Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-01

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Senate to-day, the Vice-President laid
before the Senate a resolution OF the
Missouri Legislature, exhOnerating Sen
stor-elect Bogy nom the charge of bTi-
berry made out against him.
The FraukfoE Privilege
WASHINGTON, February o. : The
House Committee on Appropriations
tbis morning considered the Senate
amendments to the Postoffiee apprOpr-
alton bill. and agreed TO nOn-concur in
the amendment forbidding the trans
mission of all free matter 50 far as the
same effects exchanges among news
papers.
WASHINGTON, February 2S. = The
Senate amendment repeating the clause
in last years bill forbidding the Globe
from printing the debates of Congress
after the fourth of March without con-
tract, brought up the general subject OF
reporting and printing the debates, and
after discussion an amendment offered
by Senator Sherman, to send the work
to the Government printing-Ofiee, was
agreed TO.
AJadge TO be Inpeaehed.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-Mr.
IDNAlEE. Vi EAdcodGllAotNAHf AAkA-A VIZ E" ~e--
ciary Committee, present d a resolution
in the House for the appointment of
committee to go to the Senate and i'm
pesch Judge Delahay, Of Kansas. The
testimony taken showed habitual drunk
enness on the part Of Delahay. The
former action only is expected at this
session. The report was adopted.
southern Claims COmmission.
WASHINGTON, February 2S.-In the
House to-day, after various matters Of
no general interest were disposed OF, Mr..
Blair, Of Michigan, presented report
extending for four years the Commits
sioners Of Southern Claims. The eX-
tension limits the Board to the consider
alton of the claims already before II,
which number between seventeen thou
sand and eighteen thousand. The re-
port was agreed to.
The Pacine sEsiI seheBse.
WASHINGTON, February 2S-Com-
modOre Garrison was before the Com
nittee on Ways and Means to-day. He
testified that he did not know of any
money having been spent to procure
legislation for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, but he had heard such
rumors in the lObbies OF the Capitol and
at the hotels. AS TO his own line. the
Brazilian, he had never expended any
money to influence the conduct Of MEM
bers, or for any other improper pur-
poses.
TncPeREed Salaries Of COngTessTnsn,
WAsHINGToN, February 26.-During
the debate in the House to-day on the
increa e Of salaries Of Cougressmen and
Government officials, Mr.. EarnsWorth
said that he thought that the President
who would sign a bill to increase his
own salary ought to be impeached.
There has not been so shameless a spec
tacle presented in this COngress-and
when I say that / say good deal-Rs
this making a ring and putting the
President Of the United States at the
head Of the ring, and putting in men,
bers OF the Cabinet and Judges Of the
Supreme Court, and sandwiching our
selves between these high functionaries
and voting ourselves five or six thousand
dollsrs just as We are about shaking the
dust Of Washington of cur shoes.
spicy Debate.
WAsHISGTON, February 2S.-The fol-
lowing little cross-dre occurred in the
House duringthe debate on the question
Of increased salaries of Government Off
clals:
Mr.. Etevenson-I believe fall present
members Of the House were turned out,
and half OF US are being turned out
rlaughterl, we could not, on the aver
age, do as well at our business as we are
doing here. He declared that the salaries
paid by the Government were sufficient
to secure the services OF good and proper
men. he was satisfied With his present
salary.
Mr. Dickey-Speak FOR yourself.
Mr.. Stevenson (vehementlyl-I will
speak for myself and you, too; believe
il Is enough for you [laughterl; be-
live 1t is all you are worth [lsughterl; !
would not hire YOU for the balance of
your life at that rate loud laughterl
Mr.. Dickey- You never made fve
thousand dollars in your life outside Of
yuur salary as 8 member Of Congress.
Mr.. Stevenson Il have made ten
thousand dollars in a single case, and /
doubt If the gentleman ever did the
like.
Mr.. Dickey-Then you fooled your
client. Laughter
Mr.. Stevenson-1 do not know why
the gentleman from Pennsylvania en-
deavors to inject nonsense into every
thing In this House.
Mr.. Dlckey-I should like 10 inject
some sense into the gentleman from
Ohio. Laughter.
Mr.. Stevenson-The gentleman might
engTsft some sense in me II he had any
hlns II II could huy the gentleman
at what be is worth and sell him at
what he thinks ne is worth, never
would need any salary from Congress.
[LsUghter.
Mr. HoaT made point of order that
ter Of the House and ought not to be
permitted 10 proceed. The Chair sus-
iained the point Of order.
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