veto. Adopted.
EgglestoB presented u telegram from
The Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce II
lavOr OF the appropriation for the inc
proveLnenJ of navigation at the falls Oi
the OHIO and the Mississippi rapids. Re-
ferTed To the Committee on Commerce.
The House then went into q Commit
tee OF the Whole on the Tax bill, with
Blaine in the chaIr-the question being
Un Van WinhIe's smendnent to the first
section, 10 reduce the lax on whisky
from sixty to fifty cents, and after =
lengthy discussion the amendment was
agreed to by 81 to 81.
Allison offered an amendment requir-
ing the tax On whisky used III the RAN
ulacIure Vi vinegar ~ be paid, which was
agreed 70.
Amendments, other than verbal, were
aaaae 70 sections 4, 5, 6, and s, which
regulate the internal msGSgenent OF
disIiIleries, the inDg Of bonds by distIl-
iers, the prOprieJOrsnlp OF dlsJllleries, and
the furnishing Of plans and descriptions
Of disulleFies.
The l0,h section was amended by pro-
vidiUg that II two establishments belong
ing to different persons are within 6OU
feet Of each other, neither should pe Il
censed, and when they belong to the
same person only one shall be licensed.