Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-18
The Mississippi Elections TO Come Up in
the Senate Tomorrow -0'Bricn's
ReligiO-SchOOl Amendment.
Specie Payments - Cuba and Fish
Beauregard and Amnesty-Texas-
The Louisiana TrOubles-Spain's
Very Plain Reply.
Lamar and MOrtOn's DlOOdy-Shirt Busi.
ness-Ames's Impeachment A Bold
and Attractive Plan for Re.
sumptiOn-Etc.
Congregational.

WASHINGTON, January 17.-SENATE
Morton gave notice that he would call
up his Mississippi election bill on
Wednesday. General Gordon presented
General Beauregard's petition for am
nesty. Boutwell, gave notice that he
would submit resolutions in regard to
the lie and services of the late Vice
President Wilson. The resolution on
| joint rules was debated with.
oat result. Mr.. Kelley reported the
senate bill, with amendments, granting
Northern Pacific railroad extended time
for construction. Mr.. West also intro
duced bill TO recover from the Central
and Union Pacific railroad companies
the bonds and coupons issued TO them
in excess Of the amount prescribed by
law. Mr.. West INTRODUCED O bill to
amend the acts TO aid in the bailding of a
railroad telegraph lire from the Missouri
river to the Pacific ocean, approved
July 1, 1862, and July 2, 1874.
Mr. Booth introduced a bill in re,a.
ton to lands heTeto'ors granted railroad
companies. 1t provides that all such
lands on either side of anT portion of 8
road accepted by the governmeISt
completed, shall be subject to local tsx,
and requires the commissioner Of the
general land Office TO prepare and de-
liver without delay, patents for all lands
thus earned, if free from conflicting
claims, and clearly within the limits of
the grants. IL costs of survey are not
paid by the railroad company they may
be paid by any puTeaser at tax sale Of
Such lands, and constitute lien upon
the patent, which shall then be issued
to the company. The bill also requires
the Pacific railroad company to cell any
land not disposed of within three years
after the completion Of any road, to The
first settler, on com mpliance with the
terms Of the pre-emption laws.
HoUsE-Mr. O'Brien IND proposed
the following amendment to the eOnstl-
tuition:
Section l. No State shall make any
law respecting the establishment of reli-
gion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereby, and no minister or prescher OF
the gospel, or of any religious creed or
denomination, shah hold any Office OF
trust or emolument under the United
States, or under any State, nor shall any
religious test be required as 8 qualifics-
ton for any Office Or public trust in any
State, or Under the United Ststes.
Section 2. No money received by tax
alton in any Stste, for the support of
public schools, or derived from any pub.
lie fund therefor, nor any public
lands devoted thereto, shall ever be
under the control OF any religious sect,
nor shall any money so raised for lands
SO devoted be divided between religious
sects or denominations, ner shall any
minister or preacher of the gospel Of any
religious creed or denomination hold OF.
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schools in the State, nor be eligible to
any position of trust or emolument in
connection with any institution, public
or private, in any State or under the
United States, which shall be supported,
10 whole or in part, from any public
fund.
Mr. White moved to suspend the rules
and bring the house to vote on the am-
nesty bill introduced by him and from
the benefits of which Jefferson Davis is
excluded, and also to vote on the amend
ment, striking out that exception. After
some debate, IA point Of order, by Mr..
Randall, the vote was taken on the sus-
pension of rules, which was lost, yeas
165, nays ITO.
Mr.. Holman, in tha house, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt a resolution
looking to the repeal OF the specie re-
sumption act passed last session,
and instructing the committee on bank
ing and currency to report q bill for that
purpose. The rules were not suspended,
yeas, liz; nays, 15S. Upon debate on
new rules, Mr.. Randall having spoken a
desire OF the committee on appropria-
tiOns to push into the way Of retrench-
ment, was told by Mr.. Banks that we,
the Republicans, will push you into it
even to the extent of cutting down the
salaries of members, to which Mr.. Ran
dali replied that We the Democrats, will
come to that at the proper time. The
new rule was adopted, yeas, 156; nays,
l02, nearly party vote.