Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-18
HOUSE

house.
Ny. Lowe iutr0suced 3 bill TO estRb.
lsl lie judicial district Of Oklsbama in
The indian Territory. Referred.
Mr. Orth, from de joint committee
ga the reception of King hsI8-
ksua. reported the recommendation for
his presentation TO the house tomorrow.
agreed 20. a.
the houss lhen went into 8 commit-
zee Of the whole, H. Roberts in the
chair. on the legislative appropriation
blll Nothing Of public interest occurred
1u consideration Of the bill until the
p4Fagr8ph was reached, which makes
provision for g bureau O! education.
! proposition 20 increase the clerical
force Of the bureau was made by Mr..
Monroe, and advocated by bimself aud
Nessrs. H5sr and Townsend, and was
opposed by MessIs. Frye and Cox. The
latter avOwed his hostility TO the whole
system OF the bureau, and declared that
sI ih0se bureaus which had no warrant
30 the constitution would be abolished
sty the next congress, because, II the
Democratic party had not the power in
she senate. X had the power ia the
house 10 prevent the pass sge OF laws.
Mr.. Garfield favored the increase pro-
posed by MT. Monroe, and defended the
bureau OF education as 2 necessary in-
-tFument for stalls sics. IF the Democrat
BE- party proposed TO begin its new career
30 power by putting OUT the eye Of the
government; by destroying the methods
~ obtaining intelligence as to the con-
dilioZ Of the people; II the government
was 10 enter on a system which would
bnjId penitentisfies, ana was to take no
stens 10 ret information Is to whether
it wac not possible, by better system,
u avoid the necessity for penitentisries,
taen he thouVht it was well that they
sh0uid have timely notice.
Mr. Willard VI argued against the
bureau Of education as an unwaTranted
Interference with matter which the
people themselves could and did better
Jake care OF, and declared that there was
10 more reason for bureau OF educa-
fi--,l or bureau Of agriculture than there
was l>1r 3 bureau Of surgery for boots and
shoes.
FinalN' Mr. Monroe's proposition was
rejected.
M. Here, ord moved 10 strike out the
whole apprOp ration for bureaus OF eou-
cation. and a rgued against the whole
system Of cen rallzali0n. he referred
o. Spain a. illustrating that system by
which nation .aacame powerful, but by
which individuals were dwarfed.
The motion was rejected.
The committee progressed as far a.
page siXty-f8uT.
Mr. Dawes introduced bill making
provision for the payne 0t OF the sink
Ing fu 4. Referred to TIE committee
on Ways and means.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Senator Cameron reported that King
Kalakua would be in the Presidents
room, iu rear Of the senate ch2mber Al
half past eleven o'clock to-n2Olrog
morning, where the senators would be
presented TO him. Senator Cameron
tEeu submitted au order that the senaLs
meet al the usual hour, and az quarter
past twelve take s recess that tke senate
might proceed IN q body to the hall OF
The house and Join in the ceremony of
receiving his majesty. Agreed TO.
Senator Ingalls, Introduced bill 10
organize the Judicial district OF Okla
hama, and establish courts OF the United
states there. Referred.
The senate then resumed cOnsidera-
lion % the BIB! 20 revise, amend and
consolidate the laws relating 70 the Sc
cdrity OF life on board vessels propslled
iu whole OF in part by steam, and the
reading thereof was continued.
After the bills had been read through,
senator Boutwell, moved that IL be laid
over I'll tuesday next, Is OH ers Of the
treasury department who had been au-
tl8Iized TO make an examination into
certain provisions Of the bill had not
completed such examination. The mo
siou was agreed tC.
Senator C0nkiiDg presented a memo
rial tif citizens engaged IN the manufac-
lure of umb brellas and p8rRsOls, calling
the tariff on silk aud alpaca.
Serator Sherman said the conference
,Vommittee on the tariff bill had no pow
~ % 20 beyond the subject matter IN
dispute between She two houses; first OF
(which was Tor q modification Of the to-
lzAsco tax; next in regard to the tax on
broEers' sales, and third, in regsfd 10 the
Sax on hops.
pae memorial was referred TO the COM
urjpt-e % finance.
-'euatOT Merrill Z Vt ] submitted res
oiutjon swauung to the women'S centen-
nfsl executive Committee OF Washing
ton the rCNUndS III the capitol morn
Inc and evening, for tlleiC celebration TO
rgl-e funds IN aid OF the nstionai GEN.
rpnuial exhibition. Agreed 20.
Senator Frelinghuysen, from the COM
111,Ctse on agriculture, reported back ibe
- 10 enable the commissioners Of
5g.scalt1ie 70 n NEe q special clstdbu-
con Of SEED, with an amendment that
f1igtv thousand dMlRs. instead OF fifty
t.eufGpd. b. apnTOrTlated for that pur.