Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-13

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SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, July 12.-Bills were
passed creating the st. Paul and Sioux
| City railroad across Dakota to Rankton
also lane grant in aid OF the same.
| a number OF private bills were passed
including one for the increase of pension
to fifty dollars per month to the widow OF
/ General Mayes, killed at the battle of the
Wilderness in 1864.
Sundry civil appropriation bills were
proceeded with and amendments adopted
empowering the corporation of Washing
ington, as a means of paying OF the float
ing debt, to issue certificates of indebted
ness for tive years, not to exceed in
amount fou- hundred thousand dollars
| also dividing the expenses of paving
/ Pennsylvania avenue between the Gov
ernment and corporation. Additional
amendments were adopted making ap-
propriations for public buildings as
| follows: $4,000 at Little Rock; $500, 900
at st. Louis, and hundred thousand at
| Trenton, N. j., and authorizing the APP
| pointment of a commission to make an
exploration and survey of the routes OF
Tehuantepec and Nicaragua, to ascertain
the practicability of ship canal between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; and ap-
| propriating thirty thousand for the issue
Of bonds to the amount of over a million
eight hundred thousand in full satisfac-
tion of clsims of the Choctaw Indians,
gave rise to a lengthy discussion upon
general merits and history of the claims,
| Rice, Davis, Trumbull, Warner and
Yates favoring its payment as an equita-
BILE debt deyolving upon the Government
by existing treaties. Sherman opposed
the claims, and Stewart advocated a
money to the Indians, and prevent its
falling into the hands of spectators.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dickey, from the Committee on Ap-
propriations, moved Senate amendment
to the army appropriation, with a recon-
mendation in the bill to reduce the num-
Der of army officers, agreed to by the Con-
terence Committee but rejected by the
Senate, be substituted for the proposition
of the Senate on that subject. After a
brief explanation by Mr.. Dickey and Mr..
Dawes, Mr.. Logan, chairman of the Mill
tary Committee, stated the various
points of difference between the Senate
amendments for reduction of the army
and that reported by the Committee on
Appropriations, the latter being substan-
TALLY the bill as agreed upon by the Con-
ference Committee and approved by the
House. He objected strenuously to that
part of the Senate amendment which con-
tinues tine present system of cOmmuta-
tiors instead of having fixed rate of sala-
ries. He characterized it as double con-
cern which nobody could understand, and
called on the House to adopt the substi-
tute reported by the Committee on Appro-
pristions.
Mr.. VanWyck deprecated the defeat of
an important measure on account of the
mere matter of pay of few general
officers. - ...
Mr.. Logan repelled the insinuation that
he would defeat a great measure for the
pay of a few officers-that was not the
great point of difference. He would pre-
fer to have any amount fixed in the Way
of salary rather than have the system Of
Communication continued.
Mr.. Van Wyck disclaimed making any
insinuation, and was surprised at the gem
tleman from Illinois supposing he was re-
fecting ON his conduct. He had risen
simply to protest against any effort to
reduce, by legislation, the pay or salary
of any army officers. He did not think
it necessary to strike at the salaries of
Generals Sherman or Sheridan, and the
people did not think it necessary.
After further discussion by Messrs. LO-
gan, Lawrence, Butler, of Massachusetts,
and Dickey, the substitute was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. SchenclI, the 18th and
18th rules, which prohibit bills from be-
ing sent to the House or President in the
last three days Of the Session, was sus-
pended.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported back Senate
joint resolution to relieve insurance COM
panies from liability to the income tax,
and from indisputable sums carried to
their contingent fund, with an amend
ment applying it also to sums held by
mutual life insurance companies to their
policy holders. The amendment was
agreed to and the Joint resolution passed.
Mr.. Schenck, from the conference COM
mittee on the Funding bill made report,
the substance OF which has already been
published. The report was approved by
Judd, Wilson, of Ohio, Cox, Marshall,
Niblack, Garfield, BENJAMIN and Morgan,
| and vas rejected by 80 to 100. The OBJ
lection urged by speakers was it's unfair
ness toward new national banks. in COM
peliing them to use the proposed new
bonds as their basis of circulation.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, of Massa-
chusetts, a conference committee was or
dered on the Georgia hill, aud Messrs.
Butler, Farnsworh and Paine were ap-
| pointe1.
on motion OF Mr.. Garfield, another con-
ference committee on the Funding bill
was ordered and the previous commit
tee was eappOinted-Messrs. Schenek
Cooper and Marshall.
The House went into business of the
mQrpipg hour, being the call of the Com
mittee on Public Lands for reports. Mr..
Wilson, of Minnesota, reported it back
With substitute,
The Senate Joint resolution extending
the time to construct the railroad from
st. Croix river. or lake, to the west end of
Lake Superior and with Bayfield,, was
| called up.
With the object of using up the time
of the Committee on Public Lands, Mr..
BENJAMIN made point of order that the
report was not authorized by the commit
| tee.
The House decided by a vote Of l40 to II
that the report was authorized.
Mr.. Wilson proceeded to explain sub
stitute, which proposes to extend for
seven years the privilege of the original
grant of lands to Wisconsin for the use
and benefit of railroad companies desig-
| mated by that State in 1869.
Mr.. Washburpe, of Wisconsin, urged
| the passage of the bill as perfectly hon.
| est measure; a mere removal OF a grant.
Mr.. Judd, Chairman, also advocated the
bill.
Mr.. Holman moved to lay the bill on
the table. - .s
Mr.. Van Wyck moved an adjournment,
and called for the yeas and nays.
The House refused to adjourn, but in
the meantime the morning hour expired
and the bill went over.