Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-06

ing the Ordnance and Artillery Bureau.
A committee WAS appointed to reViss
the rules.
The f,lowlng bills and resolutions were
introduced
Appointing q Joint Committee to con
slider all propositions relating 10 ths In
dian Tribes.
Author ng the payment FOR certain
services rendered ths Government in the
in-eurreetionaTy States.
Encouraging the production Of cotton
in the United States.
Granting a pension TO Mrs. Lincoln.
Objected TO.
Enforcing the several provisions Of the
Constitution abolishiDg slavery, by Sc
curing the franchise TO all citizens, re-
gardless of color.
Messrs. CFagin and Grimes were ep-
pointed to inform the House that t 9
| Senate was organized, and the Senate
then took a recess.
The session was resumed at las pm,
when the committee appointed to wait
on the President reported that be would
communicate with the Senate immedi-
! ately.
Gen. Rawlings and Maj. Lee then ap-
peared and presented their messages
from the President, and the Senate then
went into executive session and shortly
afterwards a. Jurned.
HOUSE.
A message was sent notifying the Sem
ate that the House had organized.
A resolution that the oath be admins
tered to Van Homer and Dyer, of MIS-
souri. and they were sworn in also one
that Howell, of Maryland, be allowed to
take tbs oath, vas adopted, and he like
WiBs was sworn in.
Psuers were presented from L. Myers,
of Pennsylvania, c0ntestlDg h seat OF
Moffett.
While the 4 use was discussing the
case of ] Jhu Gov. d. aud Henry D. Faf-
ter, both claiming sssts from the 2l,t
Pennsylvania District, there suddenly
sprung uD q scene If excitement. a
messenger had arrived with tie Cabinet
appointments, and there was p general
demand That The names be read rom the
clerks desk. Taey we're read, and the
HvuSs became SO much excited that il
was imp0Es ibis to Tesume business fOI
some time. Mr.. El1rjdge suggested a
recess FOR fifteen minutes, So that mourn
era might nave Sn opportunity to com
miserato win each other. Laughter.
A recess wss then taken, aud upon re-
assembling, Mr.. Woodward, resnming
the floor, said "As to the Secretary o.
the Navy, . more conservative or re
spectacle citizen was not to be found IL
Pennsylvania
Finally a substitute offered by Mr..
DAVIS was agre9d to referring tho Co
vodc-Foster matter to Inc COMMITTEES Oh
Elections, with instructions 70 report
which has q prima fdcie right % the
seat.
On the motion Of Mr. Sehofield, thu
time for taking the testimony in the con-
tested election case of Taylor against
Reading, from the Fifth Pennsylvania
District, was extended sixty days.
MI. Schenck, from the joint commit
tee, appointed 70 wait on the President
reported that the COMMITTEES had per
formed thst duty, and that the Presl'
dent had iEfoTmsd them that he had
abcut two hours previously, anticipating
thai the Senate would he in session, SEM
some nominations tOthat body, bat had
no message u Ba1G to Congress.
The cases OF Cleft, loft, ElFarGs,
Gore, Psics ami YJnrg were referred C
the Committee on Elections.
The orgsn cation Cf the bous'
WAS then completed by the election o
Edward Mcpherson, IS Clerk n. O.
Ordgay, as SaTgesnJ-et-Arms; OTIS 3
Burton, as D5orkeeper and W. 5. King
as Postmaster.
The election OF Chaplain was post
p0ned until Thursday.