Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-24
The Remainder OF the House Proceedings
Taken Up with the Army ApprOpria-
tiOn Bill, during which Mr.. Ellis
Puts a Bug in Mr.. Banks's
Ear Concerning
A Covert Scheme to Flood the South
Again with Federal SOldiers-The
Bill Providing Permanent Gov
eminent for the District OF
Columbia Occupies the
Senate.
In the House.

In the House.
WASHINGTON, May %. - Mr.. Garfield
| called up the resolutions, reported by him
some days ago from the committee on rules,
amending the rules of the house. The first
amendment is to rule liz, and provides that
all bills coming to the house from the senate
approprlatlng money, land or property OF the
United States, shall! have their first discus
sion In committee of the whole, and all SEN
ate amendments to house bills not germare
to the subject matter OF the bills as originally
passed 10y the house shall have their first dis
cussion in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Mills opposed the proposition as tend
ing to defeat the will Of the majority. He
intimated, as Mr.. Conger had done, that this
was strategetlcal attempt to kill the river
and harbor bill, made by few gentlemen who
were mad because that bill had passed by a
large majority.
Before vote was reached on the first res
oiution, Mr.. Garfield also called up the resolu.
ton amending the rules so as to peovide that
bills or resolutions touching the revenue or
public debt, reported from the committee on
ways and means, may be made special orders
by majority vote of the house.
Mr.. Bank opposed the resolution, and said
that the result of it would be to make spe-
cial order of the tobacco tax, of the whisky
tax, of the income tax, of the tea and coffee
tax, and of the bill for the suspension of the
sinking fund.
The whole matter was then, on motion of
Mr.. Conger laid on the table.
Mr.. Robertson, rising to question of per-
sonal privilege, stated that charges had been
made against the citizens of the parishes of
East and West Feliciana which, if true,
would compel him to retire in shame from
his seat He sent to the clerk s desk and had
read that portion of Secretary Sherman's let
ter to Clarkson N. Potter in which he refers
to the election in those parishes
Mr. Burchard raised point of order that
nothing contained IN that paragraph reflected
on the gentleman from Louisiana lRobertsonl
Nr Hale stated that Secretary Sherman
had been charged personally in the resolution
appointing an investigating committee, and
had simply denied his guilt and affirmed his
innocence.
The speaker pro tenn. ruled that unless the
gentleman from Louisiana could state that
the letter reflected upon him he could not
claim the floor on question of personal
privilege. The chair could not, however, de-
eide, before having heard the gentleman,
whether he was connected IN any way with
the statements made in the letter.
Mr.. Robertson then proceeded to make a
general statement as to the election in East
add West Feliciana, but was interrupted by
the speaker pro tenn, who reminded him that
all that was remote from the question of per-
sonal privilege.
meets himself with the frauds he speaks of.
| Laughter.
Mr.. Robertson-I do connect myself with
the frauds by denouncing them, and by
branding the charge in that letter as vile cal
umny. There was a conspiracy In those par
ishes, and l believe that John Sherman was
connected with 1t.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill, with
Mr.. Springer in the chair, the pending
being to fix the strength of the
army at twenty-five thousand instead of
twenty thousand men.
Mr.. Ellis in opposing the amendment said |
that he had been informed, on reliable au-
thority, that some twenty districts in the
south had been marked for the tread of the
soldier in the next election.
Mr.. Banks-What twenty districts are
marked out?
Mr.. Ellis-I can tell the gentleman. Three
in Mississippi; two In South Carolina; two
In louisiana; and as to the balance / will
furnish him with that information hereafter.
Mr.. Banks-Who does that information
come from?
Mr.. Ellis-I will not tell just now, but he
will hear shortly, and when he does hear he
will think an earthquake has broken around
his ears.
Mr. Cox IN. Y. offered an amendment re-
ducing the army to fifteen thousand. Re-
jected.
Mr.. Dibbrell moved to fix the number at
twenty three thousand. Rejected.
The question then required on Mr.. Throck-
morton's amendment, increasing the strength
of the army from twenty thousand men, as
provided in the bill, to twenty-five thousand
men, and it was agreed to, by lis ayes to 107
nays. The following Democrats voted with
the solid Republican vote in the affirmative:
Messrs Cutler, Patterson, Williams Mich. !, |
Dal, To | a,,A fha rxyhn
Texas delegation with the exception of Mr..
Reagan, who voted In the negative.
Mr.. Foster moved to strike out all OF the
bill after the paragraph just disposed OF, and
to substitute provision providing for board
of three major-generals to examine and re-
port on the organization, practical working
aud efficiency of the various branches of the |
line and of the staff of the army, and to make |
for increasing its usefulness and
reducing its cost.
Points OF order were made against the |
and after long discussion the |
amendment was excluded and the reading of |
the bill was proceeded with by clauses.
The item for the pay of the army was, on |
motion of Mr.. Hewitt n. VI, in
creased from eight million three hundred |
and ninety thousand dollars to nine million |
and ninety thousand dollars, to correspond |
with the increase of the force from twenty |
thousand to twenty-five thousand men.
The item for subsistence was also Increased |
in the same proportion. After disposing of |
twelve pages of the bill the committee rose |
and the house took recess.
In the senate.
Senator Window, from the committee on |
appropriations, reported the legislative, Judi |
cial and executive appropriation bill, with |
several amendments. Placed on the calen- |
lar.
Senator Davis [Illl called up the senate
bill to provide for the service of process in |
cases of interpleader in the courts of the |
United States. Passed.
Senator Davis w. Va called up the reso-
luton authorizing the select committee 10 in
Testigfte the financial reports, books, etc., of |
he treasury department to continue the in
and to sit during the recess of
he senate.
On motion of Senator Allison, the resolu-
ion was amended by striking out the words,
'and Sit" it being understood that the in
resignation should be continued so far as to
allow the experts now examining the books of
he treasury department to continue that /
work, and, as amended, the resolution was
agreed to.
Senator Plumb called up the senate bill au-
.horizing the secretary of war to have erected
neadstones over the graves of Union soldiers
Inferred IN private cemeteries. Passed.
The morning hour having expired the sem
ate resumed consideration Of the bill pro-
riding permanent form of government for
the District of Columbia, the pending ques-
ion being an amendment of Senator Bay
ards substitute, submitted yesterday, re-
4 hiring the two commissioners nfl,a apnOint- Il