Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-24


fore the senate the official reports an
communications Of Major Lewis Merrill
United states army, relating TO certain
disorders in louisiana, known as tn
Coushstta troubles.
Senator Bsyard objected, and it wa
laid over.
/ Senator Norwood moved that the vOtl
by which the bill to establish Atlanta
/ Georgia. IS port Of delivery was in
! definitely postponed Monday be recon
sidered, and the bill placed on the calen
dar. Agreed to.
Senator Edmunds called up the hous'
bill 10 provide for the authentieation o
the revised statutes of the United States
and to preserve the originals OF all law
in the department of state. Passed.
Senator Morrill, presented the memo
lial of Fisk Mills, sculptor, asking to b'
remunerated for expenses incurred il
preparing 4 model for the equestrian
Statue Of General Rawlins. Referred.
Senator Anthony presented the me
| mortal Of the widow Of Com mmandef W
| B. Cushing, United States navy, for z
| pension. Referred.
| Senator Wright offered an amend
ment in toe nature of substitute for the
bill TO provide better government fol
! the District Of Colum bia. Ordered TO be
printed and lay on the table.
| The amendment OF the house of repre-.
| sentatives to the senate bill suspending
| the law in regard to the contract Of sur
ge0ns in the army till February /, 1865
was eoneurred in, and the bill passed.
The senate then went into executive
session and soon afterward adjourned
till January ;, 1873.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cox offered 8 resolution, instruct
ing the secretary Of the treasury TO re
/ uuire from the president and cashier o.
| all national banks in New York city re
/ ports under oath, within ten days, the
/ axsct amount Of gold coin certificates
and checks or memorandum Of lnClvld'
uals held on such banks on the close o
! business on the nineteenth Of Decem
/ Der, and to transmit the same TO tbs
house Referred.
Mr.. Harrison, from the election com
mittee, made a report in the Arkansa!
! contested election. case, with resolutions
] that Bell, the contestant, was not duly
! elected, but that Snyder, the sitting
1 member, was. The resolutions wer'
adopted without discussion.
Mr.. Bradley, from the committee OF
public lands, reported back, with al
/ amendment, the senate bill TO smenC
the act Of June 10, 1872, for restoration
| to the hOme stead entry OF certain lands
/ in Michigan. The amendment was
agreed to, and the bill passed.
! Mr.. Hereford, from the same commit
tee, reported adversely on the bill au,
thorizing Illinois to select three hundred
I 4 r
| lands to which she IS entitled by law
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Cundy, from the same committee
reported a bill to declare the Memphis
aud Kansas City railroad military anC
postroad. Referred.
Mr.. Rush introduced bill to amend
the internal revenue law so as to make
Lacrosse a point Of entry and delivery
! Referred.
Mr.. Maynard desired to 90 to the
speakers table for the purpose Of taking
up the senate finance bill.
! Mr.. Randall remarked that the civil
rights bill would be reached on the
! and therefore objected.
! Mr.. Cessna suggested that unsnimous
! consent might be given to lay aside tht
/
| Mr.. Randall remarked that there wert
other Objectionable measures on tbs
Speakers table.
Mr.. Maynard then asked unanimous
! consent to take the finance bill from tht
! speakers table and make sSme 'dispo
sitiOn OF it. Pending the question,
Mr.. Beck moved an adjournment
] The question was taken by tellers anC
] g.v s,A IT. "a z,
| voting for and the Republicans agsins
/ it. The vote wss announced as 49 to 50
| No quorum voting, Mr.. Dawes called
for the yeas and nays. The yeas anC
nays were called and ,he vote resulted
yeas So, nays l2l, being thirty more thar
a quorum.
After the vote was announced, Mr.
| Maynard again asked unanimous con
! sent to proceed to the consideration o
| the finance bill.
! Mr.. Randall was about to renew hi
| suggestion, Mr.. Dawes interpOsed mo
! ton to 90 into the business on the speak
er's table. This being regarded on th'
! Democratic side Of the house as an indi
cation Of a purpose to force the measure
in spite of opposition, 1t was met by
| resort TO fillibustering motions, the frs
OF which was made by Mr.. Randall &
I take a recess for Oae hour, supplement-
ed by another by Mr.. Beck to adjourn
| Mr.. Maynard made another effort t
avoid the impending dead lock, anC
| asked unanimous consent to have tht
uill made the special order in the HOUSE
for the eighth Of January.
Mr.. Dawes-Why not act on the oil
| to-day?
L -
It is q matter OF too much Importance,
We have not read it yet.
Mr.. Randall-We all agree on this
side to do what is fair. The member
from Tennessee has made his PROPOSE
ton, and there is no objection whatever
to it on this side.
Mr.. Msynard-The gentleman, Mr..
Randall, aud his associates are content
that the bill shall be made the special
order for the eighth OF January, and i
that is the best that We can do in the
premises, why not do it?
Mr.. DsWes-What is to hinder our
reaching it by going to the speakers ta-
be now?
Mr.. Randall-BscsUse the civil rights
! bill would be reached first.
Mr.. DsWes-1hst bill can be postponed
| by the majority.
Mr.. Beck-A postponemant would
give it q chance OF being considered, and
we are determined il snail not be con-
sideEed before the fourth Of March.
Mr. Platt hoped his party in the house
would show ss much backbone as the
| senate had shown, aRd Sit out the bill i
/ it took two weeks.
| MIR. Cox asked the speaker whether
an n,
/ orders, and that it must receive its trsl
consideration il the committee OF tn'
whole?
The speaker stated that he never ruled
on hypothetical points, but when the
/ bill was reached be would rule Don It
Mr Cessna remarked that the Judlcl'
/ ary committee had bad an informal IN
deFstsnding not to act On the elvl
rights bill till after the holidays, and thai
/ il it were reached Ae WOnid ask the
unanimous consent that It should re-
main in its present condition.
Mr.. Orth objected. After further dis
/ ozssicn and the taking Of vote by yesi
ana nays, il vas ordered that the bill b'
made the special crdeF for the seventh
OF January,
The speaker apDOanrsd the appoint
meut Of select committee on AlabagnE
affairs, Is fOlluws: MessTs. COburD, Al
bright, Canon, Buckner and Lutt~rel.
i Resolutions appropriating twenty-five
hundTed dollars loT The payment Of th'
Z expenses Of each Of the' seieot commit
tee TO Louisiana, Mississippi and ala
bama, were adopted.
The house adjourned anbl }anUar,
5, 1875.
Il Little Rock Gazette. "a few day
} since q baggage car in 8 south -bounl
. passenger train on the iron Ilountail
J road caught fire from a spark from tn
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