Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-15
Blaine Blows his Bugle about the Bull
doing Clause of the Army Bill-He
Iabors Hard, but Produces the
Weakest Effort of his Spua-
tOriaI Life.
Wallace Severely Rebukes the Bloody
Shirt Senator for his Stiffness in En-
deavOring TO PerVert the True
Intent of the Democratic Con-
gress-Oiher Speeches.

WASHINGTON, April l4.-Secretary Shet-
man has appointed George n. l,1mphere, Of
Cincinnati, appointment cer.- OF the treasury
department, IN place of J. Vance, II signed.
Lamphere has been sslstant-appolntment
clerk since 1875.
SUPREME COURT MATTERS
With the conse at of counsel the hearing of
argument upon the petition OF Virginia for
writs OF mdRdGmus, hGbe0S corpus and ceytio-
rGri, In the RIves mixed jury cases, has been
postponed until the first Tuesday of next
term, or until Il full bench of justices is pres
ent. The Encouragement desires that the
argument shall be heard 10y full bench
The case from Tenn sssee involving similar
questions will be argy ed at the same time.
Wheeling, Parker.burg and Cincinnati
transportation compa ~, plaintiff IN error, as.
City of Nheeling-In error TO supreme court.
Appeal from the State OF West Virginia.
This is an action for the recovery of taxes
paid under protest by plaintiff in error to the
City OF Wheeling upon four steamboats,,
owned by IT and plying on the Ohio river be-
tween CINCINNATI aud Wheeling. The PLAIN
I'll in error denied the right OF the State to
impose taxes upon such vessels, and argued
that such taxation was IN violation of the con-
sitatiOnal provision, that mo State shall
levy any duty On tonnage" This court holds
that the taxes levied in this case are not du-
ties OF tonnage within the meaning Of the
constitution. and that the enrolment of a
slip or vessel under the laws of the United
States does not exempt the owner from taxa
ton thereupon as personal property. The
Judgment of the lower court Is affirmed with
costs.
THE CAR CONGRATULATED ON HIS ESCAPE
FROM HIS WOULD BE ASSASSIN.
The department nf state to-day received a
telegram from the U nited States chr5-qe d'df-
flares at 5 Petersburg, announcing that this
morning an attempt was made on the empe-
ror's life, while he was walking near the pal
ace. The assassin discharged five shots at
the car, out none Of them took effect. The
assassin was arrested. Secretary warts has
telegraphed to the United Sites minister to
Russia to convey to the car President
Hayes's congratulations upon his escape from
assassination.
BUCKNER's COINAGE BILL.
Referring to Representative Buckner's pro-
posed bill for the coinage OF six million dol
lars silver bullion monthly, the director of
the mint says this amount is not only beyond
the present capacity of the mint, but largely
IN excess Of the production of the mines CT
the country, which is estimated at fifty mil
lions annually, from which should be deduct
ed three millions used in the arts and manu-
features, which would leave twenty-five mil
lions to be imported under Mr.. Buckners bill
THE cHETE lsNE OUTBREAK uUMBUG.
The commissI oner Of Indian afflirs to day
received a telegram from Fort Sill, saying
that there is not the slightest foundation for
the report of a Cheyenne outbreak.
CONFIRMED.
The senate has confirmed. Arthur L.
Thomas. OF Pittsburg. to be secretary of
Utah Territory. Postmasters-W. +. ) NTH,
Cedar Rapids. Iowa; Mr.. Get ings, Carroll
ton, Missouri
congregational Proceedings.
IN THE HOUSE
Immedia ely after the reading Of The Jour
nal, the speaker elled the S'aes for bills Tor
reference beginn ng with Maine.
Mr.. Ladd introduced Il bill to put the coin.
age of gold and silver upoa the sam footing
4 point oil order was raised 10y Mr.. CJnce-,
that the introduction OF bills requires oEe
days notice. and tn t no such notice had
been given. The speaker, after quoting the
several rules bearing on lhe subject, over
ruled the point of order
Mr.. CongeI took an appeal from the decision
of the chair.
Ma. CJy moved to lay the appeal on the
table.
The question was denatsd h7 Mr. Stephens,
who expressed The opinion thai the decision
was clearly right, aud that. at all events, the
object of the bali could always be- attained by
presenting petl ion on tn sane subject.
Me. CJnQer continued the dscg 'sio0, thus
indirectly attaining h $ Object. tLs consu,up
ton OF the morning hour.
Mr.. Ginger finally called for tsllers on the
motion to lay on the taGie,
Thereupon Mr., Springer remartSed IL 1t he
wish d to expedite The decision CT the ques-
ton and called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
Mr.. UoGGer said n was glad to see lhc de-
lay was being oc0asionCd by the action Ut the
Dem 0cratic SIDE of the hluO5
The appeal was laid on the table Vas,
l39; nays, IS Bat the morning houc was
used up in oblsct!ons, discussion and taking
the vote
Mr. Monroe moved to suspend The rules
and adopt the following resolution:
ReS0lsed, That il the Judgment of the
house the business interests Of the country
require that no legislation changing tae law
in regard 10 The currency or tariff shall be
undertaken * ths present session Of congress.
The resolution was dete2ted-yeas, les;
nays, III.
The members of the committee of ways
and means voted as follows: Affirmative
Morrison, Garfield, Cooper, Frye, and Dun-
nell; negatlve-fucter, Felton,. Gibson,
Phelps, Mills, audi CIrlIslei not voting
Kelly and Wood.
The following is the vote in detail on Mr..