Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-15


house voted to insist on its disagreement to
the post route bill, and new conference was
ordered, the same conferees, Messrs. Atkins,
Durham and Foster, being reappointed.
| Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the rules and
take from the speakers table the bill for the
repeal of the resumption act for the purpose
of non-concurring in the senate amendment.
and asking for a committee of conference.
Defeated, not two-thirds voting in the affirm
alive.
The house then took a recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration of pension
bills.
caucus OF the Democratic members was
announced to be held Immediately.
| The house at the evening session passed
about one hundred and fifty pension bills,
and number of private bills.
| Adjourned.
The house bill appropriatlns two hundred
and ten thousand dollars for a public build
ing to be used as a barge-ottice in New York
was passed.
The house bill egalizing the collection of
head-money, already paid by immigrants,
| was passed.
The committee on public buildings and
| grounds reported adversely upon the senate
| bill to pay Patrick II. Jones Eve hundred and
| eighty-ive dollars for the Disbursement Of
moneys appropriated for the construction of
the United States postoffice and courthouse
|
the calendar.
| The committee on contingent expenses of
the senate was authorized to sit during the
| recess.
The committee on privileges and elections
reported adversely on the joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the constitution
forbidding the disfranchisement of persons
On account of sex. The report was ordered
| to be printed, and the resolution placed on the
calendar.
Senator Window. chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, submitted a con-
current resolution to extend the session until
! noon on Thursday next. LAID over till to-
morrow. In submitting the resolution Sena
| tor Window expressed the opinion that the
| session could not be closed on Monday.
| After the passage of a number OF bills on
the calendar, the consideration was resumed
of unfinished business, the bill to create
sinking fund to pay the Indebtedness due the
government by the Kansas Pacific railroad.
The resolution to print seven hundred
| copies of the first volume OF the report OF the
| select committee on transportation routes to
| the seaboard was agreed to-.
Senator Window submitted a resolution
| calling upon the secretary of the treasury for
| information as to the amount expended by
| the United States for the various public works
in each State and Territory of the United
| States, together with the expenditures of the
| government in aid of canals, wagon-roads,
and railroads since June so, 1873. Agreed to.
| Senator Mathews called up the house joint
| resolution asking Tor an investigation IN the
case of Edward Q. M'Congdon, confined in
| an English prison. Agreed to.
| Senator M'Donald, by request, introduced
| bill to provide an additional fund for the
| repayment to the United States of moneys
advanced in aid of the Union Pacific railroad
company. The bill provides that all moneys
| hereafter paid to the company for additional
subscriptions to its capital stock, made under
| the provisions of section 2 of an act of con-
gress, approved July 2, 1864, shall be turned
| into the United States treasury, to be credited
on the account of government advances in
| aid of the roads construction. Referred to
| the committee on Judiciary.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, having
been received from the house, was read 10y
| title and referred.
The house bill to authorize the Barataria
| ship canal company to construct and operate
| ship canal from New Orleans to the Gulf
| of Mexico through the lands and waters of
| the United States, and to grant to said COM
pany the right for that purpose. Passed.
Senator Voorhees, called up the house bill
| to provide for the terms of the district and
| circuit courts of the United States at Fort
Wayne, Indiana. Passed
The house bill providing for the terms of
the district and circuit courts of the United
States at Charlotte, North Carolina, also
passed.
Subsequently Senator Davis ILL., entered
| a motion to reconsider the vote by which the
two last-named bills were passed.
Senator M Donald, from the committee ON
public lands, reported with amendments the
senate bill to quiet the title of the settlers on
the DesMoines river lands and for other pur-
poses. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Anthony, from the committee on
printing, reported back the resolution to PRINT
the first annual report of the United States
commission relating to the Rocky mountain
locust and the best means to guard against
its invasion, with an amendment reducing
the number of copies to be printed from thirty
to fifteen thousand.
After some discussion the amendment was
rejected, and the resolution passed providing
for thirty thousand copies.
The committee on pensions reported with
amendments the house bill to increase the
pensions of certain pensloned soldiers and
sailors, who have lost both hands or both feet
or the sight of both eyes In the service of the
country from fifty to seventy-fve dollars per
month. The amendments of the committee
on pensions provided that the bill should
apply to all who have become helpless on
account of such wounds received, and who
require the aid of another person, but that
| it should not apply to those pensioners who
have no families depending upon them for
| support, nor to those not deemed by the COM
missioner of pensions to be in necessitous cir
Cumstances,
After some discussion all the amendments
of the committee were rejected, and the bill
passed as it came from the house of repre-
sentatves.
Senator Ingalls, said he yesterday voted for
| the bill to repeal the specie resumption act,
| having forgotten that he promised the sena
| tor from Maryland [Whyte] to pair with him
on this question. His vote was by inadvert-
| ence, and he regretted exceedingly that he
did not remember his promise.
| &c fo DIV Iuil
submitted and referred to the committee on
appropriations, as follows:
By Senator Morrill, Appropriatlng four hun
| bred thousand dollars for continuing the work
| upon the new state, war and navy depart
| ment building, etc.
By Senator Ferry: Increasing the appropria-
| ton for public building at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, to forty seven thousand dollars.
By Senator Beck Appropriating two hun
bred thousand dollars 10 indemnify the States
for expenses of enrolling. shipping and trans
| porting troops for United States service dur
| ing the late war.
Senator Davis, from the judiciary commit
| tee, to which was referred resolution as to
| the legality of the secretary of the navy re-
| instat.ng Surgeon l.. J. Draper in the navy,
about year ago. submitted a report to the
effect that the action of the secretary was IL
| legal. Ordered printed and lie on the table.
| Senator NJ Donald, of the committee, non
concurs.
| A message having been received from the
| house of representatives announcing the nom
concurrence of that body in the senate amend
| ments to the bill making appropriations for
| the improvement of rivers and harbors, and
asking for a conference committee, Senator
| Spencer moved that the senate insist upon its
amendments, and agree to the conference
| asked for by the house.
| Senator Sargent moved that the senate re-
cede from its amendments. He said that by
the action of the senate very large amount
had been added to this bill, and in the inter-
est of economy the senate should recede from
! its amendments. The effect of his IN jtion
wouIdsbe to yass the bill as it came from the
house, saving about two million dollars to the
| government.
Senator Spencer opposed the motion of
Senator Sargent, and inquired what was the
| difference between the house and senate bill.
Senator Spencer replied, about one mil
| lion dollars.
| Senator Sargent-Let US save million dol