Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-13
Amendments to the constitution of the United

Senator Blame read the proposed amend
ments and said the passage of the act would
have been to extend slavery over every foot of
territory IN the United States, to make the
slave code of any southern State the law in
every northern State, and to prohibit the
colored man holding any Office. The other
sections pledged Georgia to cooperate with
and protect any of the seeded southern
States thqt should be attacked by the general
government before the action of the Atlanta
convention. and declare that Georgia will
continue to hold certain forts and other Fede-
raj property then IN her possession until such
action. Senator Blaine SAID this showed that
Georgia was already IN rebellion.
Section 8 says: ''If all efforts fail to secure
the rights OF State In the Union, and she Is
reluctantly compelled 10 resume her separate
independence, she will unite with other
States similarly situated to form Southern
Confeder6cy on the basis of the constitution
of the United States"
Senator Blame SAID: Had ne been a south
ern NAN he would infinitely rather have voted
for the secession ordinance which contained
no word disres pectEul to the Union than of
the retaliation framed by Senator Hill, which
was-worded so as to assume that every Fed
eral soldier coming on southern soil did so
for the purpose of melting an lnsurrection
and punished him therefor. 1t was to con-
tinue IN force until the emancipation pr0cla-
nation was rescinded. The measure was
foolishly offered" said Blaine, land wisely
withdrawn"
Senator Hill said that Senator Blaine had
said nothing to which a sensible man need
reply. He was incapable of understanding
the feeling which animated those who par
ticipated in the movements referred to. A
statement of facts had not satisfied him, and
he Hill would make no further answer.
The army appropriation bill was received
from the house, when Senator Withers
l,IIlk rk
appropriations.
Senator Conkling objected to the bill being
read more than once to-day. II accordingly
went over until tomorrow without reference.
The Mississippi Improvement bill was taken
up, but without acting theron the senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors reopened, adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Murch, from the committee on public
buildings, reported q resolution for an inves-
tlgation of the mode of construction, ETC., OF
all the public buildings of the government,
with power to sit during recess at Washing
ton and other cities Under a point of order
made by MIR. Garfield, the resolution was re-
tered to the committee of the whole.
A bill was reported from the committee on
civil service reform, prohibiting the officers
of, claimants against, or contractors uoder,
the United States from contributing money
for political purposes. Owing to the expira-
IlUn Vi Tue InO DllI NC1b ONcI
without action.
The house proceeded to the business on the
speaker table. When the senate bill In re-
| gard to jurors in United States courts was
| reached, Mr.. Herbert, by instruction of the
| judiciary committee, moved an amendment
providing that in selecting names for grand
| and petit jurors, the clerk and commissioners
| shall 10 no wise have regard to political sftil-
| iation, but shall look solely to the qualltica-
tons prescribed by law, persons possessing
| such qualifications to DE entitled TO serve
| without regard to race, color, or previous
| condition of servitude, but no officer or en-
| ploye of the United States, or of any State,
shall be competent to serve.
Mr.. Robinson, representing the minority
| of the Judiciary committee, remarked that
as the same proyision had been embodied IN
| the judiciary bill passed by the house the
| other day, no amendment would be offered
or the part of the minority.
Mr.. Conger desired to move the reference
| of the bill to the Judiciary committee, but
was precluded by call FOR the previous
! question. The Republican side of the mouse
| thereupon, at the suggestion of Mr.. Conger,
! refralned from voting, SO there was nc
| quorum to second the previous question, and
| a call of the house was ordered. After more
| than an hour had been spent on the call OIL
! the house, that Intellectual movement was
| abandoned, and the house adjourned.
|
WOmen's Christian Temperance Union
TOLEDO, June 12.-The Women's chris
| tan temperance union of OHIO convened here
| to-day IN their sixth annual session. The
meeting was held in the First Congregational
| church. and was called to order by the presi'
| dent, Mrs. II. G. M'Cabe, of Delaware, Ohio
| Sixty delegates were present. The welcom'
| ing address was made 10y Mrs. Z. Bateman
| of Toledo. Reports were made by the dele
gates representing the various congressional
districts throughout the State, showing til,
progress of the temperance work in eacl
district. The reports indicate widespread
interest in the temperance cause, manifested
in frequent aud largely attended meetings 0
temperance societies and branches of tn
women's christian temperance unien
The day was spent in comparing method
and their results and listening to various al
ticies upon the different departments of tn
work. In the evening Mrs. Youmans, o
Canada, an eminent temperance worker ant
orator, delivered an able address to YER
large asssmblage, which was received witt
the warnast expressions of approval.