Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-06
Both the Senate and House Absorbed
In the Question of a National System
OF Quarantine - The Liveliest
Measure on the Table
A Movement Toward Closing up the
Freedman's Savings and Trust
COncern-Mr. BrentanO's Per-
sOnal Explanation.
Our Commercial and Postal Intercourse
with South American Provinces
The COrbin InVestigatiOn-Tke
Chicago CustOmhOuse, Etc.
In the Senate.

In the Senate.
WAsHINGToN, December 5.-The Vice
President announced as the special commit
tee on yellow-iever investigation, Senators
Garland and Eustis.
THE FREEDMAN's SAVING AND TRUST COM
PANY.
Senator Morrill, submitted resolution call
ing upon the secretary of the treasury for in
formation as to the amount of deposits In the
treasury TO the credit of the reedman's saw
iDgs and trust company; whether interest
should be allowed thereon; the expenses to
settle the affairs Of that company; what leg
islation Is necessary to close up the affairs OF
the company, AID have the commissioners
retired. He said he understood that the
commissioners were willing to retire, but
could not do so under law, and that, in his
opinion, the original managers should have
been criminally prosecuted. The resolution
was agreed to.
The CoRBIN INVESTIGATION.
Senator Cameron wis. I, from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, reported a
resolution to print Tor the use of the commit
tee one hundred copies of the report made to
the committee by Senator Cameron in the
matter of the claim of David T. Corbin for a
seat in that body as senator from South Car
DINA. Agreed to.
SOUTH AMERICAN POSTAL AND CONNER
GAL INTERCOURSE.
Senator Ferry submitted the following:
Resolved, That the President be requested
to transmit to the senate any information
which may have been received by the depart
ment concerning postal and commercial in
tercourse between the United States and the
South Ameri AN countries, together with any
recommendations desirable to be submitted
or measures to be adopted for facilitating and
improving such intercourse.
Agreed to.
CHANGES IN STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following changes in standing commit
tees were made by unanimous consent: Eaton
to retire from committee on appropriations,
Wallace to take his place; Morgan to retire
from committee on patents, Eaton to take his
place; Wallace to retire from committee on
foreign relations, Morgan to take his place.
Senator Terry was excused from service on
the committee to inquire as to Senator Como
ver's connection with the omission of the Hot
Springs clause from the sundry civil Gppro-
priation bill last session.
ADJOURNED.
After executive session, the senate adj
journed until Monday.
In the House.
MIR. Singleton, from the committee on APP
prialion, reported bill which was referred
to the committee of the whole and made the
special order for Tuesday next.
Mr.. Clymer, from the same committee, re-
ported the naval appropriation bill. Re-
ferred to the committee OF the whole.
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. Brentano, rising to a personal expla-
nation, sent to the clerk desk and had read
an extract from the Washington Post, of
July "a, 1873, in which it was intimated
that Vermont member had received twenty
FIVE thousand dollars, and a Chicago and
Maryland member twelve thousand two hun
dred and City dollars each for aiding in the
passage of the bill directing the secretary of
the treasury to pay the interest Of the
as nc was the only Chicago member who
had voted for the bill, the extract certainly
referred to him, and Gg he did not desire to
have such an ImputatiOD r Zqsinlng on his
character he offered a resolution directing
the committee on civIi-se;v vice reiGT n to In
qaira into said charges. Adopted.
JULIUS BANNER.
Mr., Cox, from tie committee on foreign
affairs, reported back resolution calling on
the President for all the correspondence be-
tween the United States and the German
empire relative to the expulsion of Julius
Banner, citizen of Chicago, from the Ger
man empire. Adopted.
THE CHICAGO CUsToMHoUsB,
Mr. Harrison, of Illinois, offered a resolu-
ton calling on the secretary of the treasury
for information regarding the names, salaries
and duties of all employees appointed In the
Chicago customhouse since the appointment
of the present collector. Adopted.
THE NATIONAL QUARANTINE QUESTION.
Mr. Garfield, from the comgittee On rules,
reported concurrent resolution for the ap-
pointment of a yellow-feYer commission, and
said the committee bad not considered the
power Of congress- in the matter, further than
to recognize tie fact that under even strict
construction Of the constitution congress had
the ciearest possible right to take care of the
quarantine regulations along the harb0F5 and
navigable rivers. IL this instance men OF
all parties and sections were absolutely in
accord, and any light that could De thrown
on the history Of the peshlence and on the
direction, splendid generosities and sympa-
thies of the people, ought to be shed upon
it for future use.
Mr.. Hooker was sure the remarks of the
gentleman irom Ohio would fnd response In
every heart i'll every portion of the country.
The recent affection which had visited the
south With ylrulence never before known,
had called forth feelings which made r2aH-
kind akin: it has broken down all barriers of
pride; had FRUSTRATED all boundaries OF sec
ton, and had made people north and people
south feel that they were indeed bone OF one
bone and of the same blood and lineage. In
that terrible atii ctlOn, when the hand OF the
fell destroyer was upon the people OF the
south, the north al6 weGt had gone 10 their
rescue with open-hearted bspeSolence, which
never would be forgotten by the afflicted peg
pie, whose gratitude could not find words TO
express itself.
Mr. Cox I n. Y. !, while favoriDg the reso-
linton, hoped the committee would In no way
inte feis with local guarantees.
Tne resolution wes adopted, and the house
adjourned until Monday.