Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-22
WASHINGTON.
Presentation Of the Memorial and ReSO-
solutions of the St. Louis COYen-
ton to President Grant
The Result
DOings of the Standing Committees Of
the Senate and House Cutting
Ont Work for the Rest
Of the Session.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, January 2l.-In the
senate, after some ordinary business,
Senator Boutwell, announced the death
OF Vice-President Wilson, and d-livered
a graceful eulOgy, which he closed by
Offering the usual resolutions of respect.
Senator Boutwell, was followed by Sens-
tors HamliD, Ingalls,, Bogy, Anthony and
others, and the senate adjourned to
Monday. Ia the house, resolutions were
also presented in respect to the late
Vice-PresiGent, and eulogies we're pro-
nOunced on the virtues OF the dc leased
by Mes srs. Warren, Harris of Massa-
chusetts, Kelly, Kuoit Ciymer, KassOn,
Banks, Lynch, jiurlburt, Lawrence,
Lspham, Reagan, Joy &c and Blair. The
most notewoItDy pJJJiOn Of the eulogit 5
was that in which KnO't alluded to the
celebrated visit Of Wil.Oa at the death
bed of John c. B'e. keIridge, Resolu-
tions of respect were adopted and the
b Ouse adjourneC.
FRAUDULENT BIDS.
A number OF bids, bealing the impress
of fraudulent stsmI s. have been discov-
erad in the p ste fiji e department, over
one hundred having been so recognized
by the engraver OF the original stamp
and other expert. The bids so found
are mainly in TexaE, Arkansas and
Louisiana.
DOINGs OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The senate COMMITTEES on privileges
and elections to-day considered Senator
Morton's bill to provide for the counting
of votes for President and Vice Presi-
dent. No cOnciu ion was reached, but
the opinion OF maj Jrity Of the commit
tee seemed to be that the pending dis
cussion in the senate Oh the abolition Of
the tWenty-second j1int Iule renders it
unnecessary to press MOrton's bill at
present. The committee subst quently
took up MOrtOn's bill for TIE investiga-
ton of the Missis sippi election. Quite a
long political DISCUSSION Of a general
character occurred, and considera ole op-
position to MortoL's resolution was de-
VelOpad.
The house committee on approx ria
tions has unanimously decided to report
adversely on the bill appropriatiDg two
hundred and twenty two thousand sew
en- hundred anu niue'y-tWO dollars to
pay interest ON three hundred and sixty
i've district Columbia bonds, on the
ground that eongres5 is bound to the ex-
tent only that interest shall be paid, and
that as eight hundred thousand dollars
of the sum appropriated remain in the
District treasury, part Of this should
he applied to the payment Of interest,
and that hereafter the interest should be
paid from the Districts current receipts.
The committee Of ways and means
gave hes ring this morning to depu-
tstion from the United States breWers'
as ociation, in favor OF the pas
sage Of the bill introduced by
Mr.. Kehr, Of Missouri, to abolish the
rule of the internal revenue department
which dxes two and half bushels OF
malt IS the maximum quantity allowed
for the production Of thiTty-One gallon
barrel Of beer or ale, and make ss5ess-
ments where the brewers returns show
an excess of malt over the quantity OF
beer produced. OfiieeIs OF the internal