Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-19

/ ne Cgutu u9Velpp > lcH f0l 6UblLl OF 6DlIll
how must his plume hsve waved in the
forefront Of that conflict which had &C
Cured at a time when he Blaine
was young, stroug and healthy
That element had not yet spoken
It could not be gosded into discussion
on the contrary, it had exhibited spirit
which he believed the American people
would not soon forget. II had met &
storm of hate and persecution as the
swan meets the billows with its breast
of down. He knew some gentlemen
who had served in the same cause witt
him who had not intended 10 vote fol
this measure before that discussion, bUt
Who now intended to support If, 20 IS &c
set an example Of patriotism. If there
were any of them who still opposed this
! bill, he app saled to them to unite with
| him in doing an act which could only
promote the honor and advance the in.
Ierests of the country and the peace and
happiness of the people. =
| Mr.. Sheckly offered an amendment
! that the entrance to the Centennial
grounds and buildings shall be free on
| the Fourth Of July and on Thursday OF
each week.
Mr.. Willis opposed the bill ss uncon-
! stitutional, and deni,d that the filth OF
! the government was pledged in the mat
! ter.
MIR. Hewitt IN. Y and Mr.. Crltten-
| den spoke in support Of the bill. With
| out taking any action on the bill the
| committee rose.
Mr.. Williams Wis. introduced 8
prCplEed amendment to the constitu-
tioD. Referred. 1t is supplementary to
! the amendment proposed by Mr.. Blaine,
which prohibits the distribution or con-
troll Of any school fund or school lands
to or by sectarian schools, and is de-
signed to extend te prohibition. 1t is in
these words: "Neither shall money
raised by taxation in any State be appro-
priated for the maintenance Of any Sec
tartan school or sectarisn institution"
The house, at five O'clock, adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January Is. - The
chairman laid before the senate a com.
munication from the secretary of the in
terror, inclcsing report from the COM
missioner of Indian affairs in answer to
the resolution of the senate Of the thir-
teeDth, in regard to the books kept by
the Indian agents, in compliance with
section 10 of the Indian appropriation
bill for the year ending June 80, 1876.
Ordered printed and to lie on the table.
Senator Tnurn1an presented the Gre
dentials of James B. Eustis, claiming
his seat as senator from Louisiana,
which he sent to the clerks desk and
had read. The document consisted OF
long extracts ftom the proceedings of
the Louisiana legislature. Before the
reading was finished, Senator Conkling
inquired who certified to these papers?
Senator Thurman replied that the pa
pers were vCluminous, and it was not
necessary to read them, They were
certified to by the spesker and clerk of
the Louisiana house of repref eutatives,
and the senator who presided a. the
joint meeting.
Senator Cooking said that the act OF
congress stated that the credentials of
any one claiming a seat in this body
must be certified to by the governor
of the State. He argued that
papers just presented the senate did not
present a orSDsd foeio cas- e, and not be-
ing the credentials authorized by the
statute, he submitted that they ought
not to be read as such in the senate.
Senator Mortonsaid thathe was not in
The senate when the papers purporting
to be the credentials of Mr.. EIstis were
rSsd. He asked fer that matter to be
laid over till tomorrow morning.
Senator Thurman said these papers
showed the title Of Mr.. EGstis to seat.
He did not ask to have him sworn on
these, but only asked to have his case
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections.
Senator Conkling argued that
the pagers presented were irregular
and were papers upon which the senate
could not act upon rs q cOnstitutionary
,orinlG .tdcie case.
Senator Thurman denied that
the papers were irregular, un-
less it wss in the absence of the GOV
ernor's certificate, and thai what he
submitted was not an irregularity, as
the act of congress had been strictly
complied with in the election OF Mr..
Eustis. The papers showed that ma
jority of tae aggregate number Of the
two houses were present, and also that q
msj sj0rity of those members voted,
TIE whole question before the senate
would turn on whether or not 8 va
cancy existed in the Louisiana sena,
torship. If the senate should decide
that Plnchback was entitled to sest
there would be an end to these papers,
but on the other hand IL the senate
should decide that Pinchback was not
entitled to a seat the claim OF Eustis
must be considered.
Senator Sherman suggested that the
papers be printed in record ss if they
mad been read in the senate, and the
matter be laid over till tomorrow so
the senate could GO on with the morning
business now. This suggestion was
agreed to, and it was ordered that the
ho int In ondo Y,1 Joi
until tomorrow.
memorial Of the Democratic. Ccnserva.
tive convention OF Louisiana, held JAM
usTy 6, 1876, concerning the election
aud condition of the State Of Louisiana.
Raieued.
Senator Goldthwaite said that he
found on his desk some pamphlets in
the Spencer case. BE felt delicacy in
presenting them to the senate, as they
were made up of newspaper testimony
a. best. He asked, however, that they
be referred to the committee on privi-
leges and elections, which committee
had charge Of the case Of Senator Spen-
Ger.
Snator Harvey introduced bill to ex-
tend the provisions Of the act to settle
the accounts between the States and the
State of Mississippi, approved March 8,
1875, to other States, and explained that
the object OF the bill was to adjust the
claims of certain States in regard to
their per centage on the sales Of the pub
lie lands, etc.
The morning hour having expired,
the senate resumed the consideration Of
the resolution submitted by Senator Da-
via on Wednesday, to appoint special
committee to investigate the books and
accounts Of the treasury department,
which occupied the remainder of the
session, the discussion being psrtici-
pated in by Senators Boutwell,, Davis,
Morton and Others. Pending the discus
sioa, at a quarter past four o'clock the
senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned.
FRANCE.