Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-16
CONGRESSIONAL.


HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The House
met at 9 O'Clock. A message was re-
ceived from the Senate announcing it
had passed the bill apprOpriating five
million dollars for the Indian service,
with a substitute, being the Senate
appropriation bill. After discussion
| the House refused to concur in the
Senate amendment, and Allison and
Holman were appointed a committee
OF conference.
Mr.. Tillman moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill removing pO-
litical disabilities from all persons in
the Fourth Congressional District OF
Tennessee. Negatived.
The majority and minority reports
in the Missouri contested election case
of Shields against Van Horn, were
made and postponed till the next ses-
sion.
Mr.. Cessna called up the Indiana
contested election case resolution, be-
| ing Julian's, that the sitting member
was entitled to his seat, and that Mr..
Read be paid $500 for his expenses.
! After discussion the resolution was
adopted, with amendments allowing
$1,000 to Joseph Segar, of Virginia,
and $500 to Mr.. Grafton, of Texas,
for the prosecution of their respective
| claims to seats.
The Senate joint resolution post
poning the hour of adjournment till
| two O'clock was concurred in.
The Speaker presented the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Davis, of New York, as a
member of the Judiciary Committee,
and appointed Mr.. Hotchkiss to fill
| the vacancy.
Mr.. Bingham moved TO suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill to ap-
propriate one hundred thousand dol
lars for the erection of a postoffice and
courthouse building in TFentOn-yeas,
100; nays, 60-less than twO-thirds OF
the vote being in the affirmative. The
various propositions looking to the
payment of clerks during recess were
voted down amid much confusion.
The House took a recess; after
which Mr.. DAVIS offered a concurrent
resolution postponing the hour of ad-
jOurnment until o'clock. Mega
tived.
MIR. Dawes, from the Conference
Committe on the appropriation bill,
made a report recommending concur
renee in the Senate amendments, with
the condition that it shall not be con-
strued into an affirmance or disaf-
frmance of any powers of the Senate
over the subject. He stated that the
House gained nothing but transfer
ance.
On the House resuming session,
Blair from Committee on Ways and
Means reported the. following resolu-
ton:
ResoIved, that in the opinion of the
house it is not eXpedient to further
extend the present session of Congress
to take further action of the time of
the Presidents Message.
Mr.. Schenck, from Minority Com
mittee, reported bill authorizing for
limited time for registration of for
eign built vessels.
Mr.. Dawes renewed his concurrent
resolution extending the session until
five O'Clock.
Mr.. Eldridge sought the floor, and
was notified by the Speaker that if he
persisted there would not be an adj
journment to-day, to which he (Mr.
Eldridge) replied in an excited man
ner that the action of the Speaker was
outrageous. Loud calls for order.
The Speaker then put the question
on postponlag the hour of adjourn
ment, and declared it carried.
A member on the Democratic side
called for the ayes and nays.
Mr.. Eldridge moved to adjourn and
called for the yeas and nays, saying
that he done so becaase his rights had
been over-ridden by the Chair. The
Speaker evineing much earnestness,
remarked that the motion to adjourn
was in order and had beeh put, but
that there was just time to save a pre-
eipitate adjournment. Against the
faction action, ,=.the yeas and nays
were not ordered and the House re-
fused to adjourn; yeas and nays not
ordered and the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Dawes then moved recess un-
til 4:30. Negatived.
Mr.. Wilkinson moved to suspend
the rules and adopt resomtin recit-
ing that an immense war has begun
in Europe while Cuba is Ia a state of
insurrection, and the probability of
Spain losing all control over the ISL
and and of its being seized and held
by France, and authorizing the Pres
ident, If it becomes necessary during