Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-17
XLVIITH CONGRESS.
Consideration OF the PGstofiice Appro-
priatiOn Bill Continued in the
Senate-Tbe Question Of
Privilege Again Brought Up in the House,
and Speaker Keifer Receives An
other Black Eye.

WAsHISGToN, March 16.-Senate.-The
House amendments 10 the Senate joint reso-
luton making further appropriation TO re-
| lIeve the sufferers by the Mississippi over
! flow was taken up, and the hrst, increasing
| the appropriation so, 900, was cOncurrsd IN.
Senator Harrison asked a non-concurrenee
| in the second amendment, which directs the
| use OF a portion OF the appropriation Tor the
! hire of laborers TO strengthen threatened
( levees. He thought the whole money needed
! for relief, and objected to the creation OF a
| separate leyee fund as involving expendl-
! lures not foreseen; and, further, that the
| people threatened with disaster ought TO
contribute their labor to protect their homes
/ from the food. The second amendment was
non-concurred IN.
Senator Sherman presented protest from
many xUnion soldiers against the passage
OF any bill restoring TO the rolls OF the army
Fitz John Porter.
Senator VOORHEES, introduced bill to in
crease the pensions OF persons who have lost
a leg or an arm, or been permanently dis
abled in either OF them, in the military or
naval service. 1t increases the penions of
such persons from $50 to S4S per month, and
! provides that they shall be paid the differ
epce between said sums monthly from Febru-
airy IS, 1877, to the time OF the approval OF
this act.
\ bill for the erection of public building
at Terre Haute, Ind, for the use of the post
Office and government offices YVES passed.
Senator Logan addressed the Senate upon
the measure introduced by him to appropri-
ate and expend the entire income derived
from the internal revenue tax on the manu-
facture and sale OF distilled spirits for the
education of all children living in the United
States. At the close OF his remarks the bill
was referred.
Senators Sherman, Hoar and Voorhees,
were appointed on the joint committee to
provide for the Marshall statue.
More Peru Chilli correspondence was re-
ceived and referred.
Senator Voorhees, offered a resolution,
which was adopted, directing inquiry aud
report, by the Military Com nlittee whether
the section of the Revised Statutes declaring
that persons hOnorably discharged from the
military or naval service by reason of dis
ability resulting from wounds or sickness in
Cured in the line Of duty shalt be preferred
for appointments TO civil Officer, provided
they possess the nee essary capacity for the
proper disc barge OF the duties OF such Offices
is in full force or has been repealed or mod
flied; also, whether it has been openly disre-
garded and violated; whether it applies to
provost and deputy provost marshals, quar-
termasters and suffers not disabled, and
whether additional legislation is necessary to
cause the section 10 be enforced by the vari-
Gus departments.
the consideration of the postofice appro-
priation bill was resumed, the question be-
ing on the Senate committee amendment in
creasing the appropriation for special facili-
ties from $500 600 to $4,000 and changing
the term "trunnel lines" to railroad lines"
and adding the pr0rtsO that said facilities
shall be ratably distribu as near as may
be on the railroad lines leading to and from
the principal cities in the different sections
OF the United States"
oil al fIo
increased the expenditures recommended by
the committee as follows: Miscellaneous
items, $4,000; railway pestotfice clerk,
5000; route agents, S1SOOO0; mail mes
sengers, $4,000. The amendment allowing
the Use of department stamps rs heretofore
prevailed after discussion.
Senator Edmunds moved 20 amend by in
sorting the following: "And the secretary of
the Senate and the clerk OF the House OF
Representatives shall have power to use
official envelopes prepared by them for all
business of their respective offices, and the
use oil such envelopes for any purpose other
than such official business shall be punished
by penalties imposed by law for the illegal
use of such envelopes; and each member of
the Senate and House OF Representatives,
and each delegate from the Territories shall
have d right to send through the mail any
mail or package containing only printed or
written matter not exceeding two ounces in
weight, identified By his autograph signature,
without payment of postage"
The yeas and nays were demanded, and
the amendment was adopted by vote of 40
to 10.
During the call Senator Cockrell an
nounced that his colleague, Senator Vest,
was detained at home by sudden and severe
indisposition.
Senator Plumb paired with Senator Vest.
Without further progress on the bill, the
Senate, after restoring the tariff commission
to its place in the regular order, went into
executive session, and then adjourned