Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-20
COxGREssT0NAL.
WAsHINGroE, January 10. 1869
SENATE.


TIE Presidents reply to the resolution
of INQUIRY relative 20 the Amnesty Proc
amati0D. was read. Mr. Ferry regretted
that the Prss'ds ant had 20 fined hin sal
to giving prec,denis, and giving nc light
mon the question OF the right OF the
Executive TO grant q general amnesty.
On motion of Mr. Sumner the Foreign
Committee was discharged from the fur
Their consideration OF the message OF the
President relative TO affairs ia Japan,
the appointment Of Mt. BIrlingame as
Chinese Ambassador, the act prohibiting
our representatives abroad from wearing
Diplomatic costumes. the proposed
amendment TO the lsw regulating the
coOiie trade, with 8 resolution to enquire
into TIE designs OF foreign powers to
their governmental institutions on the
people Of this continent.
Mr.. Thayer offered the following joint
res6lut on as an amendment to the Con
stituIion /:
That no male citizen of the United
States, twenty.ODe years of age or up
wards, shall be deprived OF the right TO
vote at n election held by the people
Of fhs United States for national, state,
or municipal officers, or for representa-
lives in Congress, unless guilty OF a crime
u which he has been duly convicted by
.aw.
The resolution was tabled, and the
Senate resumed the consideration Of the
copper bill, which after discussion was
dnaliy passen.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Paine called the attention OF the
House 10 the letter read by him from the
A1jutant General of the army ia re5ponse
----ler.- .,GFsn, a.. -, form ufiOn "a
to the number OF enlisted msn now serv-
ing in Virginia, TeXa9 and Mississippi,
who had been citiz ans or residents OF the
Southern States, or who had served in
the rebel army, the Adjutant General
stating that there ia no me2ns of pro-
curing the information except by direct
inquiry, and under the circumstances
Mr.. Paine asked that the resolution be
~TeseiHded, which was agreed TO.
MIR. Fee. from the Committee on
Printing, reported a resolution for the
printing of 200. 0G0 copies of the report
Of Lhe special Commissioner Ct Revenue,
With an appendix, for the use of the
House, and 100 600 copies for the use OF
tse Treasury Department.
Mr. Kelly addressed the House IN OPP
p sitOl TO the bill.
After some discussion a vote was
taken and the resolution adopted.
The House then It sumed the cJnsidera-
zion Of the bill reported by Ashley, OF
Oaio, from the COMMITTEES on Territories,
to preserve the purity of the elections in
the several organized Territories for dele
gates.
Mr.. Phelps offered an amendment pro.
viding for the representation Of minOri-
ties aud argued in defense Of the prOpO-
sitiOn, which was rGj.cted, and the bill
passed by a vote of 81 TO 81.
It provides for the appointment
of four commissioners In each coun-
", two from each political party,
and makes detailed provisions for the
conduct OF elections.
The H-uss then proceeded to the bust
ness on the Speakers table and disposed
thereof ~ follows:
The Senate concurrent resolution re-
viviug a joint committees to revise and
Xix tue pzy of the officers Of both Houses.
Passed.
Tao Sena.e's substitute for the House
oil anendatOTy OF The act relating 10
the haEeas corpus, and regulating Judicial
proceedings IL certain cases.
Tle substitute provides for the transfer
State TO Federal Courts Of suits
DAJuSIS 9baAnSS SANS5 ~ M
steamboat companies, etc, fer the loss Of
property il transit, caused by The lGie
war.
After q discussion the substitute was
to.
The Senate's amendment to the House
bill amendatoTy 10 The act of February
Il, 1861, to prescribe the mode % obtain
sviueucs Ia contested election cases
uou-cJuCuFred IN and q Committee
OF Conference asked.
TIE Senate bill granting lanes and the
riyatof waV TO the Denver City Railroad
AMI Telegraph Company, was taken up
and several amendments offered and the
5!I E.d amendments ordered 10 he
printed and the House adjourned.