Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 11.-Yates, from
the Territorial Committee, reported a
bill admitting Colorado.
The Joint resolution granting permits
sion to officers and soldiers to wear the
badges OF the corps in which they served
during the war, was passed.
The resolutions of the National Board
of Trade favoring the House bill to faeil-
itate the import trade of the United
States, was presented and referred.
The bill for the relief of certain naval
contractors was considered. Hume's
amendment declaring the award to be in
full of all claims was rejected, and that of
Hendricks, making it full discharge Of
all claims on account of all vessels upon
which the auditing board had made an
allowance in their report, was adopted
and the bill passed.
Sumner moved reconsideration Of the
vote on the passage of the bill to admit
the Rebel States in order to allow Yates
to make report, which was agreed to-
Yates then spoke ia favor Of declaring
equal rights, and Summer withdrew his
motion.
The bill to continue the Freedmen's
Bureau was then taken up.
Steward introduced bill relating to
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ton, which was referred to the Committee
on the District Of COLUMBIA.
Trumbull called up the bill 10 relieve
from political disability r. r. Butler, of
Tennessee, the Committee on the Judi
ciary having reported a substitute reliev-
Ing the disabilities, and requiring as q
prerequisite to the holding of Office, an
oath simply to support the Constitution
of the United States, and to give faith
aud allegiance to the same, and for the
faithful discharge of the duties of office
Davis moved to amend by inserting
after "nsLnes" the words "and all other
persons"
Saulsberry suggested as a substitute the
words, "Or any other citizen of the Uni
ted States"
Davis accepted the amendment and
called for the ayes and nays. The five
Democratic Senators present only voting
aye.
The substitute was then adopted, and
the question being on the final passage
of the bill, Buckslew spoke IN opposition
to it. He discussed the case OF Butler,
calling bin the worst case that Congress
could choose for this relief, and urging
the injustice of this action upon separate
cases, rather than making q general pro-
hlcAOh HpPlIAIS " al WIZ AbaAC aBHAACo-
ton for such relief. The bill then passed
by % to 5.
Vickers was present, but had paired off
with Patterson, OF Tennessee, who would
have voted aye.
HOUSE.
Marshall sent to the Clerks desk and
had read a letter from Mr. Merrick, the
counsel for Wooley, the recusant wit
ness, referring to a statement made the
other day by Butler, to the effect that he,
Butler, was in possession of telegram
after telegram, passing between Merriek,
Wooley and Warden, the Presidents
shorthand writer. Merrick denies in
positive terms that any such telegraphie
correspondence had taken place.
Ingersol yielded the floor temporarily
to Hunter, who offered q resolution re-
citing the allegations as to Father Nc
Mshon having been logged in the Kings
ton (Canada) Penitentiary because an
Irish American Fenian paper had been
found on his person, and directing the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire
into the facts, which was agreed to.
Ashley asked leave to offer resolu-
ton in reference to the recently reported
murders in South Carolina OF Solomon
Dill, Of Camden, member elect of the
Legislature, of two colored men, citizens
of the United States, and others, direct
ing Gen. Scott, the Governor elect, to
take the most active measures to bring
the sssassins to justice, and to offer a
reward of $40 coo for their apprehension !;
and to place IN close custody all the des-
peradoes residing within that viclnity.
Trimble, of Kentucky, objected, and
Brooks hoped that there would be no
~ n.
Tennessee, Alabama and South Caro-
lima were also Investigated. The objee-
ton was not Withdrawn.
The House then went into a Commit
tee Of the Whole on the tax bill.
At $40 o'clock the Committee rose,
temporarily, TO allow Butler to offer the
following:
Resolved, That G. w. Wooley having
appeared before the Committee OF Inves-
tigation and answered all the questions
put to him by the Committee, and hav-
ing thus purged himself OF his contempt
Of the House in that regard, that he be
discharged from arrest, and held only to
appear and make further answers II re-
quired, according to the summons.
Butler added that the witness had
answered fully and distinctly every ques-
ton that had been put to him, and there
seemed in the judgment of the Commit
tee no further reason for keeping him in
arrest, and his further attendance would
be under 8 summons. The resolution
was adopted.
On the motion of Garfield the House
agreed to dispense with the evening ses-
zion,
On the motion of Brsmon the Senats's
amendments to the bill to admit the
States of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama
to representation in Congress, was taken
from the Speakers table and referred to
the Reconstruction Committee.