Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-16
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ment, permit me, senators, to expires
my obligations for the trust confide
and for the courtesy extended TO N
throughout an arduous session Of eigh
months and over now dtawing to
close. For your generous support througl
an impeachment trial, and during tn
first regular sessions experience as you
presiding officer, accept my heart.
thanks. This session has drawn to
close. While associated with other his
toricsl events, 1t will especially be no
table as embracing the union oftwo cen
turtles in the life CT the republic. Nstiona
permanence, however, is no guarantees
against personal change. We are abou
to part, not without the suggestive re
fl sctiOn that in the first month of new
century, and next to this in which VI
separate, our number was broken bJ
the death Of one WHOSE short senate
rial career had won the attach
ment of many, and by the departure
Of another whose longer career had gu al
itied him for the merited place of exec
utive adviser, which he honored with
credit to himself and the senate. In re-
turning to your several States to gree
their approval Of your distinguished
| services, may heavens kindly care at
tend and return you al with added
strength to renew your labors next De-
| cember. To the off Iels of the senate,
whose valued aid has enabled Eae to hold
your confidence, tender my sincere
acknowledgements. Finally, wishing you
a safe return to your respective homes,
pronounce the fist regular session oi
the senate of the Forty.fCurt congress
adjourned without day."
Applause on the q DOR and in the gal.
leries.
HOUSE.
Monday nights sess on Of the house
was continued till six O'Clock this morn
ing, most of the time being taken up by
dIlatory motions and man euvers to pre-
vent Mr.. Cox from resuming his speech
in opposition to Mr.. Kss son. At last,
about five o'clock in the morning, q
truce was effected between the opposing
forces, and an opportunity was afforded
to both Cox and Kasson to make due
apology to the house and to each other
for the exhibition of any angry pas3ion
or the violation of any parliamentary
decorum that either might have been
guilty of.
Mr.. Hewitt took the fl cor, and in a
speech, which was frequently spplauded
by his own side Of the house, defended
Governor Tilden from the assaults made
on him by Mr.. Kasson, and eulogized
him as the standard-beaIer of the Ma
tional Democracy.
Ga motion of Mr.. Randall, the senate
amendment to the bill to defrsy the
expenses OF the District of Columbia
until December l, 1876, was non- n-concur-
red in.
Mr.. Morrison, chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and mears, stated that
the committee had taken evidence in
the alleged improper use of money to
aid in the passage OF the Hawaiian
tIeaty bill, but there WAS nothing in the
evidence showing the justice of such al
legation. He therefore moved that the
committee be discharged from its further
consideration. So ordered.
Mr.. Banning moved to non-concur in
the senate amendment to the house bill
for volunteers to aid in suppressing the
Indian hostilities. He explained that
the house bill provided for five thousand
volunteer cavalry, and that the senate
amendment provides for an increase of
the regular cavalry regiments to one
hundred men for each company. He
asserted that the existing law already
authorized that increase, but that il
more men were needed for the Sioux
war, they were needed immediately, and
could be got on the frontier, where men
knew the Indian character and how to
fight them.
After further discussion, the amend
meut was non.concurred in.
A message WIS received from the
President, announcing that he had
signed the diplomatic aud consular ap-
prOpriation bill, but calling attention to
the fact thst constitutionally the house
had no right to order the withdrawal of
consuls or ministers, though it might
reduce or withhold entirely the salaries
to be paid sucn officers.
Mr.. Lawrence thought congress was
morally, bound ss a political duty to
appropriate for the salaries of ministers
as for any other officer.
Mr.. Tucker entered his protest against
come of the doctrines announced on the
other side in reference to the Presidents
message in regard to the river and harbor
bill. He said that after signing the bill
the Presidents only duty was executive,
and the constitution provided that he
must take care that the Law is executed.
A constitutional discussion as to the
limits Of power OF the President in re.
gard TO diplomatic officers was carried
on by Messrs. Tucker and Holman on
one eide, and by Measrs. Garfield, Law
renee and Banks on the other.
The message wssteferTed to the COM
mittee on appropriations.
Messrs. Banning, Mills and Thorn.
burgh were appointed conference on
tbs bill for the iEcr ase of the cavalTy
force in the Sioux war.
Mr.. Page moved to take up and pass
the senate bill to encourage and promote
telegraphic communication bstween
America and Asia. After some discus
sion, AMI the adoption OF an amend
meDt offered by Mr.. Holman to guard
against telegraph monopoly, the bill
WIS passed.
Mr.. Hunton, from the judiciary COM
mittee, made report exOnerating the
chairman of that committed Mr.. Knott,)
OF connection with the Josiah Caldwell
telegram. He at the same time pre-
sented a paper written by Hurd, to the
effect that when be stated in a former
report b.iDg made, that there ws3 to be
no discussion OF it, he had not the au-
thority OF Mr.. Knott for making the
statement, nor had Mr.. Knott any
knowledge Of that arrangement.
Mr.. M'Creary presented the views of
the minority dissenting from the ma
jority report, after which the majority
report was adopted by 81 to So.
Mr.. Randall reported bill appropri-
sting twenty Thousand dollars to defray
the expenses of the committee TO pre-
pare suitable government for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Passed. The speaker
appointed Messrs. Clymer, Hunton and
Willard Mich. the house members of
such committee
On motion of Mr.. Wiltshire the senate
bill limiting the expenditure for public
building at Little r ez, Arkansas, to
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
was passed with an amendment offered
by Mr.. Holman reducing the amount
to one hundred thousand dollars.
The house then took recess for half
an hour, awaiting message from the
senate fixing the hour of final adjourn
ment. After the recess, there being no
other business before the house, the
speaker pro tenn. announced that the
commencement of the morning hour,
in which Mr.. BANDS silver bill had first
to be disposed of, the prsvious question
having been moved by Mr.. Bland. Dill
story motions were therefore resorted TO
by the opponents OF the measure, in Or
der to consume the morning hour.
Mr.. Banning made a conference re-
port on the bill to increase the cavalry
force for service in the Sioux war, and
proceeded to explain it. The house re-
ceded from its proposition TO authorize