Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-02-26

preparation bill. and at thirty-iye minutes
after four o'clock adjourned to meet at one
o'clock to-day.
THE POTTER COMMITTEE IN SECRET SESSION
The Potter committee were IN secret ses-
sion to-day. The agent who was sent to
Tallahassee to subpoena Solomon, reports
that he Is not to be found and it is thought
he has gone to Mexico. The question of pre-
senting the report to congress upon the evil
dence adduced came up, and after a long
conversation the chairman was asked to
submit his views with respect thereto, On
Friday next, to which day the committee
adjourned. General Butler will also present
his views on the subject.
ADDRESS FROM THE GREENBACKERs.
The following address was issued by the
Greenbackers-elect, at their meeting in this
city to-day:
To the People of the United States:
The National Greenback representatives
elected to the forty-sixth congress, feeling
the grave responsibility imposed upon them,
have met IN consultation, and deem 1t proper
to advise you of the results. The need of a
more perfect organization engaged our Sc
rious attention. As against labor and capt.
tai invested in production and COM
mercial enterprises, the money-loaniDg
interest is deliberately and thoroughly
organized. This gigantic power embraces
Tic udtAOuhl anu lGSlSld-
tnre, the machinery and leadership of the
Republican and Democratic parties, and
more than two thousand national banks,
forming banking system, yet in the infancy
of its power, whose operation has transferred
the control OF, the Issuing and regulating the
volume of paper money from the govern
ment, where the constitution vests it, to these
corporations, whose directors are not
responsible to the people. Back of this
organization, inspiring and controlling it, is
arrsyed the colossal money power
of Europe. 1t has controlled legislatures and
executive officers, largely subsidized the press
and endangered the purity of the Judiciary.
By means of usury and the appreciation of
the value of money by contracting it, has alb
sorbed the accumulated wealth of the ma
ton and gained mortgage upon the pro-
ductive power of the future. The indebted
ness of the people, private, corporate, NUM-
cipal, State and national, is more than the en-
tire property Of the country would bring in
money. This Indebtedness expresses immense
capital gained by the money brokers.
Through the terrible pressure of its
annual interest productive and CONNER
cIal energy have been paralyzed and the
masses of our people have been plunged into
a condition of increasing poverty, want and
misery, which is embittering them to a de-
gree perilous to the peace of society and the
stability of our government. The agents of
the money power have sought to blind the
people to its spoliation by charging their
distress to their extravaganza, by a false
clamor for honest money and by promise
Of speedy relief through the resump-
ton of specie payments. What. they
intensfies, and the prospect under their
policy darkens. We have reached dread
crisis. 1t is the mission of our party to meet
this crisis and avert measures to prevent the
ruin 1t threatens. To do this we must over
throw the powerful and intrenched banking
system, and restore to the government, where
fundamental law places it, the sole power to
issue money, regulate its value and deter
mine its volume. We must stop the increase
of interest bearing Indebtedness and
as speedily as possible, in accord
with the the letter of the original contract,
cancel that which has accrued. We
must secure 4 volume of full legal-tender
money equal to the demands of prosperous
and productive enterprise. Ours is gigan-
tic task. Only by the united efforts Of those
who suffer can we accomplish it. We are
fully convinced that a separation from the
old parties, whose leaders, machinery and
press are mostly allied with the money power,
is demanded. Impelled by this conviction,
we have resolved to act together In organic
ing the next house of congress, that we
legislation as will accomplish the desired
result We are assured that enough MEM
bers entertaining our views have been elected
to hold the balance of power. We propose
to WELD that power for the sole purpose of
embodylng our principles in law. We call
county, congressional district and State or
CARNATIONS for the same end. We also in
vite all Greenback and Labor clubs, by who
ever organized or chartered, to place them.
selves in communication with their respect
i've county and State organization and
through them with the headquarters of
the national executive committee, Wash
ington, D. c. We earnestly caution the
suffering against all who seek to inspire to
dIsloyal acts or even threats. The treason
would be madness, because the ballot is in
our hands. The administration is what the
votes of the people has made it, and within two
years they can change 1t by the same peace
full process. We seek relief only through the
ballot. The future is full of hope. Our
party has gained more than a million votes
within the last year, and we are assured from
all parts OF the nation that the momentum
which gave US that unparalleled advance is SO
increasing as to make success in 1880 certain.
Therefore let not the suffering yield to despair,
nor the justly indignant resort to violence.
GILBERT DE LA MATYR,
Chairman Committee on Address.
Congressional Proceeding.
IN THE SENATE.
At the appointed time the senate met, and
Senator Sargent moved to dispense with the
reading of the journal of yesterdays pro-
ceedings as it was very long.
Senator Edmunds objected. There were SO
many snators absent yesterday, that it would
be well for them to know what was going on
during their absence.
Senators Bayard, Morrill, and Ferry were
appointed conferes on the bill to amend the
internal revenue law.
The Vice-Presldent submitted telegram
from the California constitutional convention,
thanking congress for the triumphant pas
sage of the bill restricting the immigration
of the Chinese and declaring that the sena-
tors and members who supported the bill will
receive the lasting gratitude of the people of
California.
Senator Hoar objected to the reception of
the paper under the fourteenth rule, 1t not
being properly authenticated.
The Vlce-President decided the p1lnt OF
order we'll taken.
Senator Sargent said the rejection of this
telegram simply punctuated its contents.
lively debate ensued, until finally SEN
ator Kirkwood objected, and the regular bus
ness proceeded.
By vote of yeas, %; nays, 36, the senate
refused to take up the resolution declarins
David t. Corbin entitled to a seat as senator
from South Carolina, in place of NJ. G. But
Ter, the present incumbent. Senators Cam
eron Pa. |, COnover, Mathews and Patterson
voted with the Democrats in the negative.
The senate then proceeded with the con-
sidcration of the deficiency appropriation
bill, and the amendments proposed by the
committee on appropriations were agreed to
as follows:
Appropriating $52,852 to pay the Denver
Pacific railway and telegraph company for