Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-25

the people Of Ohio must pay three
for their lumber from Michigan
than they would have to pay if
they could get it from Canada. 1t
lSenator Ferry was in favor Of extend
Ing the system to the national banks,
he was in favor of extending the ma
tional indebtedness. He denied that
the bill just reported made currency
amount by just as arbitrary a rule as
felt adverse to the bill, now he thought
it infinitely better than initiation.
Pending the discussion the senate
went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
z WARRINGTON, March 24.-After con-
siderable animated discussion over an
attempt by Messrs. O'Neil and Myers
to make personal or privileged ques-
ton out of mistakes in Washington
papers in regard to their votes on the
four hundred million dollars bill yester-
day, which attempt the speaker refused
to countenanee, the house proceeded to
the discussion Of the Georgia contested
election case.
After three hours discussion, the mi
nority resolution, that Mr.. Rawls, the
sitting member, was entitled to the seat,
was rejected-yeas ~, nays 133-and the
majority resolutions declaring that Mr..
Sloan, the contestant, was entitled to
the seat, were adopted-yeas 135, nays
"a. 1t was purely party vote, except
those of Banning, Font and Shoemaker
Pa. who voted with the Democrats.
Andrew Sloan then came forward and
took the modified, not the irOnclad,
oath.
Mr.. McCIeary, after an unsuccessful
effort to have some arrangement made
for taking q vote on the bill to regulate
Interstate railroad commerce, gave no.
tice that he would move the previous
question on the passage of the bill, at
four o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution, giving
to the committee on ways and means
authority to send for persons and papers,
and to administer oaths in all cases pend
ing for examination before it from time
to time. Adopted.
Mr.. w. r. Roberts IN. Y. said: ''I
am requested by the workingmen's
committee of New York to present
memorial to the house of representa-
tives in favor of an eight-hour law, and
for the removal of the supervising archi-
tect of the treasury. This memorial is
signed by twenty thousand persons,
representing the typographical union
and various trades and laboring societies
of New York city. In presenting this
memorial, wish to express my entire
and full approval of the objects of the
memorialists. l request that the me-
mortal be read at the clerks desk, and
printed in the congressional records
Mr.. Maynard-I do object to that; let
the memorial come in under the rule.
Mr.. Roberts-The gentleman from
Tennessee would not object If it was
memorial from the bankers and brokers
of New York, but because it comes from
the workingmen he objects.
Mr.. Maynard-The gentleman from
New York measures other peoples corn
by his own half-bushel.
Mr.. Roberts, measure that gentle
man by his acts.
Mr.. Maynard-I have a right to OBJ
ject to having the memorial read in the
house and printed in the record, and 1
insist upon my objection.
The memorial was received and or
dered to be printed, but not in the
record, and was referred to the commit
tee on civil service reform.
The house then proceeded to the dis
cussion Of the bill to regulate inter-
State railroad commerce, and Mr.. Viii
lard Vt made constitutional and le-
gal argument against the bill. At the
close OF Mr.. Willard's speech the house
took a recess until half-past seven, the
evening session to be devoted to the same
subject.
THE SANB0RN CONTRACTS.
The committee on ways and means
this morning gave a hearing in the San
born contract matter. Mr.. Sanborn was
present, attended by Ex-Representative
Woodbridge, of Vermont, as counsel,
and stated that he had two witnesses
present who could not remain another
day in Washington, and requested that
the committee first hear them. The
then heard John d. Cough
tin, q member Of the New York legisla-
ture, who had been formerly an assistant
of internal revenue in the city
Of New York, and is now acting under
an agreement with Mr.. Sanborn. Mr..
Coughtin related minuteIy all the de-
tails of all the work of collecting the
legacy and succession tax which was