Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-19

mittee, reported With amendments The
HOUSE bill providing fGg an election In
Virginia. The first amendment provides
that 81 the election for ths ratification Of
the Constitution, directed by the House
bill q De bgid GA the 2Tth Of May, there
shall be submitted 70 a separate vote o
the registered and qualified voters the
question ~ the ratification Of the fourth
Subdivision Ok tAe hrss section, sad the
seventh seciion Of the Third srii0ie-tbs
vote on said QUESTION 10 be for d.sq0aiid-
cation or against II.
The other amendment eabstliutes ftr
section i've CT thu II use bill, VII ch re-
quires thst the General Assembly bs
elected at the same time az the assem-
by on the first Tuesday in September,
1859. 8 prOVisO that the sGid General
| Assembly, il case . majority OF sii the
votes be cast for the satisfaction OF the
| Constitution, shall assemble nc Rinh-
mond on the frat Tuesday In July, 1859 {;
but If a maj rity be not Cast for ~sstisize
ton, then the assembly shall not con
veue, nor shall any person elected to
Office, under the provision Of this bill,
enter upon the discharge Of the duties
thereof.
Mr.. Trumbull also reported adversely
on Mr.. Henderson's bill 60 establish q
deusrtneBt on home affairs.
RIbinson's joint resolution proposing,
by constitutional amendment, to estab-
llsh an Electoral College Tribunal and
Sawyer joint resolution extending the
time for the commencement OF suit for
the recovery Of captured aud abandoned
property ia the Court Of Clsimg.
Grimes, from the COMMITTEES on Naval
Affairs, reported iavorably, VITA verbal
amendments, the House bill relating to
captures made by Admiral FarFaeut's
bet in the Mississippi river ia Mgy,
1852. Il declares vessels which par
uclpsted in opening Of the river
and capture Of New Orleans
snail be now entl;led to the
benefit of the priZ3 law In the same
manner as they would have been had
the Eastern District Court of Louisiana
been the open, and the capture made by
said vessels been libelled, and any United
S ates Court having admiralty jurlsdic-
ZION may now take c-Ogalzance of cases
arising Out Of said Captures. The shares
in sGcn captures which my be awarded
10 the officers and men entitled 10 prizes
are TO be paid cut OF the treasury of tie
United S atcs.
o. motion Of Mr.. Morton the Senate
took up The resolution TO suthcrIZ3 the
payment Of Senators from the recon
structed States from Ehec commencement
Of the F0rtieth Congress.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, moved TO
amend 50 as 70 psy them only for the
second session or the FJElieth Congress.
The matter was brI,dy discussed, anu
then on motion OF Mr. Norris, Of dzins,
was postponed, and the IuCIau Appr0-
prialiou Bli was taken up.
The COMMITTEES on Appropriations To-
ported and explained tns vas.OGs
meudments reported Dy them, which
were generally agresd 10, ana the con-
sideraIiOn or which OceGpiGd the time
Lu $50 y M, when, OF motion OF Nj.
Sumner, the senate went into Executive
session, and soon after took a Recess.
HOUSE.
Several petitions were presented.
The report OF the Election Committee
against =. A. Hamiit0u's claim 10 a seat
from Tennessee was Orlered TO lie printed.
The vote laying the hank bill OF the
table was reCousidered.
POmeroy moved il be reCommittsd,
with Instructions TO report back fOrtl-
with the first tdree sections,
The House refused 10 sustain The pre-
vi0us QUESTION, when two more amend
menCs were Cfsrsd and notice given Ct
others.
Wood moved to lay the bill on the
table. Lost Al 70 100
TIE bill Win zAeuim uts hen passed.
I06 to 70
Boutwell, said he desired to make 4
state men5 to ths H.U-e. TIE attention
* the HOUSE being called, he went ca to
say: l. was my purpose. until very
recently, to report frDCl the Recon-
structl0a COumlL.ee & ill for the estas-
lishmeDt Of q Provisional Government
f0r the State OF Mississippi, out after a
full and free conference with gentlemen
on the other side, especially with the
gentleman from WiSC0rsiu, Mr. E.
Gridge, and having been by them as
sured very frankly that it was their
purpose to resist UHe passage Of the bill
Dy such parliamentary measures as they
could command, I fsIG Obliged 10
abandon q preparation Of Il. A.
mis- ume there is Otner business Of great
Importance, ana pressing. AS l have
reasun to expect the bill will be vetoed,
and il would be useless to pass it unless
passed by both Houses between this and
next Saturday night, l feel constrained
by u sense OF public duty to abandon the
measui { for q time, with the assurance
TO our friends Of the other side that i'm
msdiately after the fourth OF March VT
Will test the capacity of this side to pass
that or q similar measure.
Mr.. E.driJgs said The gentleman
from Massachusetts had quoted him
correctly. We do intend to resist
1t 10 the utmost Of our power and
aoiliiy. We have always believed
that The State OF Mississippi is a State
in this Union, entitled to ell the rights
aud privileges Of every other State, and
she has been 50, ever since tbs war,
against rebellion, and was successful ;
and we snail nov snd at all times resist
any effort tn turn into g territory any
state IN the UaiOn.
Mr.. Petite, from Committee or &c
lions, called Up tbs New Mexico con-
tested case, snu I'D dressed the House in
the advocacy OF tie report Of the com
mittee, when, at hAif past fouc, he
House took = recess.