Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-10
Mr. TrumbuII repIied in the nega.

Mr.. Trumbull replied in the mega
tive.
/ Mr.. Stewart wished to have it un
derstO0d that several members of the
| Committee did dissent, and the fact
| would be known at the proper time.
Subsequently Mr.. Trumbull made
an Intellectual effort to take up the
Georgia bill and dispose of it at once
] but Mr.. Sherman objected, as the de.
| bate would have the effect OF delaying
! the regular order, the Funding bill.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, then called
up the House bill to supply the def
ciencies in the apprC ltiOns for the
contingent expense he House,
| Passed.
Mr.. Pomeroy " decd a joint res
| OlutiOn declarin/ cnat the conduct OF
the Spanish Government in Cuba, in
the treatment of persons suspected OF
sympathy with the insurgents, in mu-
tilating the dead, in disregarding age,
sex and condition, is cruel, inhuman
and barbarOus, and deserves the re-
probation OF the Christian world.
Mr.. Sumner suggested that if tho
| Senator from Kansas proposed
adducing evidence in support
of the revolution it would
be well to bring forward the evidence
from the other side. He was informed
that several hundred Spaniards had
been shot by the insurgents by order
of General Quesada.
Mr.. POmeTOy replied that evidence
would be presented doing justice to
both sides, and on mis- motion the res
0luti0n was laid on the table and or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. kellogg introduced bill to aid
in the construction Of a railroad and
telegraph line from Marshall, Texas,
to San Diego, CAL, with branches and
connections. 1t grants twenty sec
tiOns of land per mile on each side of
the road. Referred to the Committee
on Pacific Railroads.
The Funding bill was then resumed.
and the motion of Mr.. Davis to re-
commit the bill with instructions, was
defeated without division.
The question recurring On the
amendment of Mr.. Ccroett to strike
out the provisiG. for foreign agencies,
ana nc debate was continued upon
the general subject.
Mr.. Fowler read an argument on
finances, after which an amendment
by Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, to the
first section to insert the words "nOt
exceeding in order that the rate of in
terest may be less, but not TO exceed
tlve per cent, was adopted, and Mr..
Morrill, then moved to amend the sec
ond section so as to make the rate of
interest on S400, ,000, GOO OF bonds there
in provided for, not exceeding five in
stead Of four and half per cent.
Mr.. Williams opposed the amend
ment, believing that to say that the
rate shall not exceed five per cent.
was equivalent to saying that should
be the rate. He was il favor of Civ
ing the Secretary OF the Treasury all
the power, believing that such a course
would enable the Government, to bOr-
row at four and a half per cent.
Mr.. Sprague thought that the policy
of giving an arbitrary rate of interest
for number of years was a bad one,
as it might be possible in the mean
time to fund the debt at a lower rate
of interest,
The amendment by Mr.. Morrill, was
lost; and Mr. COrbett's amendment,
to strike out the fifth section, which
provides for the payment of the cou-
pOns at EurOpenan agencies, COrbett,
Sumner, Chandler and Cameron
favored the amendment. upon the
consideration of national dignity and
prOpriety, believing that foreign cap
italists should not be appealed to and
that the loan shall be recognized at
home and abroad as an American
loan. At 4.30 the Senate took re
cess until evening.
The bill giving the consent of Con-
gress to the laying Of tubes or tunnels
across East river from Brooklyn to
New York, and to New Jersey, and
making them post roads when con-
structed, was amended and passed.
The funding bill again came up.