Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-07
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A bill passed allowing the Marshal
4 for South Carolina the gross amount ol
I fees and costs legally taxable during foul
months from the last Of September.
A resolution tO pay the defeated con-
/ testant for the seat of Mr. Rogers, Of
I North Carolina, fifteen hundred dollars,
was adopted.
Mr.. Plat moved to suspend the rules,
and pass bill appropfiating two hun
dred thousand dollars for a government
] building at Port Huron, Michigan. Re
ieeted-yeas 80, nays 20, being less than
two-thifds In the Affirmative.
Mr.. Wood rising 10 q question of priv
ilege, stated that on Friday there Was a
meeting Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs called to convene at the State
Department ON Saturday, that that
meeting had been called by the Presi-
dent of the United States by notes is
sued 10 the Republican members of the
committee signed by General BabcOck,
the president and secretary. His point
was that himself and other Democratic
members of that committee,
which in its very nature were a nom
partisan committee, were excluded
from the meeting, which exclusion he
considered an invasion of their rights,
against which invasion he protested,
and called the attention of the House
and country 70 that most extraordinary
proceeding on the part of the Chief EX-
eeutive.
Mr. Banks, chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, remarked that
the statement made by Mr.. Wood did
not present the question of privilege.
The Speaker conceded with that view.
He saw nothing in the statement which
presented any question of privilege
except that it sought to be that the
President had no right to consult priv
ately any members of the House whom
he chose to consult
Mr.. Banks said Mr.. Wood was mis-
taken in the statement he made. There
had been no session of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs at the State Depart
ment, or anywhere else except in its
own cOmmittee-rOOm.
Mr.. Wood asked whether he Banks
as chairman and the other Republican
members of the committee had not re-
ceived a note from General Babcock, to |
meet at the State Department.
Mr.. Banks replied that he had been /
invited to meet the Secretary of State !
at the State Department.
Mr. Wood-By General Babcock's in |
and at which meeting you met /
the President?
Mr.. Banks-GeneralB Babcock's name /
was signed to the invitation.
Mr.. Woodland you met the Presi-
dent at that meeting?
Mr.. Banks said there had been no 1
meeting of the Committee ON Foreign |
Affairs except i'm its room.
The Speaker repeated his ruling that
there was nothing in the nature of the
matter which presented any breach Of
privileges of the House.
Mr.. Wood have stated the facts,
and it is for the House and country TO
determine on them.
Mr.. Speaker-If the President of the
United States chooses to invite any one
to meet him at any place / don't see
hat the House Of Representatives has
any right TO interfere.
The Senate bill to fund certain liabil-
ties of the city of Washington, exist
ng on the first of June 1871, and 10 linz
t the debt and taxation of the District
If Columbia was passed.
The House then proceeded to vote on
he Senate amendmentto the deficiency