Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, January 20-HOuSe.
Mr. Root introduced a bill for the
payment of the 10th Arkansas (mOUnt-
ed Infantry) Volunteers. Referred.
Mr.. Bingham asked leave to intro
duce bill making it an offence pun
ishable with fine and Imprisonment,
fof any person to propose TO repeal the
action Of any Legislature, in yatify-
ing any proposed amendment of the
Constitution Of the United States,
Dir. Eldridge objected.
mir. GOlladay offered a resolution in
qulring into the right of Postmasters
TO refuse TO send through the mails
franked documents not mailed where
aSenatOr or member resides. Adopted.
Mr.. Longbridge offered a preamble
and resolutions declaring an absence
OF constitutional authority in the
treaty making power 10 absorb foreign
territory, until the consent OF the
House was given. Referred.
Mr.. Wood offered a resolution de-
claratOry of the right of the House to
consider the DrOpriety and eXpedi-
ancy OF appropriations Of public mo-
ncy for any purchase whatever, and
that the treaty-making power cannot
anticipate the action OF the House IN
any case when legislation Is required
TO execute 1t. Referred.
Mr.. Hooper, OF Utah, presented a
memorial with the names of $4,000
citizens Of Utah, praying admission as
a State. Referred.
NIr. Dixon, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill to regulate
the appraisement and inspection Of
imports. RecOmmitted.
The House then resumed In the
morning consideration Of the bill for
the transfer of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard to League Island, which, after
some discussion, was laid over until
Tuesday.
The House then went into a Com
mittee Of the Whole, Mr.. Myers In
the chair, and resumed the cOnsidera-
ton OF the Military Academy bill.
Mr.. SchenCk offered an amendment
which was agreed to, adding to the
Board of Visitors two Senators and
three Representative.
The bill was then reported to the
House and passed.
Mr.. LOtlin, from the Committee on
Printing, reported a resolution for the
printing of 1900 extra copies Of the
report OF the Special Commissioner of
Revenue.
.Senate-The House joint resolution
on The subject of ventilation OF the
halls Of the Senate and House was
laid before the Senate. An amend
ment providing for ascertaining the
cost of the proposed improvements
was concurred in.
Mr.. Anthony presented cOmmus
nication from the Governor of Rhode
Island, in regard to some remarks pre-
sented to Congress in the name of the
people of his State, in regard to the
marble statue of Nathaniel Green, al
ready placed In the Old Hall of the
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Sumner submitted q resolution
accepting the statute and returning
thanks to the Governor OF Rhode
Island, and through him to the people
OF the State for the beautiful work Of
art, and assigning the statute place
in the old hall Of the House.
Some remarks were made suitable
to the occasion by Sumner, Latimer
and Merrill of Vermont, when the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Conkling, from the Committee
on the Revision of Laws, reported the
House census bill, with amendment
in the nature OF q substitute, as fol-
lows;
Be It enacted, etc., That the Secre-
taTy OF the Interior be instructed SO
to change the schedules of blanks 70
be used in enumerating the inhabl-
tants of the United States Of 1870, 10
make the same conform to the Consti'
tuition of the United States.
! The Virginia bin was then taken up