Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL


conclusion of the morning routine business
the Senate resumed consideration of the leg
islative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill.
The Senate bill allowing the widows of
Ministers Hurlburt and Fitzpatrick the bal
ance of one years salary passed.
The amendment of the sundry civil bill,
fixing the salaries of members of the Missis-
sippi River Commission at $500 per annum,
referred.
Senator Blair, from the Committee on Ed
ucation and Labor, reported a substitute for
the resolution directing investigation into
labor strikes. The substitute enlarges the
scope of the proposed investigation, by IN
Guiding relations between labor and capital,
wages and hours of labor, the condition of
laboriug classes in the United States and
their wages as compared with similar classes
abroad, and the causes OF agencies produc-
ing strikes. The Committee on Education
and Labor is directed to make investigation
and is empowered to sit during vacation, TO
visit different localities, examine persons
under oath, etc. Laid over and ordered
printed.
A number of other appropriation bills
were disposed Of, and the bill was tempo
rarily laid aside.
The House bill for the extension OF bank
charters was received, with the information
that the House had agreed to some and dis
agreed to other Senate amendments.
Senator Beck moved to refer the bill TO the
Finance Committee in order that new pro-
visions, which be thought essential, might
be inserted in the bill. He said the commu
nication received to-day from the treasury
department showed that the directors of the
Merchants National Bank and the National
Bank of Virginia, in Richmond, had been
permitted by the comptroller OF currency
to violate the national banking law 10 the
oath subscribed 10 by them and filed with
him as to the rate of discount. He said tho
prohibition of the law against the charging
of rate higher tn an that authorized by the
State law had been evaded by the directors,
with the assent of the comptroller, by the
insertion in the oath Of provision except
ing them from that prohibition. He wanted
the bill amended as to secure the punish
ment OF this official by dismissal or impris-
oument. Senator Beck also said he did not
know but that many other banks beside the
Richmond institutions had violated the law
in the matter of the oath. Decentralization
of checks was another fragrant abuse for
which the comptroller should be called to
account. The senator from Vermont Nor
rilD and his friends might save that official
from the consequences CT failure to per-
firm his dnty, but they cnnld not prevent
exposure.
After voting down Senator Beck's moriUu--
to concur in the action of the House, and re-
ferred the differences between the two houses
to Senators Allison, Morrill, and Beck as
conferees.
The House revenue bill was received and
referred with the amendments proposed by
Senator Plumb, repeating the twenty-five per
cent import duty on sugar under the law OF
1875 and restoring the duty which prevailed
prior to that year, and by Senator Beck, re-
ducins the tariff duty on Bessemer steel
rails from S2S to Sl4 per ton.
The Senate, having disposed of all but
eighteen pages of the legislative appropria-
ton bill, then adjourned.
House.-Mr. Orth from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported a resolution re-
questing the President to communicate to the
House any additional correspondence called
for in the resolution OF April 18th and not
heretofore communicated to Congress, and
also whether any proposition has been made
by any person holding Office under the
United States 10 any American citizens in
British prisons to accept release upon condi-
ions, and if SO by whom such proposition
WA made, and the nature thereof. The
previous question was ordered, notwith
stauei.g the obj .ction of Mr.. Robinson
N. Y j Who desired TO offer an amendment,
and who Protested against the attempt 10
stifie him. He was called 20 order by the
arms TO see the gentleman seated.
Mr.. Robinson gave notice that he would
tomorrow move to inpeach the minister at
London. That was a privileged question,
and he bad right to be heard on it.
Mr.. Wilson, member of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, supported the resolution,
but especially advocated the resolution
which he proposed to offer when the pending
one was disposed of. His resolution requests
the President forthwith TO demand Of the
government of Great Britain its reason. f9r
the imprisonment OF American cisJoL III
Ireland, and if it shall appear that SUI ih-
prit onment is wrong and in viotatlons tue
rights of American Citizens be Is authorized I
to demand their release, and ii it is delayed |
or refused he shall resort 10 such means as |
he may think proper to effect such release.
Mr.. Robinson was then accorded the floor |
for seven minutes, but CONTEMPORARY de- |
clined 10 make Use OF them. He said he |
had documents by him which Should bring {
the blush of shame to the face of every
American. He would show that for 100
days the President had been on his knees
before Lord Granville, and that Lord Gran
vile was splitting in his face and insulting
the nation by refusing to listen to his prayers.
There was all kinds of garbage and nonseBe
sent to Lord Granville to tell him that the
House was not in earnest. Extracts from
the New York Tribune treasonous as ever
was spawned from the vermin that Washing
ton hunted in 1776. including the ancestor
Oh james Russell Lowell, who was Tory,
had been sent to Granville telling him the
House was not in earnest. He expressed
mis- contempt for the milk and-wa resolu-
ion of the committee, declaring the House
lad not sufficient courage to adopt resolu-
ion which would show whether the British
ions tail should be wrenched or the Ameri-
an eagles neek.wrung. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Wilson offered tho resolution of which
lie had given notice, which was adopted.
The House then went into committee on
he naval appropriation bill apd adjourned.