Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tariff. MOnusrs IN Hot Water.

IDENTIFY become alarmed at the action
/ of the House in refusing to increase
/ the duty on various grades OF iron.
A full meeting was held this morning.
| After some discussion, the Committee
directed the striking out of sections in
the tariff bill not already considered
by the House, relating to iron, which
proposed an increase of duty as now
imposed by law. This course was
advised by leading protectiOnists, for
fear the House will reduce the duty
on various kinds of iron. The bill, as
modified by the Committee, does not
propose any increase in the tariff on
iron, but leaves the present law I'M
changed.
The PIOus Howard COrnsred.
The Howard Investigating Com
mittee this forenoon examined John
r. Evans, one of the trustees of the
Barry Farm, who testified that he
purchased said farm for So, 600, but
knew nothing of the subsequent divi-
sion and sale thereof. The other trus-
tees were S. G. Pomeroy, Gen. How
ard and Charles H. Howard.
r. NJ. Hall, real estate agent, testi-
fed to the sale of the Barry Farm
and Howard University property.
Grant on His Travels.
The Senate discussed polygamy,
and will vote on it Saturday.
The House Judiciary Committee
heard further argument from Judge
Paschall in favor of McGarrahan's 8
| claims.
President Grant and family leave
the city tomorrow TO spend few
days at West Point.
The Funding Bill.
The Ways and Means Committee
| did not consider the funding question
| to-day. The new bill is opposed by
| Boutwell,, who is throwing the whole
strength of the administration against
it.
Loyal Southerners.
Two attempts were made on Tues
day by Southern members to secure
the passage of a joint resolution COM
hitting the House to the policy of
paying loyal Southern claimants for
property taken and damages sus-
tained during the war, but in each in
stance they were voted down by de-
cisive majority. Pratt, the big, fat,
good humoreG Senator from Indiana,
in a jocular way, introduced a SINH
lar bill in the Senate yesterday, which
was promptly voted down also.
OyaIsSoutherners" like Smith, Who
represents Memphis, stand no cha0' 'ce
for ''spoils'' under that plea.
The Army Bill in the Senate
essentially reduces the army to twenty
five thousand men, and musters out of
the service a large number of officers.
The salaries of Sherman and Sheridan
are reduced as provided in the House
bill. The rank of general and Iieuten-
ant general is to expire with the pres
ent holders Of it, and no vacancies oc-
casiOned by death in the major gen
erals are to be filed till their number
is reduced below six.
Absorption Of Telegraph Lines.
The select Committee on Postal
Telegraph Lines to-day decided to
hear Hubbard in favor of the meas
ure, and OTtOu in opposition to 1t.
The Committee will meet tomorrow
for this purpose. The Postmaster
General has written to Senator Ram
say, Chairman of the Committee on
Post-ofiees and Post-roads, asking
that the Pacific mail subsidy OF $780,
900 be increased. 1t is said the Conn
mittee will act favOrably.
Beast Butler
is organizing a formidable opposition
to the Cincinnati and Chattanooga
railroad, because there is a feud be-
tween him and Senator Sherman. He
offers for an excuse for this movement
that the Constitution does not dele
gate the authority to Congress to pass
charters for building railroads across
States which opposed it.
Iadian War.
Sherman says there will be no In
dian war, and his story is confirmed
by the War Department.
Carpet-Bagssrs in Trouble.
Mr.. Stevenson, from the Committee
on Elections, submitted a report in
the contested election case in the
Sixth District of Louisiana, with
resolution that neither Geo. w. Nc
Cready, Frank MoFFy nor Alr. .. J.
Kennedy were elected, and that no
legal election was held in that Dis
trict. The report was made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow morning.
The Remains of RawIlRs
are to be properly inferred in the Con-
gresslonai Cemetery, and a suitable
monument will be erected oyer them
at the expense of the Government.