Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-14
Other Important Measures-Re-
sumption of the Credit HObil-
ier Investigation.
Cakes Ames Again Before the
Wilson Committee on the Pa
cific Railroad Transac-
tiOnS.
The New Spanish Republic in the
House Fernando Wood Nov
ing Too Fast for that
Body.
C0NGREBsEOEAL PR0CEEDIEG5.
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C0NGREssIOEAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February I3.-On mo-
| ton of Mr.. Sawyer, from the Committee
on Commerce, the bill passed authoriz-
| ing the construction Of a railroad bridge
over the Arkansas river at Van Buren.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes a committee
was appointed to notify the President
and Vice President of their election.
Messrs. Dawes and Beck were ap-
pointed the committee.
On motion, the Committee on Ways
and Means were authorized to send for
persons and papers in matters of investi-
CATION before the committee.
Mr.. Beatty, from the Committee on
Printing, reported in favor OF giving the
reporting of the published debates of
Congress to w. J. AIurtagh, Of the
Washington RepU6JicGn.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the report Of the Commit
tee on Mines.
Mr.. Waldron reported the Senate bill
in relation to the neutral lands, which
passed.
Mr.. Banks reported the bill to aid in
the construction of the SutrO tunnel
from the proceeds Of sales of mineral
lands, with an amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute. The bill provides
for a loan of two million dollars to the
Sutro Tunnel Company, on condition
that the company shall spend an equal
amount, and give first mortgage upon
the tunnel.
The morning hour having expired, the
bill went over till Tuesday next.
Mr. Wood asked leave to offer and
have adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the House halls with
satisfaction the progress of republican
institutions in Europe, and tenders to
the people of Spain its sympathy and
good wishes in any effort they may
make to establish throughout the Span
ish dominion a form of government
which shall secure to all men equality
of political, religious and social rights,
and full protection of life, liberty and
property.
Mr.. Butler Massachusetts, said that
it was too important a resolution to pass
without debate.
The resolution was not received.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, it was or
dered that on and after Monday next
the House shall meet at eleven o'clock
in the morning.
Mr.. Shellabarger, chairman of the
Committee on Commerce, reported back
the bill to provide for the creation of a
Board of Commissioners of Commerce,
and proceeded TO address the House In
support of It.
After debate, the House, on motion of
Mr.. Morgan, laid the bill on the table.
Yeas SO, nays So.
House then adjourned.
INTHE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator
Wright presented petition from promi-
nent citizens of Iowa for the passage of
the Soldiers Homestead Bill.
Senator Sherman presented several
petitions in favor of the bounty land
bill.
Senator Pratt, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported adversely to the
granting of pensions to soldiers in the
war of 1872 who served less than sixty
days.
Senator Spencer, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported without amend
ment the bill introduced by Senator
Chandler two days ago, to introduce
merchant service of the United States.
Senator Torbett, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported, without amend
ment, the Senate bill authorizing Wash
ington, Cincinnati and St.Louis Railrofd
Company To construct a railroad from
Washington City, through the States Of
Virginia, West Virginia Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, TO st. Louis, with a branch
road from any point on the main line in
Indiana to Chicago, and extending to
the company, for these purposes, all the
power enumerated in its charter from
the State of Virginia.
Senator Window, from the Committee
on Postoffices and Postal Roads, reported,
without amendment, bill for the sup
preston of trade in and circulation OF
obscene literature, and articles of i'm
moral use. 1t provides as penalties fine
and imprisonment for selling or adver-
tisiBg indecent books, pictures or articles
of medicine for immoral use, and foTbids
the importation of such articles, except
drugs in bulk, and likewise their con-
Yeyance ia the mails, or depositing in or
taking them from any pOstOffice.
On motion of Senator FTeliDghuy-
sen, a resolution was adopted, appropri-
atiDg eight hundred dollars 10 pay the
expenses of the committee to investi-
gate the charges of bribery in the late
Senatorial election in Kansas.
Senator Vickers, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported, without amend
ment, bill to establish board of local
inspectors Of steam vessels for customs
in the District of Michigan, consisting
of inspector of boilers and inspector of
hulls.
Senator Hitchcock introduced a bill
prohibiting several Territories of the
Union from giving or loaning their
credit to railroad companies.
Senator Pratt, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported, without amendment,
the HUuse bill restoring to the pension
rolls the names Of all persons hitherto
penSioned for service in the war of 1912
and dropped therefrom on account of
sympathy with the late rebellion. The
bill also repeals the law which author
lied such pensioners to be dropped.
The Naval Appropriation bill was
then taken up. The first amendment of
the Committee on Appropriations, in-
creasing the amount for surveying in
the Pacific from fifty thousand dollars to
seventy thousand dollars, was agreed to.
The amendment appropriatingone hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars to pur-
chase the right to manufacture and use
the best self-propelling torpedo-boats,
was opposed by Senators Stevenson,
stockton, Sprague and Nye, and SEN
ator Anthony advocated the apprOpria-
ton. The latter said he hardly liked to
state the reason why be thought it de-
sirable that our defenses should be
strengthened.
Senator Casserly opposed the amend
ment. He moved to amend the para
graph so as to authorize the use Of the
money for either torpedo-boats or the
best self-propelling submerged torpedo.
The amendment was agreed to.
The appropriation was then agreed to-
The amendment providing that after
the thirtieth of July next the term Of
classes in the Naval Academy at An
napolis be six years, was agreed to. 1t
applies to the class entering in 1878.
Senator Cragin offered an amendment
appropriating three million two hundred
thousand dollars for the construction Of
eight steam vessels of war, which was
adopted.
The Senate then went.into Executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
UNION PACEs Ic RAILROAD.
WAsHINeToN, February l3. = The
Wilson Committee met this morning
and Oakes Ames was recalled.
General Slocum suggested that Gov
ernor Dix, and MessTs. Barlow and
Cisco, be summoned.
The Chairman remarked that be had
caused Mr.. Cisco to be summoned.
+ The committee requested Messrs. Slo-