Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-19
Amendments TO the Constitution and the
Revised Statutes List Of Bills
introduced in the House
Yesterday.
The Centennial Acknowledgements
OF MeSsrs. Wood and Waddell-
Appeal to Southern Mem
berS-A Hit at
Blaine.
HOUSE,

HOUSE.
Mr.. Knott from the Judiciary com.
mittee, reported q proposed amendment
to the constitution, ss follows: No per
son who has held, or may hereaft 81
hold, the Office of President. shall ever
again be eligible to said office. Made
the special order for Tuesday nex'.
Mr. Frye, on behalf o. the minority
! Of the committee, gave notiee that hG
would offer a substitute.
Mr.. Ache n. G. !, from the same com.
mittee, reported a DILL to amend the re
vised statutes. 1t provides that decia-
| ration of intention to become a citizen
Of the United States may be made be.
| fore clerk of court, and such declars.
tiOns heretofore made are declared legal
and valid. He explained that the OBJ
jeet Of the bill was simply to restore the
Law to what it had been before the print
ing of the revised statutes, in which the
word clerk had been accidentally omit
ted. The bill passed.
Mr.. Ashe, from the same COMMITTEES,
reported bill to amend sectloE ten hum
dred and sixiy-nine of the revised
statutes, relating to claims for aban.
doned property. It authorizes the court
Of claims to take Jurisdiction Of the
claims Of all persons who were infants,
married women, idiots, lunatics, insane
persons, or who were beyond the seas at
the time of the seizure OF any aban-
doned or captured property; provided,
such Claims already on file or shall be
on file within two years.
MIR. Lawrence made the point of order
that the bill must first be considered in
oif8an nf ffra yhnln I6a s,,f
sustained by the speaker, and the bill
was referred to the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Lawrence, from the same COM
mittee, reported back adversely the oil
20 abolish capital punishment. Laid on
the table.
Tee speaker proceeded with the call
of States for bills for reference, and the
following were introduced and referred: /:
By Mr.. Riddle: Providing that half of
the duties on imports shall be collected
in lawful money; declaring United
States bonds to be payable according to
the proper legal construction of the laws
under which they wtre Issued.
By MT. Hunter: To fix the legal rate of
interest on national money throughout
the United States at not exceeding six
per cent.
By Mr.. Baker: Fixing the psy of
members Of congress at three thousand
six hundred dollars, and no allowances.
By Mr.. Anderson: Fixing the pay of
members of congress at four thousand
dollars, with mileage at ten cents per
mile.
By Mr.. Henderson: For the construc.
tion of the Illinois and Mississippi canal.
By Mr. Whiting: To repeal the tax On
bank deposits.
By Mr.. Hatcher: For the improve
ment of the Mississippi river between
st. Louis and Cairo.
By Mr.. House [Tenn. ]: To restore to
the per sion rolls the names of pension
ers which were struck off for dIsloyalty.
By Mr.. Fuller: For the establish bmeut t
of the southern judicial district of Indi-
ana.
BY Mr.. Cannon I'LL ]: Providing a
penalty for mailing obscene matter, and
prohibiting lottery ciTculsrs from pssJ-
ing through the mails.
By Mr.. HaItzell: For the payment Ct
port dues of import duties in legal
tender notes,
By Mr.. Glover: Extending the juris-
diction OF United States circuit courts in
suits against corporations.
By Mr.. Bland: To exclude the State
of Missouri from the provisions OF the
act of May 10, 1872, to promote the de.
velopment OF mining resources; also
giving to the State Of Missouri all lands
therein selected as swamp and over
flowed lands.
Bv Mr.. Franklin: For branch mint
at Kansas city.
BY Mr.. Phillip: For public building
in Jefferson city.
By MT. Welshire: To establish the
judicial district Of Oklahoma.
By Mr. Oliver: To reduce the interest
on public debt, and provide a uniform
currency, and limit the amount thereof,
sud make it equal in value to specie.
ALSO to call jint convention OF all the
civilized nations, for The purpose Cf
establishing a uniform system OF weights
and measures and coinage throughout
the civilized world.
By Mr.. Williams: For the improve
ment of Kenosha and Raime harboIs.
By Mr.. Burchar Wis ] For the inn
provement OF the barDors Of Manta-
voc, Two Rivers and ShebOygan.
BY Mr.. Lutrell: To prevent the nat
uralization of Chinese land MongO' iaus.
The house then-three O'clOck-went
into committee OF the whole on the
state of the Union, Mr.. Wood in the
ch air, on the Centennial appropriation
bill, and wss addressed by Mr.. Hop Ekins,
chairman Of the select committee, who
argued that the national honor was in
volved in the success OF the exhibition,
and that there could be no extremity Of
financial distress that ought to cause an
American congress 10 falter in voting an
q fiCfa tn Tho good "A m q
OF the government, as national unity
was valueless without national honor.
Referring to the national advantages OF
the celebration he said that one Of those
would bo to show that southern men
were neither dukes Of Alga or Spanish
inquisitors, but were men and brethren.
Toe soiTit Of '76 would bring its intiu.
ence on the people, aud under that in
fiuence all animosities and sli angry
memories would fade away. The pas
sage Of the pending bill by the aid OF
these, the sincerity OF whose patriotism
had been upjuslly questioned, would
conduce to that contamination s) de-
youtly to be wished.
Mr. Wsdd,ll said If it were supposed
that the iTr, ,tating discussion Of 4st week
would have driven southern men away
AlpA1 NAC 6uFpOAN VI AAAAs~ A-SEsNeNASi -
sincerely trusted that the result Of the
vote woUlI only add another Illus
trstiOn to the many slreafy given
Of how utterly impos ilUle it is for some
people TO understand and appreciate the
spiIit that animates other people. He
and his associates acquitted their north
ern brethren OF all responsibility for
that decision. They had understood
fully "for twas transparent" the mo
tive which underlay the introduction
OF that subject, aud attaching to that
motive it's exact value, they simply
looked down upon and pass ed by the
whole sui Iect. They wished dlsturbers
{ t public peace to understand that not
withstanding the spirit exhibited, they
were too good patriots and too sincere
men to allow that spirit either 10 control
them or serve as an example for
them; they wished TO maintain the honor
and character Of the American Union
and they would do It If they were al.