Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-26
Congressional Proceedings.

Referred.
The house bill amending the posto
fee appropriation bill OF June %, 49,
and section 1854 of the revised statute
in regard TO straw bids, passed.
C0nsid GRAFTON Of articles OF irapeacl
ment was resumed, and Mr.. Carpeute
by unanimous consent, was permits
to stand at the desk occupied b. ~,
when a senator, that he ~.,1,t h iatt 80
heard by the So, -.,e when delivering h
8IG = ulue ror tha defense,
! lsefoFe Senator Carpenter conclude
MS argument the esDate, sitting as
! court, a. puTned until tomorrow,
LII s!a,ive business YVES resumed, an
Senator Wright moved to take up th
house bill for the payment of claim
awarded by the Southern Claims Com
mission.
Pending discussion, Senator RoutweI
introduced bill to amend sections 70
and 6iO Of the revised statutes, in re
gard to conspiracy. The bill was re
! ferred.
Ssnat Edmunds gave notice that b
I would pres3 the motion 10 refer tn
! house bill in regard to Pacific railroad
10 the committee on judiciary at tn
earliest opportunity.
Senator Wright withdrew his motion
| to take up the southern claims bill, a
the request OF Senator Allison, VIII
moved 10 take up the river and hsrbo
appropriation bill, but before reaching
vote, on motion, the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cox asked leave to offer s resolu
ton ID be referred TO the committee OF
ruies, giving to any committee chargec
with tie investigation into the conduc
of sny officer of the government leave
TO report at any time
Mr.. Wilson objected.
The bill reported lest ThurFday by
Mr. Bland, rom the committee Oh
minrs and mining, TO utilize the product
OF gold and silver minCJ, came up foI
consideration, and the whole morning
hour Yves consumed in discussion Of the
point raised by Mr.. Kssson, that the
bill must fiTst be considered in commit.
tee OF the whole.
The speaker overrnled the point oil
order, and Mr.. KsssOn appealed and
asked for vote by the teliers of the
yeas and nays, which resulted in I5S
yeas to "a nays, aud sustaining the de-
cis!on, but the morning hour having ex-
pired, the bill gOs3 over till the next
morning hour. The bill is the one
originally introduced by Mr.. Banks, al,
low ng tue issue OF coin notes to be paid
by the seveTal minis, and the assay
offices for the net value Of gold and sill
yer bullion therein deposited, such notes
to bs receivable for all dues to the United
States aud to bs a legsl-tender for all
debts, both public and private.
On motion OF Mr.. Whitthorne, chair
msn of the com mittee on naval sffAirs,
it WIS ordered, by unanimous consent,
that the majority and minority reports
Of that committee shall be presented to-
morrow and ordered printed, and that
Fridsy next shall be assigned foT their
consideration, to the exclusion of all
other business, six hours to DE given to
debate, and to be equally divided.
Mr.. Lawrence offered resolution In
structing the committee on public lands
to ascertain and report what legislation,
If any, is necessary to secure to actual
settlers the right to purchase IS under
the presumption laws, at one dollar and
twenty-five cents an acre, the lands
granted to the Pacific railroad c0mpa-
MES. Adopted.
The house took up the Virginia con-
tested election case, the resolution of the
msjorlty of the committee being that
Mr.. GoOde, the sitting member, is not
entitled to the seat, and Mr.. Plat, the
is, while the report of the
minority takes he opposite view.
Before coming TO any action on the
resolution the floor was yielded to Mr..
Lamar, who rose to q personal eXp'ans-
ton, and quoted from a communication
in the Washington Republican, cbsrg-
ing him with haviT G made speeches 1T
Aberdeen ard ScoObs totally at va.
rance with the speeches which he had
made at Jackson. The communication
stated that he had in these speech, S
spC ken in q laudstOry manner of the
"white-line policy" He appealed to his
colleague (Mr. Sirgleton), who had
heard his speech al Scooba, as to what
was the tone Of it.
Mr.. Singleton gave testimony TO the
fact that the speec0 made by Mr.. Lamar
at Jackson YVES directly against what
wss termed the "white-line policy and
that there YVES nothing in it which
tended to encourage ill.faeling between
the rsces. The article therefore did him
great injustice.
MI LhAlHI "GAl OB W Ed1 Nu6b
his speech at y aberdeen was also
il favor Of the coordination Of the
races aud against the supremacy or sub
ordination of any one race. He fortified
his position on that point by kilograms
and letters from W. w. Troop, and
Reuben Davis, formerly representa-
tive from Mississippi. As to the allega-
ton that he had in speech made By
him after his election to the senate apOl-
ogizsd for his eulOgy on Charles Sum.
Aer, he denied that there was any truth
in it. Never in the slightest instance,
nor in the least particular, had he
swerved from the sentiments which he
had uttered in that speech. He called
upon his Republican colleague, Mr..
Wells, to speak ss to the character OF
his speeches during the canvass,
Mr.. Wells said that he hsd heard Sir.
Lamar's speech at Holly Springs, in
which speech he invoked the people to
throw aside all prejudicss of race, and
to uphold the government Jointly, and
to administer il in the interes. and the
welfare Of all.
Mr.. Lamar, in conclusion, spolo-
giZsd TO the house, and said ne
would not have brought the matter TO
its attention on his own account, but OF
the interests that were ST. u ok at through
him.
Mr.. Hale intimated that he shared
somewhat in the general suspicion, that
the uttersnce of such sentiments Ps La.
mar had proclaimed in the house wsq
safer here than elsewhere, aud be called
his attention to the Characterization
OF his Aberdeen speech by his
friend, the editor OF the Vicksburg
Herald, as an eloquent Democratic
speech, in which he had declared in
manly and ringing tones that the con.
test involved the 81 premscy Of the IN.
conquered and unconqueTable S1xon
race.
Mr.. Lamar explained the connection
n which he had used that phrssa, and
said thst the editor OF the Vicksburg
Herald had entirely misunderstood hii
meaning. As 10 the gentlemsn's Haze
other snggestiOIs, he said that there Wa
nothing IN their character or -alation
which justified that gentlemRR's inter