Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March 5.
SENATE

lAsi NOA cSos
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill for the
more equal distribution of the national
currency.
Mr. Thayer introduced bill repeating
the tenure of office act.
1 Mr.. Edmunds offered one amending
said act, and Mr.. Williams substitute
repeating it till the 4th of March, 1873.
Mr. phayer offered a resolution sp'
pointing & Joint committee from both
! Houses to consider all propositions fol
the removal OF political disabilities, bu
objections were made.
An amendment was offered to the Sen
ate rules to consider the Indian treatie:
in Open s3ssioD.
Mr.. Howard offered bill consolidat.
ing the Ordnance and Artillery Bureaus
4 committee was appointed TO revise
! the rules.
The following bills and resolutions were
! introduced:
Appointing a Joint Committee to con-
slider all propositions relating to the In
dian tribes.
Authorizing the payment for certain
| services rendered the Government in the
/ iDsurrectionary States.
Encouraging the production of cotton
/ in the United States.
Granting a pension to Mrs. Lincoln
/ Objected 70.
Enforcing the several provisions OF the
| Constitution abOlishing slavery, by Sc,
curing the franchise to all citizens, re-
gerdless OF color.
MessTs. Cragin and Grimes were Rp.
/ pointed TO inform the House that the
Senate was organized, and the Senate
| then took q recess.
The session Was resumed at 1:45 pm.
/ when the committee appointed to wait
/ on the President reported that he would
| communicate with the Senate immedi'
ately.
Gen. Rawlings and Msj. Lee then ap.
peared and presented their messages
! from the President, and the Senate then
went into executive session and shortly
afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE.
A message was sent notifying the Sen.
ate that the House had organized.
/ A resolution that the oath be admins.
| tered to Van Homer and Dyer, of Mis-
/ souri,, and they We're sworn in also one
! that Howell, Of Maryland, be allowed to
! take the ostI, was adopted, and he like
/ wise was sworn in.
Papers were presented from L. Myers,
Of Pennsylvania, contesting the seat Of
/ n ffstt.
Waile the House was discussing the
! case Of John COvode and Henry D. Fos.
i ter, both claiming seats from the 2lst
| Pennsylvania District, there suddenly
sprung up a scene of excitement. A
/ messenger had arrived with the Cabinet
appointments, and there was q general
/ demand that the names be read from the
clerks desk. They were read, and the
! House became SO much excited that il
was impossible to resume business fol
some time. Mr.. Eldridge suggested a
| recess for fifteen minutes, 50 that mourn.
/ ers might have an opportunity to COM
miserate with each other. Laughter.
A recess was then taken, and upon re-
assem- bling, Mr.. Woodward, resuming
| the floor, said /" AS to the Secretary oi
/ the Navy, more conservative or re-
| spectabie citizen was not to be found in
! Pennsylvania"
Finally a substitute offered by Mr..
! Dawes was agreed to referring the Co,
| vOde-ECs,er matter to the Committee on
| Elections, with instructions to report
| which has a primo faoie right to the
scat.
On the motion Of Mr.. Schofield, the
| time for taking the testimony in the con-
| tested election case of Taylor sgsinst
Reading, from the Fifth PennsylA ania
| District, was extended sixty days.
Mr.. Schenck, from the joint commit
| tee, appointed to wait on the President,
reported that the Committee had per.
/ formed that duty, and that the Presi.
dent had isfOrmed them that he had,
! about two hours previously, anticipating
/ that the Senate would be in session, sent
some nominations to that body, but had
| NJ, y,azasafrs fr aud RI
The cases of Cleft, Toft, Edwards,
/ Gore, Price and Young were referred to
the Committee on Elections.
The organization of the House
was then completed by the election OF
| Edward Mcpherson, as Clerk N. g.
] OrdwRy, ss SsrgeanJ-at-Arms; Otis 3.
Burton, as DOOrkeeper and w. s. King,
| as Postmaster.
The election OF Chaplain was post.
poned until Thursday.
wAsHINeToN, March 6.
SENATE.
A message was received from TIE
| President requesting the passage OF 9
joint resolution relieving A. It. Stewart
| Of the effect OF the law of 1889, which
declares that no person engaged in trade
! shall be Secretary of the Treasury. Mr.
Sherman introduced bill to effect this
but MIR. Sumner objected and it wen
over.
Mr.. Draks's resolution providing that
Indian treaties shall hereafter be consid
cred ia open Senate, was passed.
Mr.. Sawyer's resolution providing fol
the appointment Of joint committee t.
consider all applications and propositions
for the removal of political disabilities
being next on the calendar, Mr.. Pome
roy opposed increasing the number O
specis Al committees,
Mr.. Rice thought there ought to be
separate committee from each House.
Mr., TTumbull was in favor of the resO
luton because it was impossible for thi
Judiciary committee, or any other com
mittee, having to do other business, Il
{ consider the applications for the remoys
of the disabili les already committed b
it. as the judiciary committee had nov
to examine several hundreds of paper
on such business.
Mr.. Ferry, speaking upon the resolu
} ton, said that yesterday he had intro
duced a bill for the general removal Q
political disabilities at the South, which
he hoped, woHld soon receive the c0nsid
Grafton Of the Senate.
Mr.. Abbott was in favor of the aI
pointment OF the committee, but was OK
posed TO Mr.. Ferry's bill. The resolution
was then referred to the Committee o
the Revision of Rules.
The Vice President laid before the Ser
2 ate a Joint resolution of the Legislature
/ Kansas, ratifying the Fifteenth AmenG
ment, and the Senate adjourned,