Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-16
Both Political Parties Cutting Out Work
for the R-WeIl-Worded Bids
for Popular Favor.
BlOOdy-Shirt Norton on the Late Missis-
sippi Election - His Concurrent
Resolution on State Rights.
Senator Cooper on Andy JOhnsOn-The
House Rebukes the 1hird-Term
Candidate and Votes Against
Subsidies.
HOUSE

. NASblN6ION, OeceHlDeT IL. - 4 ne
speaker stated thnt .ntsmuch a. the
committeec were not appointed, he
world proceed with the call Of States
for bills and resolutions.
Mr.. Frye introduced a bill to mske
persons charged with crimes aud cffan-
ses witnesses in United ST. tes count.
Mr.. Hale Me offered the following
resolution, and moved for Nhe previous
question on its adoption:
WHEREAS, The county is suffering
under evils of irTedeemAble currency,
which causes uncertainty In business
and stimulates speculation to the pFe.
judice of legitimate business and labor;
and whereas, both political parties Of
the United States stand committed
against Tepudiatiol and in favor OF g
speedy return to specie Payments; Snd
whereas, congress established a like
policy in the act of March I6, 1859
which was fcl owed by the act of ia Ia.
ary IA 1875, providing for the Ielurn of
specie payments on the first day Of Jagu-
ary, 1879, therefore
Resolved, That in the Judgment cf
this house prompt legislative means
! should be taken to render said act of
July IA, 1875 effective by placing ia the
hands of the secretary of the treasury
whatever powers may be necessary t.
that end.
Mr.. Jones [Ky.l moved to ley the
resolution on the table.
Mr.. Hale-0n that moticn / csIl for
the yeas and nays.
Mr. Hood ask tie chair whether
this resolution is not of that peculiar
character that y should necessarily be
considered by the COMMITTEES. Laugh
DeI on tne Republican side OF the house
Tne Speaker-The chair does net re-
ga!u t-4at as q proper parliamentary in.
Mr. Hale-In other words, the gentle
! man from New York wishes 10 put the
question of.
MIR. Hood-I do not want it put eli.
am ready to meet it quite as esrly as lhe
gentleman from Maine is, who offers q
mere empty and vague resolution.
| Laughter on the Republican side. I
want the question to be considered by
an appropriate committee, and let that
coWmittee report proper legislation.
have asked for the yeas end nays or the
motion OF the gentleman from KEN
lucky.
Mr.. Jones-I Withdraw the motion.
| Triumphant laughter on the Republi-
can sidel, do this under advice Of my
friends. Lsughter.1 So far as I am
| personally concerned, gentlemen, I
knew Whist my opinion is, and that l
am ready TO meet the question, but my
ff1ends seem to prefer Chat the resolution
should be referred to the committee, and
nope some gentleman will make that
motion, l therefore withdraw my mo-
tim to Jay OH the table.
Mr.. Hale demanded the yeas and nays
on the previous qutS StiOn.
The house refused to second the pre-
Vious question by ayes, rs; noes, las Sew
eral Republicans voting nc. Among
them Mr. Kelly Penn. who wss the first
man to pass b9lween inc teleTs on that
side. The resolution was then, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Holman, referred 20 the COM
mittee on banking and currency.
Bills were further introduced and re-
ferred, as follows:
By Mr.. SiarkWeather: To amend the
| law relating to postage on mailsble
matter of the third-class, providing that
from the first of January, 1875, postage
on pamphlets, transient newspapers,
Periodicals and magazines, .hAnd-Dills,
posters, unsealed circulars, pfospectuses,
proof-sheets and corrected pr of-sheets
shall be one cent for every two ounces
or fraction thereof, and that the postage
on all other mailable matter shall re-
main SIS now provided by law.
He moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill.
Mr.. Randall suggested that the bill be
first considered by committee.
Mr.. StarkveRther remarked that the
bill only proposed to carry out the uni
versal desire of the people to have the
postage on transient newspapers placed
where it was.
Mr.. Randall am quite as willing as
the gentleman from Connecticut to have
postage on newspapers placed where ii
was before your side of the house in
creased it.
Mr.. Starkweather-Both sides Of the
house.
Mr.. Randall-But there are other OBJ.
jecliOns to this bill. The postage on
packages was increased in the interests
of monopoly, and wish that repealed
also.
Mr.. Starkweather-I am with the
gentleman in all re orms. The gentle
man says we made mistake last year
He msde the same mistake himself, and
he is now making mistake in opposing
this bill.
Mr.. Randall am not opposing it,
but want the law OF the last session
gone over and reviewed by this side of
the house, and l want this bill put in
proper shape by the committee so as to
cure all abuses in the legislation of last
year.
Mr. Stsrkwesther-This bill comes
from the postoffiGe department.
Mr.. Randall am not quite certain
that the postoffice department did not
assist in that infamous legislation.
Mr.. Stark weather. am quite certain
that it did not.
Mr.. Lswrence-Dces not this bill re-
store the law to what it was before it
Was repealed?
MIR. Stsrkwesther-It does as TO tran
sient matter.
Mr.. Randall made q point of order
that the motion to suspend tha rules
and pass the bill was not in order to-
day.
The speaker sustained the point Of
order.
Mr.. Starkweather then moved the
previous question on the passage Of the
bill.
Ihe house refused to second the pre-
vious question-syes So, noes, l29-and
the bill was then, on motion of Mr..
Randall, referred to the postOffice COM
mittee.
Bills and resolutions were further in
BY Mr.. Hewitt: Directing the sec
taTy of war TO furnish a list o. claims
pending in the quartermsster-geper
department at the time that leave OF ab.
sence was granted Quartermaster Gen
e-al Meigs, which have been since that
date passed and allowed, together witn
any report or statement made by Gen
ersI Meigs, or by the acting quartermas-
er-general. AdoT ted.
By Mr.. Randall: To remove political
ssbilities-removing all disabilities
imposed and remaining on any person
by virtue q the third section OF the four.
teenth article of the amendments
to the constitution, aud relieving every
person thereirom; also, providing that
all such persons, when elected or ap-
pointed to any office under the United
States, shall take the modified oath.
He moved the previous question or its
passage.
Mr.. Blsine expressed the opinion thst
no combined Oppcsi ton would be made
to the bill on the Republican side OF the
house, bat he said that some members
desired TO submit certain observations