Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-07

has nomiuated Josiah Dent for commissioner
Of the District of Columbia.
FOUR PER CENTS.
Subscriptions to the four per cent refund
ing certificates since yesterdays report,
$500, $50.
THE sPoFFoRD-KELLOGG CASE.
The senate committee on privileges and
elections to-day resumed the SpotfOrd- KEEL
looR Investigation MIR. Merrick, counsel
for Spofford, offered in the evidence the afh
davit of James J. johnson to InIpeach the
creditabilty of Johnson oral denials of the
truth Of its contents also to lay the foun3a-
ton for proof that that witness since making
the affidavit has been subjected to the intiu-
ences of seductive benefits and intmldatlons.
Shellabarger, of the counsel for Kellogg, OBJ
iected, and the committee requested the
counsel to submit the legal authorities upon
which they relied. Thomas Murray, col
cred sergeant-at arms of the house Of repre-
sentatiyas of the Packard legislature, testl-
fed that Colonel SOuer occupied a room next
to his, and Governor Kellogg, on a number
of occasions directed witness to conduct
members Of the legislature to Souers office,
which witness did.
FINANCES.
The committee on mango had a special
meeting to day to decide whether the WAR
ner silver bill should be taken up for action
at the present session, the motion pending
90 the adjournment OF the previous meeting,
submitted by Senator Voorhees,, that th5 COM
mittee proceed 10 the consideration of the
measure.
ON THE WAR PATH.
Information has been received BY the Iu-
dian bureau, from Fort Belknap, which states
that eight hundred lodges of Sitting Bull :
Indians are reported south OF the British
line. They have not as yet committed any
acts of direct hostility.
EWING sERENADED.
A serensde and reception vas rendered
General Thomas Ewing tonight. speeches
were made by Senators Thurman, Pendleton
Vest and Vance, aud by Representatives
Frost, Blackburn, Warner, Ella and King
and General Eging, TIE assembiage mum
bered five thousand.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Lamar, from the select committee
on the improvement of the Mississippi anC
it's tributaries, reported with amendment
the house bill to provide for the Apo mt
mant OF Mississippi river commission, whict
was placed on the calendar. Senator Lamar
said he would ask leave to call it up tol
consideration at an early day.
The senate concurrcd II the house amend
nent to senate bill 30. sic to extend thu
time OF the special postal service until SERVICE
can be obtained by advertisement, saiC
amendment beng to limit the extension to
one year.
Senator Coke asked Senator Bayard
chairman OF the finance committee, wna
action bad been taken on the Warner silver
bill. He understood the committee ha(
agreed to postpone its consideration unit
December.
Senator Bayard said he did not feel author
lied to say what had taken place N cora
mittee He would only cay that no membe
had been instructed to report on the bill.
Senator Coke then said his sense OF dutI
led him to offer a resolution to discharge Ia,
committee from further consideration of tht
bill, and to declare the bill before the senat
for action.
Senators Edmunds, Whyte and others ob
iected, and the resolution went over.
Senator Edmunds resumed his remarks OF
| the bill to repeal sections sol, 800 and S2l o
the REVISED statutee.
In the courga of Senator Edmunds re
marks Senator Thurman interrU pted INN &
say that unanimous consent could probabl
now be obtained to reconsider the vote b.
which the reading Of the bill was ordered, 81
| that = might still be amended. He lntlmate'
| that Senator kdmG nds's amendment, otere
Yesterday, while considered CnpeneSsary
would not be antogouized.
| Senator Eimunds said he would like t
move to Iecoa4llit the bill if it could be al
| ranged, otherwise he would 20 on cOtnuine
He asked Senator Hampton if what he state
| Yesterday about Judge IN Charleston bein
himself unable to take the oath, while eve
| Republican jurors were excluded for such IN
| eligibility, came under hts own observation
Senator Hampton sad ne sIat5G = upo
+. the information Of his colleague who wa
preseat.
Senator EdmuAds thought that commit
tee ought to be appointed &c lpsestlEste til
! matter in ali its lights, then We could e
more satisfaction than from mere statement
by observers Ia regard to the exclusion OF tn
juror who had given cup OF cold gater
| TO Confederate soldiers. The kind Of aid {
comfort contemplated in the statute, an
| which Wouid sal! for the discretion of th
court, was only accessory aid that which wa
intended to further the purpose of the tran,
gressor. He poiotsd out what he thought th
1 absurGity ard vlciousGess Of introducing pol
ties in the jury system. It was designing.
practiced, ne said that it would end In recya
| nizing all other mental differences in the sc
lection of Jurors. Presently we would hav
Catholic opposed TO Protestant, aud woul
have to provide for free traders, know
nothings, and ali shades OF political and re
igious thinkers,
Senator Thurman thought that Senate
EdmUads was generating another message
He was again furnishing sophistries fot pee
! pie who were not sharp enough to invent fC
| themselves, in order that they may com
| back here IN sort of a shuttle-cock an
I battle-Ioor from the other end of the avenue
TLaughter lie said that Senator Edmund
appeared to be afraid to leave the qualjfca
| tons OF Jurors with the States, but sectio
500 left them there, and that section of tn
law of Maryland would exclude the black
from the Jury box. The Republican part
4 nd Ii
not ind fault with it, certainly not till 1879
when the law was passed forbidding any dis
examinations for Jurors In the Federal court
on account of race, color or previous cond
| ton. Now If the act of 1875 prevented dis
elimination under the State law of Maryland
then it would still prevent it IN spite OF thi
bill.
Senator Conkling pointed ont that the bi
repealed all general and special laws conflict
ing with it.
Senator Thurman replied that there wa
nothing in the bill conflicting with the la
of 1875. The words referred to were nc
worth the ink that they were printed Will
OF course ali the acts inconsistent with
were repealed by implication, but there wa
no possible Implication In this bill by whic
the law of 1875 was affected. The bill SIN
ply repeats the qualifications prescribed ]
| section eight hundred, and dOesn { touch Ia
modification contained Ia the law OF 1877!
As to the repeal of the, test -oath, Senate
Thurman said that he supposed there wei
men living who regretted the repeal of I'll
test-oath excluding Catholics and Jews frol
political and judicial rights. In Grei
Britain, until millennium arrives, there wi
be men seeking to use test osths to dlsiral
chise and exclude from public employment
and from liberty itself, those to whom the
are politically opposed, but he was surprise
TO see test-oaths defended in the America
senate.
Senator Whyte explained the jury law
Maryland In order to correct any erroneou
impression made by Senator Edmunds's r.
marks. In addition 20 the list 4 taxab
white citizens, the judge selects panel fro