Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL REsunR.

In the house Mr.. Poland, from the
Arkansas investigating committee,
filed that committees report of testi-
m0ny taken during vacation, which wss
srdeTed TO be printed. Among the bills
introduced during the day was one to
substitute United States notes for is
sues Of national banks, referred; to
prohibit senators, representatives, and
delegates in congress from acting as
counsel in suits against the government,
passed without objection. The latter bill
refers TO revenue suits, and was predi-
Gated upon the instance Of q New York
senstor being employed in the tax case
Vi me New York Central railway COM
pSny. A bill was also introduced re-
storing the duty Of ten per cent. on Ger
tain manufacturers Ia cotton, wood,
iron, paper, glass, leather, etc.; also, a
oil proposing thht congress shall not
mske anything but gold and silver
legal tender in payment Of individual
debts. A large number of other bills
were introduced, and the house proceed
Cd With the discussion OF the bill for the
exchsn e Of greenbscks into 3 65 con-
vertBble bonds. Mr.. Butler Mass in
AZ address advocating the bill, charged
TIE present financial distress upon the
Republican party; 'thst il had
become a party OF invested capital; a
party Of bondholders and monopolists.u
lie said; "The Republican party attract
ed the true men OF the country when it
started by bringing up lsbor. 1t COM
menced at the lowest stratum-the
7iaye-and raised him TO citizenship;
but the wsr aud the necessities of the
government brought 10 the party the
capitalists Of the country, and at last,
when the war was over, we had party
al the head OF which were capitalists,
and st the foot the negroes, with not
much afiilistiOn between them. [ Laugh
ter on the part Of the Democrats.7 There
Is no occasion for yCur laughter, as the
Democratic party ls in very much the
same condition, The old Whig party
leaders, the Capitalists Of that party,
who would Tot come into the Republi-
can party, because they would not go for
bringing up labor men, finding no.
where else to GO, they went over and be-
came leaders in the Democratic party,
and 50 that is a party with old Wing
bonOhOlders for its head and Irishmen
for its tail. [Laughterl. And there is
little .afiliatiOn between the head and tail
either. We have got into this abnormal
condition Of things, and the Republican
party has got for the last time the op-
portunity TO relieve the codntry from it's
distress, 20 recover its confidence and to
show that the people are the objects of
Its care. II we We fail now we fail for
ever, because q party once inaugurated
lasts for a generation, and that
Is 10 all Of us here forever"
In the senate a memorial from various
PUBLISHERS was presented by Senator
logan asking a change ofthe postal laws,
laid over for future reference. Senator
Davis w, Va submitted resolution
requesting the President to transmit to |
The senate q detailed statement, from |
June 80, 1865, to the end Of the last fiscal
year, showing the names of the post
masters, psymasters, collectors OF inter-
nal revenues and customs, officers Of the
fresdmen's bureau, and others, from
whom money Is due and unpaid, amount
Cf Indebtedness and names Of sureties,
by whom and the States from which
the officers were appointed; also
requesting the President to report the
number Of acres Of public lands granted
10 railroad companies, canals or other
works Of Internal improvement; ordered
printed aud 10 lie on the table. Senator
Davis gave notice that be would call up
the resolution for action at an early day.
senator West introduced bill author
lzing the appropriation Of six hundred |
thousand dollars for the construction OF
q government telegraph line between
the cities Of Washington and Boston,
by way Of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and Hartford, to he operated by
the postofice department. Senator
Wright introduced bill to reduce the
Presldent's salary to twenty-five thou
saud dollars, to take effect after the
present term.