Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-09
xLIst CORGRESS---2d SESSION.
wAsHIvarox, February 8.

WAsHI2aToN, February 8.
.Sennte.-The Vice-President sub
mjtted resolutions Of the Iowa Legis-
lature ratifying the Fifteenth Amend
ment.
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, reported a bill
10 DrOvide for the appointment Of a
Solicitor for the Department Ot state,
and for additional clerks in said de-
partment. 49,
Finance, reported a resolution re-
oue,ting the President TO institute
correspondence with Great Britain
and other foreign powers, with view
to promote the adoption by the Legis-
/ latures Of the several powers OF com
mon standard of international COIN
are, aud that such correspondence De
/ submitted to Congress. Adopted.
MFR. Abbott offered a resolution cali
| inc unon the President for lniUrma-
1 tion as 10 how much Of the GpprOprla-
/ tiops heretofore made, amounting to
! SiOO. 600 20 provide Tor the defense ni
! certain suits known a5 cotton cases"
now pending in the COurt.O Clai MS,
has been expended, and how.
( Agreed to.
Mr. Thurman offered a resolution
;r-trrletiuV the Committee on Judi
cisry 10 report whether the act OF Con
/ yrass of 1862, prescribing the oath oi
9fSce il nov in force. adopted.
Sir Eimoud5 offered resolution,
which was agreed to, calling upon the
/ Postmssipr-(Ienerai for information Ol
/ the number aud cost OF blank petitions
ana circuIsrs IOr the abolition OF the
frsukiDg privilege, sent from the Pusl-
office Department since september !,
Mr.. Drake called up the resolution
tn amend the rules by the Senate, 50
as TO provide that hereafter Indian
/ treaties are to be considered in open
session. The resolution so amended
a. NOT To amply to treaties transmitted
! bv the President for conndentiaI con-
sideTatiOn was agreed 10.
The West Point appropriation Dill,
and the bill setting apart portion oi
the Fort Smelling military reservation
for a Dermanent military post, ana III
settlementof all claims relating there
to, were passed.
The bill to relieve all persons named
therein from legal and political dis
abilities imposed by the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution O
tbe limited States, was taken up. II
contains large number OF names o.
persons In the late rebeliious states
Various amendments inserting addt
tionai names were agreed TO and th'
bill passed.
The census bill was then taken up
and Mr.. Sumner spoke in support o
the House bill.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, moved L
amend by providing ihat the cehsu
Shall embrace additional statistic
/ uDon the subject OF petroleum, mo
Iasses. grapes, wine, cocoon slik,wage
az labor. telegraphs, railroads, fisher
ies and timber lands; and at 4:l5 IN
senate voted 10 90 into executive ses
sion, prior TO which,
! Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, from IN
COMMITTEES on Appropriations re
, ported with amendments the Hous
! hin 10 supplv the deficiencies IN In
: naval APPROPRIATIONS by increasing
: the appropriatiOns for the Bureau c
! Steam Engineering from soOU,OOO Y
.gl0, zoo, snd the appropriation 10
: the Bureau Of Construction ana he
! pair from 81 900, 900 TO ~, 600 ,e0.
! HouSe.-Alr. Paine, Chairman OF To
Committee on elections, gave motto
. thai ne would at some future day Ole
q resolution providing that all cases {
, contested elections shall be tried SEP
! aratelv by a jury drawn from tn
+ members of the House, each part
t having the right to challenge unit
r the twelve are drawn. The resolution
was ordered TO be printed.
. The resolution offered yesterday b
+ Mr. Latin. regarding the publication
q in the Globe of printed petition
/. against the frankiDg privilege, as is
sned under the direction OF the Pos
a master General, TO be wasteiul eS
pendllnre Of public money ana q