Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
FOrty-First OOBgress-seoond Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Mr. Williams
called up the joint resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to increase
the compensation of assistant marshals for
taking the census Of 1870, the increase not
to exceed nifty per cent. on the amount of
compensation now allowed by law. He
said the taking of the census in the Pacific
States would be failure unless the in
creased pay was allowed, and that in
those States and some of the territories
the work was already suspended.
Mr.. Sumner was satisfied, from per-
sonal investigation, that it was impossi-
BILE to take the census at the present rate
of compensation. COrbett had read, by
the Clerk, letter from the Marshal of
Washington Territory, representing that
out of the commissions sent, but two had
been heard from, owing to the made
Quacy of the compensation at this point.
The morning hour expiring, the sub
iect was laid aside till the next morning
a Jdr.
The Indian appropriation bill was pro-
ceeded with, and an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of
wagons, teams, agricultural implements,
live stock, seeds, ETC., and for the erection
of houses for the Indians in the northern
uperintendency, coming up, the Indian
Quaker policy was reviewed at some
length.
Mr.. Thayer thought the effect of the
policy wOuld be to encourage the Indi-
ans in wrong doing by making them be-
lieve they were the special object of the
Government, and the Quakers would
shield them. He referred to the great in
crease of massacres and outrages in Ne
brasks during the past year.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Schenck asked unanimous consent.
by way of variety, to report a funding
bill from the Committee on WAYS and
Means.
Messrs. Randall, of Pennsylvania, and
Otis objected, saying they wished to ar
rive at some understanding about the tar
if bill.
Mr.. Schenck proposed that the opposi-
ton should withdraw the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the main
question had been ordered, and allow the
bill and amendments to be presented and
ready for action in the House on Monday.
Mr.. Wilson would object to the with
drawing of the motion to reconsider,
unless Mr.. Schenck would allow the
amendment to be reconsidered in detail.
AS it now stood it compelled us to vote
for some things we dislike, such as high
iron tariff, in order to get what we do
like, such as low tariff on coffee and tea.
No arrangement of the difficulty was eff
fected, and flibustering was commenced.
Mr.. Eldridge stated that all his friends
wanted was an opportunity to consider
separately some dozen items in the tariff
bill, including tea, coffee, sugar, iron,
steel and nickel.
Mr.. Schenck refused to accede to such a
He renewed the request for
a unanimous consent to report the fund
ing bill, in order to have it printed and
Mr.. Eldridge said he would consent to
have read, but reserved his right to OBJ
ject to its printing and recommittsl.
Mr.. Schenck refused to accept the con-
dition of the objection and Van Trump
and several others objected absolutely.
Mr.. Carigin from the Committee on NIL
itary Affairs reported, on leave, a ioint
resolution appointing managers of the
Holt Asylum for disabled soldiers.
Passed.
Mr.. Schenck again endeavored to intro
duce the Funding bill, but objection was
made.
Mr.. Farnsworth asked if the Commit
tee on Ways and Means had not a right
to report it at any time.
The Speaker said they had, except
when the previous question was in opafs-
ton, as was the case now.
Mr.. Schenck said he should carry the
bill in his pocket till Monday, snSgthen
report it.
Pending:the roll-call to this msSion, the
hour of five arrived, and the SOSaker de-
clared the House adjourned. ~
Eldridge suggested that byf .eneral con-
sent the House take recessfo one honr.
He stated that the object tahis fillibus-
tsring was to compel the rtajority to al
low the tariff amendment Lo be consid-
cred in detail and not as awhole. The
opposition were unwilling that such q
great reduction should be made on tea
and coffee, and not be made to carry
through the besSimere steel monopoly.
schenck did not. agree to Eldridge's
suggestion.
Mr.. COvode made a rattling speech, in
which he called sttention to the curious
combination which had been developed
by the contest to-day. The Pennsylvania
high tariff Democrats had leagued with
the corn tariff Western men, aud the low
tariff men were filibustering against the
to reduce the tariff to twenty
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