Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-11
To Inquire into the Conduct of Senator
Mathews, and for the Benefit of
''RebeIs," are Introduced
Salaries OF State
Ministers.
The YeIlOw-Fever Committee OF Inquiry
The Naval Appropriation Bill,
Allowing S14 ,O1s ,469, Passes
the House Without
Amendment.
In the Senate.

| Wallace introduced bill to authorize the
| exchange OF subsidiary coin for trade dollars
| Referred.
The bill provides that subsidiary com shall
| be eXchangeable for trade dollars at the rate
| of one hundred cents tor each of said dollars,
and they shall forthwith be recoined into sub.
sidiary coin, and the gain, if any be made,
/ may be used 10y the secretary of the treasury
| to pay the expense of sending the subsidiary
| COIN TO such persons or bank as may desire
| the same in exchange for other bonds. The
! coinage Of the trade dollar shall cease from
| and after the passage of this act.
| Senator Allison, from the select committee
| to inquire into the charges against Stanley
| Matthews, submitted resolution requesting
| the house to transmit to the senate a copy of
the testimony of James f. And rson relating
| to Matthews taken before the house commit
| tee Agreed to.
When this testimony is furnished the COM
| mittee will enter upon an investigation.
at the expiration Of the morning hour con-
sideration was resumed of the bill relating to
| Presidential elections, and Senator Morgan
made a speech favoriug the measure.
Senator Spencer, from the committee on
military affairs, reported tavorably senate
bill authorizing the appointment of DE-. Ju-
MUS l.. Powell an assistant surgeon in the
United States army. In explanation of the
OIL ne sad DR.. Powell had already rendered
services rs assistant surgeon, but he could not
IA the Confederate army when minor.
Durirg n brief debate on the DILL Senator
Beck gave notice that he would TO morrow
introduce a resolution for the repeal of sec
ton one thousand two hundred and eighteen
of the revised statutes of the United States,
whicE provides that no person who has
served ia any capacity in the military, naval
or civil service of the Confederate States or
of either Of the States IN instruction during
the late rebellion, shall be appointed to any
position in the army Of the United States.
Inc bull was read the third time and
passed; yeas, 80; nays, 81, as follows:
Yeas-Senators Armstrong, Bailey, Bay
ard, Beck, Burnside, Butler, Chaffee, Cock
rell, Coke, Conoyer, Davis, Dennis, Dorsey,
Eaton, Eustis, Garland, Grover, Harrls,
Hereford, Hill, Johnston, Jones Fla. Ker-
nan, Lamar, M'Creery, Nj 'Donald, M 'Pher-
son, Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan, Paddock
Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury, Spencer,
Voorhees,, Wallace, Whyts and Withers
SO.
Nays-AIison, Anthony, Booth, Cameron
[Wl-.b Dawes, Edmunds, Ferry, Hamlin,
Howe, Ingalls,, Krkwood, NJ MILAN, Mat
thews, Mitchell, Morrii, Oglesby, Plumb,
Rollins, Saunders, Teller and Windom-2l.
Senator Jones Fla, sSrcLe in opposition
to the bill, Senator Eimunds replying In
support of the measure.
Alter the executive session the senate ad-
journed.
In the Rouse.
WASHINGTON, Dec "sOer 10.-Ihe speak
er announced as the C Ns~s'Aass 10 inquire in
10 the causes o. the : ri.Eu-ruvcr epidemic:
Messrs. Young, Gibs "A. Soode, HartrIdge,
Mash, Garfield Harm ~-4z j'rI;tenden. The
speaker also announc s-sSzs,nents to I'LL
vacancies IN commit ~ house then
went into committe - -Sz- whole, MIR.
Springer In the chair, -~-' e5Gcular and
diplomatic approprlai
On motion OF Mr.. L - sss shIar1es of MN
listers to England, ] 49,, Hzzrnidny and
Russia, reported in Gfteeu thou
sand dollars each, Wa 80 - -. % 10 81,
put back to the pr Cd; - seventeen
thousand five hundred amend
ment to increase thes listers to
Spain, Austria, Italy, .--.--s-. 49,, Japan
and China from te ollars to
twelve thousand dollG ----=5d; like
wise the amendment azv-@Iars IUr ministers
to GUM and the .zz-...----
The consideration sa5 ~. ling been
concluded in the coml sit+ae of the whole, the
house passed the bill, ..ryur svtIniTS out the
amendment agreed = committee,
increasing the salaries of ministers to Great
Britain, France, Gern'oov and Russia,
Amendments prov ullIi5 rvI = secretary of
legation at Brazil. fer a consul general 1T
Athens, aud requestip -asident to re-
wise the tariff OF cOnsUar rrro anu prescribe
such rates as will make them conform as
nearly as pOSSlOlc 10 InS ices CHdTReU Dy
other commercial nations for similar services
were adopted.
Mr.. Wo,d, from the committee on ways
and means, reported the bill to authorize the
issue Of certificates of deposit IN aid of re-
funding the public debt. R.committed.
Also, resolution in regard to distributing
the Presidents message among the various
committees. Adopted.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Harris ga. IN the
chair, On the naval appropriation bill.
planned that it was substantially the bill of
last year as It became law. The secretary
Of the navy's estimate had been only about
$4,000 greater than last years approprI-
atlu. The committee on appropriations had
been able, without detriment to the service
and with the concurrence OF the department,
to reduce the amount asked for by $I23, 3i4
The appropriation last year had been $!445I,-
6O3. and the bill recommends $l4 OILS, 469.
Not a single amendment was offered TO the
bill when the committee arose and reported
It to the house, and 1t WAS thereupon pa sed.
A resolution was passed to allow the widow
Of the late representative from Nebraska,
Mr.. Welsh, the pay OF member to the end
of congress.
The speaker laid before the house the re-
quest of the senate to be furnished vith
copy of James E. Anderson's testimony re-
lating to Senator Mathews.
Ca motion Of MIR. Potter, the request was
! compiled with
Adjourned.