Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-21
HOUSE,

Bills were introduced and referred e.
follows:
By Mr.. Vance IOhiol: To grant tc
Ohio the unsold and uuappTOpTiated
public lands in that State.
By Mr.. Lawrence: To limit the power
of courts to punish for contempt isalso,
to enlarge the privileges OF the writ OF
ba6eGs corpus. The bill provides that
whenever any person shall be detained
or imprisoned by order of the senate OF
house, he shall be entitled to the privi-
lege Of the writ Of hGbeds corpus, and the
person having custody of the person SO
detained or imprisoned, shall, in
obedience TO the writ, produce 20
the court or justice issuing toe
writ the person 50 detained without
any order from either the senate or
house. Any person imprisoned or de-
tanned by any court OF the United States,
or justice or judge thereof, for contempt,
shall be entitled to apply to any court
having appellate jurisdiction for the writ
| Of hG6eGS corpus, aud the same shall be
issued, served, obeyed, proceeded with
and determined as in ether caseg.
Mr.. Singleton, from the committee on
| appropriations, reported back the senate
| amendments to the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill, end moved
! that they be non-c0ncurred in. Agreed
! to.
Mr.. Young offered resolution, recit-
ing the unsettled condition Of the Mext
can republic and the many outrages
committed on the persons and property
| of American citizens living in the neigh
bOrhoOd of the Rio Gran6e, and request
ing the President OF the United States
to order such military force to rendez.
VCus at some suitable point on the Rio
Graude as will be able TO enforce the ex-
isting neutrality laws, to prevent hOstili-
ties on the bOrGeF, and to preserve peace
ful relations between the two countries;
and also requesting the President to
direct the general Of the army to proceed
in person to the scene Of the threatened
outbreak, and TO take such measures
e. may be necessary to preserve peace,
and to protect the honor and dignity of
the law. Referred.
Mr.. Cox, from the committee on rules,
made report in the csse OF Charles H.
Smith, journal CLERK, who issued cir
culsr Eeekipg business in the collection
of additional bounty claims. The re-
port severely condemns the action of
Smith, but as be had resigned no actiou
was recommended.
AT. WellS reported BACK the senate
amendments TO the deficiency bill, some
OF which were rejected and some con-
Cured in without baing resd TO the
house.
Mr.. Cate offered a resolution recitipg
the charges made in newspaper report
affecting the official conduct OF B, Il,
Bds.ow, secretary OF the treasury, in
Tegsri TO the remission Of forfeiture in
the case Of the bark Mary Merritt, seized
in Milwaukee, June, 1859, for violation
of the customs laws, and instructing the
committee on expenditures in the treas
Ury department TO inquire into the cir
cumstances and ascertain on what
ground the judgment Of forfeiture was
iemitted and for what purpose.
Nj. Hale suggested that the charge
should be made more definite and spe-
citic. He knew that BristOw courted in
vestigatiOn on every subject with which
his name was connected, and he GHale7
believed that such investigation would
bring him out brighter.
Mr., Warren desired Mr. Cste to inssrt
IN his resolution 2 provision that the in,
vestigation should he conducted with
opeD GooTs, but Mr.. Cate declined SO to
modify il. The resolution was adopied
The bill to transfer the Indian bureau