Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-24
XLVIITH CONGRESS-.
Proceedings in the House and Senate
EulOgies on the Late Senator
Burnside.
Bill to Prevent Electoral Frauds-Sup-
preston Of Polygamy-G General
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, January 23-.Senote-In In
mediately after the reading of the journi
Senator Anthony submitted resolutions {
respect to the memory of his late colleagu,
! Senator a. p. Burnside.
Eulogies were then delivered upon the lat
Senator Burnside by Senators Anthony, Ed
munds, Maxey, Hawley, Harrison, Jone
Fla. !, Hale and Aldrich.
Senator Hampton paid a beautiful tribut
to General Burnside's bravery in the field
magnanimity in peace and patriotic effort
| after the close Of the war in reconciling tn
two sections, which, he said, with his gentl
and noble nature, had won for him the re
| spect, esteem and affection OF his colleague
| from the South.
Senator Ransom said the prisoners of wal
| taken by General Burnside in North Caro-
| lima at Hatteras, Roanoke Island and New
bern, uniformly spoke Of his courage, kind
| ness and magnaDimity.
The resolutions were adopted by unani
nous vote, and, as an additional mark oi
respect for the memory of the deceased, the
Senate adjourned.
HoHse-The bill passed that five trustees
| OF the Lincoln Monument Association shall
constitute quorum to transact business
A bill was introduced and referred by
Mr.. Pacheco to repeal the land grant OF
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company.
By Mr.: Carroll TILL: For publishing a
list OF all persons receiving claiming pen
sions or to whom pensions have been refused.
By Mr.. Aldrich [ Ill. ]: Tc confirm to Chi
cago the title to the Fort Dearborn addition
to Chicago.
BY Mr.. Willis [Ky.l: To regulate and
limit Chinese immigration.
By Mr.. Gibson La. /: To amend the ma
tional bank act and establish a national cur
rency. This is identical with the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Gibson on the 18th ultimo, and
entitled "A bill to reduce taxation and estab-
lish uniform currency"
By Mr.. King lLa.l: To stop the Ashton,
Diamond Island and Marengo crevasses, on
the Mississippi river.
By Mr.. Van Horn Mo i To establish a
United States court in the Indian Territory.
By Mr.. Cassidy [Nev.l: 10 establish bu-
reau OF mines and mining.
By Mr.. Hazeltine Mol: To establish
uniform paper currency, TO be issued and
regulated directly by the United States
government.
BY Mr.. Geddes TOhiol: Proposing a con-
stitutional amendment whereby the appoint
Lnent of public officers Except cabinet Off
cers) shall be vested in a commission OF three,
two of whom shall be appointed by the Pres
ident, and the third TO be the head Of the de-
partment to which the business OF the APP
confirmed or rejected by the Senate, and when
confirmed, the officer shall hold his office for
four years, unless removed for cause.
By Mr.. Bliss n. ": Pensioning soldiers
of the late war confined in so-called Con-
federate prisons; also fixing S37 so per
month as the pension for such soldiers as
have lost an arm or leg or are otherwise
totally disabled.
By Mr.. Harmer [Idaho1: Granting a
frIif fO hau eli NIL
for twenty-five years in the postoffice service
of the United States, or who, after ten years
faithful service, shall become physically or
mentally disabled.
By Mr.. Warner CTenn.l: To reduce the
salaries of heads of departments.
By Mr.. Beltzhoover [Pa.l: Proposing a
amendment authorizing the
its attention being duly called thereto, to
declare what constitute presidential inability
under the constitution to perform the duties
OF the Office.
By Mr.. Humphreys [Wis.]: For the sur
vey of the public lands within the limits of
the land grant to the Northern Pacific rail-
road.
By Mr.. Hszelton [Wis.]: Granting PEN
sions to persons disabled in the life-saving
service and postal service Of the United
States.
By Mr.. Rrum Pal: To facilitate the pay
nent Of the public debt and establish uni
iorm paper currency.
By Mr.. Dunnell Mimi: To reduce and
regulate duties on sug ar and molasses.
BY Mr.. McCord [Iowa1: For the appor-
ionment Of representatives under the tenth |
ensus.
By Mr.. Cox IN VI: Calling on the Presi- |
lent for all correspondence with the British |
government on file in the state department |
n reference to the case of d. III. O'Connor, |
itizen of the United States and imprisoned |
n Ireland.
Mr. Orth Ind ], from the Committee on
'oreign Affairs, reported back the resolution
hat the President be requested to obtain
rom the British government a list of all
American citizens, naturalized or native
'orn, under arrest or imprisonment by the
uthority OF said government, with a state
nent of the causes of such arrest or impris-
nment, and especially such citizens as may
ave been thus arrested and imprisoned under
he suspension of h1beds corpus in Ireland; !
nd if not incompatible with public inter-
sts, that he communicates such Information
5 he receives, together with all correspond
nee now on file in the department of state,
elatiDg to existing arrests or Imprisonment
citizens as aforesaid,
MIR. Robinson n. Y. said he was going to
love an amendment TO report, and was go
ng to take higher grouud than was there
sken. Not only had the United States
ight to interfere in behalf of American cit
TENS in British prisons, but had a right and
was its duty to demand the release of
,enbers of parliament elected by the peo-
lie of Great Britain, and whom the British
overnment had imprisoned.
The matter then went over until to morrow,
hen it will be taken up unfinished
usiness.
Public business was suspended and eulo-
les upen the life and memory of Ssr-
tor Burnside were delivered by Messrs.
haee and Spooner of Rhode Island, Browne
Indiana, Rice of Massachusetts, and Hen
erson OF Illinois, and out of respect to the
emory of the deceased the House ad-
'urned.
Under the call of States to-day three hun
red and fifty Eve bills were introduced and
,ferred.