Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-05
The Inquiry into Our Relations with
Mexico Continued to Next Session
The Brazilian Mail Steamship
Line Makes No Progress
in the Senate.
for Western Tennessee Passed the
HOuse-Tariff RevisiOns and
Reduction of Duties, Etc.
I'm the senate.

I'm the senate.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The president pro
tempore announced that he had signed the
bill to repeal the banking law. 1t now goes
to President Hayes, for his signature.
Senator Burnside, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported back, with amend
ments, the joint resolution providing for the
appointment of a commission to consider and
report upon the whole subject matter of the
reform and reorganization of the army, and
moved that it be referred to the committee
on appropriations, to be considered as an
amendment to the army appropriation bill;
and, also, that it oe placed on the calendar,
to be considered as an independent measure
in case it should not be acted upon as an
amendment to the army bill. So ordered.
The senate joint resolution granting the
use of artillery, tents, ETC., to the soldiers re-
union at Centerville, Iowa, passed.
Senator Randolph, from the committee on
military affairs, reported bill to restore the
property known as the State military acade-
my or citadel, in the city of Charleston, to
the State of South Carolina. Placed on the
calendar.
The senate bill supplementary to the act of
March 2, 1859, to carry into effect the con-
vention between the United States and China,
concluded at Shanghai November 8, 1858,
and to give the court of claims jurisdiction in
certain cases, passed. 1t authorizes claim
ants upon the Chinese indemnity fund for
losses sustained by the plumber and destruc-
ton of the Bank of Caldera, in 1854, to bring
suit in the court of claims.
The senate bill to provide for the construc-
ton, maintenance and operation of q mil
itary telegraph in Dakato and Montana Terri
tory passed.
Senator Spencer submitted an amendment
to the army appropriation bill, approprlating
one hundred thousand dollars 90 construct d
military post in northern Montana, on Milk
river, for protection against the Sioux In
dams. Referred.
The senate insisted upon its amendments
to the legislative, judicial and executive ap-
preparation bill, and a conference with the
house was requested.
The select committee to inquire and report
on the condition of affairs between the United
States and Mexico was continued until the
next session, and was authorized to sit during
vacation. 1t was agreed TO meet daily at
eleven o clock until otherwise ordered.
The bill creating an auditor of railroad &C
counts passed.
At the conclusion of the morning hour,
consideration Of the post-route bill was re-
sumed and Senator Eustis spoke in favor of
the pending amendment to subsidize the Bra
lillian mail steamship line.
Senator Maxey supported the bull, and
Senators Herman and Whyte opposed it.
After considerable discussi2 9n1s,uis.. ghich
tor Whyte submitted an amendment so as to
have three lines of steamers-one from New
York, one from Baltimore, and one from New
Orleans.
Senator Ferry inquired if the senator would
vote for the bill with his amendment.
Senator Whyte replied that he would not;
he only submitted the amendment to test the
sense of justice of the senate.
Pending discussion, Senators Window,
Allison and Eaton were appointed conferees
on the part of the senate on the legislative.
judicial and executive appropriation bill.
Senator Blaine, from the committee on APP
preparations, reported the army appropriation
bill with amendments. Placed on the calen-
dar.
After executive session, the senate adj
journed.
In the House.
The senate amendments to the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill were
non concurred In The bill providing that
the election for representatives to the forty
sixth congress from West Virginia be held on
the second Tuesday In October was passed.
The bill was also passed fixing the election
for representatives in congress In North Caro-
lima on Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. Bills for holding terms of the
United States district and circuit courts at
Fort Wayne and Toledo; bill for attaching
the assistant attorney general for the post
Office department to the department OF JUS
tlce, and bill exempting employees In the
postal service from military and jury duty
were also passed.
Mr.. Knott, chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill for the relief of pur-
chasers of lands sold for direct taxes in the
insurrectionary States; referred. 1t provides
that the secretary of the treasury shall pay,
without interest, the proceeds of the sale
of lands sold for direct taxes In the
| insurrectionary States to the owner thereof
provided the owner shall execute complete
| quit-claim conveyance.
The following bills also passed: Fixing
| the election for representatives to the next
congress from Colorado for Tuesday after the
| first Monday in November. bill exempting
municipal aud county buildings, used as such,
| from levy and sale. A bill for the appoint
ment of a district judge for the western dis
| tr1ct of Tennessee, and for a division of the
| district.
The house resumed discussion of the bill
recognizing the life-saving service. and alter
| a speech by Mr.. Cox IN. Y. the bill passed
| The house, then, after quite a long discus.
| sion, went into committee of the whole Mr.
| Tucker In the chair on the tariff bill, all
| general debate being, by vote of 120 yeas
| to Sc nays, limited to two hours.
Mr.. Burchard spoke in favor of tariff re-
vision and a reduction of duties In all fair
ness and justice to all industries and to every
| section of the country, there ought to be a
revision of the tariff duties. The bill report.
ed by the committee on ways and means, i'm.
perfect as it is, was infinitely better than the
present tariff rates.
Mr.. Garfield appealed to the house not to
permit the country to be thrown into confu
| sion by letting the bill become law, which
| was so threatening In its character. He
| hoped the committee would sit here tonight
until the irst clause of the bill was read
| when he would move to strike out the enact
| ing clause.
Mr.. Wood then moved that the committee
| rise.
Mr.. Garfield and others hoped that the
committee would not rise.
The committee refused to rise and Mr.
| Wood called for the first reading of the bill
Messrs. Clymer, Kelley and others moved
| to dispense with the first reading, but tht
chairman decided that that required a unani
nous consent, and he directed the clerk Il
read the bill.
Mr.. Kelley-Let it be read by paragraphs
Mr.. Wood-No; let the whole bill be read
You have never read it.
| Mr.. Kelley-I have read it and considered
it more thoroughly than the chairman.
| After the clerk had commenced reading
Mr.. Conger moved to strike out all after tbs
enacting clause, but the chairman refused t.
entertain the motion, and the reading of tbs
bill was proceeded with amid great uproa
and confusion. The reading was again In
terrupted by proposition of Mr.. Butler t
have square vote to morrow, at ten o clock
| by yeas and nays, on motion to strike GU
the enactlng clause. The proposition wa
assented to, the committee rose, and tn
house took recess, the evening session to b.
for debate only on the Mexican award bill.