Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-20

tboriziDg the secretary of the treasury &c
! examine and report TO Congress the amount
| of all claims of Texas, Colorado, Oregon
Nebraska, Caliiornia and Nevada, and Ter,
ritories of Washington and Idaho, for
moneys expended in repelling invasions and
| ppressing Indian hostilities.
| Upon this motion there was no quorum,
and after the call of the House the motion
to adjourn was carried, with the understand
ing that yea and nay vote should be taken
| on the bill to- morrow Immediately after the
reading of the journal.
.Senate-Senstor Pendleton presented a
protest from the Board OF Trade OF Cincin-
natl against the House bill to amend the
patent laws.
Senator Frye reported from the Committee
on Rules a resolution amending rule 4, to
provide that in the absence of the vice.
president the Senate shall choose a president
pro teTRpore, who, when temporarily absent,
may designate in writing the senator to per-
form the duties of the chair for the day and
during such temporary absence until the
senator shall otherwise order. Placed on
the calendar.
Senator Sherman, from the Committee on
Library, reported proposed amendment TO
the sundry civil bill, approprIating $4,000
for the purchase of the Count de Rechambau
papers. Referred.
Senator George introduced a bill appro-
priating 100000 for public building at
Vicksburg.
Senator Hoar, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported as substitute for the reso-
buttons and bill on the subject referred to
the committee the bill introduced by him
last week to provide for the performance OF
the duties of the president in case of the re-
moval, death, resignation or inability OF
both the president and vice president. Or
dered printed and recommitted.
The Senate, on motion of Senator Conger,
took up the House bill TO regulate the car
riage of passengers by sea, and Senator Con-
ger said the object OF the bill was TO protect
immigrants on shipboard by preventing
their promiscuous interminglipg without re-
gard to sex and to enforce the necessary
sanitary regulations. 1t applied to sail and
steam vessels alike. He added that it did
not discriminate against home vessels. The
bill then passed without dissent.
The joint resolution reappropriating $685.
900, voted in 1877 to pay Southern mail con-
tractors, passed, as variously amended, at the
instance of Senator Conger.
The river and harbor bill being received
from the House, was referred to the Commit
tee OF Commerce, and Senator Kellogg gave
notice of the proposed amendments, as fol-
lows: Striking out the provision for the
Mississippi river; restriction in regard to the
l-vees, and providing for direct appropria-
lion OF S0,UUUUUO IOr the improvement OF Inc
river, the money to be expended by the Sec
rotary of war in accordance with the plans
and under the direction of the River Com
mission; also inserting 100000 for the i'm
provement OF the harbor at New Orleans;
$40, 600 for the lock at the mouth of Bayou
Plaquemine; $4,000 for the improvement
of the Calcaseu river, and $4,000 for Bayou
Terrebonne up to Heuma, Louisiana. The
amendments went to the Commerce Com
mittee.
The House bill to authorize the national
bank at Kutztown, Pa, to change It's loca-
cation and name. Passed.
The House bill to extend the charters of
national banks came up as unfinished BUSH
ness, Mr.. Hawley temporarily in the chair.
The question was upon the eighth section,
which provides that banks with S150,000 or
less capital shall not be required to deposit
bonds in excess of $4,000 as security for
their notes, etc.
The bill was debated at great length, and
pending executive session, was laid over
until tomorrow without action, Senator Alli-
son giving notics that he would then ask the
Senate 10 set it out.
A message was received from the President
from the secretary of the in
terror draft of the bill to enlarge the Paw
nee Indian reservation, Indian Territory.
The Senate then adjourned.