Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-15
WASHINGTON.
Effects Of the Presidential Question upon
Congressional !MOYements-Zach
Chandler Issues a Mani
festO.
by the President-Distribu-
tiOn of House Bills-Demand for
Bureau Of Agriculture and
Manufactures.

WASHINGTON, December 14.-The Presi-
dent has nominated Weden O'Neal for
United States marshal for the district of Ken
lucky, and John R. G. Pitkin for the district
of Louisiana; Alexander NJ Blair for collector
of internal revenue for the district of KansaJ,
and Oliver c. Bosbyshen commissioner of
the mint in place Of Snowden, who is ap-
phinted postmaster at Philadelphia.
Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, December 14.-The house
committee on appropriations has made the
following distribution of the work remaining
on hand: preparation of the Legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation bill is
assigned to Holman, Waldron and Atkins;
the army appropriation bill to Atkins, Wells
and Foster; the navy appropriation bill TO
Blount, Hale and Clymer; the Indian appro-
priation bill 10 Wells, Foster and Holman;
the military academy appropriation bill to
Clymer, Foster and Blount; consular and
diplomatic bill to Singleton, Wells and Hale,
and the sundry civil appropriation bill to
Holman, Atkins and Hale.
Drunken Zack Chandlers Manifesto.
WASHINGTON, December 13.-An ad-
dress has tonight been issued by the
National Democratic committee. 1t is the
last desperate attempt to prop their failing
cause. Governor Hayes has been fairly elected
by clear majority of the electoral vote.
There is no indication that any right-minded
citizen has any doubt as to the result. The
address of the Democratic committee is an
impudent and audacious attempt to prejudice
and pervert public judgment. Hayes and
Wheeler are elected, and the will Of the
American people Will be carried out and
maintained.
2. CHANDLER. Ch'mn Rep. Nat Com.
A Bureau OF Agriculture and Manufac
lures Demanded.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE house
committee on commerce to-day heard Fred
erick Frawley, president Of the National
hoard Of trade; Charles Randolph, secretary
of the Chicago board Of trade, and Hamilton
Hill, secretary of the Boston board of trade,
In advocacy of legislation for the creation Of
a bureau or department. Of agriculture and
manufactures. TO be specially devoted to the
protection and promotion of American trade,
commerce and agriculture. They argued that
the treasury department is now oyerburdened
with general business to an extent which pre-
vents proper attention being given to the OBJ
Jects stated. Further argument will be heard
to-morrGR.
The Deadlock in Congress.
New York World
WASHINGTON, December 9.-Congress is
inexpressibly dull. A speaker was elected
with scarcely the ruffie which stirs the session
over the choice of committee clerk. Head
quarters were openedina spiritless way Men
stood here and there seeking votes, and find
ing them or not as The case might be, but no
body cared for the result. It was hard work
10 get a Republican caucus together The
contest i'll the Democratic caucus deqenerated
into scrub race between two men. Mean
while, men who live and move and have their
being in one wing Of the capitol or the other,
took more interest in the votes Of the return
ing boards south and the pacing of sentry
in the South Carolina Statehouse. The first
week Of the session has gone, and no change
has come-none is likely to. The Presiden-
tial question rests an absolute blight on pub
lie bus.Qos! The Sc son promises to be
,.-i -T .vsnt- Mr.. Morrison
absolutely empty ..----. o-@sss"
is-disposed to regard the election of P+nn-
sylvania proteCtionigt to the speakership, on
an issue made up and decided upon the sec
ond Wednesday of February, as decision
against tariff revision in the interests of rev
enue reform and free trade, and the chairman
Of the WAYS and means committee has gone
south, and left Washington for month ab-
senee, on the Presidential question. The elab-
crate tariff which the last session saw intro
dueed the present session will see stifed. In
the best of years the short session is an un-
happy season for pure administrative legisla-