Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-18

WASHINGTON.
EELIEF OF IGNORANT SOLDIERS

RELIEF OF IGNORANT SOLDIERS.
WASHINGTON, January l7.-Repre-
| sentative Morgan, member Of the
/ Military Committee, has prepared a
/ bill which the Committee authorized.
/ repeating the provision of the sixth
/ section of the act Of 1868, limiting ap-
I plic8tiOn for pensions to within five
[ years from the time of the wound,
death, or any other cause. In many
! cases persons entitled 90 pensions have
failed 70 receive them by reason of
/ ignorance Of the above limitation.
CABINET MEETING TO-DAY.
Minister Schenck was present at the
meeting of the Cabinet to-day by in
vitanCu.
WHISKY, AND A SUBSTITUTE FOR 1T.
The Ways and Means Committee
have agreed to report a bill making a
uniform tax Of two dollars per gallon
on imported whisky, brandy, gin and
rum.
CAUCUS NOMINATION FOR SENATOR.
A dispatch from Dover, Del, says
that Governor Ely Salisbury, brother
of the present Senator, was nominated
in caucus last night for United states
Senator.
THE HASTINGS AFFAIR.
Hugh Hastings appeared before the
select committee this morning, and
declined to enter on investigation.
He was ordered TO produce a witness
In proof of the charge against Mr..
Brooks, taking the ground that the
libel suit pending in the courts would
be prejudici8l 10 him. The commit
tee viii ask for further instructions.
ONE PRICE FOR BUFFALO.
The President made but one ap-
p0intmeut to-day-John Price, Col
leCtOr of Customs at Buffalo.
sCHENCK HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS AND
ALWAYS NEEDED THEN.
The instructions for the Minister to
England, Mr.. SChenck, have not been
written. 1t IS understood that, in ad
ditiOn to the Alabama claims, he will
receive instructions with a view to
the settlement Of the Canada fishery
question.
CORPORATIONS MADE HAPPY.
Commissioner PIeassntOn writes to
the Supervisor Of Duties that upon
careful consideration of the question
he is of the opinion that sections Is
and is, act Of July IA, 1870, do not
authorize levying and collecting
dividend tax upon dividends and
corporations therein enumerated,
which have been declared within five
months, ending December 81, 1870.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
John @. Hopper, of New York city,
appeared before the Senate Committee
on Finance this morning, aud deliv-
cred an argument on American and
British interests. He showed the
manner In which British man.
ufacturers are protected by q tariff on
fine woods, and the mode by which
they seek TO obtain important infOr-
nation from American manufacturers
and use it to their own advantage and
to the detriment of our own manuiac.
turers at home.
GEORGIA CONGREssMEN.
The admission Of four out Of the
seven Representative from Georgia
to-day brings the political affairs of
that State TO the front again. Various
t1-AlnlllAo NACLH are AtLC hMdLtAlaE itlE
slow movement of the Senate Ju- !
dietary Committee. A certificate has
not been issued for the Fifth (AugUs- |
tai district. DR.. Tiff is the Demo
cratic and Major Whitley the Repub- /
lican claimant. The latter also claims !
TO be SenatOr-elect 10 a seat in that |
chamber until the fourth Of March |
next Both gentlemen were the can
didates Of their respective parties for |
the present and next Congress. The /
Governor has not yet decided to issue /
the certificate, and it is believed he |
will set the election aside as void. In /
one county the ballot boxes were de- !
stroyed by mob, and in another the |
Judges were forced to sign a false re /
turn at the peril of their lives. In all /
probability a new election will be or |
dered by the Governor. Whitley
claims that had there not been indi- ]
cations of violence his majority would
have been over two thousand