Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-20
CONGRESS-.
The Indians, the Army and the Interior
Department-0ne Of MOrtOn's
Measures Recalled.
A Libel on the Memory Of Thomas JEFF.
fersOn- Centennial StOry-Re.
ductiOn of the Army
Etc, Etc.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Immediate-
ly after the journal OF yesterdays pro-
ceedings was read the chair laid before
the senate a message from the President
relating to the act fixing the salary of
the President of the United States.
Ex-Secretary Bslknap and counsel
entered at twenty-five minutes past
twelve, and at half-psst twelve legisla-
tive business was suspended to resume
the impeachment trial.
The house bill to define the tax on
fermentei and malt liquors was passed.
Before the passage of the above bill it
was amended so that nothing in the act
shall have the effect to change the rules
of law respecting the evidence in any
prosecution or suit,
Senator Cameron Wis called up the
senate bill to authorize corporation Or
ganized under the laws OF the State Of
Wisconsin to enter upon the Menomo-
nee Indian reservation and improve the
OcOnto river and its branches and tribu-
taIies. Passed.
Senator Morrill, Me. submitted q
resolution directing the secretary Of the
interior to communicate to the senate
any information in relation to the pres
ent situation and disturbances on the
Sioux reservation, and whether the
military force has been inteTposed there
in, and if so if it was by authority of
the department of the interior and the
reason for such interference. Agreed to.
Senator Thurman called up the mo-
tiOn entered by him several days ago to
reconsider the vote by which the bill IN
regard to counting the votes for Presi-
dent and Vice-President was passed.
4 l. u "a ,,4+ + I, l. sol.
passed the senate could pass the house
of representatives, and the result would
be that there would be no new law on
the subject. He believed that some law
should be passed. He thought there
had been passed.
Senator Morton spoke at some length
ss to the necessity of having q new law
on this subject, and said that since the
bill had passed the senate a eircum-
stance had been discovered which would
startIe the country when made public.
Senator Bsyard inquired as to the na-
ture Of it.
Senator Morton said that he would not
mention names, but it was the case
where a Viee-President, being himself
candidate, counted false or void return
in his own favor; the fact was in possess
sion of one Of the senators from Yer
mont.
Senator Thurman said that he had
seen it stated in a newspaper, that this
President, when his attention was
called to the fact that the return was
false, directed the clerk TO count and
then tore up the paper; that great man
never did such thing; it was no use to
conceal the name OF that man. 1t was
no less than he whose hand wrote the
declaration OF independence. II was no
less a man than Thomas Jefferson. 1t
would not do row to make such charge
as lh9t against him. He (ThurmAD)
would wait for the production Of evil
de1ce, and he veDtured to say when it
was produced, there would be nothing
in it to impugn the integrity of Jeffer-
son.
After further discussion, the vote by
which the bill was passed, was consid.
ered-yea5 81, nays 26. The bill was
placed on the calendar.
Senator Morton gave notice that he
would call it for consideration to-mOr-
row.
On melton Senator Sherman's silver
bill Wss made the unfinished business
for tomorrow.
Senator Frelinghuysen moved to take
up the bill in relation to the japanese
Agreed to. He SUBJ
mitted an amendment to strike out the
clause authorizing the President, after
a correspondence with the Japanese
and in a manner satisfac-
tory to it, to transfer said fund with its
increase to the government OF Japan in
trust, the income thereof to be perpet-
ualIy used for education OF labor in
Japan. Agreedtc.
Senator Edmunds moved to strike out
the second section in relation to the psy-
ment Of prize NJ Oney to the officers and
crews of the United States vessels WyO-
ming and jamestown for the destruc-
tion of piratical crafts in 1858 and 1854.
Pending discussion the senate went
into executive session, and soon ad-
journed.