Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings OF the Second Session Of
the Forty-Seeond Congress.
WAsHINeToz, December I6.
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the Forty-Seeond Congress.
WAsHINeToS, December I6.
SENATE.
: Senator Morton stated that the Elec
: ton Committee, during the recent re
. cess, had not investigated the charge:
i against Senator Oakwell, of Kansas
: owing TO the difficulty of getting the
l committee together.
/ The following bills were introduced.
BY Senator Carpenter. For regulating
= the taking Of private property for public
use.
The bill provides that in all cases
: In which Congress has appropri-
/. ated or shall hereafter appropriate
money for the purchase Of a site and the
, erection thereon Of any fort, magazine,
arsenal, dockyard, pOstoffice, custom
house, or other needful building, or has
/ appropriated or shall hereafter appro-
PIRATE money for the purchase OF
: any real estate for any publice use
the President of the United States shall
designate the Secretary Of the same De
: partments of Government, whose duty
: ii shall be to select the same, and cause
it to be surveyed, and represented upon
plat on the map, which, together with
an estimate Of its value and situation,
shall be reported to the President IL
the President shall approve thereof, il
shall be the duty of the said Secretary to
furnish the United States the title to such
site or real estate, if the same can be
procured and for a fair price and COM
pensGtiOn, but if the same cannot be
so obtained, or if said real es-
tak ~ cI
be held or owned nv infants, lunatiQs or
other persons incapable of comforting
title, or belong to unknown owners, in
any such case the matter shall be re-
! ferred totthe Department Of Justice. It
! shall become the duty of the Attorney
General TO apply to the Circuit Court
I of the United States for the district in
which the same shall be situated, with
the view of obtaining the property by
I legal proceedings, in the manner set
forth in the bill.
| By Senator PomerOy: Granting the
right Of way to the Kansas and Colorado
railroad; also to extend the time for the
payment by settlers on the Usage lands
! in Arkansas.
On motion Of Senator Ramsey the
Secretary Of War was instructed to COM
mHnicate any information he may have
concerning the damage done to the Gov
ernment Works at Duluth by the late
storms, and as to the cost for repairing
them.
Senator Wyndham called up his reso-
luton appointing a committee of five
on the question Of providing cheaper
transportation West and East He mod
ified his resolution by making the num-
Of the committee seven.
Senator Hamilton demanded the yeas
and nays.
Senator Frelinghuysen wanted the
question referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
Senator Stevenson objected TO such re-
ference, because the Committee on Com
merce was not fit to consider the right of
Federal Government to construct in
ternal Improvements.
Senator Thurman said the question had |
been exhaustively discussed, and i'll
the object was to get report on it, leav- !
ing its legal aspects untouched, he would /
support the resolution.
After further discussion the resolution |
passed; yeas, fifty-six; nays, three.
Senator Casserly introduced bill grant |
ing the California Central Narrow-gauEe /
Company certain rights over public !
lands at Benicia, California, which was /
referred.
The Chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee, reported with amendments.
the House bill authorizing an exchange
OF registered bonds for coupon bonds.
As amended, the ball authorizes the Sec
retary Of the Treasury to issue coupon
bonds in exchange for registered bonds
IN other respects of the same class and
description, provided the expense oft
their issue be paid by the owner thereof,
under such regulations as the Secretary
Of the Treasury snail prescribe.
Senator Sherman, also reported from
the Finance Committee, the House bill
revising mint and coinage laws, with
among which, is one pro-
viding for trade of silver dollar of the
weight Of four hundred and twenty
grains troy, ana silver half dollar
twelve and half grammes,
and quarter dollar and a dime, re-
spectively, one-half and One-fifth the
weight OF a fifty cent coin. All these
silver coins are TO be legal tender at their
nominal value, for any amount not eX-
,eeding four dollars in amount on pay
nent.
A bill was introduced by Senator Cra-
gin for the relief of Miles Greenwood,
Cincinnati.
Senator Cragin gave notice that be
would call up tomorrow the bill re-
ported by him from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, to provide for the con-
'tTuctiOD Of ten slOops of war.
On motion of Senator Stewart the
resolution adopted instructing the Com
mittee on Judiciary to regulate the rates
.or transportation on railroads between
he States under that provision which
authorizes Congress to regulate COM
nerce between the States, and also to
inquire as to the power of Congress to
authorize the construction and operation
IF railroads passing into or through two
)r more States, and to report by bill or
otherwise.
Senator Cameron called up the French
ipOliatiOn bill, and spoke in its favor.
Senator Vickers followed in advocacy /:
# the bill, which was then laid aside in :
On motion of Senator Sherman, the /
Senate receded from its amendment to {
he internal revenue bill providing for I
he appointment of twenty-five addi-
iOnsl revenue agents.
Senator Pratt submitted a report from
be Conference Committee on the bill
elating to the bed Of Beaver lake, Indi- !
ma.
At four O'Clock the Senate went into !
xecutive session, and soon after ad-
burned