Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-14
THE LXIst CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, December l3.-sSe11-
cfe.-The Judiciary Committee nave
.greed upon bill providing for the
Resembling OF the Georgia Legisia-
+ura: the exclusion Of members nell
0fb,e under the NLNth Amendment,
and re-ealing heretofore excluded
.olaraa members. The Legislature 70
be provisional. until the United states
Senat0rs and Representatives are ad-
misted - Congress.
ETr. C0rBett introduced a oil 10 1unQ
The maturing debt Of the JnlteQ
States. bv self-funding bonds, when
was appropriately referred.
Alter the introduction Of a humber
ofbfUs and resolutions, among them
enc bv Carpenter declaring that the
SD5uish gunbOats should not be al
lowed to leave.
Mr.. Drake took the floor and read
a long argument in support Of his
bfl DENYING the jurisdiction OF the
-upreme Court in eases involving the
.constitutiUnality Of acts Of Congress.
The judiciary Committees report
for the reconstruction Of Georgia was
presented.
HgHse-The following bills were in
troduced and referred: One to amend
the currency act; one TO abolish the
frankiug privilege; one TO provide
free system Of national banking; one
TO repeal the act of lo6j, extending the
Jurisdiction of the United States Dis
frict Courts to certain cases on lakes
and ravigable waters connected there
with: one to provide for the conSTuc-
ton of the Niagara ship canal; also,
a i0fnt resolution for the admission OF
Virginia, is pending in the Recon-
structi0u committee.
Mr.. Butler. OF Massachusetts, Chair
man Of the Reconstruction Commit
tee. presented the following bill, here
tofore introduced by FarnswOrth, also
a member Of the same Committee:
WHEREAS, The people of Virginia
have adopted "A Constitution, Repub-
Iicap in form, and have in all respects
conf0rmed TO the requirements Of the
act of Congress entitled An act au-
rhorizing the submission Of the Con-
stitrtiOns of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas TO a vote Of the people, and au-
thorizing the election Of State officers
rroyided by said Constitutions and
Suembers of Congress- approved the
10th Of April, 1863, therefore be it
Res0lred Jy the Senate and House
Of PqDreseHtatireS, That said State Of
Virginia is entitled to representation
. iu the Congress Of the United states. "
The following IS proposed as a sub
stitute by Payne, OF the Reconstruc-
ton Committee:
Z" WHEREAS, The people Of Virginia
have adopted a Constitution, republI'
can in form, and have in all respects
comuiied with the requirements Oi
the several acts Of Congress providing
for the reconstruction OF the late reDe
States: therefore,
- Rss9lrsd, That the State Of Nir
gfaia is entitled to representation IL
Tha Con.rrtss s. of the United States.
Mr.. Butler introduced the follow
ing: "
l,irfa have adopted a constitution, re
1ublican in form, and by its pr0vis
ions assuring the rights Of all citizens
of the United States before the law
and has in all respects complied viii
tbe re0uirements of the several acts o
CONGRESS providing for reconstruction
of the late eiHsurrectiOnary STATES; anC
~ Whereas, The Congress OF Tn
T-oited States have received assu
rances. and are assured, that the peO
ne of Virginia, especially those here
4ofore I'M insurrectlOn against IN
United States, have TenOunced al
claim of any right TO secession as
Sfata and that they are ROW well dla
,,osai oti,e Government of the Unite
Efafes and viii support and deien
49, Constitution thereof, and WI
..lrrv out the provisions OF the Con
sfifnfi0u submitted under the rec0I
-frnrfion acts Of Congress If ratIle
by the people OF Virginia u lile le''s
and spirit; therefore e5..
- Bes0fred That the State OF M
yiuia /, entitled TO representation
the Congress Of the United state
These several propositions were z
ferred to the Committee on hecoi
struction. who meet on tuesday hloli
inc. and were ordered printed.
Mr. Peters offered resolution u'
clariag that the sentiment oI "a
House acc0rds with the President
onini0n that q renewal Of the recll
r6citv treaty with the British PoVInc'
syonid be wholly in their favor, an
should not be favOrably considered.
The House refused 70 table the res'
lution by l29 TO Y, generally part
vote. and then adopted eoncurrei
resolution, adjOurGing Congress no
december I'D 10 January 5ih.
Mr.. Butter, of Massachusetts,. g
fered a resolution instructing the Cor
mittee on Ways and Means TO pr
nare and report a bill forthwith
a,lace the taxation of incomes derlV,
rom United States bonds by Il
Lolders thereof on the same grou
as Is now provided for the payne
Of the income from railroads a
other corporation bonds-that is, tn
awe per cent. income tax shall
daducted from the interest on all &c
eminent bonds paid by the Unit