Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-19

| should give permission to one OF Its members
to appear before a committee of the other
house.
On motion of Senator Hoar, the whole SUBJ
ject was referred to the committee TN privi
| leges and e ections
! The house Joint resolution to pay certain
| contestants for seats In the fortyfifth con-
gress was taken up, and pending the discus
| sion the senate went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened took re-
cess.
| EVENING SESSION.
Senator Spencer called up the resolution
submitted by HIM a few days ago, authoriz-
ing the committee on military affairs to sit
| during the recess for the purpose of consld-
ering "a revision of the army regulations, and
bringing up the record and other legislation
now pending in the committee. Agreed to-
Senator Harris introduced a bill to improve
the navigation of the Mississippi river. and
for retaining the low lands OF the States
bordering thereon. Referred.
Senator Mitchell, from the conference COM
mittee on the bill in relation to the West VIr-
GINA election and the election of United
States senator from New Hampshire. report
ed that the committee was unable to agree.
| Senator Paddock called up the house bill
for the relief of settlers on public lands.
Passed.
In explanation of the bill, Senator Paddock
| said it merely extended the provisions of the
act of March 3, 1877, so as to allow settlers
| who had their crops injured by grasshoppers
| to leave their homesteads temporarily for the
purpose of obtaining sustenance.
| A message was received from the house of
| representatives announcing the non-concur-
| renee of that body In the senate amendments
to the sundry civil appropriation bill, and re-
questing a conference thereon. Senators
| Window, Dorsey and Beck were appointed
c0nferrees on the part of the senate.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the joint resolution to pay the contestants for
! seats In the house of representatives, which
was discussed briefly and passed.
Bills on the calendar were passed as fol-
| lows:
House bill to aid vessels wrecked or disa
| bled 10 waters contiguous to the United States
and the Dominion of Canada.
The house bill for the relief of E. B. Head,
| postmaster at Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
The house bill to provide for the sale of the
Fort Walker military reservation.
Senator Wallace Pa submitted the pc
| ttion of the sub committee of the National
| reform association, warning congress not to
adjourn without issuing one thousand million
dollars legal tender notes. and recommend
ing various financial measures. Referred.
House bill authorizing the settlement
of the claim of the estate of the late Rear
Admiral John A. Dahlgren, for use by gov
eminent of inventions relating to ordnance
made by him.
Adjourned.
In the House..
Mr. Danford, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported bill to promote knowledge
of steam engineering and iron ship building
among students IN scientific schools and col |
leges Passed. The bill provides that on
the application of any scientific school or col
lege, the President may detail an officer from
the engineer corps of the navy to act as pro-
fessor at the institution.
The house concurred IN the senate concur
China, allowing unrestricted immigration to |
this country, should be modified, and calling |
the attention of the President to the subject. |
Mr.. Strait, from the committee on military |
affairs, reported bill for the equalization of |
bounties. Referred.
The bill extending the jurisdiction of the,
court of claims to all claims growing out of |
treaties between the United States and the |
Indian tribes was referred. Also, the bill au-
thorizing the appointment of delegate to
the house of representatives by a council of
the Indian tribes, was referred.
The senate bill was passed for the revision
and collection of the assessment for special
taxes in the District of Columbia.
The senate amendments were coDcurred in
to the bill to carry into effect the provisions
of the treaty of 1853 between the United
States and China, and to give the court of
claims jurisdiction IN certain cases.
After concurring In the senate amendments
toivarious District bills, the senate substitute
for the bill repeating the resumption act was
reached, and Mr.. Fort moved to concur In the
senate amendments.
Mr. Ewing-I object to the present consid-
Grafton or want of consideration of this treas
ury department substitute for the bill. Cries
The senate amendments were finally nom
conCurred in for want of the necessary two
thirds majority-140 to 115-so that the bill
fails. The amendments were to make the
greenbacks receivable for four per cent
bonds and for customs duties.
The vote was taken after much uproar and
excitement, and was mixed one, both as to
politics and localities. At noon the parlia-
mentary day of Monday closed by adjourn
ment and that of Tuesday began.
The senate resolution extending the time
for adjournment until Wednesday, at six
O'Clock IN the afternoon, was concurred in.
Mr.. Potter moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill providing for the judicial ascer-
tainment of claims against the United States.
1t provides that any person who may have a
claim, of which the court OF claims has not
now jurisdiction, but founded on equality and
Justice, and not barred by any statute of linn
ttation, may file his bill in the court of claims,
setting out the grounds of the claim and the
relief desired, and the court, after trying the
case, shall report its finding to congress,
which body shall not consider, allow, or au-
thorize the payment of any private claim not
payable under the existing law until the same
has been heard and reported to congress by
the court of claims The bill also provides
that all claims against the United States pro-
vided for in this act, not prosecuted within
six years of its passage, shall be barred by
limitation. The bill passed-yeas, 165; nays,
IA.
The resolution to suspend the rules and go
to the speakers table-that passed last night
having expired with the legislative day OF
yesterday-was rejected-yeas, 40; nays, SO
less than the necessary two thirds.
The speaker construed the vote as an indi-
cation that he should now recognize mem
bers on his private list to move a suspension
of the rules.
Mr Danford moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to authorize and equip an
expedition TO the Arctic seas. Defeated. |
Mr.. Waddell moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution for a conference
committee on the post-route bill, with power
to consider the senate amendments as though
they had been disagreed to by the house.
Rejected, and the conference report which
had been presented by Mr.. Cannon was
agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon then moved to suspend the
rules and pass the post-route bill, after hav-
ing eliminated from it all senate legislation,
but Mr.. Ward calling for the reading of the
bill, it was withdrawn.
Mr.. Butler submitted his views on the
Kimmell bill. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Stenger moved to suspend the rules
and pass the senate bill providing for the |
manner in which James B. Eads shall be paid
for opening the channel at the South pass of
the Mississippi river. Agreed to without the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Turner moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to promote the education of
the blind Agreed to. The bill relates prin-
cipally to the Louisville printing house for the
blind.
Mr. Townsend I'LL. moved to suspend the |
nd yaSa he hill IN ranaal aaof;or |
of the resumption act which authorizes the |
sale Of United States bonds for purposes of
resumption, and to provide that United
States notes shall be receivable for duties on
imports. Rejected-yeas, ia; nays, 113;
not the necessary two-thirds in the affrma-
tive.
The house then took recess. II