Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-16
coNcREssiaNAL.



OF N BOTH BRANCHES.
WAsHNeros, July l5.--H HOuse.-Mr Can
non, from the Committee OF Conference on
the Legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priatlon bill, reported that the committee
had been unable 70 agree.
Alter discussion the House voted to insist
on Its disagreement Win the Senate, and to
ask for further conference.
Messrs. Cannon, Hisccck and Atkins were
reappointed as confere,s on the legislative
bill, and Messrs. Hiscoek, Robson and Cox
on the deficiency appropriation bill
Ga motion of Mr. BurowB Mich. !, a res
olution was adopted referring to the Com
mittee on Civil Service Reform the question
Of the inequalities Of salaries between Sem
ate and House employees provided that no
salaries be increased.
Mr.. Williams Wis.l reported back from
the COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs the reso-
luton offered BY Mr.. Cox requesting the
President to communicates any inform alton
in the possession Of the State department in
reference to any Modification in the stipula-
tions under which the French Gable Com
pany was permitted 10 land its cable on the
shores of the United Ststes,to the effect that
il is not to combine with other companies to
raise rates, and viii view Of congressional
action to proven. such consolidation.
Adopted. -
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Senate amendments to the
river and harbor appropriation bill. The
FIRST seventeen amendments were non-con-
CURED in.
The Hennepin canal amendment gave rise
TO discussion, in The course OF which Mr..
Hutchins N. Y. expressed the hope that
the House would give such emphatic con-
demnation TO the scheme that it would neFeT
show its head. The amendment was advo-
Gated by Messrs. Henderson and Springer.
1t was non-coneErrsdfn s-a------l-------
The remainder sf:the amendments were
Der being I50.1 The committee then rose, and
the House non-copeurred in all the Senate
amendments.
An unsuccessful effort was made to have
an hour spent in hearing requests for unani-
nous concent.
The House then zdiosrned until Moday.
SenQte.-Senator Anthony Introduced a
bill repeating 90 much much OF the army
appropriation bill as provides for the retire.
ment of General Shermsn and Iieutenant-
General Sheridan. Referred. '
Senator Window offered . rssol0.ion CALI
ing on The President Tor coples OF the
declarations of Edward Lytton Bulwer and
Clayton upon the ratification oil the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, aud for any other docume
referred 10 in the instructions OF Secretary
Frelipghuysen to Minister Lowell, dated
May 18th. Adopted.
On motion of Senator Van Wyck the reso-
luton was taken up dire citing the secretary
OF the interior to withhold action on the
payment II a double pension to General
Ward B Burnett until the President shall
act upon the bill passed Yesterday, which
contsins provision prohibiting the payment
of double pensions. After discussion the
matter went over.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton Of the pension appropriation bill,
the internal revenue bill having been laid
aside informally on point of order raised
by Senator Plumb.
After long discussion, the principal par
ticipants in which were Senators Beck,
Ingalls, and Plumb, the bill finally passed.
On motion OF Senator dcMillan the Seuate
insisted upon its amendments 20 the river
and harbor appropriation bill, and a con-
ference committee was ordered, consisting oi
Senators Mcmillan, Jones [Nev, end Ran
som.
The Senate at 4:5O o'clock adjourned until
Monday.