Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
Income Tax Knocked of IFS Pins --lsthmus
of Darlen---Ghinese Thanksgiving l-.-
cuban Affairs---Slzvery Question in
cuha---The Tariff Bili.--Pleasure Yachts
to be Lieensed-- Georgia on the Rack
How to be Made a State at Last.

! the army appropriation Dlil 10
relief of the national homestead a
Gettysburg for the orphans of soldier
and sailors. Mr.. Sumner TepOrte,
a joint resolution directing return Il
the Government OF China of the un
appropriated surplus of four hundred
thousand currency, being part o
the sum received from that countr,
for settlement claims among citizen.
under the Convention of 1853.
Bills passed declaring the bridge
between Philadelphia and Camden q
post route, and authorizing $4,000 ap
preparation in 1860, for the survey o
the Isthmus of Darien, to be expended
under the direction of the War Oh
Navy Department, at the discretion
of the President, and designating De-
cember 25th, January 1st, July 4th
and Thanksgiving Day as legal hOli-
days in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Ramsey introduced bill to es-
tablish a transatlantic postal teIe-
graph service by the American cables.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, from the
Committee on Finance, reported
favorably a bill to inquire into the ma
tiOnal banks going into liquidation
and retiring with their circulating
notes. -- ..---r.- rsr
Mr.. Sumner called up the resolution
reported the previous day as substi-
tute to the House resolution on Cuban
affairs.
Messrs. Sawyer and Morton sug-
gested corrections of the phraseOlogy
of the resolution, which were made.
Mr.. Thurman said the substitute of
the committee was merely grand and
eloquent rhetoric which failed to ex-
tend an iota of aid to the Cuban pa
triOts, and it was simply anti-sIavery.
A declaration which might with equal
propriety be addressed 20 many other
governments beside Spain, and he
preferred to speak directly TO the
point, and to say to Spain that she
ought to recognize Cuban indepen-
dence, instead of making an argument
on theory.
Mr.. Casserly, member of Committee
on Foreign Relations, was not pre-
pared to say to the Spanish Govern
ment that we understood any better
the merits OF the slavery question in
Cuba than did that Government. l.,
Expiration of the morning h6s :;
the subject laid over.
Senate resumed its consideration of
the tax tariff bill, when the sections
to continue the income tax were
stricken out; yeas, "a; nays, %.
Yeas-AbbOtt, Ames, Anthony, Bay
ard, Buckingham, Cameron, Carpen-
ter, Casserly, Cole, Cnnkling, Cor
bitt, Davis, Fenton, Ferry, Fowler,
Gilbert, Hamilton, Md, Harris,
johnson, Kellogg, McOrury, McDon-
aid, Osborne, Pomeroy, Rob-
ertsOn, salisbury, Scott, Stew
art, Sumner, Thurman, Trum-
bull, Rickers, Wilson and Yates.
Nays-Boreman, BrowRlOw, Chan
dler, Drake, Hamlin, Harlan, How
ard, Howe, Howell, Morrill, of Maine,
Morrill,, of Vermont, Morton, Pratt,
Ramsey, Rice, Ross, Schurz, Sher-
man, Sprague, Thayer, Warner, Wei
10y gnd Williams,
Mr.. Lewis, who was against the
tax, paired off with Mr.. Spencer, who
was Ia favor of it.
Mr.. Sherman asked to vote upon
the sections containing the income
tax on dividends and corporation, but
subsequently asked to have the bill
postponed till Monday next to give
the Finance Committee IA chance so
consult the loss ORdhe revenue in
volved in the rejection of the income
tax, and if it would have been made
up by the restoration of other taxes.
He thought it also necessitated the |
voting down of the tariff part. He
was apprehensiYe of the final defeat |
Of the bill in consequence of the vote |
Just taken. The House having heard |
the income tax provision by vote |
Of three to one, it would be likely, |
In any event to agree to its total |
lbrogation. Mr.. COnkling, from what |
he had been told by members of the |
House, felt confident that the dis |
opposed in the House.
NJ. Williams and others favored |
HE striking out the tariff sections and |
the substitution of limited free list, |
which appeared with general favor. |
The general merits of the bill were |
discussed. r....-.
Upon Mr.. Sherman's motion to
which finally prevailed |
at three O'Clock, the naval appro-
priation bill was taken up.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Potter, from the Committee on
reported back the Senate
bill to amend the act authorizing the
of the Treasury to license |
pleasure yachts. Passed.
The consideration of the Georgia |
bill was resumed, the discussion last
ing till o'clock, when the House pro- |
ceeded to vote on the bill and amend |
ments, and the vote was taken on the |
offered by Mr.. Dickens to |
that offered by Mr.. Farnsworth, to |
strike out the words, sin the year
1870" so that Mr.. FarnswOrth'5 |
amendment should read: "But moth |
ing in this act contained shall be con-
strued to deprive the people of Geor-
gia of the right of an election for |
members of the General Assembly Of
said State, as provided in the COnsti- |
tuition of said State" Mr.. Dickens |
was agreed to by vote
of 12l to IA.
The next vote taken was on Farms
worth's amendment as amended, and |
it was agreed to-ayes 100; nays So.
An amendment by Mr.. Lawrence,
conditions in regard to suf- !
frage and school rights and privileges,
was rejected.
The next question was on the sub
stitute offered by Mr.. Dawes, for the |
Senate. The substitute was agreed to |
discussion. The bill now |
stands as follows, without preamble |
aud section first:
Be ii enacted, That the State OF |
eorgia having complied with the re-
acts, and fourteenth and |
fifteenth articles Of the amendments |
to the Constitution of the United |
States, and havin9fybeen ratified in
good faith by the loyal Legislature of |
said State, il is hereby declared that |
the State of Georgia is entitled to rep
resentatiOn in the Congress of the !
United States, but nothing in this act
contained shall be construed to de-
prive the people of Georgia of the
right to an election for members of the |
General Assembly of said State, as
provided for in the constitution.
See. 2. That so much of the act en-
titled Gan act making appropriations
for the support of the army for the |
year ending June 80, S6S,Sand for
other purposes" approved 4Iarch 2,
1867, as prohibits the Organization,
lrIning or calling into seAslce of mill
ia forces in the States of Georgia, |
Texas and Virginia, be |
and the same is hereby repealed.
Quite an episode occurred between
and Butler. The former
charged the latter with going to the
Globe Office and procuring omission
Of certain words of personal nature
from his (RandalI's) remarks, few
1sys since. The subject was referred
10 the Committee ON rules and sus-
pended,
The Speaker announced Garfield,
Jones, KY, and Sheldon, La,
Conference of the cur