Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-16
THE LXIst CONGRESS.

! WASHINGTON, December 15.-ScRdte.-
! Mr.. Sumner presented a memorial from
I the United States Colored Labor COnven-
/ ton, asking Congress to divide and dis
/ tribute the public lands aglOng negroes,
and appoint commissioners TO purchase
! lands in those Southern states where
/ there are no public lands. Referred.
MIR. Hamlin, fISm the Committee on the
District of Columbia, reported, with
amendments the bill to encourage and
! promote the international and Industrial
Exhibition in Washington, u lS7l. He
/ explaiHsd that the amended bill siinpiy
[ au' 'borized it as a corporation for the pur-
/. chase pr6nUsed, and That it was simply an
! act OF Incorporation, the parties Interested
/ being desiroGs OF organizing al an early
( dav; and he asked, therefore, that the Dill
/ ia taken up Immediately, The bpl was
then read, providing in detaii isIe means
far holding the proposed exhibition, and
laid oyer.
A bill passed distributing to members
Of Congress cOples Of the Tribute OF Ihe
Nation 20 the Memory o. lincoln.
Mr.. Kellogg offered resolution which
was agreed 10, iustTucting he C0mmstJsb
o,u Commerce 10 inquire into the eXpe-
"a. >pey of repealing lhe laws relative to
tbo distribution OF 6pes or penal
1jas iVcIFrsd under the Cussoms law
ana also for increasing tee salaries OF
C,oIlectors. surveyors and Naval OHleera
at the princi fai ports OF the nlted states
ntoriou "A ~ considered referring s.
much or the Pre-, ident's message rs re-
Iatas TO foreign affairs to the Foreign Com
The senate concurred III the House res
olution to adjourn during the holluaES:
Mr.. Tipton introduced a bill extending
the jurisdiction of the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office, ia cases OF me
anDIication for cancellation Of homestead
entries. which was referred TO the com
luittee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Osborne introduced joint resolu-
Iution to authorize the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue 10 offer and pay rewards
for the detection and apprehension OF any
person charged with numbering or at
tempting TO murder any officer OF inter
nal revenue. Referred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
/ Mr.. Rice introduced bill to er0vide for
/ the erection of a building for Government
| purposes 1T Little Rock, Ark, when WAS
referred TO Committee on Appropriations.
/ MIR. Brownlow read from the Secretary =
desk a long personal explanation IN re-
gard 10 his connection with the late po-
( iitical evils(?) in Tennessee, denying the
I report that he aided the attempt 10 sIec'
ANDY job nsOn Senator.
! H0use.-Ine Secretary OF the Treasury
was asked 20 inform the House what hao
become of the 5000, 900 received as indem-
nifty from Japan ia 1854
Mr.. Rosser introduced bill providing
I for specie payments.
! Mr.. Cox introduced a bill to revive tht
act continuing tho benefits Of the grant
of public lands tor the use OF the Tennes'
I see and Coosa rivers canal bill, and alsC
the bill removing the disabilities imposed
bv the XVIII Amendment, which were
referred.
Mr.. Over introduced a bill to increase
the tax on the circulation and deposits
and the average amount of capital stock
national banks. beyond the amount in
vested in United States bonds. Referred
to the Committee on Banking.
Mr.. Arneli offered resolution calling
I on the Secretary Of the Interior for infOr
nation as TO the public lands remaining
unappropriated IN the several Southern
States. Adopted.
Mr.. Hays offered q resolution request
ing the Committee on Mines and Mining
10 investigate the cause OF the late tern
Bile accident in the AvOudaie Mines, ant
. / if there be anV power under the COnstltu
. tion to report "A bill embodying such pro
visions as will, as far As practicable, pre-
] vent a recurrence OF such accidents IN I'M
coal mines; and also TO report on the pro
, priety Of creating committee 10 be calle'
3 Committee on Public Safety, who's
duty it shall be 10 investigate the cause
, of accidents whereby human life Is en-
I dange red or lost, 10 recommend legisla
: ton TO provide against their happening
and punish those persons by whose negli
gepce or carel lessness they may be occA
| stoned Adopted.
A resolution introduced, authorizin
The President to make such naval an
military arrangements for the reception
{ and escort of the fleet with MIR. PEABODY
remains a. are commensurate with IN
: dignity of the country and the merits {
{ the deceased, was laid oyer till Monday
: AR. HoughtOn offered resolution cal
. ing for information rs TO the payment {
, the bounty for the capture OF Jenerso
/, Davis. which was adopted.
l The House then went into Commute
: of the Whole, with Dawes In The chail
! on the Census Bill.
. Mr. Garfeld's amendment re4uirln
statistics of railroad, canal, express, teit
. ! graph. life, fire and marine insnranc
a companies of coastwise trade, and lax
= and inland river navigation, was adopted
u Tho Committee then reported the bl
d 10 the House and proceeded TO Noi
on the amendments that was agreed
d in the Committee Of tho Whole
l. The most of them were merely verbal a
+ teratiOns and ware agreed TO. The aEieni
q ment offered by JeHeks and agreed TO
section 8, for the appointment of speci
/ deputies, 10 collect and arrange the maj
}; ufacturing and social statistics, was agres
d to--yeas. 80, nays, SO, and without di
Tt posing Of all the amendments, the Hou
, At 4 o'clock adjourned.
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