Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
Forty.flrst Congress Second Session


WASHINGTON, May 13.-Mr. Trum-
| bull presented resolutions of the Illi-
nois Constitutional Convention, for
thh removal of the national capital to
thc Mississippi valley, and requesting
| their representatives in Congress to
exert themselves to that end. Re-
ceived and laid on the table.
Mr.. Sumner introduced a bill sup
Elemental to the civil rights bill. He
stated in explanation of the bill that
it proposed TO secure equal rights on
railroads, steamboats, and public con-
veyances, hotels, theaters, and houses
J of public entertainment, common
| schools and institutions of learning
authorized by law, churches, insti-
tutiOns and cemetery associations
incorporated by national and State
authority; also, on juries and in
| courts, national and State. When bill
becomes law, as he hoped it would,
soon, he knew of nothing further TO
be done in the way of legislation for
security of equal rights in this Re-
public. Referred to the Judiciary
| Committee.
1t declares all citizens of the United
States, without distinction of race or
color etc., entitled to equal and
| impartial enjoyment of an accom-
mediation, advantage, facility or priyi-
| leges afforded by common carriers,
public institutions, etc, and subjects
any one violating, or melting to viQ-
| latiOn OF the lst section, to payment
of $500 to the person aggrieved, and
imprisonment, and a further fine of
from $500 to 1000. Corporations so
guilty will forfeit their charters.
Bills were reported to suppress the
drinking houses and tippling shops in
the District of Columbia, and to regu-
late the sale of intoxicating liquors.
At 1:20 O'Clock the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
was proceeded with, and an amend
ment to allow the refining of bullion
by private parties was discussed and
rejected.
Mr.. COnkling called for the reading
of an invitation to the Senate from
the German associations of Washing
ton City to attend the laying of the
corner stone of General Steuben's
monument on May 10th, pm, at
SchuetZen park, on Seventh street.
The invitation was read and laid on
the table for the present.
Several hours were consumed in a
discussion upon fixing the pay of GER
tain officers Of the Senate,
Mr.. Williams amendment was
finally disagreed to.
Mr.. Williams moved to amend so
as to provide that after the close of
the present fiscal year, the compensa-
tiOn of the several assistants in each
Of the executive departments Of SEQ
Ond Comptroller, Commissioner of
Customs, Solicitor and Register of the
Treasury, Auditors of the Treasury, of
Indian Affairs, and the Commissioner
General Of the Land Office shall be
$1,000 each. Agreed to.
Mr.. Drake moved to amend so as
to provide for continuing the office of
Solicitor and Naval Judge Advocate
General, and apprOpriatiDg $500 for
each of these officers. Agreed to.
Mr.. Trumbull offered a new section
providing that the compensation of
female clerks as copyists in all depart
ments where appointed under the pro-
visions of the law, shall be the same
as for male clerks performing like
services, and making it the duty of
the heads of departments to classify
said female employees so as to carry
out this provision; the section to go
into effect on and after June 30, 1870.
Mr.. Morrill, then moved to amend
the amendment to authorize heads of
departments to appoint female clerks
when qualified, to several classes,
when re-employed, to pay them sala-
ries in accordance with the classes to
which they are appointed.
These amendments We're considered
until 6:20 pm, several Senators
speaking on either side; and at that
hour, without coming to a vote, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Schofield, from the Naval Com
mittee, reported bill for the relief of
the widows and orphans of the officers,
sailors and marines of the United
States steamer Oneida, allowing
twelve months pay according to the
rank from the date of the loss of the
vessel. Passed.
Mr.. Dawes, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported
bill appropriating $32j, 900 in gold, to
be be paid to the British Government
under award of Commissioners to set
tie the claims of the Hudson Bay
and Puget's Sound Agricultural Com
pany, the award being payment of
$6l0, 600 in two annual installments,
the first of which viii be due on Sep
tember 10th, next. H
Mr.. Lawrence, a member of the
same committee, opposed the bill:
first, because it was unnecessarily and
unjustly large; and second, because he
was opposed TO the payment of this or
any other British claims until some
provisions be made for the liquidation
of the United States claims against
Great Britain.
Mr.. Dawes replied that the amount
might be too large, but still it was an
award under the treaty stipulation.
TheseeOnd objection was still stronger.
1t was that because another nation
did not comply with its obligations,
was no reason why this nation should
not comply with its obligations.
Mr.. Lawrence-Do you not agree
to that?
Mr.. Dawes-No, sir; 1 do
not uphold any such stand
ard of morality. ~ hold
that were to comply with our situa-
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