Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-28

law, suspend the writ or haDeaS cor
pu5 therein, and proceed to the sup
preston Of violence and the punish
! ment of offending persons. This sec
tiOn also embraces a provision em
bodied in the Shellabarger bill. WheT
offenses punishable under this act are
begun in one of the u. S. judicial dis
tricts and completed in another, every
! such offense shall be regarded as com
mitted in either district, and may be
inquired into, tried and dealt with
the same as if wholly committed in
said district. The operations Of this
section are by its terms limited to the
lst Of June, 1872.
The Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue. authorizes the statement Of the
actual cash defalcatiOn of the late col
lectOr Bailey, reaches $l32,642.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Democratic members of Con-
gress held a caucus tonight at the
! capitol, continuing in session nearly
! four hours. They interchanged views
on the subject Of a bill prepared by
the House select committee, and
! criticized its features, and its statement
met with general assent in most of the
disturbances in the South the result
was Of bad State local governments,
while in not few cases the reports Of
violence we're greatly exaggerated for
political effect.
Remedy, however, was not to be
found in such Ku.KluX measures as
had been presented; it was inciden-
tally said that relieving from disa-
bilities would tend to produce gene.
raj tranquility more than any other
proposition.
The caucus also discussed the pro-
priety Of issuing an address to the
people of the United States. A COM
mittee was appointed to report on
the address at a future caucus.
ROBEsON ON THE DEFENSIVE.
Secretary Robson has written
letter to Rear Admiral Poor correct
ing the statements in the letter pur-
porting to have been addressed on the
oath of February by the officer COM
manding the Tennessee to Wade,
Chairman Of the Dominican Commis-
sion, in which the writer assumed
that any person connected with the
commission taken prisoner by the Op-
pOnents of the Dominican Govern
ment within their lines would be in
reality a spy, and might under the
rules of civilized warfare be treated as
such because the United States has,
through orders from its Executive to
the naval vessels there, chosen to take
part in the internal conflicts of the
Dominican Republic. The Secretary
says the United States is dealing with
the regularly constituted government
OF the Dominican Republic in a man
ner and for a purpose not incon-
sistent with the international law.
The Secretary refers to the case Of Sa. !
mana, and eXplainst that San Domingo
itself is a most desirable acquisition to
this country, and said the President
had a constitutional right to initiate
treaties, which were subject to con-
trmatiOn or rejection by the Senate.
In carrying out this recognized policy
the Government Of the United States
had not fred a shot nor landed q man
in hostile attitude on the island of
San Domingo, and has neither inter
fered in the conflicts Of the Dominican
Republic, nor cOerced any other
power, but simply warned other pow
ers not to interfere until the question
of annexation is definitely settled, and
to protect our interest acquired by ne
KENTUCKY VS.. MISSOURI.
The Supreme Court decision in the
Missouri vs.. Kentucky petition, in |
this case, prayed the court to establish
the Jurisdiction Of Wolf Island, on the |
Missouri river. The court now dis |
missed the bill sustaining the title of |
Kentucky, as derived from the Vir- |
ginia company out of the share which |
the original territory OF Kentucky |
was formed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The San Domingo Commissioners, |
and the parties accompanying them, |
TO Washington this evening.
All were well except ex-senator
Wade.
The subscriptions to the new loan
to-day were 81, 400, the total amount
being $40, 900, 900.
A statement has been published |
that Col. Stokes, of Tennessee, would |
be appointed Fifth Auditor in place /
OF Judge Barron, Of Wisconsin. A |
prominent Congressman of the latter
State having inquired of President
Grant as to the truth Of the rumOr,
learned that he had no intention |
Of making such a change or
Of displacing Judge Barron.
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