Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-06

tomorrow he would endeavOF to pres:
the salary bill to a vote, and he hoped
the senators would remain until the
matter was disposed of.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 5.-The ses-
I sion of the house, after the vacation,
was resumed at noon, with pretty full
attendance Of mem bers, and with dense
/ ly-crowded galleries. Immediately
after the reading of the min
utes OF the nineteenth of Decem-
Der, the speaker proceeded to a call OF
! the States for bills for reference only.
| Under the call, large number of bills
/ were introduced and referred.
Mr.. COburn asked leave to report from
/ the committee on military affairs, res
olution instructing that committee to
/ inquire into the eXpediency Of dimin-
ishing the regular army, and Of discOn-
/ tinuing, in whole or in part, the work
! of construction, preservation and repair
of Notifications, and all other works of
/ defense, with leave to send for persons
and papers. Objection was made, and
! the resolution was not received. Subse-
| quently the objection was withdrawn,
and the resolution adopted.
Mr.. Garfield offered a resolution TO
amend the rules, so that all bills for the
relief Of private citizens, by name, shall
be filed with the clerk Of the house, and
referred 10 an appropriate committee,
I without being printed or referred.
Mr.. Dawes offered q resolution direct
/ ing the suTgeOn-general of the army TO
detail one or more medical officers of
/ the army TO visit towns in which the
! cholera prevailed during 1873, or such of
| them as the surgeOn-general may deem
| necessary, and confer with the health
authorities and resident physicians OF
such towns, and collect ali the facts OF
! importance with reference to such epi-
denies, and 10 make a detailed report
on or before the first of January, 1875.
/ Adopted.
Nj. Wheeler n. Y 7, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported the
army appropriation bill, appropriating
/ twenty-eight thousand four hundred
and forty-nine thousand nine hun
dred and sixteen dollars, which was
made the special order for Tuesday next
The house then resumed the consider
alton Of the supplementary civil rights
bill.
Mr.. Frye advocated the bill.
Mr.. Harris Va. addressed the house
| in opposition TO the bill, contending that
congress had no right to interfere with
1 the internal legislation of any State:
thst this bill would break up the present
I public school system, the lunatic asylum
and other charitable institutions of the
south.
Mr.. Stevens Ga. next arose to ad-
/ dress the house, but said that he could
not say all he had to say in twenty
minutes, and he asked that one hour be
allowed him.
Mr.. +. R. HOaT objected, but subse-
quently offered TO withdraw his Objec-
! ton in case the same privileges were
/ granted 10 Mr.. Elliott 5. CT (colOred)
/ Then Mr.. Walls Fla (colored), re-
newed his objection, but he too with
drew.
MIR. Stephens then proceeded to read q
speech in opposition to the bill, remark
1 ing that in view of the great importance
of the subject he had reduced his views
/ TO writing. His opposition to the bill
/ did not spring nom prejudice against
any one on account Of race, color and
previous condition of servitude. He
( believed all men were created equal,
but he was opposed to this meas
ure or TO any one kindred
/ to il because of want OF
I the necessary power on the part OF
/ congress under the constitution. He
/ assumed that every member would sd-
I 1ait that the powers OF congress were
I specific and limited, and that all the
/ legislative powers which congress could
/ rightfuliy exercise were held by the
/ delegation from the people OF the several
I States; and he cOntended that no new
/ powers had been conferred on congress
I by either the fourteenth or fifteenth
amendments to the constitution. The
proper remedy was in the judg-
ment Of the courts, TO be rendered in
such a way as congress should provide,
declaring that any State act in violation
OF the rights of citizens to be null and
void and Of no effect. He opposed the
bill further because Of its inexpediency.
Even if the pave H4- a. Questioned in
congress tJ pass Ia ia%, he thought il
would be iDjudicious and unwise to ex-
ercise it. II would be better TO leave all
such matters to the States. He did not
believe in the point OF fact that the col
Ored people Of Georgia desired it; their
religion aad church organizations, ex-
ceptin the case of Catholics, were distinct
from those Of the whites; they had their
own schools, even a college for colored
youths. They did not desire to have
mixed schools.
Mr.. Stephens occupied the floor for
an hour and quarter, having had his
/ time extended twice. The perOratiOn
was in these words: II you who call
yourselves Republicans shall, in ODE
dience to what YOU consider a party be-
hest. pass this bill in vain expectation
that the Republican principles of the
old and true JeffersOnian school are
dead, be assured that you are indulging
in fatal illusion; the cid JeffersOniau
Democratic Republican principles are
not dead, and will never die so long as
true devotee of liberty lives.
They may be buried for period, es the
Mama Chdrtd was trodden under foot
10 England for more than half a CEN
tury, but these principles will come up
with renewed energy, as did those Of
Magma ChGrtd, and that, too, ct no dis
tanI day. Old Jeifersonian Democratic
ReT ublican principles would end
when the tide Of the ocean
cease TO eDG and flow; when the
winds Of heaven are hushed
AuLo cIlctAdl sutBCcs Mueu tic tiAsubs
no longer thunder; when earth's electric
balls are no longer felt or heard; when
her internal fires go out, then, and not
before, viii these principles cease to
live; then and not before, will these
principles cease to animate and move
the liberty-lOving masses Of this coun-
try.
Mr.. Rauscer, q colored member, fol-
lowed in q written speech IN support Of
the bill, conteDding that there was no
practical freedom in the southern States
Tor the cOlored people, and would not
be, so long as the matter was left to the
discretion Of the several States.
Mr.. Mills opposed the bill as an unau-
thorized aud unconstitutional assump-
ton of power.
Mr.. Elliott obtained the floor, but
yielded to a motion to adjourn.
The speaker laid before the house a
message from the President in reference
to the steamer Virginius. The message
was read and referred to the committee
on foreign affairs.
The house adjourned.
At Philadelphia, Sunday, property
amounting 10 twenty thousand dollars
was licked up by FIRE.