Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-27
CONGRESS-.
Inquiry by the Senate as TO the Number
OF Internal Revenue Agents-Le.
gal-Tender Silver.
The House Wants Thorough InYestiga-
tiOn Of Che New Orleans Custom.
house Lobbying for Sala-
ries-Ete.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WARRINGTON, April 26-On motion
Of Senator COnkliDE, the vote ty which
| the bill to authorize the survey OF the
| Austin and TapolOvampo TailTosd route
was indefinitely postponed, was recon-
sidered.
Senator Anthony, from the committee
on printing, called up senate bill 70 IA
cilitste the printing OF public documents,
Passed.
Senator Sargent submitted a resolu-
tion directing the secretary Of the treas
ury TO inform the senate how many Ter
sons are now employed rs revenue or
internal revenue agente, giving the dato
Of their respective appointment, rate of
compensation ard ey,,,uses paid to
eschi and also 70 inform the senate
whether IN any case special rewards
h%ve been paid or received by any Cf
I such agents; whether moneys have been
disbursed by any such agents; whether
sny-&nd II no, which Of tbem-have
been or are under direction OF any Ier-
sOn other than the secretary and not su-
bordiBate to the treasury department,
and IL 20, By virtue Of what statute or
Other authority. Agreed to.
SSudlOI iItbSuLeu Nub JOINT
resO utiOn Of the Ohio Legislature in IA.
vor of amending the pension laws in re-
gard to filing clsims for pensions. Re-
ferred.
Senator Cooper, fruno the committee
on public buildings and gT0unds, lie.
ported favoTably on the hO:5e bill TO
Iurther provide for building a custom
house, poStotfioe and courthouse at Men,
phis. Placed on calendar.
Tie senate resumed the Consideration
Of unfinished business, being the bill to
amend the laws relating TO the legal
tender OF silver coin.
Senator Sherman submitted an
amendment to the stPen1 section so as
to authorize the 3ecIetary Of the treasury
TO eEchsnge subsidiary silver coin of the
United States for an equal amount Of
United States notes as well ss to silver
dollars authorized te be coined by the
bill, uch notes to be fstired end can
celed, and not to be 8S ain replaced by
other notes. Ordered printed.
At the request Of Senator Morrill, VT !
the silver bill was informally laid side.
After the expiration Of the morning
hour Senator Morrill, called up the bill 10
establish the educational fuLd and ap-
ply portion tO the proceeds Of public
lapds and public education, and TO pro-
vide for q more complete endowment
and support Of national colleges for the
advancement Of scientific and industrial
education. He made a speech thersOp.
At the conclusion Of Senator MOTTill's
speech Senator Maxey Texasl submit
ted al amendment in lne nature OF a
substitute for the educational DILL. He
explained the substitute, and raid it
consecrates the net proceeds OF the sales
Of public lands to the support of COM
mon schools, endowment OF colIeg IS,
etc. Il does not Interfere with the pre-
emption apd homestead laws; it dis
trlbuted the money raised among the
seversl States and Territories and the
District Of Columbia, according to pop.
ulatioD, and 1t In no manner interlered
with the management Of schools and
colleges, leaving that to the control Of
the States and Territories.
The bill and substitute we're laid aside,
and the senate lookup the bill in relation
10 the Japanese indemnity fund. With
out action the senate went into eXecu
tive session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker appointed the following
conference committees: Deficiency bill
-MessTs. Wells, Atkins and Hale; con-
sulsr and diplomatic appropriation bill
-Messrs. Singleton, Randall and Wal
drsD.
Mr.. White had read newspaper arti-
Gle charging the clerk and his subOrdi-
mates with lobbying against the reduc-
tiOns in the legislative appropriation
bill, and offered q resolution directing
Inquiry into the truth OF the charges.
Agreed to,
Mr.. White then had read letter to
himself containing a vague charge of
poisoning against the engrosssr of the
nouse, the writer Of which was subse
quently appointed assistant engrosser.
Referred.
On motion of Mr. Banning the bill
for the reduction OF the army was made
the special order for Wednesday neXt.
Mr.. Gibson offered resolution for the
appointment of q select committee to
make thorough investigation into the
conduct and management of the custom
house and other government offices at
New OIleans, ana to suggest the neces-
cary changes and reforms, with power
to sit in New Orleans, to report st the
present session, and that the proceed
lngs of the committee be published.
Adopted.
The house then went into commit
tee Of the whole, Mr. Cox iu the chair,
on the legislative appropriation bill, the
bill commencing with an appropriation
for the war department. After progress
ing as far as page 50, leaving only
eight more pages TO be disposed of, the
committee rose.
Mr.. Wells, f.om the conference COM
mittee on the deficiency bill, made re.
port recommending that the senate re-
cede from three Of its amendments, and
that the house concur in three others OF
its amendments; none Cf them OF any
impoTtsnce. The report was concurred
in.
Resolutions were offered by Messrs.
Banning and Randall calling fox infOr.
n alton as to the sale Of commissTy ar
ticles and as to the amount Of post
funds at the military academy at West
Point. The house then adjourned.