Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-10
Bosy's Bill Authorizing Payment OF Du-
ties on Imports in Legal-Tenders
and National Bank Notes.
The Senate COmmittees-NOminat
by the President Conflrmed-The
Democratic Committee, Etc.
SENATE.

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sidering the Importance OF the duties {
that committee, the number of the nj
nOrity on the floor, and their share i
moulding legislation in regard to To
finances, the ratio deemed by the major
ity and minority q just one upon III
other committees should prevail upol
the finance committee. be had under
stood, however, that two members OF tn
finance committee, the senator from Hi
nois Logan and The senator from Ne
vadR (JUnes) would be here sOop, an,
upon their arrival 1t was proposed t
consider the sutject Of allowing the mi
nority a greater representation. Il,
hoped the proposition would be csrrieC
| out
1t was ordered that the bills and me
MORALS presented yesterday be takeI
from the tale and referred TO II e ap
propriate committees.
Senator Ingalls, presented the petition
| OF the widow of A. f. Short, late depu.
ty United States surveyor, asking an ap
| preparation OF ten thousand dollars
compensation for the loss Of her husband
who was killed by the Indians while
surveying lands In Kansas.
Senator msxey pre- ented the memo
nal Of the Texas constitutional couven.
ton In relation TO the depredaiions OIL
| the people Of the Texas frontier by bauds
Of maraudeFs organized beyond The i'm.
| its al the State.
Senator Cooper presented the memo.
rial of the book agency OF the Methodist
Episcopal church south, asking to be
compensated for the loss OF property at
Richmond, Virginia, aud Louisville,
Kentucky, during The Waf.
Ii YVES ordered that when the senate
adjourned to-day, 1t meet sgsiu next
Monday.
SENATOR West presented a letter from
". l.. M Milan, OF Louisiana, asking
permission to withdraw his credentials
IS seustor-elect from the STATE Of Louisi-
ana by the M'EneTy Legislature. He
submitted an order that the request for
the withdrawal Of the papers be grant
ed, but objection was made by several
senators on the Democratic side, aud it
was laid over.
Senator CO3kling intEo1 uced bill to
amend the act creating the tribunal to
adjudicate the Geneva award. 1t re-
pesls so much of the twelfth section
Of the act as excludes assurances COM
psDie4, aud allows them to participate
In the award 1t also extends the time
of the court for speriod sufficient to en-
able it TO hear anG dispose OF such addi-
tionsl clsims, such period not 10 exceed
one year from the expiration OF The time
for filing clsims under this action.
Senator Slerman introduced bill to
extend the duration of the court for the
adjudication OF the claims arising out of
the Geneva award 1t provides for
amending the act Of June 8, 1874, so ss
TO make 1T include all claims directiyre-
sulting from damage caused by the So
called insurgent cruisers Shenandoah,
before her departure from Melbourne
February Is, 1889, ChickamRuga, Geor-
gisr Nashville, Retribution, Sumter ard
Tallahassee, respectively, that may be
presented 10 the court of commissioners
Of the Alabama cl aims within six months
after the passage OF this amendatory
act. The bill proceeds to declare that
all such claims shall be received, adjudi-
Gated, aud pSid to the same extent and
effect, in the same manner and cut OF
the same fund that is provided in the
act Of June 3, 1874, for claims resulting
from damage caused by tAe acts of the
Alabama, FlC rida, and the Shenandoah
after her departure from Melbourne.
The second section provides that the
Commissioners shall, as soon IS practi.
cable, report to The secretary of the
treasury, each of the several judgments
which have bsen or Insy be- hereafter
rendered by them for loss or damages
caused by the Alabama and FloriCa aud
their tenders, and the Shenandoah after
her departure from Melbourne. And the
secretary of the treasury shall, as soon
as may be, after other said judgments
are repoF.ed, psy the same with interest
thereon, at the rate OF tour per cent. per
annunl, f!op tie date Of the loes, az GER
titled. The bill hDsuy PROVIDES that The
duration OF said poWeis Of said court shall
be extended TO the twenty second day of
January, 1877, and authorizes the Presi-
dent, by proclamation, to further ex-
tend said time and powers for period
Rnt exceeding OF year thereafter.
Senator Ingalls, introduced a bill to
amend the act OF July q, 1854, to aid
in the construction Of railroad and
Telegraph line from the Missouri river to
the Pacific ocean. 1t provides that the
failure or omission Of eithe; Of the Paci-
&c railroad companies to pay the cost of
the survey Of lands to which they are
entitled under congressional grants, or
TO take out patents for them, shall not
exempt such lands from local taxation,
but they shsll be subject to taxation By
States and Territories upon theevidence
Of listF, which t is hereby made the
duty Of the commissioners o. the general
land nffice to prepare and furnish 70 the
governor Of aDy State or Territory who
may apply for the same, showing what
lands pertsln to the respective railroad
grants In their respective State or Terri
tOrial limits
Senator Bo8yI introduced a bill all
thoriZing the payment OF duties on i'm
ports in legal-tenders and national bank
notGs. 1t provides that from and after
July 4, 1876, duties on imports msy be
paid in legal-tenGers and national bank
notes or coin at the option Of the i'm
porter.
Senator .Eogy. said it was NOT bis in
teniion at this time 10 discuss the mer-
its Of the bill, but he looked upon ii ss
measure tending to specie resumption,
anu. IN his opinion, IL was the only way
the country would ever obtain resump-
ton. He offered L. bill SO IS to pre-
pare the way for this ope1siop, The
only way to Tesume specie payment VS.
by approaching the paper nov in circu- ,
lation. He was not in favor OF any
increase OF paper currency, but he wished
to appr5 ciate that paper as long IS the
country had the system Of national
banks; whether il was enc or not, il
seemed that it YVES the duty of congress
to give that pSI er as much value as pos
sibe. He desired the amount Of legal.
tenders il circulation to remain IS st
present. He looked upon any contrAc-
Iion Of currency ss ruinoys TO the coun-
try. He thought the bill submitted by
him could be explained As the only
measure which could possibly leaf 10
and az the proper time he
would endeavor to explain it,
Senator Morrill, Vt said he would
not discuss this measure now, but sfter
the statement OF the senator from Mis-
souri, (Boggy) he (MorrilD deemed it
was proper 10 make a cOunteT-ststsment.
It was perfectly clear that the measure
which the senator proposed would be
one Of contraction. 1t wouli al once
drive out Of the couotry what little
specie we now hsve. when there was
no use for specie 1t would bee )me a
commodity and would be exported. The