Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-02

hOUSh-.......... w ASHIHGT0N, April i
Mr.. Sargent presented petition of
four thousand Oalifornians, praying
for the passage of the Sixteenth
amendment, giving suffrage without
distinction of sex. Under the call of
the States large number of bills OF
miscellaneous character were intro
duced and referred.
mr. HOOper's supplementary civil
rights bill was taken up, but action on
it was prevented by dilatory motions,
which consumed the remainder of the
morning hour.
Mr.. StslkWeather moved to suspend
the rules, to pass a bill for the To-
cation of a railroad depot in Wash
ington, On Sixth street, between Penn
sylvania avenue and the canal, for
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company. After vote on the mo.
ton to adjourn, which Is only dila-
tory motion, allowed while the mo-
ton to suspend the rules is pending,
the motion of Mr.. StarkWeather was
agreed to; ayes 115, noes 50, two
thirds voting in the affirmative. The
bill then passed.
Mr.. Mercur moved to suspend the
rules to pass bill repeating all
laws giving portions of the fines and
penalties to informers in internal rev.
enue cases.
Mr.. Cox wished to have the law
made applicable also to the custom
house.
Mr.. Mercur declined to have it 80
modified.
Mr.. Dawes argued that it should be
referred to the committee Of ways
and means.
Mr.. Mercur's motion was agreed to
and the bill passed-yeas 125, nays As.
Mr.. Dunnell moved to suspend the
rules TO pass a bill extending the
time for the completion Of a railroad
from Copper HarbOr, in Michigan, to
Green Bay, in Wisconsin. Agreed to
without division.
Mr.. Sheldon asked. to have an am
nesty bill passed for several persons in
Louisiana.
Several members sent up additional
names to be inserted.
The speaker required all the names
to be read, remarking that in addition
to the name of Zabulon Vance, to
which he had called attention some
weeks since as having been put into
the amnesty bill, he had subsequently
been informed that two other objec.
tiOnab!e names had been Inserted
those of A. o. P. Nicholson and Isham
G. Harris, of Tennessee.
Mr., Caldwell stated that he had sent
up the narnes of Messrs. Nicholson
and Harris, but had no idea that those
gentlemen were Objectionable to the
House.
The Speaker had no doubt that the
names had been sent up through in
advertenee. The case OF ex-senator
Nicholson came within the exceptions
mentioned in two general amnesty
bills passed by the House.
Mr.. Cox inquired whether there was
any way to stop this mockery Of legis-
latiOn.
The Speaker said that he, himself,
would not use that designation, but he
was glad th9t 1t was used by the gen.
tleman from New York. He had
hoped that all these bills would be re-
ferred to the judiciary committee,
which was allowed special clerk for
the purpose of alphabetizing them and
presenting them in due form.
Mr.. Butler Massachusetts, said
there were over five thousand names
before the Judiciary committee for
amnesty, and that the committee
would report the bill as soon as it got
! the list completed.
The Speaker intimated that he
would, hereafter, recognize no men,
Der, except one Of the judiciary COM
nittee, to move suspension Of the
rules to pass an amnesty bill.
Subsequently It was discovered that
the name OF Leroy Pope Walker, OF
Alabama, once Confederate Secretary
OF War, was among the names sent
up, and the Speaker calling attention
TO it, it was Withdrawn. The amnesty
bill, with all the additions to it, was
then passed.
Mr.. Peters, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported the bill to estab blish
the western Judicial district Of North
Carolina.
On motion of Mr.. Butler [ Massa-
chusettsl the judiciary committee
were authorized to report on the am
nesty bill at any time.
/ Adjourned.