Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL
WASHINGTON, March &c.
SENATE.

The bill extending the charter Of the
city of Washington passed.
Howard made an Intellectual effort to
have the joint resolution granting right
| Of way to the Memphis, Ell PasO and
Pacific Railroad, referred to the Pacific
Railroad Committee.
Abbott introduced a bill to remove the
political disabilities from certain persons.
The Joint resolution to relieve actual
settlers upon certain lands in Arkansas.
Passed.
Nye introduced q bill to insure the
completion of the Washington MOnu-
ment, which was referred to the Com
mittee on the District Columbia.
The bill provides for the creation Of a
body corporate, to consist of A. T.
Stewart, G. Vanderbilt, ]. G. Sherman,
). J. Combs, J. q. Ross, w. f. Adams, j.
NJ. Wilson, S. a. Smith, G. B. Phillips
and Charles B. Barton, under the style
of the Washington Monument Union,
for the purpose Of devising ways and
means fer the completion of the WASH
ington Monument, and for the erection
of a similar one to the memory Of Lin
coin.
The House submitted IN amendment
intended TO be proposed as a substitute
for the Joint resolution to protect the in
tEIGcNd % liz 4ASSu oNANCo AZ ~ O1Aoh
Pacific Railroad Company, and for other
purposes.
The substitute provides that the stock
holders of said company, at a meeting to
be held in Washington city, on the 3lst
Of March, with power 10 adjourn from
day TO day, snail elect a Board
of Directors FOR the ensuing year. The
stockholders are also autkoriZsd to estab-
lish their general Office at such place in
the United States, as they may select or
said meeting. provide. The passage of
this resolution shall not confer any other
rights upon the company than to hold
such election, to be held ia any msnne
TO TeliBquish or waive any rights OF the
United States to take advantage OF any
act OF neglect of said company.
The fnancia! bill was taken up. Will
son modified his amendment so as
to provide that whenever the amount of
United States notes and circulating notes
Of national banks combined shall be in
excess OF $3.50, 600 900, the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall be required to fund in
1O-40 bonds of United States notes To the
extent of such excess until he amount
Of the notes outstanding shall be re-
duced TO $780, 900, GEO. He said that the
plan proposed in this amendment would
relieve the South and West without do
ing at tine same time injustice TO other
portions Of the country, which would be
dcne by the plan of the Committee.
Williams moved to amend al amend
ment of Wilson, by fixing the limit Of
issue of circulating notes at $40 GEO coo
instead Of $3.50, 000, 900; and by adding a
clause directing tue Secretary OF the
Treasury to cancel United States nOtts at
same rates as said SIS, 000, 600 of circulR-
ton notes are issued.
TIE amendment offered by Williams
to Wilson's amendment was then re-
jccted.
After some further Discussion the Sem
ate, at 4:45 went into Executive session
and soon alter adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Committee On Printing consists |
o. Addison II. LoftiD, Henry L. Coke, of
Pennsylvania, and William Munger, of |
Ohio.
The National Executive Committee,
composed of colored men, last night, dis
bursed the paper in favor of a memorial
to the heads of the different Government
Departments, setting forth the claims Of
the colored people 70 a portion OF the
Government pstronage-citing their SER
vices in the wal and in the s%ubsequent
eleetione-ssking that positions be given
them. The further consideration OF the
subject was postponed.
Banks, from the Committee on For
eig0 Affairs, reported a joint resolution
declaring the sympathy of the United
States with the people of Cuba in their
patriotic efforts to secure independence
and to establish q republican form of
government, and guaranteeing personal
liberty aud the equal political rights Of
all people, and that Congress will give
its constitutional support to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, ~wheneveS he
may deem IL expedient, to recognize the
independence Of such q republican gov
% nment. Rscommitted and ordered
printed.
Boyd introduced a bill granting lands
and right OF way TO the St. James and
Little Rock Railroad Company. Same
reference.
The House proceeded to the business
of the morning hour, being the call of
committees for private bills, several OF
which were passed.
After the morning hour, Mr.. Cessna,
from the Committee on Elections, re.
ported in the contested election case
from the 2lst District Of PeDnsylVaLi,,
that John Covode has prima facia evil
dence of q right to the seat pending the
contest, aud gave notice that he would
call up the report for action next Tues
day. Mr.. Paine, in behalf of -four mem.
bers constituting a minority of the com
in the same case made a report
that the proclamation of the Governor
and the other pspers do not show prima
'scia right 10 either claimant, Messrs. f,
Burr and Randall, while cOncurriDg gem {
orally in the views Of the minority, sub {
nitted some special views. All the re- !
ports were printed. Z
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, called I'D the
motion TO reconsider the vote of yester- :
by which the bill repeating the
Tenure Of Office law was referred to
Judiciary Committee, and suggested I
here be added to the House reDeslinR
bill an additional section requiring the
President to return their nomination to =
congress within thirty days of their be.
made.
A discussion of several hours took
,lace finally, at 5 O'Clock, the debate
VAS closed.
The vote on reference was then con- {
and the motion of reference :,
ID
Tho question vas taken on concurring Ii
n the Senate's amendment, and the a
House refused to concur by a vote of yeas '
nays so. So the bill goes back to the
senate as a simple repeal Of the Tenure n
f-oface act,