Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-28
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, February 27.-Th
Chicago relief delegation was betoru
the committee on finance to-day anC
will again appear tomorrow. They
urged their objections to the bill al
ready reported and want it to be more
general.
The committee agreed to report q
bill to admit, free OF duty, paintings,
statuary, photographs, etc., designed
for exhibition only.
Representative Wheeler introduced
a bill to amend the act Of incorpora.
ting the Texas Pacific railroad, which
was referred to the committee on
Pacific railroads. 1t provides for a
longer time for the completion of the
west end Of the road, and authorizes
the issue Of consolidated bonds Of this
road and roads which it absorbs,
namely: Southern Pacific and Mem.
phis and FL Paso.
The following nomination was
sent to the senate to-day: ]. W. @.
Bryant, assessor Of internal revenue
for the fourth district OF Tennessee.
Among the first cases to be present.
ed to the grand jury of the criminal
court next week, will be on information
against NJ. F. Prosser, charging him
with having received certain moneys
for prosecuting claim before the
quartermaster's department while a
representative in congress.
The house committee on commerce
to day agreed to Representative Shell
labarger's bill with amendments.
This bill was founded on the bill here
tofOre recommended to the committee
by the secretary of the treasury and
approved by the secretary of the navy
in an amended form. The secretarv
OF the treasury, the SECRETARY of war,
the postmaster general and the secro-
tary of the interior are to constitute a
board Of commerce. They are author
lied to contract for line of steamers
from New York to England and the
continent OF Europe; another from
some other point Of the Atlantic coast
to Europe; line from New York to
Mexico; line from San Francisco to
Australia and other East India lines.
and one from New Orleans to Mex.
lean ports, and 10 pay ten dollars
per ton per annum for five years, to
an extent not exceeding five hundred
thousand tons, one hundred thousand
tons the first year, tifty thousand tons
to be distributed to the Atlantic and
Gulf States, twenty. five thousand tons
to the Pacific and twenty-five thou
sand tons to the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers and the great lakes. For iron
ships Of American construction, eight
dollars per ton; for wooden ships of
over four hundred tons burden and
six dollars per ton for wooden ships OF
over two hundred tons burden.
The bill authorizes the commission
ers to allow the same tonnage bounty
to the lines already subsidized, which
include the lines from New York to
Brazil and from San Francisco to
China.
The bill also includes the line from
New Orleans to Brazil, as introduced
by Representative Sheldon.
The committee consented for repre-
sentative Lynch, to offer an amend
meht in the house providing that i'm
ported materials used for the
construction of ships shall be
free from duty, or where American
material is used an amount equal to
duty shall be allowed.
The committee win be called next |
week, when the bill will be reported. |
In five years the cost to the govern
ment would be S25, 600, 900, provided |
that irOnshipS shall be constructed to
the extent Of five hundred thousand |
tons. The allowance to wooden yes.
sells would be additional.
The cabinet was in session about
tWO bOurS to-day Tho rorIx, of g.,
retary Fish to Earl Granyillejs note
Is not yet completed, though the
points are agreed on. The American
statement OF the case will not be al.
.ered, as by the treaty full provision
g made for an amieable adjustment of
All differences through the tribunal
d arbitrators, both parties having
pledged themselves to accept their
verdict as a full, perfect and final set.
Iement Of all claims referred.