Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-21
In the House.

In the House.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Speaker. (pr,
tenn Sayler announced the appointment o
4 the committee under the Potter resolution Il
| inquire into the alleged frauds in the late
Presidential election, as follows: Clark
son n. Potter, of New York; Viii
liam b. Morrison, of Illinois; Eppa Hun
ton, of Virginia; John A. MMahon, o
| Ohio; ]. G. s. Blackburn, of Kentucky; w
| S. Stenger, of Pennsylvania; Thos r. Cobb
| of Indiana, Democrats; B. F. Butler, O
| Massachusetts,; Frank Hiscock, of New York
| ]. d. Cox, of Ohio, and Thomas B. Reed, Of
| Maine, Republicans.
Mr.. Garfield presented to the house cable
dispatch from Edward A. Noyes, stating his
| desire to be subpenaed by the committee.
The house was called to order this morning
| by Mr.. Sayler, speaker pro ten,., and, under
| call of the States, bills were introduced and
referred as follows: By Mr.. Harris: Report.
| ing law imposing a tax of one per cent. on
State banks. By Mr.: Shelby [Ala.l: Giving
the guaranty of the government for the pay
| ment of five per cent. interest on bonds to be
issued by the following named companies to
the following amounts: James River and
kanawha canal company, $50 600 600; At
antic and Great Western canal company,
$50, 900, coo; Florida Coast canal company,
12,o00,000; Fort st. Phillip canal company,
100000 900; Rock Island and Hennespin
canal company, SIS, 900 900; Oswego canal
company, S25; COG, 900; Big SANDY, railroad
company, $5,000,000. By Mr.. Garfield: For
taking the tenth and subsequent census. By
Mr.. Atkins: Requiring all appointments in
the civil service to be distributed equally
among the congressional districts. By Mr..
Crittenden: Providing that the claims of
militiamen and men not enlisted for pensions
on account of disabilities received In battle
with the rebels or Indians shall be valid if
filed previous to July, 1882. By Mr.. Ellis
To protect international and domestic COM
merce; among its provisions is one empower
ing the Texas and Pacific railroad to extend
its line from Fort Worth to the Rio Grande
at or near Ell Paso.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, on the
army appropriation bill
Mr.. Klmmell made speech mainly directed
to the dangers of a standing army in time of
peace.
Mr.. Humphrey took opposite grounds, and
argued that In a republican country a stand
ing army was not menace to the liberties of
the people.
The speech of Mr.. Humphrey was inter-
rupted by the arrival of the hour for consid-
erirg bills relating to the District of Column
hia When the committee rose several Dis
trict bills were passed, and the house adj
journed.
I'm the senate.
The president pro tempore laid before the
senate resolutions OF the city council of Chi
cago praying the passage of the house bill
to place the name of General Shields upon
the retired list of the army, with the rank of
brigadier- general. Laid on the table.
Senator Thurman, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, to which was recommitted the house
bill to provide for the admission to the bar of
the supreme court of the United States of
I. L L
bar of the highest court of any State or Ter
ritory for a period of three years, reported it
back with the amendment of Senator Sargent
providing that no person shall be refused ad-
mission to the bar of any United States court
on account of sex. Senator Thurman said
he had been directed by the committee to re-
port, as they reported before, that there was
no law prohibiting a court from admitting
women to the bar, and therefore there was
no necessity for this legislation.
After some discussion the bill was placed
on the calendar with an adverse report. The
following bills were introduced and referred
By Senator Christiancy (by request): To re-
organize the court OF claims, and to extend
It's jurisdiction to take in all claims from
before congress and the departments for
adjudication.
by Senator M'Millan: To provide for the
construction of bridge across the Mississippi
river at Fort Smelling, Minnesota.
The bill to amend the one hundred and
third article of war, so as to providetthat no
person shall be tried or punished by a courts
martial for any offense committed more than
two years, or, in case of desertion, three
years, before the arrangement of such person
for such offense, was passed.
On motion of Senator Window, the senate
insisted upon its amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill, and agreed to the confer
ence asked for. The same course was taken
on the pension appropriation bill.
Senator NJ MILAN reported unfavorably the
senate bill to incorporate the United States
commercial company, and it was indefinitely
postponed.
Senator WHITE presented the resolutions
of the Maryland legislature favoring govern
ment aid in the construction of a ship canal
to connect Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
Referred Senator Whyte gave notice that
he would urge the matter before the senate
at the proper time, believing the work one
of national Importance and free from con-
stitutional objections. Baltimore, he said,
was now a grand reservoir OF grain from the
west and northwest. 1t was the nearest out
let for western products to foreign lands.
By Senator Sargent: To regulate immil
grafton.
Senator Cockrell moved to take up the
house bill and to place the name of General
James Shields on the retired list OF the army,
some discussion he withdrew the motion and
gave notice he would renew it later in the
day after Senator Morrill, should have fin
lshed his speech on the repeal of the specie
resumption act, it being unfinished bus ness,
and the bill being taken up, Senator Morrill,
chairman of the finance committee, spoke in
opposition.
Senator Morrill, argued that the fractional
premium now remaining on gold was likely to
soon disappear, unless that result shall be
thwarted by the rash attempt to do by legis-
lation what will so much more :ureiy be &C.
complished naturally through the laws of
trade. There had been no stringency in the
money market since l875-only a continued
dizziness. No properly supported de-
mand for money had been refused. He quo
ted from tables to show that the amount of
egal-tenders, national bank and trea-
sury certificates in circulation on January l.,
1875, was 1906, AS, 0S4, and on the first of
May, 1878, they amounted to 1926, S49, 931 i,
showing that, instead of contraction,
we had over twenty million dol
lars more money than we had in 1875.
He commended that there was lack of con-
hdence instead of lack of money. The real
wealth of our country, as of every other, re-
sides II its labor. The future productive
power 1t has in store is more than all we now
possess. want to put that power to work, and
a stimulus of more certain and higher rewards
to encourage every idle dollar to come
forth; to take its life in hand and risk it some
where by putting all of the great forces of
human industry in motion. To defeat the
return to specie payments now, either by as
sault or by i'll directed attempts to hasten its
coming, when we are on the brink of fruition,
would throw a fearful responsibility on those
who should, by any act of omission or COM