Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-25
The Louisville COurier-JournaL.l
WASHINGTON, February 2, 1853

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Jaw. This at once brought to their feet
the friends Of repeal, who, through Sem
ator Morton and others, declared that
| they did not intend TO be bound by any
caucus decision unless 1t decided for the
immediate and unconditional abolition
# that law. Indeed, they were not vii
ling to accept any Of the proposed modi-
| 6cations which were pending IN the Sen
! ste. but favored e concurrence with the
House bill for Ob~iitersting the obnoxious
ststute. Mr.. Fsssenden said that the
Lag wss passed to restrict the powers of
q had executive, and he questioned ifit
hal not after all resulted in more harm
| han good. Mr.. Morton repeated his ar
puments made in the Senate for repeal,
and thought the new President ought to
come into power unshsckled by any OF
/ the restrictive legislation which had
been thrown around President johnson.
n this yers done Gen. Grant Tould be
left free to remove corrupt officials, to
more efficiently collect the revenue, and
to carry out the retrenchmen and reform
poliov indicated in the President elects
late speech. Messrs. Thayer, Grimes
/ and Harlan followed on the same side
Mr.. Conkling took the opposite view.
Finally, after more discussion, pro and
| con Mr.. Wilson said this law was
nsssed to restrict Andrew Johnson's
| wiekedness, and he thought that if the
House bill were passed, the President
would send it back with al insulting
veto, over which it could hsrdly be
passsd in the rush at the closing hours
OF the session. The Fosty-irst Congress
would meet at once. Fhe new Admin
~istration would be in power and in hsr-
mooy with that Congress. The views
of the President elect would be more
p~ositivsly known on this question, and
the House and Senste could act in a bet
ter spirit and with more light before
them. He therefore moved that the
whole matter be indefinitely postponed.
By this time the caucus had dWlndled to
thirty Senators. The rest, weary with
the debate aud dlsgustsd with caucus
machinery, had Withdrawn. A vote at
| $3.50 pm. was taken, and Wilson's mo
! ton sdopted by twenty-five affirmative
votes, The negative net voting. The
/ friends Of repeal, however, who were
mostly absent, don't intend to abide by
this decision.
NEMPHI=. Ell PAsO AND PACIFIC Rail
ROAD.
The passage Of the joint resolution by
the House to-day giving 70 The Memphis,
| Ell PAso and Pacific Railroad the right Of
way through the public domains, is in
some u : national recognition, and
thus far is regarded Of Importance by lis
friends. This is the Eoute preferred by
ell the Southern Senators and Represen
1 ~tatives, and the same in which General
Fremont is interested. There was q Sc
we're contest, but the vote for It was over
Eheimisg.
BRIBERY-DIRECT CHARGES.
Considerable OF 3 sensation was Gre
ated around Congre 8 to-day by the exbi-
bition of = Cincinnati Radical paper,
which makes positive statements, which
it claims can be -sUbstsntiated by docu-
mentary evidence, that Representatives
Wilson, Allison and Hubbard, Of lows,
have received one hundred thousand COL
lars for getting through Congress q bill
to change the location Of the Sioux City
branch OF the Pacific Railroad.
NEW YORK ELECTION FRAUDS.
MI .-..v.s~r.. - into il. narun ID
tail relative to the alleged frauds, and ac-
tually maintain that the Democrats cast
sixty-dve thousand fraudulent votes 10
the State Of New York at the November
election. Twenty-Five thousand, or less
thsn half Of this number, they claim,
were cast in the city fines York. The
committee wiDd up by recommending
the following: First, A new nstursliza-
tios law. Second, A bill 10 prohibit the
Supreme aud Superior Courts Of New
York city from issulug naturalization
papers. Thru, A bill to punish fraudu-
lent voting ia the election Of Congress
men and President, BY Indictment in the
United States Courts. Fourth, A bill
providing for q uniform day Of electing
members of Congress. Mr.. Kerr, Of In
diana, is preparing an elsborate and ex-
csedingly able minority report, exposing
the p~ar,isanshlp and the worthlessness Of
the evidence of the majority.
BALTIMORE IS HOsPIrABLE.
The Mayor OF B~al5;mors and u COM
mi.tes Of the Baltimore City Council
called at the Executive mansion this
morning, to present to President John
son the resolutions passed by the Council
OF that city, rendering to the President
the hospitslities of BaltimOrs during bis
passage through that place en- route to
Nashville st the close Ct his gdminis.rs-
ton. Representative Phelps, Of Mary
land, accompanied them TO the White
House. Mayor Banks read the resolu-
items and addressed the President Ia 8
few brief remarks.
The President expressed his gratitude
at the compliment, and ia reference to
the invitation said he would be glad to
accept It.
DISABILITIES.
The Reconstruction Committee have
agreed to report another bill to relieve
sundry persons from their political disa-
bililles. Among them are several Ken
tncky Officials, disfrsnchised by the fur
tsenth amendment.
TIE GLOBE.
The present contract for printing the
, Globe expires with the present Congress.
Should Congress fail to renew the con-
tract, OF make other arrangements, It
will be compulsory on the Public Printer
!, To print the debates OF each House. In
|, anticipation Of this, ar. DefIees has or.
dered a new font Of type from New
York, In order to be in readiness for any
emergency.
ONLY A RUM0R.
It IS intimated that Col. Parker, OF
Grants staff, VIII be made Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs, should ne resign his
|. commission in the army.
; THE HOUSE
r Spent most Of the day in q commlttee