Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-05-24


journal, the house took UP the senat
amendments TO the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr.. Garfield, chairman OF the com
mittee on appropriations, stated thai
! there were one hundred and fOrly-seveL
senate amendments, in forty of which
! the committee on appropriations recon-.
mended concurrence, IN ninety-nine not
in concurrence, and in lightweight con.
currence, with amendments.
The senate amendment striking out
of the bill the provision for repeating the
law by which the congressional printer
is made an officer of the senate was re-
jected.
The senate amendment creating an
officer of the third assistant secretary OF
state, at a salary of three Thousand five
hundred dollars per annum, wss re-
jected.
The amendment for the collection of
five dollars fee for passports issued
from the state department was discussed
for some time, aud it was stated in the
discussion that the passport tax
would produce sixty-fve thousand dol
lars yearly, and would more than cover
the cost OF increase of the clerical force
proposed in the group of amendments
relating to that department. Without
disp0sing Of the amendments, the Dill
went over, in order to receive 8ad con-
slider the reports from the committee on
military affairs.
Mr.. Donovan reported back, with
amendments, the oil donating can
non and cannon balls to The different
posts Of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
! lie for monumental PURPOSES.
Mr.. Gunckel reported back adversely
the bill TO purchase a site for military
| purposes at Atlanta, Georgia. Laid on
the table. He also reported bill de-
| falling an army officer to the Palestine
exploring expedition. Passed-ll7 TO
/ 81, with an amendment that no mileage
should be allowed
Mr.. Coburn reported g bill investing
| general courts-maTtial with jurisdiction
| in The State or Territory In which the
crime Is committed of murder, m an-
slaughter, mayhem, rape, arson, rob-
| berry, larceny, assault and battery, aud
attempts to commit such crimes. He
explained that the necessity for such a
bIl arose in sections OF country con-
| tiguous to the Indian reservations,
where the prejudice against the indians
was so strong that oiienses against them
were not taken cognizance Of by the To-
! cal courts. He consented TO the bin be-
ing referred TO the Judiciary committee,
and it was so referred.
In the discussion Of the bill for the sal
/ of the Rush valley military reservation
| In Utah, an intimation was made by
| Mr. Dunnell that large number Of SINH
lar bills, reported to-day from the mill
| tary committee, looked very much like
| a Job in the interest Of land spectators.
This excited the Indignation of Chair
man Coburn, who declared that no
honest man or men, with houest in
stincts, would dare to make such an in
sinustiOn. Everything done by the
committee on military affairs was ten
thousand leagues in advance Of any
thing done by the committee on public
lands, of which Mr.. Dunnell is a men,
Der, in regard to saving public money
to the treasury, to protecting the in
terests of the government, and fair
dealings generally.
Mr.. Durrell said his objection TO the
proposed mode Of disposing OF those re-
servations was that The lands would be
practically taken away from the men
who wished to get them for farms.
When the military reservation ceased
to be used for military purposes itshould
revert to the public domain and be sub
ject to the homestead and pre-emptiOn
laws. After further discussion the bill
was passed.
Mr.. Dounan reported bill for The sale
Of the buildings and grounds known a,
the Detroit arsenal, in Michigan.
Mr.. Field desired to offer an amend
ment appropriafing the net proceeds OF