Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-02
congrs.,ional rrocee dings.

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ware, and Boreman, of West Virginia,
we're presented. Also, those OF Brown
low, Senator elect from Tennessee
The Joint resolution suspending the
10th and 18th joint rules until the end Of
the session was agreed TO.
The bill authorizing Imprisonment o.
hard labor in certain cases, was passed.
Also. q bill " for the relief of certain
companies of scouts in Alabama."
The Finance Committee reported that
they were equally divided on the bill "a
coin nickle and copper five cent pieces.
The bill for the removal OF political
difficulties was then taken up, and MIR.
CONFESS moved to strike out the name Of
Asa Rogers, Of Virginia, as he was an
arrant rebel.
Mr.. Trumbull opposed the motion, say.
ing he had written the application for
relief
Mr.. CONFESS then withdrew his motion
and the bill went over by the expiration
of the morning hour.
The Foreign Committee was dis
charged from the consideration of q large
amount of business. !,
The President was called upon for all
the correspondence with the Spanish
government during the past two years.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the Army Appropriation bill, and Mr.,
Sumner renewed his amendment to pay
Massachusetts, for the interest on ad-
yancement made to the United States
during the war of 1872.
Mr.. Grimes moved to add proviso
that interest shall not be allowed Massa-
chusetts upon any sum wherein she has
either paid or lost interest by transfer
to an Understanding fund.
House "A bill was introduced and re-
ferred, granting lands to the Tennessee
and Coosa River Canal Company.
Several bills to relieve persons from
political disabilities were introduced.
Mr.. Cook introduced bill to erect
bridges across the Ohio river, which was
passed.
Mr.. Judd introduced joint resolution
recurring the Pacific Railroad Company
and their branches TO give bonds guaran-
teeing the proper completion of their
roads, before receiving aid. Passed.
Mr.. Logan moved an inquiry into the
matter of returning to General Lee the
Washington relics, and directing the Sec
rotary of the Interior not to deliver them
until the report was made. which was
adopted by vote Of ll9 to 80.
On the motion of Mr. Schenek, the
rules prohibiting the passage of bills from
House to House, and the presentation of
the bills to the President, within three
days of an adjournment, were sustained.
1t was ordered that the House meet
hereafter at 10 am.
Mr.. Schenck moved to suspend the
rules in order that the House might pro-
coed to the business on the Speakers
table at 10 o'clock tomorrow, but the
motion failed by Y to 70-less than two
thirds. .s4s
A bill passed, paying Mrs. Susan A.
Shelby, of Port Gibson, Miss, $4,000 for
cotton captured and sold by the United
States
The House then went into Committed
of the Whole on the Miscellaneous APP
preparation bill.
Mr.. Spalding remarked that the bill
was highly important, and should be
passed to day, as it involved an appro-
priatien Of about $4,000, 900, mainly en-
braced in the three items of the printing
Of bonds, treasury notes and bank bills,
the maintenance of the revenue cutters,
etc., and the light house establishment.
Amendments then followed, and pend
ing their discussion the House took a
recess.
EVENING SESSION.
A large number Of private pension
bills were passed.
Mr.. Perham reported bill in relation
to the operation of the pension laws, and
after some discussion and amendments
the bill passed. 1t provides that nc claim
Of widow for pension, pay or bounty
shall be allowed, when she has volunta-
rily lived separate and apart from her
husband without any support from him |;
and that all pensions granted in conse-
auence Of deaths from wounds or sick
ness contracted in the service, shall COM
mence from the date of the death or dis
charge of the soldier, with provision
that nothing in the several acts relating
to pensions shall deprive any person
who was in the service Of the United
States between the 81 of March, 1866,
and the 9th of June, 1866, Of his pension
during that period.
Mr.. Newhall withdrew his joint reso-
luton for giving to the members from
Louisiana in the present Congress the
right to nominate persons to fill exist
ing vacancies in that State as Midshin.
men in the United States Naval Academy.
Mr.. Schenck said the bill TO strengthen
the public credit having come back from
the Senate, with two or three amend
ments, he proposed, BY way Of abridging
the consideration of the matter, to ask
the House to concur in them, and ask q
COMMITTEE Of Conference, as be had no
doubt but that such committee would
come to an agreement
In the consideration of the Miscel-
laneous Appropriation bill, 5000 was
appropriated for the United States build
ings in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee Legislature.