Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-17
By Telegraph.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WAsHISGroN, December Is.
HOUSE.
Tie resolution offered by Mr. Pile IN
1 roIcreuce TO the protection Of lie snd
property Oh the rivers flowing Into TIE
gull, vas adopted.
Mr.. Goiladsy offered 2 resolution IN.
structirg the COMMITTEES on Comme!ee
70 inquire into the pTopGiety OF prohibit
iug steam passenger vessels frnm carry
Ing petroleum or any other iDham Ia0ie
fluids, which was adopted.
tT-. Sohenek moved to take up the
business On the Speakers table, and gave
notice thai after 5 consultation with the
Committee on WaysGDd Means ne would
! move, on the sixth of January, 70 gointo
2 Committee OF the Whole CT the first
sDsciql order, which was the tariff bill,
ard considering that tomorrow was
likely 10 ne the only day for work before
the recess, SIS the announcements OF the
death Of members was being srrauged
for Thursday and Friday, it he'd been
thought not sdVisabls 20 make the mo-
zion to 90 into the Committee OF the
Waolso on the special before the holidays,
and ne therefore gave notics OF the order
thst sli persons migdt be prepared.
Nj. Mo0rhe2t, another member OF
the Committee on Ways and Means,
asked Mr.. Schenck to yield the floor for
a motion 20 go into g COMMITTEES Of the'
Whole on the Tariff bill. The question
was taken Oh Moorbea5's motion by
t%ellers, aud the vote was II ayes, and As
O y The yeas and nays were then
called aHd the motion sgreed 70 by q vote
OF I04 10 SO. TIE House thereupon st
2.Ie geut iat0 3 Coynmittee of the Whole
90 the state oithe Union, with Mr, Dawes
in The chair, and took up q bill TO Increase
the revenues frcm the dutiss on imports,
ara tending 10 eqaslizs exports aud i'm
ports.
AIr. Brooks being entitled to the floor
when the bill was UD at the
last session, said that "the voice of
tae gentleman from Pennsylvania (Air.
aeofbead) had Osea OmnipoteGt il ar.
the ordinary course Of business,
and IN bridging up s bill 10 secuTe 3 C1o
BCpojy 90 the state OF Pennsylvania, and
intimated thEt there would appear 20 he
some sort Of collision b5tweeq that gen
tlemsu and the gentleman from OaiO,
afr. LsTTeucs} VINO yesterday offered q
resolution looking to the driving out of
six anti-larif members from the city OF
New York, ami that il would be shown
in tnat connection that nearly five mil
lion dollars had been contributed by
the Union League Of Now York, ia
~ogilusiop vita the League OF Phlladel-
phla, which is mostly composed of
Iron ans steel men, 10 corrupt the
election aud carry toe States of Indiana,
Ohio and Pennsylvania, aad the anti-
tariff Sta.eO Of Maine, and that the grand
jury of New York city had that subject
before II, and had prepared 4 paper con /
stituting au indictment against come OF
the most eminent men Of the country. |
The Honorable Senator ftoT New York, |
(SIr. MoTgan) had been summoned 70 |
be.ore that grand jerry TO give las
which would show the immense
which he had contributed TO cor
She elections, bat had twice refused
70 answer the prCcsss OF the court, and
had only escaped by leaving the city or
by svsili8g himself OF his privilege as q
OF Congress. The debate wss
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