Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-13
E. JOHN ELLIS,
OF Louisiana, Fully indicated Before
an Investigating Committee of the
House of Representatives.
Fltz John Portef's Case Brought Up In
the Senate Att0rney-General Brews-
ter After the Dynamiters.
Sam Randall on the National Democratic
Convention and the Party's Wishes
Our Meat Products.

.Senate-Senator jackson submitted
joint resolution providing for submission
to the States of a constitutional amendment
making the Presidential term six years
and making the President ineligible TO re-
election. Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
On motion OF Senator, Mi iller IN. " tbe-
Senate took up for consideration the
House epleuro-pneumonia bill.
Senator Coke spoke strongly against the
bill in its present shape. 1t included all
communicable diseases whatever, which
he said would place all cattle south of
Virginia at the mercy of the Commissioner
OF Agriculture. At o'clock the pleuro-
pneumonia bill went over and the Senate
took up the bill for the relief of Fitz John
Porter, Senator Sewell addressing the Sem
ate on the bill.
Bills reported favorably and placed upon
the calendar: By Senator Horr, from the
Committee ON Claims: An original bill to
provide for the asceItsinment OF claims of
American citizens for spoliations commit
ted by the French prior 10 July 81, 1901.
By Senator Harrison, from the Committee
on Military Affairs: To authorize the ex-
tension OF the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way to point on tire military lands at
Fortress Monroe. BY Senator Pugh, from
the Committee on Education and Labor ::
To establish an educational fund, and ap-
ply portion OF the proceeds from public
lands to public education, and to provide
for more complete endowment and sup
port OF colleges for the advancement of
scientific and industrial education.
By Senator Morrill,, from the Committee
ON Finance: An amendment in the nature
of substitute for the bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to deliver to the
rightful owners the contents of certain
boxes deposited in the Treasury Depart
ment by the Secretary of War. These are
boxes whose contents, Butler said when
introducing the bill, were property of
private citizens, and consisted of articles
valuable principally as heirlooms.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Senator Edmunds: To establish a
forest reservation at the headwaters Of
the Missouri river and at the headwaters
and Clark's Fork ON the Columbia river.
By Senator Hill: To provide for the
erection of public building at Boulder,
Col
The Senate went into executive session
and when the doors were opened, ad-
burned.
House-Thernorning hour was dispensed
with and the House at 1928 o'clock went
into Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Buck
1iSl TIC va ltEC l'JobCAAASS f-Pl1iO
priatiOn bill, and by a vote of III 10 45
struck out the clause limiting salaries oi
postmasters to $4,000.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Horl
increasing from Sl0,500,0O0 to Sl2,250,00C
the appropriation for compensation tc
postmasters, WAS lost-74 TO 50.
Mr.. Horr then moved to increase the
appropriation for clerks in postofficcs by
! $125, 900.
| The committee rose for the purpose Of
| limiting debate on the amendment. Mr.
| Townshend was willing to accord thirty
minutes, but the Republicans held out fol
forty. Nearly two hours were consumed
in roll-calls without accomplishing any
thing in regard to the disputed ten min
utes, but finally shorter time was agreed
| to, and the committee resumed its session
The increased appropriation was favored
| by Messrs. Cutcheon, Bingham and Horr
and opposed by Messrs. Holman and
Townshend. The amendment was lost
| II to III.
Mr.. Skinner n. Y. offered an amend
ment increasing by 100000 the appro
priation for the payment OF letter-carriers
Pending action the committee rose and
the House adjourned.