Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-14

clare the legal effect of permits granted by
| the President to purchase products IN lnsur-
| rectionary States during the late war. Re-
| ferred.
After the passage of few bills of no gene
raj interest Senator Thurman reported, with
an amendment, the senate bill providing for
| circuit and district court of the United
States at Toledo. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Maxey introduced bill providing
for mail steamship service between Galveston
and Vera Cruz, touching at Brazos Santiago
and Tampico. 1t provides that the contract
whatever amount is paid an equal amount
shall be paid by Mexico, A round-trip is to
be made every three weeks. Referred.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
postofhce appropriation bill was taken up.
Senator Conover. from the committee on
postoffices and postroads, reported an amend
ment to the postofhce appropriation bill, au-
thorizing the postmaster general to adver-
tise for the carrying of mails between San
Francisco and Hong Kong, touching at Yo-
kohama, and the pay therefor not to exceed
thirty dollars per mile. The amendment is
similar to that recently reported by the COM
mittee providing for mail steamship service
between New York, New Orleans and Brazil.
Referred.
The amendment reported by Senator Con-
over, from the committee on postofices and
postroads, also provides for mail steamship
service between San Francisco and Sydney,
Australia, touching at the Sandwich Islands
and New Zealand, at a cost not exceeding
thirty dollars per mile.
After the disposal of several amendments
by adoption or rejection, Senator Maxey,
from the committee on postotfices and post
roads, submitted an amendment (already
published) providing for semi-monthly mail
steamship service between the United States
and Brazil, the steamers leaving New Or
leans and New York every two weeks.
Senator Edmunds raised a point of order
that this amendment was contrary to the
twenty-ninth rule, not germane, and pro-
posed general legislation.
A long discussion followed, Senators Maxcy,
Davis NV. Va and Ferry advocating the
amendment, and Senators Thurman, Bailey
and others opposing it on different grounds.
In the course of the discussion letter from
the manager of the existing English line was
read, saying that they could not compete for
the subsidy and did not want adverse legis-
lation.
Senator Blaine said if that letter was not
'cheek" he did not know what was.
Pending the discussion on Senator Ed
munds's point of order, the senate adjourned.
schIeicher's Internal Revenue Bonds
A bill was introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Schleicher to-day which author
ICES the secretary of the treasury to issue in
sums not exceeding In the aggregate 40, OOO,-
900 coupon, or registered perpetual bonds,
redeemable only by purchase in open market,
interest payable semi-annualy, in coin of
present standard value, at the rate of per
cent. per annum, their proceeds to be applied
solely to the purpose of erecting public build
ings for the use of the government. The bill
appropriates for public buildings at Atlanta,
Georgia, 100000; Chicago, 81, Sc, 900; Gin
cinnati. $3,250,0G0; Evansville, $4,000;
Grand Rapids, Michigan, $50, 900; Little Rock,
$150,000; Memphis, $500, 900; Nashville,
$25O,OO0 St. Louis, 81, 5000 state. war
and navy depal tment buildings. Washing
ton, $5,000,C30. The bill also makes provi-
sion for the extension of the library Of con-
gress, and appropriates 100000 for build
ing for the bureau of engraving and print
ing. Representative Schleicher also intro
duced bill to aid the construction of a
military, commercial and post-rall highway
from the military headqu arters at San Anto-
MO to the Rio Grsnde at Leredo, the compa-
ny to receive $4,000 per mile of the road
constructed and equipped.