Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-11
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Mr.. Sherwood presented a memorial
from the president of the Ohio woman's
suffrage association, protesting against
Senator Frelinghuysen's bill regulating
female suffrage in Utah.
Mr.. Clark No. presented a resolu-
ton from the Patrons of Husbandry Of
Missouri, appealing to congress to Sc
cure an improvement of navigation on
the Mississippi river and its tributaries
by ample appropriations of public lands
to aid private schemes or corporations,
and recommending that the proceeds of
such sales be given to the States for
school-fund purposes.
Mr.. Thomas offered a resolution in
structing the Judiciary committee to in
quire and report what legislation is
necessary to compel West Virginia to
assume and pay its proportion of the
debt of Virginia at the time of the sepa-
ration and organization of West Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Adams offered q resolution in
structing the committee on Indian af-
fairs to make thorough investigation
into the facts connected with Indian
contracts. Adopted.
Mr.. Ellis II. Roberts, a member of the
COU1ulllJc6 Ou ways anu UlCdiiS, l1Nlliltu
the statement which he had made in his
speech last week, and in which he had
been understood as asserting that the
secretary of the treasury had recon-
mended an increase in taxation to the
amount of Iorty-two million dollars.
He had merely meant to convey the idea
that that was the inference which he
had drawn from the secretary's letter of
December last to the committee
on ways and means. He made
the explanation at the request Of the
secretary. He Roberts was not au-
thorized by the secretary of the treasury
to make any statement different from
the letter which he the secretary had
submitted to the committee on ways
and means, in December, relative to In
creased taxation.
Mr.. Mckee, from the committee on
territories, reported bill for the appor-
tionmentWyOming Territory for legisla-
tive purposes. Passed.
Mr., Fort, from the same committee,
reported a bill to prevent the useless
slaughter of buffaloes within the Terri
tories. After discussion, the bill passed.
Messrs. Dawes and Cox were excused
from serving on the committee to attend
Ex-President Eillmore's funeral, and
Messrs. Swami and Boss were appointed
in their place.
The house then went into a
committee of the whole, Mr..
Woodford in the chair, on the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, and was addressed by
Mr.. Beck. He reasserted the correct
ness of the statement made by him, and
was disputed by Mr.. Garfield in regard
IN the estimates and appropriations for
the curront fiscal year, and said that the
CONCENTRATIONS were S3l9, 100000, to
Which was to be added S4,000,0OO extra
Cor the navy, while the estimate
ON an,ounts to S30S, 100000, so that the
annTonriations for the year were
S5 0Od.0OO more than the estimates.
He also said that the expenses Of the
current year were in excess OF the pre-
cedine wear. He asserted that the ap-
nronriations for 1871 and 1872 were
s30i 'OOO, 900, including S154, ,OOO, ,OOO Tor
the sinking fund, for the interest on the
public debt and all other items, ana that
the appropriations for 1872 and 1873 were were
S299, ,6Oe, 900, including $l59,OOO. .O0O
for the sinking fund, etc. Thls