Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, December Q, 1869.
--Saate.-The Nice-President sub
mitted resolutions from the South
Carolina Legislature iaVoring the re-
cOguitiOn of Cuba.
Petitions to accord belligerent rights
10 Cuba. and requesting relief from
disabilities, were read and referred.
Mr.. Anthony, in presenting the re-
port of the Committee on Printing,
said he intended soon to call attention
to the necessity for some reform in the
matter of Public Printing, and the
report containing provision for print
ing 10000 copies Of the report Of the
Commissioner OF Agriculture, and in
regard to the publication of a map of
the United States illustrative of the
lands, resources of the country, etc.,
TO be made in connection with the re-
port Of the Commissioner of the Gene
raj Land Office. Considerable dis
cussion ensued. The report of the
Committee was finally agreed to, but
no definite actiOn taken in regard to
the map.
Mr.. Carpenter introduced a bill
relative to the salaries of Justices Of
the Supreme Court, fixing the Chief
Justices at So, ,OOO and the Associate
Justices at $4,000. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Osborne introduced bin for the
disposal or the public iands in AIissis-
sippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, which
was referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands.
Mr.. kellogg introduced bill con-
stituting the Mississippi Valley Levee
Company a national corporation,
which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
air. Morton presented a memorial
from the citizens and members of the
Legislature Of Virginia, urging that
the State be admitted to representa-
tion in Congress, which was ta-
bled.
Mr.. Sumner offered a resolution di-
recting the Committee on the District
Of Columbia to consider the e8pedien-
cy OF repeating the charter Of the
Medical Society Of the District, and
Of taking such other legislation as
may be necessary to secure for medi-
cal practitioners in the District of
Columbia, equal rights and Opportu-
mites without regard 10 color.
Mr.. Trumbull reported a bill amen
datOry OF the act relating TO the appel
late jurisdiction Of the Supreme
Court.
The Senate then went into execu-
tive session, and soon after adjourned
till Monday.
H0USe.-Mr. Davis introduced a
bill to impose a tax on all fictitious
and gambling sales Of gold, which
was referred to the judiciary Conn
mittee, and the House, at 4.lj, ad-
iourned until tomorrow.
A bill was introduced removing the
disabilities from large number Of
persons.
A bill was introduced amending the
Internal Revenue Law 80 that all de-
vises of real or personal property, in
tended exclusively for charitable pur%
poses, shall be exempt from taxation
or duty.
Mr.. Drake introduced bill that all
elections shall be held on the second
Tuesday in October next preceding the
time 10 which they are TO be elected.
Mr.. Osborne introduced bill pro-
vidiug that all public lands in Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Flor
ida, shall be subject TO disposal under
the homestead laws, by sale and lOca-
ton, under the same general laws as
now govern the public lands In other
States.
The floor was cleared five instead Of
ten minutes before the hour Of assem-
bly,.
The usual number Of petitions were
received and referred.
Mr. Shanks introduced bill to per-
feet the reconstruction of Georgia. 1t
directs the military commander to
convene the legislature elected under
Gen. Meade's proclamation, and to re-
quire it TO sadopt the XVIII Amend
ment as a condition precedent TO the
admission of the State. Referred.
Mr.. Fox asked leave to introduce a
resolution for the creation of a special
committee of five members to investi-
gate the causes that led to the fiuctu-
alton in the New York gold market
in September, and specially if