Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-11
The Majority and Minority Committees
Of the Senate Rearranged by the
Republicans and Democrats.
Edmunds Declines the Position of Presi-
dent Pro Tem., and VIII he Sue
-. .eeeded by Anthony.
Proceedings Of Congress-Hundreds of
Bills Introduced In the House on
the Call Of States.
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings in the Horse END senat,
RfI,s anu Resolutions.

blCuN law 81 llldI DdlChNo may lSSuc dlltl
three years actual occupancy.
By Mr.. Dunn: Declaring forfeited lands
granted the following railroad companies
and to States in aid of stch coriipanies
Gulf and Ship Island Of Alabama; Florida,
Coosa anu Tennessee, Mobile, Alabama,
Girard, Coosa and Chattanooga, Alabama
and Chattanooga, Pensacola and Georgia,
North Louisiana and Tesas, Few Orleans,
Baton fot6e and Vicksburg st. Louis
and Iron Mountain, Houghton and On
tonogon, North Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Central, st. Paul and Pacific, st. Vincent
extension and the Brainerd branch, Har-
ling and Dakota, Oregon Central and
Texas Pacific.
By Mr.. Rcstcrans: To indemnify California for
EXPENSES incurred in Indian wars; also to prevent
undue discrimination in railroad transportation:
also to incorporate the Maritime Canal Company,
BY Mr.. SUMMER; To fix and establish the max
imum rates of fare or tho Union Pacific and Cen
trail Pacific fRlroads; also appropriating 100000
for the improvement of the Mississippi river head
passes from Cairo to the Des Moines rapids
also granting pensions to the, survivors of
the Mexican war; also to compel the payment
cost of surveying, selecting and conveying c"r-
tain lands granted it, and ereats a sin king fund
for, kansas Pacific, Sioux City and Pacific
AMI Central branch of the Union Pacific railroad
also resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Interior for information in regard to the at
tempted assignment and transfer Of lands granted
the Texas Pacific 70 the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, New Mexico, southern Pacific, Ari-
zeaat Ed5 Angeles and San Digo California.
By Mr.. Tully; To declare forfeited all una,ed
land grants in California.
BY Mr. Payson; @;eclarlnE forfeited the land
NAM Toda larsS n@mSgr Of sa& nt av0IsPs F tP
ruaag and am6ynts ihvolvcdare Ms follows! Texas
Eaeiae, l?,eOe,g9 acres - California; Arizon9 and
and Mobie, Noble and and i New Orleans, aggregat
inf ,5fSs00O acres; Savannah and Albany involv-
ng l,2O,OC0; Iron Mountain lArk.l,, l.lSOOOO;
Memphis and Charleston, $4,000; Mobile and
GiraTd, 4S2,O00; OntOraSon and State Line, 1i2,-
900; Oregon Central, l30, 600; Elyton and Boards
Bluff, 100000; Oregon and California and Cali
part. Of the N1rltotp PaFiFc from Wallula to
lED,040; Iron Mountain Mo-. 6ol 200, part Of
the Atlantic and Pacific, east of Albuquerque and
west of Majara i, 100000.
By Mr.. Springer: Proposing a constitutional
amendment prohibiting special legislation also
service on their own application officers of the
ARMY who served in the rebellion a. general
Nv Mr.. RSdfarj To Regulate railroad traffic;
alec TO authorize the appointment Of special
terests of the United States in South and Central
America; also providing for the deposit of silver
bullion in the Treasury and the issue of GER
BY MIR. Waite: To limit the purchase Of silver
by the Srcrctar" hf tha Treasury.
~ Mr. Clements: To repeal the internal reve-
by Mr.. Hudson: To establish the Board of
Commissioners of Interstate Commerce.
By Mr.. Townshend: To abolish postage on
second-class mailable matter and reduce the
postage of transient newspapers; also aqthorir-
ing the President during the frecess pf CougrSss
to prohibit tho Importation of articles injurious to
public health irom country which on the same
ground prohibits the importation of American
goods also to place the tax salt used in curing
meats on the same footing as salt used in curing
By Mr., Thomas: To equalize bounties; also to
divide lllinois into three judicial districts.
BY MIR. Finerty: For the construction of four
gunboats and three additional cruisers for the
| navy.
prevent the Secretary 6fthe Interior from issuing
pstentss IQ lands granted IN MD Of the eonstrue-
| pleted by the time fixed by law.
