Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-18

secession IA voice on the Republican side ::
- That is all there ia he did his people
great injustice; when the gentlemen supposed
his constituents would follow in the
fraud and corruption that he was
willing to wallow 10, he was very much mis-
taken. No man in Michigan, in his senses,
would indorse the sentiment that the office
holders should be made to contribute for
political purposes. He then branched off
from the consideration of the b u, and pro-
ceeded to draw picture of Louis Napoleon
holding in one haod the church, In the other
the state, and utterly Indifferent of civil
rights; stold, apathetic, Indifferent, recklessr
careless of human life. careless of every prin
ciple. That was Louis Napoleon. Need he
write ''horse" under that picture, when ap-
piled to American politics? Did not every
body recognize the American President who
had been, and who, if the honorable gentle
men on the other side could have their way,
would be againP [Cries of 'He will BET
and applause on the Republican side
Mr.. M'Lane-It will be for shame then to
you if he is, and not only shame to you but
to this country. Continuing, he paid homage
to the military record of General Grant, but
said that never before the time of General
Grant had he known of President sitting in
the White House who had had at his side
confessedly corrupt ministry, and
who had on the occasion of the ministers re-
signing accepted the resignation with regret.
Mr. Hayes lii WAS the gentleman
asleep when Buchanan, and Floyd, and Cobb,
and 1homps were mp
Mr.. Nj 'Lane-I wonder at the gentleman
making such lame excuse. What has Bd-
chanan, or Floyd, or Thompson, to do with
Grant?
Mr.. Hayes-Yor said you had never known
SO corrupt President.
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try with any such excuse. You cannot talk
of Buchanan, Floyd and Thompson. In the
first place Floyd and Thompson Indignantly
denied the charges made against them and
de6ed your Investigations, while on the other
hand the guilt was confessed, and, when not
confessed, was absolutely proven, and you
are indebted to my forbearance that ! do not
extend my picture. [Shouts of go on.l l
say in all candor, you are indebted to my
because you know as well as | do that it did
not lie in the mouths of any of his associates
to call the kettle black. He reproached the
Republican party with fostering corruption
and wee. The issue was before the country,
and the issue was the present bill. He was
persuaded that it was no other motive but q
corrupt political motive that deferred the gen.
tlemen on the other side from considering the
bill.
Mr.. Conger-That is an infamous assertion
from the gentleman, and say to him here in
a great deal of noise and confusion
ensued.
Messrs. Hawley and Manning demanded
that the language of MessFs, M Lane aud
Conger should be taken down as unp3rlla-
mentary.
The words were written by the official re-
porter and read by the clerk, and the speaker
ha vipo daoidad that the lanOuaOa did not
apply personally to any member in his rep
capacity, Mr.. M'Lane was
permitted to proceed with his speech in faysr
of the bill.
Mr.. Butterworth asked Mr. M'Lane if he
would favor the amendment extending the
bill to office-holders under State and munich
pal governments.
that would be beyond the constitutional
power of congress; he would extend the
principle as far as possible, and he doubted
not that, the principle being once stablished,
State governments would also act in the same
direction.
The discussion was closed ~ a demand for
the regular order OF business, and the bill
went over till the morning hour to morrow.
The house then took ur, as unfinished bust
ness, the senate bill in relation to juries.
Mr.. Herbert, who has charge OF the bill,
tried to get the Republican SIDE of the house
to agree upon plan to dispose of the bill,
but was met by the objection that "a the
principle of the bill was embodied in the
judicial appropriation bill, no action could be
taken until that bill was finally disposed of
Thereupon Mr.. Herbert moved the previous
question on the passage of the bill, aud the
Republicans resorted to their fagorite STRAIT
egg of declining to vote, and so leaving the
house technically without quorum. After
various roll-csls further proceedings for q
call of the house were dispensed gita.
A conference corlmittee consisting Of
Messrs. Atkins, Blount ard Baker, was ap
pointed on the legislative appropriation bill
The attempt to have action taken on the
bill In relation to iurles was again made anC
again resisted, and after about two hours
spent it the struggle, it was abandoned b.
journed.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Chandler, from the committee or
commerce, reported favorably on the house
joint resolution directing the secretary OF wa
to appoint a board of engineers to conside
the feasibility Uf erecting a bridge over o
piercing tunnel under Detroit river.
A debate arose on the fourth section
which provided that when a vacancy occurred
In the office OF professor of French languag
or that of the Spanish language, both office
shall cease. One of the two professors shall
be professor of modern languages, and there
after there shall be in the academy only ont
professor o. modern languages.
After debate the section was temperate
passed over and the reading of the bill pro
ceeded with.
The committee amendment to strike on
the section providing that graduates OF tn
military academy of 1879 and 1880 ma
elect to receive seven hundred and fifty dol
lars, in which case they shall be Ineligible t
appointment in the army for two years, wa
agreed to.
The committee amendment to add the fo
lowing as an eighth section was agreed to
THAT the proViso to section isl Of the re
vised statutes be, and the same is, nereb
repealed" The proViso is as follows
Provided, that no promotion shall De mad
to FL any vacancy in said corps (eLglnet
CORPSE above the rank of colonel"
The committee amendments having bee
agreed to, Senator Carpenter moved to ad
the following to the eighth section: 'Pri
vided further, that all laws which forbid PIC
motion ia the army are hereby repealed.
Adopted.
Senator Window moved 10 strike out {
the clause relating to professorships In tt
! military! academy mentioned above, tt
! words land the remaining one of the tW
professors shall be professor of modern lar
guages." Adopted
Senator Carpenter said this would abolis
| both professorships upon the death Of or
| professor. He thought this whole sectic
| aimed at one man, and he dishked TIL
method of attack. He moved to strike Oh
"fourth."
After a long debate Senator Carpenter
| amendment was rejected-yeas, 10; nay
30-not party vote.
Senators Beck, Davis WAL and Wu
dom were appointed members of the COME
ence committee upon the disagreeing ament
ments OF the two houses to the legislativ
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
| Senator Carpenter moved to add to IL
fourth section the following words: "Pr
vided, that this section shall not apply to ii
case of any professor now serving at Il
said academy" He understood that Pr
fessors Wheeler and Niche were to be hu
by this clause.
After an extended debate the amendme
was adopted-yeas, %; nays, 22-not
party vote.
Senator Cameron moved to proceed to CO
sldcr the executive business. Lost.
Senator Conkling asked Senator Withel
who had charge of the bill, to explain t
meaning of that part of section (formel
| known "a section AZ which savs EENo mart