Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-06

| WeroeO before three CLOCK IN the afternoon
! Of April 4th, will be accepted, These sub
! scriptons amount tc ABOUT fifty million dol
lars.
/ NO NEW TRIAL FOR SIMON,
| Chief-Justice Cartier has denied the motion
| for new trial y the Oliver Cameron case.
THE NINETT-sNTH CALL.
| The secretary of the treasury has issued the
ninety sixth call for redemption of hve-tweu.
! ty bonds of 1865, consols OF 1858 The cal
Is dated AEril 4,h. The principal and inter
| est will be paid at tho treasury Ga the fourth
| of July next. Toe following IS a de ,criptiou
| of the bonds: Coupon bouds dated July l
! 1865, $50, Mes. ! to II, 902, both Inclusive
| 500, Nos. to S6,779, both inclusive; $500
| Nos. to 1S.l1I, both inclusive; $1,000
J Nos. l to rs, 455, both inclusive. kegistered
/ bonds, redeemable ct the pleasure If iht
! United States after July l, i873-$500, Nos.
/ to 2097, both inclusive; $1,000, Nos. l to 788
/ both inclusive, $4,000, Nos. ! to 1916, both
| inclusiye; $4,000, Nos. l to 2613, both iuclu-
| sive. These bonds are the entire anon at
outstanding on those issued under tue act OF
March 3. 1865, known as consols of 1863, and
are the last Of the United States ive-twenty
bonds.
IN THE HOUSE
Mr.. Sparks called attention to an account in the
Chicago Inter OedE OF an interview with President
effort MADE to coerc5 tie President into the
extIe me measures OF the extreme members of the
majority OF four Thousand eight hundred and TWEEN
y three to Carter Harrison In place or putting
Tsmrods into the p esldenrs backbone ali the mar
row and Stiffness had been taken out of the Repub-
leans. That Democratic victory in Chicago was the
first popular response from Republican civ and
| II was startling in its characte- The issue was
whether or not IN this eountry-thiS free county
this great repub ic- the armel soldiers, the paid
servants Of sovereign peOple-wsre to come to the
polls 70 dT1Ee me sovereign people away. That vas
tbe issue. Mr.. Sparks Satd addressing the Republi
Z g. M wa sins tn fhn
country upon it We mean to stand upon it, we
know TINS % oe me sovereign power that stands be-
mind s-stands behind yOu, and to It the President
and the governors, and congress, must all yield,
a1d the sovereign people We knew are with US,
Mr.. Caswe.l Inquired whether Wisconsin had not
sand votes.
Mr.. Sparks replied that Wisconsin was hardly i'm
portrait enough TO consider. He was talking about
the Rep blican city of Chicago.
MIR. CaSWell inquired whether his friend did not
recognize that the Greenbackers had helped the
Democrats to carly the election at Chicago
colleague, said that the Judge of the supreme count
who had been elected in Wisconsin BY ten thousand
party, but that every Republican newspaper In TIRE
state had discarded the idea that there should be
belonging to the Democratic party had supported
him. and now hs would like 10 ask his colleague
why IL was that he and his eOleS CUES the Rep1b
lean SIDE of the house sustaining the right to
maintain troops at the polls, when ia Be
they had law which prohibited the military
from being reviewed or called out, or organized,
loI NhO uttlS pIlOt " the npluiDS OF erection.
under penalty OF fine of five hundred dollars?
lApplaUSS on the Democratic side.
Mr.. CasWell admitted that the judge had not been
elected by the party caucus but would his colleague
deny that his opponent had been the choice Of the
caucus VI VIC IeStalaluIe VI tn1t oldleE
That issue had been made squarely between the
Republicans and Democrats.
Mr. Chittenden followed, and said: when you
repeal these laws, you disfranehise not only the
weak and Ignorant In part of this country but
in all large cities you disranchse men who have not
dOzeTs and blseklegs al the polls,
hold IN my hand g. letter IT,; from the last
dead, to the present Democratic candidate, who still
lives, ard ask every man on this floor, without re-
perennial-a living fire OF TRUTH which lies ut the
very bottom Of free Institutions and It will last
and endure while honesty and the ballot-box are sa
cred" He then sent 60 the clerks desk and had
read extracts from letter sent to Samuel J. rilden
chairman OF the Democratic committee, by Horace
with Mr. Springer In the chair, the legislative day
OF Saturday then began.
