Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-28
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Butler this morning had an interview
with the President about the Boston
collectorship. He subsequently returned
with Secretary Richardson, Senator
Boutwell,, and Representatives Hooper
and Burlington. One who was present
says Simmons will not be Withdrawn,
and in the event of his rejection the
President will nominate any one of
three persons named by seven OF the
Massachusetts representatives.
The house to-day granted pension
of fifty dollars q month to the widow of
General Candy. Coburn made an effort
to have the pension one hundred dollars
a month.
The house bill in relation to import
duties on fruits as reported from the
finance committee and passed by the
senate, is as follows, having been ma
terially amended by the finance COM
mittee:
Be 8 enacted, etc., That the secretary
of the treasury is hereby directed to
suspend the repayment of all duties
heretofore paid on imported fruit until
further legislation by congress author
izing the same, or until the final de-
cision of the supreme court, except in
cases where suits in court have been dis
continued by the instruction Of the sec
retary of the treasury. An error in the
punctuation of the clause relating to
fruit-plants, in section five of the tariff
act, approved June 6, 1872, of inserting
a comma instead of a hyphen, after the
word fruit, is hereby corrected, and
said clause shall read as follows: "Fruit-
plants, tropical and semi-tropical, for
the purpose of propagation or cultiva-
tion.n
The bill now goes to the house for
concurrence in the senate amendments.
The senate committee on public lands
to-day agreed to report favOrably on
Senator Hitchcock's bill, allowing any
person who has failed to acquire per
feet title to his pre-emption or home
stead entry, to file another deelaratOry
statement, or homestead application,
for another tract. They also agreed to
report favorably on Senator Pratt's bill,
granting to several States all unsurvey-
ed overfiowed lands, and, with sundry
amendments, the house bill amendatO-
ry of an act to encourage the growth of
timber on the western prairies.
The committee on war-claims were
divided to-day-five against five-on
the bill allowing certain contractors for
VIC wal W BO w NlAC
court of claims for damages. The bill,
however, will go to the house for its ac-
ton.
The house committee on appropria-
tions have instructed the chairman to
report the bill providing for payments
due to cOlored soldiers as bounties to
supply the deficiency.
A telegram from the Indian agent at
Fort Yuma, California, says that the
Indians are leaving the Carlos reserva-
ton.
The following were the customhouse
receipts for the week ending February
Dist: New York, 81, 755, sos; Boston,
S4l2,70S; Philadelphia, S18S, ,63S; Balti-
more, Sl0l, ,954.
Outstanding legal-tenders, 1881, $780,,
327.
VIM. Condill has been appointed in
ternal revenue gauger for the sixth dis
trict of Kentucky.
The senate was in executive session
about an hour this afternoon, on the
nomination of William A. Simmons to
be collector of customs at Boston. Sen
ators Boutwell, and Sumner again sew
orally spoke in opposition to the NOM
inee, regarding him "a a mere politi-
clan, not fitted by education for the
high and responsible position, and not
acceptable to the larger number Of the
intelligent merchants of Boston. Sen
ators Conkling and Carpenter advocated
the nomination, speaking in praise of
the gentleman andi of his business ca
pacity, and were unable TO see in the re-
marks presented any proper reason for
rejection. Finally the vote was taken,
aud the senate confirmed the nomina-
ton by vote of q against II, the Dem
ocrats present voting in the affirmative.
The result was almost Immediately
known to q dozen or more friends OF
Simmons, who were standing at the
main door, when they gave expression
to their joy in loud cheers. Tonight
they called on General Butler to ex-
change congratulations. 1t is regarded
as singular that nomination should be
confirmed by the Democratic party,
when, as in this case, the nominee was
opposed by both senators from his state.
Generals Sheridan, Hooker, and Whip
pie, of the Thomas monument associa-
ton of the Army of the Cumberland,
have concluded contract for an eques-
trlan statue, in bronze, of General George
II. Thomas, fourteen feet high, to be
delivered in this city within three years,
q ALDNNA VI NliG oatut ~ Dt SuUulllAtu W
the committee in July next, for its ap-
proval.
The following kilograms were sent
/ from here tonight:
MASHiNGToN, February y.
10 Honorable A, II. slice, Alpheus Hardy, ].
n. DanfOrth, John Cumming, and others,
Merchants Exchange, Bosto.,; Massachu-
sets:
We have performed the duty with
which we were charged, and have laid
before the President, Senator Bout
well, and others, such views and
facts as will tend to correct the
! idea that single member runs the
! of Mssssch1setts. We hope the result
may enable you to dispel another error
which has been industriously circulated,
and which is eminently calculated TO
ipjure the well-earned fame Oh our
President, and TO disturb the harmony
of the great Republican party, namely,