Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-02
WASHINGTON.
The Business Before the House and
Senate, and that is Likely to be
Brought Before the New
Senate this Week.
The Arkansas EfPair-The Arctic FXpe-
dtiOn-The Deficiency Biil-YUb.
lie Debt Statement-NeW
Issue OF Bonds.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONOh ECSiONAL
In the house yesterday an effort was
made to bring up, under suspension Of
rules, the report OF the select committee
| on Louisiana affairs. The house refused
to take up the report except by separ.
ate vote on each resolution, and the res
OlutiOns reseating the members of the
Louisiana Legislature were agreed to
without division; the resolution sustain.
ing the Kellogg government was agreed
to. The discussion of appropriation bills
took up the remainder of the days ses-
sion. In the senate the credentials OF
Senator-Elect Christiancey, from Mich
igan, were presented and filed. The
force. bill, as passed by the house, was
presented in the senate, and upon it q
lively debate was had, resulting in the
bill laying over till to-day. During the
day bills authorizing the construction OF
bridges across the Mississippi river at
Dubuque, Iowa, and at Grand Chain,
and across Arkansas river at Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, and for the further security
of navigation Of the Mississippi river,
were called up and passed. The tariff
bill engaged the attention of the senate
the remainder Of the session.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The def
cheney bill reported to-day apprOpriates
Sl,760,000; of this sum $500, III are to
defray the expenses of Speaker Blain in
resisting the false imprisonment suit of
James B. Stewart, a witness in the
credit mobilier; $500 are coAdition-
ally appropriated for the payment of
postoffice clerks, and $500, 600 are for the
adjustment Of salaries of pOstmasters un-
der the act of 1874. The remainder OF
the appropriation is divided among
other objects.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The public debt statement shows de-
crease during February of $3.50, 1873;
coin in treasury, So, ,626, ,OS3; currency
in treasury, $40, ,3l9, ,097; coin certificates,
SIS, ,269 400; deposits for legal-tendeTs,
S45, S55, 600.
NEW ISSUE OF BONDS.
The secretary of the treasury to-day
issued one million coupon bonds of the
issue Of 1862, upon which in crest will
cease January l, 1875. The bonds are
embraced within the numbers following:
$50 bonds from Nos. L 10 10000; 500
bonds from %, ,l0l to 27,oyJ; $500 bonds
from II l0l to Is, 600; sic 90 bonds from
%, Aol 10 OJtObO.
APPROPRIATE
WASHINGTON, February 28.-It is ex-
pected that the last bill of the series of
general appropriation bills, that for sup
plying the deficiencies, will be reported
tomorrow or Tuesday There does not
appear to be any doubt in any quarter
that all these bills viii become laws, and
the necessity for an extra legislative ses-
sion is not anticipated. The extra0rdi-
nary session OF the senate, which will
commence next Friday, will not, it is
supposed, continue more than a week.
The business will be il secret session ON
the Hawaiian and Belgium treaties. and
action on such nominations as the Pres
ident may make, which will be few in
number. a vast amount of business re-
mains to be transacted by both houses
of congress, necessitating late night ses-
siOns. Three or four contested election
cases are pending; besides these, the re-
ports Of the special committees on Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Ar
kansas affairs are not yet acted on by
the house. The Arkansas question is
also before the senate committee on priv
ileges and elections on the memorial of
Brooks claiming 10 be governor of that
State, Rnd q report will be made on the
subject The PinChback credentials
question cannot again be brought I'D for
action, and PiDchback is by no means
hopeful. The house force bill will with