Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Who viii be Pardonsd 7---Who are Affected
by the Fourteenth Amendment ?---Gsneral
eustayus W. Smith, BAIL Duke anc A. 0.
P. Nicholson Overheard,
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, July Son motion
of Mr.. McCreery, the bill relieving
the disabilities of some seventy-tive
Kentuckians was taken up, when
various objections were made by
Messrs. Howard and Drake.
Mr.. McCreery explained that fifty
three of the names had been reported
on favorably by the Committee on
Disabilities.
Mr.. ConkIing, referring to the name
of Gustavus w. Smith, formerly
Street Commissioner of New York,
which appears in the bill, expressed
surprise that man educated and nur-
tured at the public cost, who had drawn
his sword against a country which
gave it to him, should come here so
hastily to seek cOndOnement for his
Offenses.
Mr. McCreery replied that Smith
did less to forward the rebellion than
LOngstreet.
Mr.. Cameron recognized in the dit
ference between the two cases in point,
that when Smith went south he had
bOasted OF his sacrifice for the rebels
in abandoning lucrative Office. AS to
LOngstreet, he never ought to receive
position. He now holds his appoint
ment, which was a wrong to the men
of the army and navy; and the Sen
aters were bound to consult the feel
ings of the relatives of the slain of the
war on this side of the line.
The names of Gustavus w. Smith
and Basil w. Duke were stricken from
the bill.
nj l;,,,r,,;,,,, ,,.,,e, ,o,t ti,,,ad ,,y,o,,
the prOpFiety of striking out twenty
names which had not received the
sanction of the Committee on Disabil-
tiles.
The. bill relieving the political dis
abilities of some 5000 persons, as re-
ported from the committee was moved
as an amendment, but was subse-
quently Withdrawn.
Mr.. Drake moved to except all who
held Federal or State office in viola
| ton of the Fourteenth Amendment,
which was relected-yeas 10, nays 33.
The bill then passed by a two-thirds
vote-yeas A, nays 6.
Mr.. COrbett, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported House bill max
ing st. Joseph, Mo-, port of delivery.
| Passed.
The general disabilities bill, reliev-
! ing political disabilities of about five
thousand persons, was taken up. Ad-
| ditiOnal names were proposed for in
sertion, among them A. o. p. Nichol-
/ son, OF Tennessee, in regard to whom
it was objected. He left his seat in the
United States Senate to take part in
| the rebellion.
Messrs. Howard, Sumner and
Yates opposed the extension of am
nesty to every man who formerly
held Office under the government and
left to join the rebellion. His name
was finally withdrawn.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Paine, of Arkan-
.sas, the contested election case of
Cameron against Roots, was tabled.
MIR. Julian asked leave to present a
petition of $50 c0lored labOrers, OF
| Washington, for justice and fair play
! by the authorities of the city in the
employment of laborers on public
works. Objection was made and Mr..
Randall made suggestion as to in
cluding Chinese.
Mr.. Julian thereupon withdrew the
petition.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Conference
i Committee on the PostOffice Appro-
priationbill, made report, which was
adopted. IN.
Mr.. Asher, from the Conference
Committee on the bill for the relief of
certain officers of the army, made
report, which was adopted.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the Committee on
o. OIL hn To
amendment to the River and HarbOr
Appropriation bill. and moved a con-
currence.
Mr.. Dawes declared he could not
vote for the amendment, and recon-
mended that the appropriation for
river and harbOr purposes be confined
to important channels of trade and
navigation, and not frittered away
in improving small rivers and creeks
that have only local Importance.
After some further discussion, -
House proceeded to vote on
amendment. Separate votes were 6e-
manded on many of them, but all
concurred in by strong majorities,
and the bill has gone to the President.
A motion to reconsider the vote
giving Mr. ,,Switzler, of Missouri, $1,000
for the expense OF conteStIng the seat
of Mr.. pwyer, was tabled by vote
of SO to 81.
Mr.. SchofieId, from the Naval Com
mittee, reported a bill in relation to
enlistnents in the marine corps, pro-
vidiug that after July 1, 1870, enlist
ments be for FIVE instead of four years,
and authorizing credit for enlistment
ard nav. Passed.
MIR. Logan, from the Military Com
mittee, reported back Senate bill to
paw bounty to the First Alabama cav
airy and First and Second Florida
cavalry. Passed.
Mr., Sargent, of the Committee on
Appropriations, reported joint reso-
luton providing that the act of March
3, 1859, making appropriations for the
completion of thecourthousea and post
Office building at Knoxville, Tennes-
see, be held to include and revise all
prior expended appropriations for the
same object. Passed.
Mr.. Brooks, OF New York, having
declined to serve on the Conference
Committee on Funding bill, Mr.. Mar
shall was appointed in his place.