Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL
Forty-Rrst Congress Second Session.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, April 30.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE.
Mr.. ScheBek moved that when the
House adjourn on Thursday next, 1t
be 10 meet on the following Monday.
After various suggestions from MEM
bers, the motion was put and agreed
TO-
The House then proceeded, as busi-
ness of the morning hour, to the call
of committees for bills Of a private
character.
The morning hour was taken up by
prfyate reports from the Committee
on Military Affairs, the only public
matter being a bill TO extend the time
for the completion of the military road
from Fort Wilkins, at Copper Harbor,
IN Michigan, to Fort Howard, at
Green BaV, Wisconsin, which passed.
The House then, on motion of W
IngersOll, took up the business on the
Speakers table ana uispOSeu OI II as
follows:
Senate bill to create additional land
districts in the Territory of Dakota,
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hina districts, was passed.
Senate bill to fix the point OF juno
ton of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, was passed.
Senate Joint resolution extending the
time for the completion Of the first
section Of the Cairo and Fulton rail-
road, passed.
Senate bill to authorize the Burling-
ton and Missouri river railroad com.
pany, or its assigns, TO change the es-
tabiished line of said road IN the State
OF Nebraska, passed.
Various Senate bills were referred TO
appropriate committees.
Mr. Schenck, by unanimous con-
seat. introduced a joint resolution
oroviding that all persons duly elected
70 once in Texas shall have thirty
,davs from the 30th of April, 1870, in
which to file the oath Of Office pre-
scribed In the act Of March 30, 1870.
Passed.
M. Schenck rose 10 move to 60 into
committee on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Judd, before the putting Of that
question, offered a resolution that all
speciaI orders liz Committee OF
the Whole be postponed IN
iii after the consideration OF the
General calendar in that coma
6aittee. He had no disguise in
stating to the House that his purpose
was to pass over the tariff bill and
reach a bill introduced by himself,
which consisted of but three sections,
aBd which reduced the tariff and in
ferDal taxes. That was the object,
intent and purpose Of his asking the
G,olDOnement Of all special orders IN
order that the House might judge
whether that was the proper course.
IT would be necessary to look at the
condition of business. The House
had been in session since the hrst
Monday m December and 1t was
now the first of May, and no bill
vet been acted upon, reducing the
burdens Of the people. ln the present
condition of the business Of the House,
and from the manner in which busl-
ness had been conducted so far, ne
asked the House to consider whether,
before adjournment this morning,
such q state Of affairs would be brought
about.
Mr.. Cox remarked that the gentle
man from Illinois was attacking the
administration for dereliction Of du-
ties for not reducing taxation.
At O'Clock, after an animated dis
eussion between Judd, Schenck, LO-
gan and Cox, Judd's resolution was
rejected and the House adjourned.