Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-05
xLIst C0RaRESS--2d SESSION

thizing with the Cubans, and asking
that thew be accorded beligerant
rights, which was referred TO the Com
mittee on Federal Relations and order
ed 10 be printed.
Mr.. sherman called I'd the bill au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Treas
urv TO withdraw the moneys due any
STATE which may be IN de.ault of the
pavmeRt Of the interest on any United
States bonds held in trust by the Uni
ted STATES.
An explanatory letter from the Sec
retary OF the Interior was read, when
the bill passed without objection.
On the motion OF Mr.. Ramsey, the
, TTpuSe bill for the abolition Of the
f-o,,-,.- privilege was taken up.
NT- SSzrp,.qn moved u amend lAe
first section by auuing a proviiso ','''
nothing therein c0ntalled snau De
/ construed to repeal or eIfeot the lree
transmission by the mails OF ne~spa-
/ pers within twenty miles OF the place
of publication.
Mr.. Drake thGught the amendment
I did not 20 lar enough, and proposed
/ 10 amend so as to continue the exist
( ing provisions Of the law in favor OF
the publishers OF newspapers and pc
! riOdicals.
Mr.. Hamlin moved TO postpone the
{ whole subject in order t. take up the
! business relating 10 the District OF
1 Columbia, action upon which was ug-
! gently demanded.
Mr.. Wiley suggested an amend
, men TO the bill 10 allow free trans
uIis.fan in the mails of newspapers
and periodicals whose circulation does
/ not exceed &JJA
After the expiration Of the morning
hour the censEs bill was called up in
order, but Mr.. CSnkling who had it
! ia charge, gave way 10 sir. Ramsay,
Who moved to continue the GGnSid-
GRAFTON OF the FTanking bill, but the
privilege motion was defeated; yeas
y, nays 81
On the motion OF 5TT. Carpenter,
the resolution calling upon the Presi-
dent Tor information relative TO affairs
in Georgia was taken up from the Ia
bic and agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a joint reSO-
I luton To authorize meteorological OO-
I serVatiOnS in the interior, and for OBJ
seryati0n5 in the States and Terrific
I ries on the Northern Lakes, so as 20
give warnings Df approaching storms.
On the motion Gf Mr. Robertson,
! the bill relieving legal aud political
disabilities, under the XVIII Amend
ment, of large number of persons in
various States, was taken up, and he
offered an amendment inserting adj
duional names.
Air. Edmunds said he had been irF
/ formed by members Of the House, tina
among the names proposed was one ol
a man in Tennessee, against whom
( indictments are now pending.
After further consideration OF the
/ bill the Senate adjourned till Monday
HO1ve.-Mr. Sl0cgm's question Of
/ privilege, calling the attention OF the
House TO an advertisement IN the
New York TiIae- of the "a instant,
which ne thought was calculated To
bring di~iionJr on the House, ccuPi5I
] the attention of the 5Ou az the open
! ing. TIE advertiseWent reads: I.
! 5. Naval Academy; NanCGLt CADET
ship to be d,led before June. Parties
win means address Congressman Cox,
/ Times Office, Also, West Point Va
! caHcy."
MIR. Slocum thought "a one Of the
/ creeping evils Vi the day, that go
hold Office was deemed dish0nOrable,"
and that to have the name of "pOliti
( elan" was litJle better than TO be called
! a thief, aad L was just such articles as
/ that which brought members OF Con
I rr,.ss into dIsrepute, and he therefore
/ offered a resolution Teciting tho puoh-
cation of the advertisement, and au-
! thoriging tne Committee on Military
Affairs 10 inquire as TO whether any
I member Of the House has ever sold or
offered "a sell his influence -ss mem
/ Der in securing appointments 10 lie
Military on Naval .Acdasiny' ana
/ whether any member had reCtiNedi OF
/ expressed a willingness 70 receive, any
| valuable consideration for using ms
] influence in connection with such APP
pOintments, with power to send ror
| persons and papers.
Mr.. Woodward expressed hopes
/ that the resolution would be adopted,
/ A lady OF the highest respectabhlty
/ In his district had informed him, just
/ before he left for Congress, that she
had received a letter rom q member
/ of Congress, offering 70 place her sou
at the West Point Academy for $500,
! and he bad asked her the name OF that
member, but she could not give II 20
/ him at that moment, but would FUR
nish him with the letter.
Mr.. Wood remarked that ne had
recently seen an advertisement In n
] Philadelphia paper, offering an APP
! pOintmpnt Of that kind for sale.
Mr.. Stevens suggested an amend
/ ment to embrace members Of preced-
ing Congress, and il was 50 modified.
Mr.. Jenck5 suggested that 1t be
| made also TO apply 10 delegates, which
was also accepted.
Mr.. Schofeld said that he had re-
Gently seen in two newspapers pub
4 Hsbad ln the western part OF Pennsyl-
vania that some member of Congress
from that state, he believed, had sold
one of those appointments Tor 1000,
and as a matter Ol course, Therefore,
the whole delegation Of Pennsylvania
was anxious 10 have this investigated;
Mr.. Wa-hburn, OF Wisconsin, said
there certainly could be no objection
| 10 the resolution.
Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, referred
To The same fact a. that stated by
Schofeld, adding that the editor
seemed to have specific information
on the subject.
The resolution was adopted.
The House then proceeded to con-
slider private bills, Of which several
were passed, including one providing
for the payment Of the Fourth Arkan-
sas Mounted Infantry.
Mr.. Bingham, from the judiciary
COMMITTEES, reported a bill to permit
Francis +. Shalzer, member elect
from North Carolina, TO take the oath
prescribed for persons relieved nom
disabilities, instead Of the test oath ;
and after some discussion, the bill be-
ing advocated by Bingham and .op-
posed by Paine, it was tabled by 81 to
Mr.. Lawrence introduced a bill to
nrOyide a mode of paying pensioners,
which was referred. The bill pro-
vjdes that the Secretary OF the Int
rior shall select in every county in the
. United states, either a National Bank,
"A Postmaster, an Assessor, Collector d
Internal Revenue, or other existing
officer, to prepare ali pension papers
: for paving pensions free of cost TO pen
sioners, aud that the Commissioners o
Pensions shall certify TO each officer 8
! list of the pensioners in his county
e and transmit check on the neares
} Assistant Treasurer, payable TO th'