BY Mr.. Holman: To limit the disposal of pub
lie lands adapted to agriculture to actual settlers
| BY Mr.. Calkins: Proposing n constitutional
amendment providing that no State, public or
private corporation or person shall deprive any
citizen of "eGual protection before the law, nor
| nhridge his rights, privileges mmunities on
account di race color or previous condition OF
/ BY Mr.. Lowry: Repeating the limitation OF
time for filing claims for pensions; also, n resolu-
| tion requesting the President to communicate to
the House any correspondence that has taken
place netween this goyernment ana Gre3t Brl1aln
citizen of the United States, for the alleged mur
der of the informer Carey.
! By Mr.. Lamb: resolution calling on the At
| torney General for an itemized account of the
expenditures for the prosecution of the Star-route
| ease.
| BY Mr.. Matson: For the appointment of n COM
| mission to Investigate revising the pension laws
! By Mr.. Holmes: To establish national expert
| mental stations in connection with the agricul
By Mr.. Henderson: Calling on the Secretary O
| the Treasury for copies of the correspondence
with foreign governments touching the interdic
ton of the importation of swine.
By Messrs. Weller and Cooke: For removing
the duty on certain kinds of lumber and fence
BY Mr. McCord: Providing that in case of tn,
removal, death, resignation inability of thu
President and NicePresident, the Secretary o
State shall be acting President till special elec
By Mr.; Anderson: To prevent undue discrimi
nation .lti BY rsilMay eomPanIss, and subJeetlnl
crcum stances: also to create an Agriculturn
Commission; also TO create postal telegraph
cent; also resolution calling on the Secretar!
| of the Interior for information whether thu
Union Pacific has complied with the provisions o
by Mr.. Peters: Granting pensions to soldiers o
the rebellion when they have reached fifty-fv'
BY Mr.. Hanback,; To repeal the timber cultur'
and presumption laws.
by Mr.. White; TO lessen crime and human
suffering from alcohol ism by restricting the use o
distilled spirits to scientific and medicinal pur
poses also to permit soldiers and sailors to oh
tain in money value hOmesteads to which the!
arc entitled; also proposing a constitutions
women, and also apprOpriating 81, 1900 yea
for five years TO aid common schools.
by Mr.. Turner; Requiring the yeas and nay
to be taken on the passage of any bill .apprOpria
ting more than Sl0,UO; also to put salt, trace
chains and agricultural implements on the fret
list.
BY Mr.. Willis; To authorize the Withdrawal
from distillery warehouses; without tax, spirits &
be used for industrial purposes; also, to establish
Bureau of Statistics Of Labor and Industry.
The call was interrupted to allow Mr.. Hewitt 4
offer the following resolution:
That this House bring to the notice of the Presi
dent the of Patrick ODOnnoll, claiming T.
be citizen Of the United States. now under sen
tenee of Death in Grent Britain, in the hope tina
the President may secure such reasonable della,
of the execution of his sentence as will enabl
the President TO ascertain whether said y Don
nell is citizen of the United States, and if so
whether he was tried and convicted in accordanc
with the municipal laws of Great Britain and tn
requirements OF international law. Adopted.
The call was then continued as follows:
female employos of the government.
BY MIR. Dilgrey; To remove certain burden
from the American merchant marine; also, +
constitute n bureau of commerce and navigation
alS" 70 encourage AmeTican ship building
Maryland and Delaware ship canal.
BY MIR. blanchard: To provide when the term
of Congressmen begin and end, and when Con
grcSs shall meet. The object of the bill is ths
Congress shall meet directly after the election q
the members of the new Congress, instead q
thirteen months after, and provide two long ses
sions of each Congress, instead OF one long an
one short, as now.
| By MIR. MoriSe Repeating the act for the coin
age of standard silver dollars.
BY Mr.. Whiting: To remove all taxes on tn
national banking, circulation; also, to fix, th
amount Of circulating notes TO be issued b
national banking ASSOCIATIONS upon the dc
posit of bonds. II provides that the amount q
circulating notes any national banking aSSO
citation making deposit of bonds shall be emit
tied TO receive from the Comptroller of the Cur
rcncy shall be ninety five per cent. of the loves
market value of said bonds during the fiscal yea
next previous to the deposit, provided sue
amount shall not exceed ninety per cent. 9
the current market value of such bonds, and q
no time shall the total amount of such notes i:
sued by the association exceed ninety-fve pc
cent of the amount at such time actually pai
in its capital stock.
by Mr.. Rice: Declaring the policy of tn
| United States ius re ,rd TO interOceanic canal:
IL declares that tn" construction OF an intcl
oceanic canal by means OF foreign capital is ho:
tile 10 the policy of the United States, and
violation OF the spirit and deelarations Of tn
Monroe doctrine; that the United States wi
assert and maintain such control and supervisio
over such canal as Is necessary to protect th
, national interests.
Adjourned until to morrow, when the call wi