Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-18
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Speaker Randall Unanimously Namin-
Ated for the Chair in the New Or
ganizatIOn Of the House
Nominations by the Dem
Oeratic Caucus.
The Republican Members go Through
the Form OF Making Nominations
In Caucus-Mrs.OIlVe Resur.
reefs SOmei of Simon's
LOVe-Letters-FOur
Per Cents, Etc.

WASHINGTON, March Misconceptions
to the four yer cent loan since Saturday s
report, $l,817, $50.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ON ORGANIZA-
TON.
The Democratic caucus resumed the caucus
to-day and extended until tomorrow even
ing the time CT the committee for arranging
the membership of the standing committees.
The matter of ballot for the officers Of the
senate was deferred until Thursday.
Senator Beck offered resolution providing
in substance that the legislative business
shall be confined to the passage of the two
annual appropriation bills which tailed last
session, including the political measures in
corporated by the house OF representatives,
viz: The repeal of the Federal election
laws and of the Jurors test oath, and prohi-
bltion against the presence of troops at the
polls. After some discussion, this resolution
and the general subject Of the order CT bust
ness were referred TO the following commit
tee, with instructions to report to the caucus
Tomorrow, or as soon thereafter as practical
BILE: Thurman. Salisbury, Whyte, Herman,
Jones [Fla.l, Bailey, Lamar, Voorhees,, and
Vance. All the Democratic senators were
present at to-dIy's caucus except Gordon,
Maxey, and Hampton. Gordon is i'll; Maxey
is expected from Texas to-niGht, and Hamp-
ton has not yet left South Carolina.
The first ballot, to night, for speaker, re-
81; NJ 'Mahon, 3; Morrison, 2; Cox. T. This
iosures the nomination of Randall for speak
er If the forty-slxth congress, on the first
ballot
The vote for clerk of the house resulted:
Adams, rs; Caldwell, of Alaha ma, "a.
Thompson and Field, the present incum-
bents, were nominated for sergeant-at-arms
and doorkeeper, respectively, by reclamation.
DIR. Harrison was renomlnated chaplain.
When the result If the balioting was made
known to Mr.. Blackburn, he went into the
hall and, In an eloquent speech, moved that
Mr.. Randall's nomination be made unani-
nous, which was agreed to. Mr.. Randall
expressed his heartfelt thanks for the honor
conferred, and the caucus adjourned. The
caucus's action will probably be carried into
full effect tomorrow.
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
The Republican representatives at the eau
Gus this afternoon unanimously nominated
the following candidates for various elective
offices of the house: For speaker, General
Garfield; clerk of the house, Elk Congressman
Rainey, of South Carol ma; sergeant at arms,
jeremiah NJ. Rusk, OF Wisconsin; door
keeper, Jas. M. Melten, of Tennessee; post
master, General Harry Sherwood, OF Michi-
gan; chaplain, DR.. Naylor, of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Washington City. The
following resolution was adopted:
ReS0lUed, That it is the sense of this eau
Gus that no legislation shall be entered upon
during this session Of congress other than
that for which the session was specially
called.
Only one vote was cast against the adop-
ton Of the resolution. During a prelimn-
airy interchange of views, very general de-
sire was expressed that this session should be
of short duration. Political topics and ques-
lions of party policy in the impending con-
test were not discussed.
MRS. OLIVER PRODUCES THE DEAD WOOD ON
OLD SIMON.
The case of Mary S. Oliver against Hon.
Simon Cameron for fifty thousand dollars
damages for breach of promise of marriage
came up in the circuit court to-day. The
plaintiff testified that in 1875 Mr.. Cameron
proposed marriage to her, and she accepted
him; then letters from Cameron were sub
mitted. one Of them closing with the SEN
tence, "You will be my wife" Cameron did
not come to the house where she lived, as he
SAID that the people there did not like it.
She saw him quite often in this city. He
would come from Harrisburg about once IN
every two weeks until congress met, and then
she would see him at the committeeman.
There were improper privileges taken with
her by Cameron during the existence of the
engagement.