Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-09

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the same way TO The voters Of Tex 8
the entire Constitution iTsmed for the
State or separate provisions Of IL, pro-
vided no elections shall be held In Texas
for q purpose until the President 80 d.
recls, and also provides for the same In
Mississippi. II either Of tina COnstiiu
lions shall be ratified, the Legislature
elected shall assemble on he fourth
Tuesday after the official PRONUNCIATION
of the ratification. The commanding
general in each OF such States may, with
the approval OF the President, suspend
until action is had by the Legislature all
laws that he may dsem oppressive.
Mr.. Paine offered q substitute for the
bill. II authorizes The President to sub
nit the Constitutions of Virginia, Missis-
sippl aud Texas respectively to the reg.
istered voters Of such States, and
to submit to taen at the same
time, such Constitutions, with such pro-
Visions stricken therefrOm IS he may d.
rect. Toe voters shall at the same time
vote for Slate officers and members OF
Congress. The District Commanders
may cause the lists Unregistered voters to
| be revised, and appoint registrars. No
election is to be held in either OF such
States, for any purpose, until the Pfesi-
tent shall so direct. The O igiasl
bill was explained and sdvOeS. q ~
Butler, and the substitute exp'aided aLd
advocated by Paine.
Garfield moved an amendment which
he said he thought would meet the views
Of the gentleman from Wisconsin.
1t was that the vote should be taken,
either on each Of the designated
provisions alone, or in connection with
other portions OF lhe Consult ltion, is
tina President might direct.
Paine accepted that amendment and
withdrew his own substitute, and the
amendment was agreed to.
Garfield, in order to show the unsnlm-
ity OF the House on this subject, called
Tor the yeas and nays on the passage CT
the bill.
The vote was so taken and the bill
passed-ysss 124, nays a The nays
we're Adams, Archer, Blggs, Bird, Bart,
Cleveland, Eldridge, Gsiz, GOliiday,
Haldemsn, Howell, Holman, James of
Kentucky, Kerr, Kustt, McNeely, Mof-
fat, Potter, Randall, Reeves, Sweeney,
Trimbie, Well5s and Winchester.
Tue COnte ted election case from the
Second District of Louisiana WAS coz
cluded to-day by seating Sheldon, the
Radical.
Evening Sassion.-The bill paying So
san 81. Shelby, of Port Gibson, Miss,
5000 for captured cotton passed.
The Joint resolution for the sale or eX-
change of the site Of the c~ustomhouse at
Nashville passed.
Senate bill removing the charge OF de-
sertion from the 18Th Tennessee cavalry
passed.
Bingham moved that the Senate bill
for the reform Of the judiciary Of The
| United States be taken from the Speak
| eT's table that the Senate amendments
TO the House amendments be Don-con-
CURED in, and a Committee Of Confer
nee requested.
The discussion was interrupted by Mr..
Dawes, who presented the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill.
The Senate recedes from the amendment
making an appropriation under the new
treaties, and agrees TO the House substi-
tute placing 81 900, 600 at the disposal OF
the President. The report wss agreed to-.
Ire House resumed the consideration
of tie bill amending the Judicial sys-
tem.
Mr.. Schenck moved to amend by in
sertiDg any Judge who having held
MS position as such st least ten years,
ard shall have arrived at the aga OF
seNebtJ years. my -
sign"
After some further discussion, Mr..
Schenck's amendment was agreed to,
and the amendments SIS amended were
~concurred 10.
SENATE.
Mr.. Norton made an in fsctull effort
Mr.. Davis ObjsetioR) to offer 8 int res
njutiop, thst before Mississippi, Virgins,
~ - n,,rnfn no u1-DfrfeA To rapFa
ssntatiop, their Legislatures, heresfter
lawfully oFganiza %, shall ratify the Is b
amendment.
Senstor Ramsey, from the Committee
on Post Roads, reported, with amend
mepts, the bill in relation to bridges
across the Ohio river.
One amendment provides, that IL the
Board of Engineers shall report that any
Of the bridges now constructed are ma
,erisl distractions to navigation, BIC
bridges shall be reconstructed il con-
formity with their report.
Also, with amendments, the House
bill to establish certain post roads.
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee en-
Commerce, reported, with amendments,
the House River and Harbor apprOpria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the COMMITTEES ouS
the Judiciary, to which the Presid9Dps
message Of yesterday had been referred,
made a report hat its consideration
shcn.d be postponed until the first Mon
4 Y IN December. He made this report,
he said, by direction If the Com mittee.
y motion TO postpore the unfinished
business was lost, by 20 30.
The Senate then y g eded to consider
the bill. Several c. IA amendments re-
ported from the CCEiGittee on Finance
were sgTeed to /; E m.Hg them the pro-
vision extending the time for withdraw
ing distilled spirits from bonded ware
HOUSES until June so, 1864 but sui jecting
il to an additional tax Of psr cent.
per gallon per month, after the 20!h Of
April, and f0rfeiting all distilled spirits
remaining in bond after June 80, 1859.
A provision amending section 9 OF the
original act "thRt retail dealers shall
psy a license OF S25, and that wholesale
dealers, selling not less than five GAL
Ions at a time, shall pay q tax OF
500, and dealers whose sales, includ-
irg the sale OF all merchandise e
ceeding $4,000, en- additional tax Of one
dollar for every 500 worth OF sales OF
liquors in excess Of $4,000 and on every
$1,000 of sales of other merchandise shall
pay at the same rate as a wholesale
dealer, but that no distiiler or brewe
who has paid 3 special tax as such, ard
who sells only distilled spirits or malt
liquors at the place of manufacture, In
the original casks or packages, to which
stamps are affixed, shall be- required to
pay the special tax Of wholesale dealers.
Several other amendments we're made
to the pending bill, which now goes to
the House for concurrence in the amend
ments.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler, the Sen
ate took up and passed the bill making
an appropriation for improvement Of
rivers and hatbors FOR the fiscal year end
ing June sob, 1859.