Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL

WASHINGTON, April 12.-HOuss.-
MessTs. Strong and StarkWeather,
members elect from Connecticut, ap-
peared and took the oath.
Mr.. Leonard Myers introduced a
bill Of supplementary acts to prohibit
COOlie trade; referred. Also a
! bill to provide for the adjustment and
satisfaction of the French spOliatiOn
claims prior to the 3lst day Of July,
1901.
The House then resumed the con-
sideration of the Senate amendments
TO the deficiency bill, a number Of
which were cOncurred in; and addi-
tiOnal amendments offered were eX-
cluded on point of order. They pro-
vided for new legislation.
The amendment relative to the
meeting of Congress was again
brought before the House. By de-
mand for the yeas and nays, on
! concurrence the yeas and nays were
ordered. Several Representatives Op-
posed the repeal Of the existing law,
requiring the meeting OF each Con-
gress on the 4th Of March.
MIR. Butler asked what would have
been the consequence if Congress had
not been able to meet at the present
session and legislate for the suppress
sion of anarchy in half the country?
Why not wait till the next session
and see whether the rebellion now ex-
| isting would then be crushed? When
! the Presidential votes came to be
counted it might happen that there
would be States which had been car
ried by fraudulent returns.
Mr.. FarnsWOrth favored a repeal,
and thought that the holding of this
session OF Congress was not intended
to preserve the Republican party or
! the country.
The House adjourned after the an
nOuncement of the following appoint
ments: On Committee on Rules-the
Speaker. Banks, Garfield, Cox and
| Randall; On Public Buildings and
| GrOunds-Halsep, StaFkweather, Ty-
Ter, Platt, MOrphis, Orr, Getz, Wells
and Perry.
Senate Mr.. Morton had read a
memorial from the Republican Exec
utive Committee in New Orleans,
received by telegraph, asking for a
passage of the pending KU-kluX blIli
or some more Stringent measure.
Mr.. Robertson entered a motion to
amend the order of business, so as to
get up in the House a general amnes
/ ty bill. The action on the motion
was deferred until Tomorrow
Mr.. Sherman's resolution, instruct
| ing the Finance COMMITTEES to con
slider, during recess, the best system
Of reducing the tax, and so leave only
| enough revenue to pay the working
expense, was adopted.
The resolution to print fiity thOu-
sand copies of the Presidents message
and the Commissioners report on
San Domingo, was referred to the
Committee on Printing.
Ku-KIuX bill was proceeded WLLh'
Salisbury argued that by the power
conferred by the bill the President may
| at pleasure abolish the judiciary in any
! State. remove the Governor OF any
State and prevent the holding OF any
State election. He went or TO argue
that holding the present extra session
and the bill itself were parts Of q
/ noonsfrous scheme to save the waning
/ fortunes of a desperate political party.
Mr. Pool delivered lengthy speech
! unou North Carolina politics, and IN
defense Of the officials Of that State.
Mr.. Bayard said that Congressional
! interference in that State, as eontem-
plated by the bill, was positively linn
Ted bv the Constitution to cases OF
rebellion,
Here il was proposed to leave its
exercise discretionary with the Presi-
dent. The preiudiced representations
lofindividusls, might give rise to a crop
/ OfinfOrmers all over the country. He
then commented upon the unwar-
ranted and unprecedented power in
yOlved in the measure.
| The Senate went into executive
| session and subsequently adjourned.