Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-17
Four Hundred Government Employees
Discharged ard the Ghost
The Venezuelan Commission
SWindie.
Democratic IndeciSiOn - Edmunds and
COnkling and their DESERVING
Friends-Are the Shermans
Playing for the Mastery!
The Dangers that Threaten the Country
from the Radical Plan and DemG-
cratic Opposition TO Et-What
the RAIDS viii Dc.
Four Hundred Governments Employees
RiSnIl arcrnG

Four Hundred Governments Employees
Discharged.
WASHINGTON, December l6.-FOuT hundred
employees Of the bureau Of engraving and printing
were discharged to-day This is nearly ODe-half the
force. About twO-thirds Of those discharged were
women,
The AttOrney-GeneraIS sees a Ghost.
WASHINGTON, December 1A.-The attorney
general said to-day, upon Inquiry, that be had heard
Of rumOrs Of Democrats banding together for the
Inauguration Of Tilden, but bad not received any
confirmation Inquiry In other quarters IS TO the
same effect,
Immigration.
WASHINGTON, December 16.-The house conf
mittee on commerce to-day heard further Arguments
concerning Mr.. CoG's bill TO regulate immigration.
New York steamship agents opposed the measure,
asdid also Mr.. Hayes, Of Michigan, as a representa-
tive Of the National board Of trade. The argument
is now closed, and Tuesday next the bill will be
sidered By the committee.
The Venezuelan Mixed Commission
Swindic.
WASHINGTON, December 16.-The investigation
into the alleged frauds connected with the Venezuela
mixed commission was reopened to-day. A: B.
COrwine, claim agent, residing at New Rochelle New
York. testified to his having been engaged by StIl-
well, former American minister &C EerpzU2la. and
Talmage American minister, to help in procuring
the passage Of the bill by which the American gov
eminent vas 70 assume the payment of the awards.
He said DrtIl was member OF the house committee
on foreign affairs and at his suggestion he (COrlne
had called upon Senators Sumner and Patterson, of
the committee on foreign relations, and Mr. Wood,
Of the house committee on foreign affairs, to en-
deayor to remove their objections to the proposed
legislation but he had no success with any OF them.
Proceedings Of the HaHsC.
WASHINGTON, December 16-1ir Schleychei's
amendment 10 the poStOffice appropriation bill In
creaSng the appropriation for the transportation Of
the mails on stage routes and steamboats,, was agreed
TO; yeas 80, nays 6B The Dill then passed without
division The speaker laid before the house the tel
egrams received by him from hiT. Morrison, chair
man of the select committee, and that to hir N0rTi
pr +hl-
egraph company, refusing 10 produce the originals
of telegraphIc dispatches. The dispatches having
been read, Mr. W0ad y. Y. rose 10 Offer a TesOlu-
tlOn promising it by the expression of his beller
that the house would not be slow to vlndicate its
rights and privileges
Mr.. HOaT made a point of order that the question
was not properly before the house. as the report OF
the committee could not be made to the house BY
telegraph.
TRe speaker overruled the point of order, and
ruled that 1t was question Of privilege, and was
properly before the house.
Mr.. WoOdss resolution was then read, as follows:
RtSUtue1, That the communication presented Sy
the speaker from Hon. VIM r. Morrison, chairman
OF the select committee appointed to investigate Ger
tain matters relating TO the late election in LOuIs
ana, be referred to the judiciary committee with in
StuctOns to report at the earliest practicable mo-
ment what action the house should take 10 enforce
Its rghtful authority.
Mr.. KassOn again pressed the point of ordermade
by 11r. HOaT, but the speaker adhered to his ruling
and Mr. BOaT remarked tina: on reflection it seemed
to him that the position OF the chair was entirely
correct
The resolution then passed. without discussion or
division, and the special order WAS taken up and
eulOgtes on the late Speaker Kerr delivered.
The first of these OrdtOnS was read by IT. Hdmil-
ton Ind !, vino spoke of Mr. Kerr as a man WhO
could have led a fOrlOrn hope OF breasted popular
opinion and gone to the stake martyr to his pfiG-
ciDleS; and also one who stood ont immaCUiate-a
tall palm tree In the moral desert OF the age. He
said that when the final summons came, the rU-
spOnSe was not merely dl sur, buI also the S7hJcr
pITItas of the man, who felt that his life had been
uGSpOtted.
The next speech was made bY Mr. Kelly IPenn.1,
who characterized Mr.. Kerr as a WhOe-heartei and
courageous man, who never practiCed, but lGathGi
the arts of the demagOgue.
Other speeches were made by Messrs. Raymond,
Monroe. Holman, Burchard I'LL !, ana Cox. The
last named stated that when, by MI heTT'S death
bed he asked him whether he was ready to meet the
teTrOrS of death, the answer WIS, Death had no
teTrOTS for him." He believed Mr. Cox said that
Just life on earth would give him his reward
The speakers who followed Mr. Cox were MeSSrs. |
Clymer, MCraTy, Atkins, Hereford, Knott Vance
Ohiol. and Carr, Mr.. KerrS successor, who offered
resolutions expressive OF the profound sorrow Of the
house; directing the speakers chair to BE- kept
draped In mourning during the remainder Of this
session Of congress- and the usual badge OF mourn
ing to be worn by the members and officers Of the
house. The resolutions were adopted unanimously.
and thp house adjourned