Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-15

| he declined to vote.
Mr.. Atkins then moved to go into commit
| tee of the whole on the Legislative bill.
Mr.. Ewing demanded the yeas and nays
wheraupon Mr.. Atkins Withdrew his motor
and moved to adjourn, pending which, Mr.
| Dung Tenn. introduced bill to increase
the efficiency of the National board of health
and to prevent the introduction and spread
| OF contagious diseases; referred.
Mr.. Atkins s motion was then as reed to
| yeas, 123; nays, 90; ana the house ad-
Journed.
PETITIONS, ETC, FILED.
The following bills were filed, under the
! mead OF petitions, in the house OF representa-
| tiveS:
By Mr.. Vance: Providing for the free
! coinage Of the standard silver dollar OF fouI
hundred and twelve and half grains troy,
| OF the standard value. The ,me to be a
! legal tender at ITS nominal value for all deb.
and dues, public and private, except where
otherwise provided by contract; and, further,
that any owner of silver bullion may deposit
the same at any United States coinage mint
or assay office, to be coined into such bullion
as IS deposited under the existing laws.
By Mr. Springer: Authorizing and requir-
ing the secretary of the treas lry tn PURCHASE,
from time to time, silver bullion, at the mar
ket price thereof, to any amount that such
bullion may be offered; provided, that such
bullion is the product of any mine within the
jurisdiction of the United States. He shall
cause the bullion so purchased to be coined
into standard silver dollars to the capacity Of
the mints, In connection with other coinage.
He Is also required to issue silver certificates
! IN denominations corresponding with the de-
nominations of United States treasury notes
to the amount of silver bullion purchased, as
provided by the bill; such certificates shall be
accepted in the treasury and shall be deemed
a part OF the current revenue o! the United
st ltes and shall be- a legal tender at their
nominal value, they shall be redeemed by the
United States on demand, in silver bullion or
standard silver dollars, at the option Of the
government, aud an amount of such bullion
and coin equal to the outstanding silver GER
tihcates shall be retained in the treasury for
such redemption.
1t authorizes the secretary of the treasury
and director of the mint to make such regu-
lations for carrying this act into effect rs will
best protect the interests OF the United
States, and a sum sufficient to purchase the
bullion authorized Is appropriated.
A petition, signed by Warner Atherton
and Geddis. of OHIO; Manning, Money. and
Muldrow, Mississippi; Ladd, Maine; Steeley,
North Carolina; Speer, Georgia, and Yonng,
Tennessee, was Gled, embracing the bill au-
thorzng the owners of SILVER bullion to have
it coined into standard silver dollars. The
provisions of the bill are substantially the
same as those contained in the petition Of
Mr.. Springer.
A petition, embracing a bill presented by
A. j. Warner . J, asking that the revised
statutes relating to coinage be amended so as
to admit silver to coinage on the same con-
ditons as gold.
All the above measures were referred to
the committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures. who, under the rules recently adopted
by the house, have leave to report at any
time.
Among other petitions fled to-day by
Il representative Reagan, EN- braeing bills, Wet6
the following:
To regulate interstate commerce and to
prohibit unjust discrimination by common
carriers.
70 amend the revised statutes concerning
commerce and navigation and the regulation
of steam vessels.
Authorizing the. Immediate payment of
money appropriated IN 1877 to pay mail con-
tractors of the following States Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Lou
lslana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Tennessee. Texas, Virginia and West Vir-
GINA.
With the exception Of the commit ee on
Coinage, weights and measures, and the fer.
eign affairs committee, the house committees
have not yet formally organic I'd for the trans
action OF business. The two mentioned or
gan I'd this morning.
Members of committees on accounts and
epidemic diseases held an informal confer
ence to-day. These committees, together
with the committees on appro. riatlons and
agriculture, expect to organize to morrow
morning.
in THE SENATE.
Various memorials and bills were intro
dlced and appropriately referred. Among
tht u were the following:
BY Senator Vance: To amend so much of
the civil appropriation act OF 1873 as provides
for the pay of mail contractors In the south
ern States before the rebellion.
BY Senator Morgan: To amend the cons;i-
tuition IN regard TO appropriations.
IS $ nator Ingalls,: For the payment Of
the ladian war ponds of the State of Cali
triet in the Indi; Territory
Senator Carpenter introduced bill to
amend the revised statutes in regard to the
election OF U aited States senators. The bill
Is designed to remedy defect in the existing
law which was recently brought into public
view by the New Hampshire case.
Senator Cameron addressed the senate I'M
tt the expiration of the morning hour on the
bill for the relief Of the Wlnnebago Indians
IN Wisconsin, and to aid tie u Is obtain sub
sistence by agricultural pursuits, and to pro-
mote their civilization The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on Indian affIirs
The senate resuged the consideration OF
LUZ army apptoPttdtiQu Dlki, The penulng
question being on Senator Biaine's amend
IleGt prohibiting the appearance withip a
nile OF the Pclllng, places of any person
armed with deadly weapon O. any kind
S .nator Blaine addressed the senate.
H. said the method adopted IN the pend
ing section to get rid of the eight closing
words OF the section of the revised statutes
proposed &c lie repealed, namely: ''or to
keep the peace at the polls,'' was an unusual
and extraordinary method. The ordinary way
to rtpeal single sentence is to strike out
TIE particular words objected to, but the
mode chosen iG this bill is to repeal and re-
enact The whole section except the last eight
words. DE was persuaded this unusual
course vas not taken accidentally, but de-
signedly. IT he might so speak, it came of
cunning. The intent being to convey the
impression that the Republicans in the ad-
mlnlstratloE o. the general government
had used the troops right and left in
every direction, and that as soon as
Democrats got into power they proposed to
enact this prohibltory sixth section, and the
beTCcratic stump speakers would doubtless
make general POLITICAL capital CT of this
Item, whereas every word of it, IRON lrst to
last was the enactment of the Republican
party. Whether intentional or not the issue
thus preseated was a dishonest one. The
law was passed by Republican congress-
There were torty-slx senators sitting in the
senate chamber at the time, of whom ten, or
at NEST, eleven, were Democrats, and the
house Of representatives was overwhelmingly
Republican. We were in the midst of war
The Republican administration had a million
or possibly, one million two hundred and
fifty thousand eavonets at its command, and,
under the crcumsta noes, With the amplesi
power to interfere with elections, had they so
chosen. with soldiers in every ham
let aud county in the United States,
the Republican party themselves placed
that on the statute book and Abraham Lin
coin signed it. He asked attention to the
fact that this was The FIRST instance In the
legislation of the United States in which Gry
respective clause whatever was put upon the
statute books in regard to the use of troops
at the p Ills, and that it was passed by the
Republican party and signed by Abraham
Lincoln when he had more troops under his
control than Napoleon Ronaparte ever had.
But the point Is, said Senator Blaine to
strike out the few words authorizing the use
OF troops to preserve the peace at the polls,
aud the country is alarmed, or be would
rather say, amazed at the effort made to Gre
ate the impression that the Republican party
relied for It's popularity upon the use of bayo-
nets. Tins Democratic congress has a.
tempted, by raising an issue false in every
detail, to create the impression, not only in
America but in kurone and throughout the
civilized world, that elections Id this country
are attempted to be controlled by the bayo-
net. lie denounced the issue as false, aud
thOuph not at liberty IN say that onv ,,an4Io