Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHINGroN, April 9.

WASHINGTON, April Q.
SENATE.
House bill to submit the Constitutions
OF Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, to a
vote of people Wa taken up.
Mr.. Morton offered as an additional
section his resolution that before these
States be represented in Congress their
Legislatures shall adopt the 18th amend
ment.
Mr.. Trumbull did not think it wise to
to adopt this section.
The amendment was agreed to by yeas
80, nays 20. Brownlow aye, Fowler nay.
'Trnmbull proposed several amend
ments designed to remove antiquities in
the original bill. Agreed to.
GA motion of Edmonds the sixth
section, authorizing commanding Gene
rails to suspend uhtil action Of the Legis'
lstures all laws that they may deem IN
Just and oppressive, was stricken out.
Edmonds then offered sn additional
section, which was adopted, declaring
that the proceedings Of any OF the said
States shall not be deemed final or sepa-
rate as a complete restoration until their
action shall De approved by Congress.
The bill then passed Al yeas to 8 nays.
Cssserly, Davis, Fowler, McCreery,
Morton, Sprsgue, Stockton and Thur
man.
Unlnished business of yesterday Bill
to fix the status Of Judgo Advocate OF
the army, came up and was amended
and passed.
The President pro tenn. laid before the
Senate the Presidents proclamation
calling an extra session Of the Senate,
beginning Monday Gext, for the trans
action Of executive business.
The bill providing for compensatinG
the loyal owners OF u steamer taken for
the use of the government, was discussed
till 4:45 pm, when the Senate went into
Executive session.
HOUSE.
tbs amendments 10 the whisky and
tobacco bill were nOn-cOncurred in.
The Conference Committee reported a
bill! providing for the publication Of the
opinions Of the Attorney-General, which
was passed.
Mr.. Paine, from the Committee on
Elections, asked that members of whose
election the committee were satisfied, be
sworn in. Agreed to.
The Speaker appointed Schenck, ALI
sou aad Marshall as a Conference Com
mittee on the whisky and tobacco bill.
MAYNARD introduced s bill granting to
Lle new OllC2Acl AAOOAAC oAA
nooga Railroad, right of way, grants of
land, elc. Referred.
The House seated Meyers, the Radical
contestant from Pennsylvania, and also
agreed to q sub committee to take testi-
mony in the elections in the Third and
Fourth Districts in S)uth Carolins.
Bga,nsn presented a conference report
on J4e deficiency bill, which was agreed
10.
\ resolution was adopted to pay Mr..
Muffatt $500, expen'c occurred in con-
testing the election /" Myers.
WhitmOre, from Ias Committee on
r construction, reported g bill relieving
q large number Of p-rsous from political
disabilities, and moved the previous
question, which was seconded. He then
moved tnat the rulss be suspended and
the bill passed. The rules were not sus-
pended by yeas as. nays 56-less than
two thirds in the affirmative.
The bill was Therefore not passed, but
remained before the House for discus
sion aud action. After considerable dis
cussion the previous question was Sec
onded, bus without q vote on its pas
sage, and the House took 3 recess.
Evening Ssssion.-Bul resumed and
read ia fun by the Clerk and then passed,
yeas 81, nsys AZ, twO thirds voting in
the affirmative. Some slight applause
followed the announcement.
The bill to provide for submitting the
constitutions of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas TO the people, was taken from the
Speakers table, aud the Senate amend
ments CONQUERED 10 by q strict party
vote.
Senate amendments of House bill for
the relief OF Bianton Duncan, OF Ken
lucky, were %eOncurred ia.
Maynard, at IL pm, moved that the
House take q recess till ten o'clock to-
morrow, which was rejected, and the
House was still in session at midnight.