Mr. Lowe moved to strike out the sixth section Of
the BILL and to Instruct the committee to report It to
dueed as a separate bill.
After some discussion, a vote was taken on Mr..
News amendment, aud It was agreed tO-yea5 So,
Mr. gillette offered an amendment providing that
appropriation made by this OF any other bill ana
deficiency occasiOned thereby shall be deemed by
the secretary OF the treasury ground for the in
crease OF the interest bearing debt of the United
states. Ruled out on point OF order.
Mr. Love moved to strike out section of the bill,
which contains the proposed repeal.
Mr. COngeT suggested TO his friends on the other
side that they should agree to strike out the sections
and then, so far as the committee could recommend
bull repeating entirely the two sections of the stat
utes He thought he was authorized to say that If
on the committee rising and recommending TO the
house the Introduction of separate bill Tepe4liDg
those two sections of the revised statutes so lar
his Side OF the house was concerned. IL could be
passed without debate and without delay, leaving
the army appropriation bin without any objection
Mr.. McMahon said in 1866 the party which was
represented by his friend from Michigan had claimed
vi
not only denied that unlimited power, but put the
seal OF crime on the officers who violated it, ard he
wanted 10 keep that law there, and for that reason,
speaking for himself alone, he Tepudated the prop
ositiOn.
Cox, Conger and Price participated.
Mr.. Cannon moved to strike out the word ''eIvil''
favor of the proposition.
MIR. Finley opposed the amendment.
Mr.. MCOrd remarked that the Democratic Side of
the house did not recognize that there could be
such thing armed enemies Of the United States"
and asked the members of the other side who were
In the rebellion, and who were armed enemies of
the United States " to rise and show their hands No
one rose and MIR. MCoTd accepted that Iamid much
laugherI proof of the correctness of hts position
he went on to say that the country was sensitive on
the question whether or not the Democratic party
was patriotic party and confessed that the expert
ence OF the last week rather strengthened his suspi
ciOn that iewas not patriotic party.
Soon atterward debate the bill and amend
ment5 closed and voting was resumed
Mr. Cannon's amendments were reiected-yeas,
Mr.. Baker submitted an amendment. making it
a penal ouenSe LOT any person, by menaeeS or
threats, to disturb any meeting assembled tor law
full purposes In any campaign for the election of
members Of congress, or to endeavOr, by menaces,
to procure division of time on peaking. Ruled
out on a point of order
Mr.. Brewer submitted amendment providing
that nothing contained in the bill shalt in any way
limit the right of the civil officers of the govern
ment to keep the peace at the polls at such times
are prescribed for the election of members of
congress. Rejectea-yeas, III; nays, 1875.
Mr.. COnger moved as substitute for section q, the
folloWing That sections 2O02 and 1928 of the re-
VlSed statutes be ana the same are here by repealed
Reiected-yeas, 100; nays 1876.
Mt CasWel moved to strike out that portion Of the
section providing for penalties Rejected.
The question required on the motion made by MIR.
Lowe to strike out the whole or section g. Rejected
yeas, l22; nays, 1875
The committee rose and reported the bill, and
amendments to the bill which were untmp 'Ttant
were agreed to without division.
Mr. Cannon asked MIR. Sparks to allow the house
an opportunity to have yea and nay vote on repeal
Ing the section.
Mr. ArMahon objected, and the bill was then
pasSed-leas l4S, nays 122-a strict party vote. The
acknowledgement as follows:
4 BlF9ndtlJe. -MesSrS De La Matyr, Ford Gillette,
Jones, Ladd Lowe, Mureh, Stevenson, Weaver and
Yokum.
Negative -Msssrs. Barlow and Forsythe.
Tue result was received with applause on the Dem
Ocratic side.
Mr Clymer moved that when the house adjourn It
be till Tuesday next; adOpted-yeas ] 81, nays IOq.
The Greenbackers, with the exception OF Mr. Bar
low, voted In the negative, as did also number OF
Democrats.
The house then adjourned.
BRUTAEHZgN& EXEABET.