Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-06
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL FINALLY
PAssED-BILLs AND RESOLUTIONS INTRO
DUCED.
WASHINGTON, August 5-House. - Th.
Senate amendent to the joint resolution fol
the establishment of diplomatic relations
with Persia was concurred in.
The concurrent resolution granting the
use of the rotunda and adjacent rooms OF
the Capitol to the Garfield Monument Com.
mittee of the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland from the 25th of November to
the Sd of December to hold bazaar and re-
ceptiou, the object being TO aid in the erec-
tion in Washington of statue to the mem
ory of the late President Garfield was agreed
to.
The Senate amendments to the bill amend
ing the statutes relating to steam vessels
was agreed to.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of business on the Speakers table.
A joint resolution passed instructing the
secretary of the navy to convene court oil
inquiry to investigate the loss of the JEAN
nette.
A joint resolution providin for joint Sc.
lect committee OF three Senators and six rep
resentatives to inquire into the condition and
wants of American shiPbHilding and ship
owning interesta. Psssea.
The conference report on the naval bill
was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson (W. Va.), from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, submitted report upon
the power of the House to compel Shipherd
to answer certain questions which he had de-
clined to answer, and TO produce certain ev-
idence. The report was referred TO the
House calendar.
The report, after giving in detail the rea-
sons therefor, recommends that Shipheid be
discharged, and his examination be proceed
ed with no further. The House took recess.
After recess nothing was done until Mr..
Hiscock, one OF the conierees on the sundry
appropriation -biiI, moved that the
House lake recess until 8 o'clock, stating
that at that time an agreement would proba-
bly, be arrived at.
Pending recess the Speaker laid before the
House a message from the President, trsns-
mitting the report of the secretary of state
respecting the cases of American citizens
under arrest in Ireland. Referred.
The secretary of state says the only per-
SONS referred to as being American citizens
still imprisoned in Ireland are Mahoney, Nc
Sweeney, slattery and Cannon; that Nc
Sweeney and Sfattery produced regular GER
tifcates of naturalization, Cannon estab-
lished his claim to American birth and
Mahoney was irregularly naturalized on the
ground of service in the navy. The respond
ent further states that it appears by a note
from Minister Lowell that her msjesiy's
government does not entertain at present any
intention of bringing these persons 10 trial,
but it has offered them discharge on condi-
lion they leave Ireland for America, which
was refused. Lowell has again been in
structed TO urge speedy trial for the pris-
oners.
Recess until O'Clock.
At the evening session Mr.. Calkins SUBJ
mitted the conference report on the bill TO
relieve certain soldiers in the late war from
the charge of desertion. Agreed to.
The bill agreed to extends lis provisions
to technical deserters who served more than
six months in the army.
Mr.. Hiscock submitted the conference re-
port upon the sundry civil appropriation
bill. He stated simply that the Senate
amendments had been reduced by the confer
enee committee to the amount of $95S,000.
After debate the conference report was
agreed to, and thus the last general appro-
priation bill was disposed of by the House.
The Senate bill passed appropriating $780,
600 for a public building at Fort Wayne,
Ind.
Recess for thirty minutes.
After several recesses during the evening
the House, at 1890 o'clock s.m, took fur
ther recess until Monday at 10 O'Clock.
Senate.-The conferees on the naval appro-
priation bill reported agreement. The re-
port was accepted and the bill passed.
The Senate receded from its amendment
TO the deficiency bill concerning the mileage
of senators for the special session.
Senator Bayard then submitted a joint
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the pay
of mileage of senators who attended the ses-
sion convened October 10, 1881, and it
passed by unanimous vote.
The House bill paying the employees Of
government contractors on the Fox river i'm
provements, in Wisconsin, $7135, passed.
The tax bill was laid aside informally,
and the knit-goods bill taken up and Senator
Miller N. " addressed the Senate.
Several amendments were offered, but
were all voted down. ALI affirmative votes
came from the Democrats. In offering
amendments the Republican side refrained
from debate in order to facilitate the
measure, and steadily voted against any
change which would necessitate the return
of the measure TO the House. The bill
finally passed without any amendment, and
rs it came from the House-yeas Sc, nays Is.
Before the vote was taken on the passage
Of the bill considerable criticism was in
dulged in by the opponents, based upon the
TACT that the sections of the revised statutes
proposed to be corrected, were enormously
stated, in consequence of the accidental
omission of some figures OF the number. The
Senate committee supplied the omission,
but all their amendments having been re-
ected, the number OF the section was set
iorth as "25," instead of "2504" Senator
Morrill, said he was willing to take the risk |
and leave the matter to the interpretation of |
he secretary of the treasury, and Senators |
Cockrell and Morgan complained that unless |
amended in this respect, the act would be |
raud upon its face. The motion to amend |
was rejected, and the bill passed, the ttitle |
which stated the number correctly being |
agreed to.
The conference on the bill for the publica- |
ion of the agricultural report reported an |
agreement by which the Senate amendment |
5 retained in the bill. This contempla.es |
he printing of 100000 copies of the report. |
Adopted.
The tax reduction bill then came up as |
unfinished business, but was laid aside in |
and the House bill extending the |
ices of certain officers oyer the Territories Of |
New Mexico and Arizona passed.
A recess was then taken until 8 o'clock in |
order that the conference report on the sum |,
Try civil bill might be presented
At the evening session Senator Logan from |
he conference on the bill TO relieve certain |
'oldiers in the late war from the charge of |
reported agreement agreed TO, and |
he Senate considered the annual House post |
,oute bill, which passed.
Senator Allison presented the conference /
'eport on the sundry civil bill.
After long debate the report was adopted /
Without division, and the Senate adjourned |
ill Monday.