Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-11
CONGRESS-.
Dedication Of The Freedmen's Monument
TO Lincoln Bill Providing
for the Admission Of New
Mexico.
Resolution by Cox Inquiring Into the
Disposition of Coin in the Urea.
sury-PeFsOnal Explanation
by Bass a Failure.
SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, March l0-The chRil
laid before the senate q communication
from the commissioner of agriculture ia
answer to resolution recently submit.
ted by Senator Jones, of Florida, in re.
gard to the growth OF Sea Island cotton.
| Ordered printed and referred.
Senator Sherman presented the reso.
! luton Of the Cincinnati chamber OF
commerce opposing any change Ia the
! present law requiring draw in any
bridge to be erected over the Ohio river.
Referred.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen presented the Pc
tition of LaDgston Brooks and others,
colored men OF the District of Column
bia, asking that the fourteenth day of
April nex', the anniversary o. enanci-
patton in tne District, 10 declared hoIi-
day TO en@JIe all persons employed in
tae departments to attend the unwilling
OF LiDcOln's statue in Lincoln park.
Referred.
Mr.. Wright called up bill fixing the
times and places for holding certain
terms of the district court of.the United
States.
Senator Edmunds moved that when
the senate adjourn to-day it be to meet
Monday nexr. Agreed to.
The senate the r-sunaed the eoneider-
aC|.SlI or unfiuish Ell ttsiuess, being 6 bill
to enable the people of New Mexico to
form constitution and State govern.
meht, and for the admission OF said Ter.
TitoTy into the Union or ali equal foot
ing with the Ctiginal States; the amend
ments proposed by the committee on
Territories, providing that the laws Of
the United States shall be applicable to
"a rot hnra 49, fl 1
shall be q judicial district, and fixing
the salary OF the district Judge, marshal,
attorney, ETC., Wers agreed to.
The. Bill was discussed by Senators
Morrill, [Vt ], Morrill, Me. ], Hitchcock,
Msxey, Sargent, Wallace, COckreIl,
Bogy and others.
Ser atOr COckrell submitted an amend
ment providing that lhe governors
proclamation ordering an election for
representatives. to constitutional con.
ventiOns shall be published in four news.
papers il the Territory at least sixty
days prior to the date of election. Agreed
to. The bill was then reed q third time
and passed.
The bill provides that the constitution
to 5e framed, republican in form, etc.,
shall be submitted to the people Of the
Territory for their ratification or reiec-
tloD, at an election to be held in NOvem-
Der; and if such constitution is ratified,
the acting g0vernCr shall certify the
same to the President OF the United
States who shall thereupon issue his
proclamation declaring the State admit
ted without any further action whatever
on the part OF congress. The yeas and
nays were demanded, and resulted:
yeas, So; nays, Is.
Those voting in the negative were:
Allison, Bsyard, Eaton, Edmunds, Ere
Key, M'Creery, M'Donald,
Morrill, [Vt.l Norwood, Randolph, Mer.
rimop, Stephenson, Salisbury and
Wallace.
The amendments Of the house to the |
bill changing the time for holding terms |
OF the district court of the United States |
for the district of West Virginia, were
agreed t., and the bill passed, but sub
Senator Edmunds made a |
motion TO reconsider the vote by which |
it wss passed, which was agreed to, and |
the bill was then referred to the COM
mtttee on the Judiciary.
The chair then announced that the |
of unohjected bills on the /
would be resumed at the point |
where It was left off yesterday. The |
mat bill wss that of Senator Wright, re-
Gucing the salary Of the President of the |
United States to that OF twenty-five |
thousand dollars per aDnuD, but before |
1t was considered the senate went into |
executive session and soOu adjourned to
Thursday.