Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-29
Substitute for Sargent's Bill-The Bill
to Establish Judicial COurts-The
Diplomatic and Appropriation
Bills.
The House Refuses to Surrender Xii.
bourne e-Punishment Of Recusant
Witnesses Steam Vessel
Regulation Bill.


Senator Cameron moved to amend by
adding the name Of Jos. E Johnston,
Of Georgia. man vino deserved par
don just as much as anybody else.
Senator Edmunds said that probably
the senator from Pennsylvania was not
eOnversant with the method adopted by
the committee in granting this relief.
The committee insisted upon II, that
persons should make application for
pardon, and then if the committee
found the applicant deserving, and that
he had behaved himself since the war,
they considered the matter. He asked
Senator Cameron to withdraw his
amendment, and when General john
ston should make application for pardon
it might be taken up.
The amendment was withdrawn, and
Senator White moved to amend by in
serting the name Of Walter II JeLifer,
of Baltimofe.
Senator Edmunds said this name was
open to the same objection IS the other.
Senator Whyte said the gentleman
had made application early in the ses-
tiOn, and the committee had as
yet made no report upon it, and it
would stay there until the committee
got ready to take it up and consider it,
and they would not take it up out Of
their order; when they reached it in the
order of business, they would consider
the gentl 9manis case. The question
was tabled and the amendment lost and
the bill rassed.
Senator Edmunds ssid the application
was with the committee on judiciary.
The finance committee reported sub
stitute for Senator SArgent's bill relative
to silver coin. The substitute provides
merely that the silver coin Of the United
States, except trade dollars, shall be
legal tender, at their nominal value. for
any amount not exceeding five dollars
in one payment.
The bill introduced d by Senator Sargent
and also by Representative Piper, pro-
p Jsed not only to repeal the legal ten
Ger power Of the trade dollar, but to su-
thorize the coinage of new silver dol
lar and make it legal tender of amounts
not exceeding twenty dollars; it was
also proposed by their bill to double the
legal tender power of other silver coin.
Senator Freiinghuysen called up SEN
ate bill Is tO amend the fourteenth Sec
tion of the act to establish judicial courts
of the United States, approved Saptem-
Der "a, 1889. er
A debate ensued, but the morning
hour expiring, the bill went over, and
the chair laid before the senate the con-
sular and diplomatic bill az in regular
order. The senste then proceeded TO the
consideration of the diplomatic bill, the
question recurring, in restoring Italy,
which was stricken out by the house,
and on a nay and yea vote it was re-
stored. The next amendment on re-
storing several posts which had been
stricken out by the house was taken up,
Senator Sargent explaining that in
these amendments the committee were
only conforming to the existing laws.
Senators Sherman and Hamiin urged
the necessity Of conforming to the ex-
isting law, and spoke against the gen
eraI principle of engraItiDg new Laws
upon apprO OpriGtion bills, pending which
the senate went into executive session,
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dunnell, from the committee on
commerce, reported a bill establishing
the Sheboygsn (Michigan) post of de-
livery. Passed.
Mr.. Holman offered 3 resolution fix
ing the compensation Of witnesses sum-
mOned before the house committees, at
two dollars per day and mileage OF five
cents per mile. Referred.
Mr.. Hoar introduced bill to permit
the importation, free of duty, OF books
printed in any foreign language. Re-
ferTed.
Mr.. Gordon offered resolution direct
ing the judiciary committee to inquire
into the expediency of preventing the
use of the United States mails in carry
ing lottery advertisements, which was
adopted.
The speaker laid before the house two
communications from the district-attoT-
ney for the District of Columbia, infocm-
ing the house that the grandjury had
found an indictment against Hsllet
Kilbourne, the recusant witness in the
real estate pool investigation, on five
counts; and another from Thompson,
sargeant-at-arms, informing the house
that the United States marshal fJr the
District Of Columbia had come to him
and requested that Hallet Kilbourne be
given into his custody, which he
(Thompson) had refused TO do, and ask
ing for further instructions from the
house.
Mr.. Glover offered q resolution in
structiDg the sergesnt-at-arms of the
house not to deliver Hallett KilbOurne
to the custody Of any person or any
tribunal until further orders Of the house.
Adopted.
Mr.. New Ind. defended the action
of the house in the case Of the prisoner
Kilbourne, and said that the answer of
congress was as great in that respect as
the power Of any court.
The question whether the recusant
witness should be re-surrenGered to the
judicial authorities OF the district, to be
tried under the judgment found against
him for refusing to testify, was discussed
at considerable length, and Mr.. New
contended that the penalty provided un-
der the revised statutes was additional
TO the punishment for contempt, the
right to inflict which was inherent and
permanent in each house, and should
only come into play after the adjourn
ment OF congress; while Mr.. KsssOn
contended that whereas congress has
provided a certain mode of Furnishing
Tecusant WitGes ses, each house was there
by divested of its individual power to in.
hlct punishment for contempt.
MIR. Glover, chairman OF the select
committee on resl estate and pool,
offered q resolution ordering the SER
geant-at-arms stO retain in custody
Kilbourne, and not to deliver him up to
any other officer or court until further
orders OF the house.
Mr.. Hurlbut offered as q substitute a
resolution directing the sergeant-at'
arms to deliver Kilb0urre to the mar
shal of the District of Columbia for tria
| for misdemsanor.
After considerable discussion, the
| house proceeded to vote on the substi
tute offered by Mr. Hurlbut, which wa
rejected; yeas, 80; nays, 80; and Mr.
| Glover's resolution was adopted will
| yeas and nays.
Mr.. Atkins, from the conference com
mittee on the bill to supply the deficien
cy at the Red-Cloud (Sioux) agency
| made q report that the house should con
cur in the senate amendment increasing
the amount from one hundred Thousand
to one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
The report was agreed to, and tn
| house then took up the bill repOrte
from the committee on commerce, t
amend the law for the regulation G
seam vessels, and an explanation ofth
bill was made by Mr. Reagan. The bi
went over til' ''lrdsy next.
The hOp7, ed, an evening ses