Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-23
rules allowing treaties for annexation


and entire dominion OF any foreign |
power to be discussed In open session.
Mr.. Sumner reported bill for the 4
relief of ]. Rose Browne, late Minis
ter to China.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Committe on |
Mines and Mining, reported, with an |
amendment, the House bill to amend |
the Mineral Land act OF July, 70, 1855. /
A joint resolution, directing tne
Secretary of State to pay OF the JaPa-
nese indemnity fund damages to the |
steamer Monitor, fired into Dy bal
Ienes Of Nikado in 1864. Passed.
A resolution was introduced Dy the
Judiciary Committee, inquirlng the
propriety for the payment by law OF
the expenses of claimants in suits ior
soldiers bounties, was adopted.
MIR. Rice introduced a joint resolu-
ton extending the time for the COM
pletion of the first section OF the CAIRO
and Fulton Railroad.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance
Committee, reported on Mr..
Summers bill to strengthen the
legal reserve Of banks, etc, with a
recommendation that it be indei-
nitely postponed, which was agreed
TO.
Ho,tse.-A resolution for the print
ing of fifteen thousand copies of the
report of the Committee on the De-
cline of American Commerce, came
up. Mr.. Chandler stronUously OPP
posed the conclusions of the commit
tee, but the resolution wiis adopted.
The report of the Judiciary Com
mittee, on the case Of Gen. Ames,
Senator elect from Mississippi, was
discussed.
MIR. Brooks, of Massachusetts, made
a report from the Sub Committee on
Elections that Mr.. Brooks was enti-
tied to retain his seat from the Fourth
Virginia District. He would call II
up for action on the 3lst.
Mr.. Poland gave notice of q substi-
| tute for the resolution, declaring MIR.
Brooks disqualified by his acts in sup
port of the rebellion.
After the presentation of some
| others, including one by Mr.. Cox, IA
/ yorlng a diversion from the fund ap-
proprIated for freedmen of $50, 900 for
/ Wiiberforce University, Ohio, the
| House proceeded to the consideration
of the Utah pOlygamy bill as a special
order.
MIR. Ward, OF New York, spoke in
support of the bill.
Mr.. Schenck was in favor Of the
postpOnement of the bill as the SUBJ
ject of present consideration and dis
cussion before the House. He pro-
posed, therefore, to move its post
ponemont.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, sug-
gested the discussion should go on
with short speeches, and the bill be
J voted on to-day or tomorrow and sent
TO the Senate. Mr.. Schenck moved
postpOnement Of three weeks. Mr.
johnson moved to lay 1t Oh the table
The latter motion was rejected by Al
to y.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs has authorized its chairman
| Mr.. Banks, to report the following
Joint resolution in reference to CUBA.
"That the President of the UniteC
States be, and he is hereby authorized
and instructed TO declare and main
tain a strictly impartial neutrality on
the part OF the Government OF TIT
, United States in the contest now eX
: isting between the people of Cuba anC
the government OF Spain.
e ''Sec. 2. AEG De IL further TeSotred
: That all acts or parts of acts, and al
[ provisions of State approved Apri
1 20, 1918, entitled an act for the pun
ishuent of certain crimes against thu
United States repeal ell acts therel
! mentioned which shah be construe'
: to apply equally to each of the partle
, in the existing contest between Tn
/ people OF Cuba and the gOvernmen
| of Spain"
> Nr. Schenck withdrew his motto
: for the pOstpOnemeGt of the bill, an
= continued with the understandin
D that final vote be taken tomorrow
b, Mr.. Blain made an argument 1
; favor of the bill, during which he a
5 Iuded 70 q report that Brigham oun
is now selecting G new location 1C
: MOrmons in Arizona.
n Mr.. Hooper, delegate from Utaf
i explained Mr.. Young's trip to Ar
G zona as simply a usual trip he make
e TO outlying settlements. Brighal
n Young, he said, would be home in 81
r or eight weeks a permanent citizen
Salt Lake City.
5 Mr.. Davis objected to the seetio
IS nroyiding for the selection
s Jurors, which gave the eoltIol
d matters to the U. S. Marshal, an
% offered an amendment to that sectlo
y which was adopted, which require
Is the marshal to summon 100 jurors i
g stead of thirty-nine, and out of Il
1t number to select thirty-nine who a
o. to serve as grand and petit jurors.
ls Mr.. Cox explained that the vote
II himself and other members to Is
lie the bill on the table was not intendt
N as an apology for polygam
ne but because they believed,
ID at least he did, that all measur
le ofpersecutiOn always defeated their o
to ject. He said he preferred to strang
% polygamy by another process;
er which Mr.. Blain replied, he hoped &
y gentleman would not attempt to stra
n gle it by embraces, Occasioning laug
re ter.
a Mr.. Pomeroy advocated ths bill.
ne MIR. Hooper, of Utah, protest.
e. against the passage ofa bill which W
D. designed to violate the dearest rigf
as ofthe people of Utah, and was traug
with evil.
Adjourned. -rr.