Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-22

gave notice of his intention to call up to-day
the Texas and Pacific railroad bill. 1t was
/ not his purpose to press IT to vote, but to
| yield the floor to the senator from Misss
sippi lamar. He now gave notice that be
would call the bill up tomorrow morning.
Senator Lamar said he was anxious to ad-
dress the senate on this measure, m which
his constituents were so deeply interested, and
| If the senate would allow him an opportunity
to do so, he would be obliged.
After some discussion, 1t was agreed that
| the bill to forbid the further retirement OF
legal-tender notes should be taken up to-
morrow, and then laid aside informally to
enable the senator from Mississippi Lamar
to speak.
Senator Bayard, from the committee on
| finance, reported, with amendm hts, the
house bill to provide for the free ENTITY Of ar
| ticles imported for exhibition by societies es-
tablished for the encouragement of the arts
| and sciences, and for other purposes. Placed
| on the calendar.
| on finance, reported back, with amendments,
the house bill to amend section % OF the act
| of June %, 1874, to amend the customs rev.
enue laws and to repeal the moieties, and it
| was placed on the calendar.
This bill extends the provisions of that Sec
| ton to the naval officers at Baltimore and
New Orleans, and to the surveyors of the
New Orleans. The section referred to gives
an equal salary to customs officers instead of
moietes.
At the conclusion of the morning hour the
senate resumed tine consideration OF the bill
to place the name of James Shields on the
retired list of the army, with the rank of
brigadier- general, and the bill having been
considered in the committee of the whole,
was reported to the senate, the question be-
ing, on concurring In the amendment made in
the committee of the whole yesterday, to
place the name of General Grant on the re-
tired list Senator Cockrell demanded the
ayes and nays, and the amendment was con-
Cured in-yeas, 81; nays, 28,-a strict party
vote, the Republicans voting in the afirma-
tive and the Democrats in the negative.
Senator Lamar announced that he was
paired with the senator from West Virginia
Davisl; was that senator here he Lamar
would vote in the affirmative, and Senator
Davis would vote in the negative.
After debate Senator Thurman moved
to strike out all after the annexing clause of
the bill as amended, and insert IN lieu there
of a provision authorizing the secretary of
the interior to place the name of General
Shields on the pension list at the rate of one
hundred dollars a month.
Senator Hill said it had been asserted on
the other side that the senators on his side of
the chamber opposed the amendment of the
the senator from California Sargent be-
cause they were opposed to General Grant.
He protested against these declarations; he
would have voted against the amendment if
it had been to insert the name of George B.
Mcclellan, a distinguished general and dis
tinguished Democrat; he did not stop to in
quire whether man whose name was pro-
posed was Republican or Democrat; but
he, for one, would not vote to tax. the people
of the United States to support a man who
is already supported, or able to support him
self; Vheidid not know that General Grant
would accept this retirement if the bill should
pass; perhaps he might; he did not refuse
much; but he Hill believed that General
Grant would refuse it. There were many
features in General Grants character which
he admired. The man who uttered the
words he did when he was offered Lees
sword and would not receive it would not be
forgotten. After further debate the amend
ment of Senator Thurman was rejected
yeas, 81: nays, 80.
Senator Ingalls, called up the house bill to
provide permanent form of government for
the District of Columbia, and it was read at
length. When the reading of the bill had
been concluded, there were only fifteen or
twenty senators present. Pending dis
cussion, the senate went into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors were reopened,
Senator Teller entered motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill to place General
Shields on the retired list of the army was re-
jected.
Adjourned.