The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-01-30

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ported two bills to the Hoase, when
they were passed.
The House then took q recess until
1880 O'Clock this evening, the evening
session to be for the consideration OF
the pension bills.
The House, at it's evening session,
passed about fifty pension bills, and
adjourned until Monday.
The Senate.
In the Sensts to-day Sera.or Wal
tball presented the credentials OF re-
election OF the Hon. j. u, George
United States Senator from Missis-
sippi. The credentials were read and
fled.
Senator Ingalls,, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported ~favorably
a bill relieving from political diMbill-
les George s. Storks OF the State Ct
Texas, and on Mr.. Ingalls's motion the
bill wa passed.
Among bills introduced was one by
Senator Cal, at the request, he said,
OF the Governor OF Florids, TO author
ne the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
settle and ray the claim Of the State CT
FLORIDA on account OF expenditures
made In euppreesing Indian hostilItles.
Senator Plat submitted a rceolu-
ton for reference TO the Committee
On Rules, and 1t was so referred, pro-
viding that executive nominations
ahtll hereafter be considered In open
session. Senator Plat said he would
not care TO speak on the resolution il
il should be favorably reported on by
he Comm lie on Rules, but would
probably wish to do 80 II II were ad-
versely repoltsd.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Ed
munds was agreed TO, directing the
Secretary Of the Navy to transmit to
the Senats copies Of the drawings and
report Of the recent survey OF the
Nicaragua canal made by Chiei Engi-
neef Menocal.
A resolution offered by Senator Eus-
tbs was agreed TO, directing the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury TO Inform the
Senate whether any instructions had
been issued TO the Assistant Treasurer
at New Orleans to refuse to receive
silver dollars on deposit and iseue
therefor silver certificates, or whether
he had been instructed to receive only
limited amount Of such silver dollars,
and II such instructions had been
issued, 10 iI form the Senate the reas-
ons upon which they were based.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of
War reminding the Senate, apropos OF
Senator Miller's resolution OF yester-
day, that the circular space at the in
tersectiop If Maryland avenue aud
First street, at the western entrance
Of the Capitol grounds, had already
been by law set @ide for q statue Of
ex-President Garfield, and that 9 con-
tract had been made with J. Q. A.
Ward TO ereota pedestal on the spot
selected for the statue. The COM
m~unication was laid on the table un-
Ill Mr.. Morrill's resolution should be
brought up.
Proceeding 10 the calenda", the
Senate resumed consideration OF the
bill to divide the Sioux Indian reserv-
alton in Dakots, which continued up
to o'clock, when Senator Vest took
the floor on the Dakota bill. He dis
claimed any hostility, peri nal or po-
~litical, to the people OF Dako'a, and
claimed himself to be q Western man,
and proud Of the Western country
and Its n agnifcent development.
He desired - look at the question in
volved In the Dakota prop osition from
the standpoint OF elevated statesman
ship and not ot partisan basis. In no
acrimonious spirit he relied on the Re.
publicans, that never had they failed
to take advantage Of party / selling ald
bias in putting through their meas
ures. He (Ser ator Vest q Dem.
oerat, and was proud Cf the fact.
Without regard to politics, however,
in the question, he would be a coward
II he did not stand where he now
stood. He asked why repeated refer
ences had been made in debate by the
Republicans TO party feelingP Why
had reference been made 10 the tact
that tie people tf Dakota were largely
composed OF Union soldiers, and
that that fact might account for their
r~estiveneSs on their political situation?
Mr.. Vest could show, and would be.
ibte he got through, that many brave
ex-Union veterans who had been shot
and shelled and saber-struck, and he
honored them for 1t, who were now
residing in DakCtL we're earnestly oo-
posed to the measure reported from
the Senate Co nmittee on Terrific
ries; but he denied the rigtt
Ot any man to peculiar privileges in
this country because OF having fought
under one flag, because Of having
espouscd any cause, because of having
done his duty to his principles and
convict n rs he unders' oJd them.
Justice should be done b all men.
Why thrust before the people, in all
their fir a lcis', social and religious re.
lstions the dead issues of a dead strife
wlen country, as we had so we'll
h a'd the other day, was o being
no aestly cemented together by the
glorious memories Of the past and the
bright ant,cipations OF the future?
Senator Vest read from a Dakota
newspaper an editorial which said
that "epouph one-armed and one
legged Union veterans are in Dakota
q whip a wbtls brigade of %;rsitorou9
ekuDks like Vest and Butler laugh
TIL and yol can bet your boots they
tau do Il any doy, right here on the
open plains OF the free soil of Dako'a,
and without r6sorting to bushwhack-
Ing or kukluxing either II they
don't believe it, All they have to do to
test the loya'tv OF Dakota is to fire on
Snraler." Permit me-" said Mr..
Vest, ito put at rest any apprehension
ol the part OF the Dakota editor so flr
as the Inauguration OF another revolu.
ton is concerned. Speaking fJr my
We 1 80 far rs l am concerned, Fort
Sumter shell rest in placid tran
qulIIity for the balance 81 my