Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-13

/ WASHINGTON, December Ex-senator
Anth ny called up the senate bill authorizing the
public printer TO print papers and documents for the
SENATORS. representatives aud delegates in congress
upon the payment OF the cost ana TN per cent ad-
dliUnaL Passed.
Senator Window called up the fertilization appro-
pfia ion Dill. The amen fmentS Of the committee
the sea coast fortihcation from one hundred and
twenty five Thousand dollars to two hundred ana fifty
thousand dollars, and for the preservation and re
pair Of the fortlhcaiions from one hundred thousand
Olars To two hundred thousand dJlars We're agreed
The bill from the house to rect the enrolment
in the sundTy civil apprOp iatio bill OF last year
In regard 10 The HotSprngs reservation In ARKANSAS
passed " thOut amenum-nt-
brief discussion as 10 the order OF business, re-
suited In an azIeemeDt that the vote Oh the
kdm0nOs's bill In regard to tne counting OF the cleo
tOral vote, be taken tO-mOrrlw.
Senator Dasts Iill.l presented petition from the
citiZens Of Chicago asking that tract of land Tot
less than ole million nor more than three million
where all CLASSES of poor sick, disabled or tntrm
persons may have home. he alsO presented a De
.,i "t r. III VI ~ q.
pnallon 1or the construction OF canal from the
southwest bra Oh OF the Chicago river TO the mouth
OF the Calumet river
Senator burnside, from the Joint select committee
TO prepaie plan Ior the reorganization OF the army,
submitted a report accompanies by Dill and
numerous documents BEARING on the subject. The
Dill is entitled "A bill to reduce reOrganize the
army OF the United States and making rues for its
government and regulation " The btu was placed
on the calendar ana all papers IN reference there
were ordered printed. The II provides that the
general officers shall be reduced to SIX IN numcer,
namely two major-g neral, az four brlgadier-gen-
erals for permanent organization instead OF eleven,
as at present the reduction TO take place Dy casual
te-, and that the present glnizaIion shall consist
Of o' mo than tweG'y i've thousand enlisted men,
exclusive OF signal soldiers
saIalOt Eustls called up the bill introduced by
him on tbs on the t"utn OF December, asking for
i've thousand dollars Tor constructing rebuilding
and pairing the levees on the Missisippriver in
and Mis- ,ouri, kentucky, Tennessee Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi louisiana, for the purpose OF submitting
some REMARKS theron BE said toe government
6u light cers the had not nd the he Fight was Of nst
posing of It, He could see 10 reason why the great
United States was nat responsible in damages to
thousands and Thousands of people in the Missls-
Sppi val ey. who mad been TuiDeI b. crevaSseS. 1t
was the duty OF the government of the United
Its banks. 1t was impossible for s ates to ado.t
and execute any successful plan to perfect lev-es
senator Paddo k introduced bill 10 amend the
posse eOnatars case of the army appropriation bill
Tor the prescott fiscal year. SO as to provide that 1t
shall not apply TO any part OF the army occupied in
the States Territories subject to Indian tncursons
Referred.
Ga motion of Senator Burnside the bill reported
by MIN from the Joint commission in regard TO the
der for The eighth OF January next
Senator WlndOm cal ed up The house bill making
military academy, which was amended In some I'M
important particulars and passed.
After an executive session, the senate aoJournea
In the House.
WAsHINGToN December 13-Mr. Wood
offered resolution directing inquiry into the con-
duct Of Chief SupeIviSoF-ot-E ecton Davenport at
the last election 10 New York. Its consideration
was postponed until tomorrow. The legation Is
that Davenport was guilty OF Illegal unjust and op
pressve exercise of pretended authority In causing
the arrest detention aud Imprisonment of citizens
innocent OF Offense b. which h deprived them Of
the right to vote and subjected them to indgnitY,
tnsul and intimidation, without warrant OF law or
Justification, which arrests have b7en declared lie
gal by Ihs Judge of the United States court.
A resolution was adopted ordering recess from
December both TO January 6th
The house resumed the consideration or the zen
eva award bill, and addressed by Mr. Wills
IN VI in favor of the majority OF the Judiciary
committee.
Mr. Lapham supported the minority report.
Messr5 fSeckwall and Patton spoke IN favor OF the
mainriy report and the matter then without action
went ever.
ar h ,nning submitted report from the military |
Ordered printed and made special |
order Tor the ninth OF January.
Mr. BAKER, from thu committee on appropriations,
reported bill repeating 50 much or the tly SuldIy
bill apprOpriates tnttynine thousand dollars to
the claims of Charles p BIk-it, late Indian agent,
Poucy agency. he stated IL the I'm IniIno.s re-
port Of the committee on appropriations inst the
item had TO added the b IL In thu sate, bat II
bad sine been discovered to be fraud lie claim.
more unmitiglted swndle had never been fCisttd |
on legislative II.
mir. Nlts y. ] stated that the item had been |
InsrrIei in the senate, and the senate ME enc |
committee had taked the Tespo"sbliIy OF rot1llng
IL in the bill but that 1t proven 10 be- aud
u ent, he sure thsaSeuae ~Ould be anxious 10 |
remedy the wrong. The bin then passed.
mr. SmILl !, from the committee on approprt-
alton reported substitute Tor the pension appr0-
priation bill. II refer ed to Committee Ut the
whole and he house went into such comm ntee on |
IN Il Dtil Several amendments we're offered ana re-
fec ed The committee then rose aud the bill was
passed.
Mr. Morrison Introduced bill to re2eal the duty |
on Qinine Re erred. l
Mr. Evans introduced bill removing the political
Ca! DINA. Passed.
The house then adt5urned