Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January O.-EeLllO0S
were presented asking the appointment
of commission TO inquire into the sale
and manufacture of alcoholic liquors;
asking tnat congress pass the necessary
laws to prevent the traffic in Italian
children; for the establishment of a
uniform system Of quarantine, under
national supervision; e. king for the re-
peal or modification of the bankrupt
law.
In presenting petitions relating to the
bankruptcy law, Senator COnkling said
he had received with the petitions
against q repeal, a circular which, it
seemed, had been sent over the country
asking those to whom blank petitions
had been sent to procure signatures, and
also called for contributions to send per-
sons to Washington to work against the
repeal of the law. These circulars were
not part of the petitions, but he desired
to call the attention of the senate to the
manner in which they were gotten up.
Senator Logan said he had received
similar circulars, signed by various per
sons in New York, and others interested
in the maintenance of the bankrupt law
The circulars spoke of powerful lobbying
being at work in Washington to urge
Nl1C lCDCdl VI AllE blAAf NA44IL " unAA hNs
These blackmailing circulars should be
understood. The petitions gotten up
under them were sent here as a showing
of public sentiment against the repeal,
when really they did not represent
such sentiment.
Senator Thurman did not wonder at
registers in bankruptcy getting up petit
tiOns against the repeal, when an exam.
Me haaYo Cvixrar, tparsn bxy m am he
of the cabinet who sent out thirty thou
sand petitions for the repeal of the frank
ing privilege.
Senator Schurz introduced a bill for
the relief Of the university of the State
OF Missouri. Referred.
Senator Morrill, Maine introduced a
resolution requiring the President to
communicate to the senate any infOr-
nation in his possession relative to the
unauthorized occupation of the Indian
Territory by bodies of men, in violation
of treaty stipulation. Passed.
The consideration of the bill to repeal
tine act of March Sd, increasing salaries,
was then resumed, aud the question re-
Cured on Senator Pratt's amendment,
which provides that the pay for the bal
ance of this congress shall be such an
amount as TO- make the total, with thai
already received, ten thousand dollars
five thousand dollars for each year.
The amendment was rejected by 45
nays to IA yeas.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January S.-The house
resumed the consideration of the bill to
establish an educational fund, and TO ap-
ply the proceeds of the sales of the pub
lie lands to the education of the people.
Mr.. Kasson opposed the bill on the
ground that it proposed to take control
of the question of education from the
States, and to call into exercise new
powers on the part Of the federal gov
ernment.
Mr.. Butler [ Tenn. spoke in favor OF
the bill, and then it went over till the
morning hour next Tuesday.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the naval appropriation
bill. The bill appropriates sixteen nil
lions five hundred and five thousand
dollars.
Mr.. Hale Me. J, who had charge of
the bill opened the discussion. He
stated in what particulars the expendi-
lures had been cut down. The amount
appropriated in the bill was only about
half million more than was appro-
pristed for the navy in 1853, and all re-
ductions were made with the assent Of
the secretary of the navy who had con-
tributed to forward the offers Of the
committee in that direction.
Mr.. Beck declared in his belief that
the efficiency of the navy could not be
kept up for the amount appropriated in
the bill. He had seen law ap-
propriations before. but they had
always been followed by the def
cheney bills. That had been done par
ticularly in the year preceding the first
election Of General Grant, but the next
year congress had to supply deficiencies
| to the amount of twenty eight millions
of dollars. The same thing occurred in
connection with the second election of
| General Grant.
Mr.. Dawes reminded Mr.. Beck that
the twenty-eight million dollars d.
ficiency came over from President
| Johnson's administration. Mr.. Beck
leaving that subject went on to criticise
the secretary OF the treasury for inflst-
ing currency in violation of law.
Mr.. Archer declared the bill to be a
delusion, and said that the amount Of
sixteen million dollars appropriated 10y
Z Tue Jill LnuSI nttSSSdIllN cause 4
/ deficiency of the bill for at
! least millions. He charged the
committee on appropriations with
having shown no appreciation OF the diff
/ ficulties of the foreign relations of this
country. The difficulties with Spain
/ had not passed by. There bad been a
probability that the relations with Spain
| might remain peaceful while CASTELAR,
] ut fha haoA Of fn.a Sranfuh
ment, for Castelar, was known to be q
| friend of the American republic; but
that very friendship had caused his de-
position, and in his place was now the
/ bloody Serrano, who had nothing hut
hatred and dislike to the United
States; and the proposition that
the navy should stand not on the
usual peace basis, but One-fourth be-
/ low it. No greater mistake could be
made than in cutting down the navy in
| the cry of economy. True economy
is to keep up strong navy in order
| that war may be aYerted, and
not to be economical until war
comes. then launch out into wide
expenditure.
The discussion was further con-
tinued by Messrs. SchOield, Cox
and Wood. The latter cOntended that
the American navy was ample enough,
and even too large. If the people were
| to be taxed any further to maintain it,
be thought the appropriation should be
stil farther reduced. All expenditures
of the government were too profigate,
extravagant, and should be cut down.
Mr.. Hale hoI ed the Republican side
of the house would sustain the bill, in
/ The interest of economy.
The committee rose and the house ad-
iourned.