Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-16
WASHINGTON.
Proceedings In Both Houses Of Congress
YeSterday-Public Lands in South
Crn States.
The Act Of 1S69-W, =. Ross's Case
The Gold in the I'reasury-The Ap.
proPri9tions for FOrtlaea-
tiOns.
CONGRFss.


Tho bill making appropriations OF
tweniy-eight million four hundred
thousand dollars Tor sll pensions for the
year ending June 80, 1877, pazsed the
senate, aud now only locks the Presi-
delts signature to become law. The
senate then took up the bill to repeal
section 1893 Of the revised statutes of the
Uuiged states, making restrictions in
the disposition Of the pablic lands in the
States OF AlsbarIs, NJ ssissippi, Louisi-
Ans, Arsaog.s and Florida, the
pending question bei0g on the
amen"ment by Senator Edmunds
thsr pubic lands affected by this act
saail be offered al public ale as soon ss
practicable, fiom time to time, accord
ing 10 the provisions OF existing laws,
and shall not be subject to private entry
until so offered. The blll having been
considered ia committee Of the whole,
was reported to the senate and the
amendments made in committee agreed
TO. 1t WIS then read O third time and
pIssed-yess, Il; rays, II.
R0use.-Mr Jones [Ky.l offered a
resolution recitiDk that tbe act of March
is, 1859, TO strengthen the public
credit and providing for the payment in
coin { the interest on five-tweuties, was
virtually q violation Jf the various acts
under which these bonds were issued
and st variaIce with the platforms Of
the Democratic ald Republican parties
in 1868, Referred.
MIR. Cause offered q resolution calling
on the RttOrney-genGrsla aud secretary OF
the interior to n lansmit to the house GER
titled copies OF the papers snd records in
their respective departments relating to
the completely Of W. p. Ross.
Mr.. Esyler offered q reso.u ion calling
on the secretary of the treasury 10 re-
port within ten days the actual amouGt
Of gold owned by the government and
available for the resumption OF specie
payment, after deductiBg the amount Of
gold certificates now outstanding, &C
clued interest on government bonds, aud
bonds called for the sinking fund TO this
date. Adopted.
Mr. Scales, from the committee on In
dian affairs, reported bill requiring Sc
curities for all Indian agents, sub-sgents
and special sgenis. Passed.
Mr.. Wheeler, from the committee on
appropriations, reported the Notification
bill and asked for its consideration at
this time. The bill apgrOpristes for the
protection, preservation and repairs OF
Notifications, one hundred thousand dol.
lars; foc ire armament Of Qualifications,
one hundred and sixty five ttOussnd
dollars; for t0rpedoes for barber defense,
fifty thousand dollars; Iotsl, three hum
dred and fifteen thousand dollars. The
bill also directs the sale of all ob3olete
aad condemned pIojectiIes and heavy
CT1DRnce. Passed.
Mr.. Tucker, from the committee on
ways and me8ns, reported bill relating
20 the execution Of GU t9mhOuse bonds.
The bill provides that wherever bond
is required of a firm for the payment Of
customs on goods imported for their use,
and the bond is executed by one mem.
Der Eft the fEm in tne name OF such firm,
il snail be equally binding on ali the
members Of the firm. After discussion
the b.l. passed.
Mr.. Wslker, from the committee Cn
education and lsbjr, reported back the
bill to apply the proceeds Cf the saies Of
Vublic lands to the etuc2tion OF the
people. Referred 10 committee OF the
whole.
Adjourned.
TIE 8 65 DISTRICT BONDS.
The committee of conference re-
specting the District Of Columbia 8 65
bonds nave sgresd 70 recommend that
the di-sgresme lts OF the two houses be
compromised 50 as to provide that the
total issue # these bonds shall be limited
TO fifteen million dollars; thst the board
Of audit snail lie continued only long
enough TO examine and sudit tue
claims f1r the work done to date; and
that Untl the total limit o. fifteen mil
lion dollars is reached The claims thus
audited SHALL be paid ia 65 Con5s. The
conference COMMITTEES strike out Sena-
tor Eimunds's amendment, which pro-
vided thst sll bonds issued on and after
January 27tH should bs deemed Illegal.
THE ST. LOUIS CUsTOMHoUsE.
The house committee on sppropris-
tions will report a bill appr1priatiDg
seventy-five thousand dollars, so that
the srchitect OF the treasury may cOu-
tract for iron columns, pilasteTs, etc, for
The new public building st $. Louis.
TIE MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs.
TIE committee on Mississippi levess
Wi ask the authority OF the mouse 10
add the Ievse appropriation bill as an
amendment 90 the river aud EaTboT bill.
They vii also ask auth9ri y for the sub
committee, st IT'S own expense, to visit
tue oveJf1ged sections, to lsave about
the twenty-ii TIA instant.
2203 ORIGINAL BILLS,
About tgcEty-'wo hundred original
mes sgres have been Introduced in the
Eouse the present session.
DEATH OF EX- CONGRESSMAN FULLRB.
# I'D Fuller died yesterday il Vlr.
giuis. He was four times elected 10
congress, and IN 1851 wEs apPOiated sec
und auditor OF the treasury by President
Buchanan.
$50, 60 DEFICIENCY IN THE WAR DE-
PARTMEET.
The secretary of war has submitted q
request for sn appropriation OF FIVE bun.
dred th0usaud d9l'a.s 10 meet the def.
cheney in spl rOpr.stions for the pay OF
the troopz frGra June ID 70 go, 1876. He
eEf,r. ss 3 the hope that ID will be doae
bsfore the Regular G. fciency bill shall be
pszs,d