Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-14
MEMPHIS TENN FRIDAY. JUNE IA, 1878
San Diego and Rio Grande railroad. Placed
on the calendar.

San Diego and Rio Grande railroad. Placed
| on the calendar.
AT the expiration of the morning hour
Senator voorhees, moved to take up the bill
to repeal the specie resumption act, which
led to discussion. The motion was agreed
| to-yeas, 80; nays, %; and consideration of
the bill proceeded.
Senator Ferry, a member of the committee
on finance, called Senator Anthony to the
| chair, and took charge of the bill. Having
| reported it to the senate, he said he agreed
| with the majority of the committee on finance
| in fixing October l 1878, as the time when
| United States notes shall be receivable for
| duties on imports, but an amendment, In the
nature of substitute, proposed by the SEN
ator from Indiana Voorhees,, some time
ago, was to make them receivable from and
| after the passage Of the act. He suggested
to Senator Voorhees, that he so modify his
| amendment as to provide that United States
notes shall be receivable thereon as coin In
payment for four per cent bonds, etc., and it
was so modified. Senator Ferry explained
that the theory of the bill was to break down
all distinction between greenbacks and coin.
Senator Mathews gave notice that at the
proper time he would submit as substitute
for the bill reported by the finance committee,
that OF which he gave notice some time ago,
providing tor the reissue of the treasury
notes returned to the treasury or redeemed in
COIN, and that the amount of outstanding le-
gal tenders shall not exceed three hundred
and fifty million dollars; also authorizing the
secretary OF the treasury to maintain in the
treasury a reserve fund in coin of one hun
dred million dollars to redeem legal tenders,
and that the obligation of the secretary of the
treasury to redeem 1.-THE legal-tender notes in
coin shall not begin until said reserve fund
has accumulated to one hundred million dol
lars. 1t further authorizes the secretary OF
the treasury to receive legal-tender notes in
payment for United States bonds.
Senator Window suggested thst the reso-
luton lay over till tomorrow, as another
amendment would be suggested by senator
not now in the chamber. So ordered.
After discussion the substitute of Senator
Voorhees, was rejected-yeas, 90; nays, "a.
The question then required on the amended
substitute of the committee on finance for the
house bill, and it was agreed to-yeas, 80;
nays, 90.
The bill having been considered in commit
tee OF the whole, was reported to the senate
and passed-yeas, IS; nays, Is.
The bill as passed is as follows: Be it en-
acted, etc., That from and after the passage |
of this act, United States notes shall be re- |
celvable the same as coin In payment of four
per centum bonds, now authorized by law to be |
issued; and on and after October l, 1873, said |
notes shall be receivable for duties on i'm |
ports.
The house bill to restore certain lands in |
Iowa to settlement under the homestead law,
and for other purposes, passed. 1t applies to /
all vacant and unappropriated lands hereto
fore Withdrawn for the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, railroad in that State.
The house joint resolution appropriating
twenty thousand dollars to provide for the
expenses of the select committee on the al
legged frauds In the late Presidential election |
was read, together with the amendment of
the senate committee on appropriations add
ing twenty thousand dollars for the expenses
Of such investigation as may be ordered by
the senate during the forty-ffth congress.
After the introduction of a few bills, which
were placed on the calendar, the bill to Gre
ate sinking fund for the Kansas Pacific rail-
road was taken up, and Senator Hoar SUBJ
nitted an amendment, providing that the
salary of the government directors of the
U mon Pacific railway company shall be fixed
BY the President of the United States and
paid by the company, and no director shall
receive further compensation from the COM
pany.
Senator .Thurnar 1rtielll' IsrIoau' Uur NC
az = I-Lsan 10 the amendment.
Pending discussion, the senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
miscellaneous.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
A large delegation of Virginians, headed
oy General Jos. E. Johnston, were in Wash
ngton in the interest of the proposed tobac-
20 tax.
THE NATIONAL GREENBACKERs.
The senate committee on finance will hear
he National Greenbsck delegation to-mor-
.ow.
IMPORTANT TO IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND
SHIPPERS.
The attorney-general has decided that it is
awful to transport goods by British or other
foreign vessels from Chicago or Milwaukee
10 points in Canada, thence through Canadian
territory by rail, and by either foreign or
American vessels to Oswego or Ogdensburgh,
Chicago and Milwaukee being considered
ports on the northern frontier within the |
of the provisions of the treaty of |
Washington and the regulations Hereunder.
The secretary of the treasury has extended
to Memphis and to the st. Louis packet COM
pany the privilege now held by the st. Louis
and New Orleans packet company, under au-
thority granted in 1871, for transporting
sugars in hogsheads and certain other heavy
heavy merchandise on the deck of their vessels,
instead of being placed in the hold and sealed
up, packages, however, to be corded and
sealed.
NO WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The senate committee on privileges and |
elections to-day decided to report adversely /
upon the joint resolution proposing a consti-
tutional amendment to provide for woman /
suffrage.
OF CONFEDERATE GRAVES AT /
ARLINGTON.
The Confederate memorial association to- |
day decorated the graves of the Confederate |
dead at Arlington. Fifteen hundred persons |
were In attendance.