Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-19
Result OF the Democratic Senatorial
Caucus on the Question of Standing
and Other Committees - Both
Houses of the FOrty-Sixth
Congress Organized
for Business.
Speaker Randall Reelected Speaker Of
the House on the First BaIIOt-SeV-
eral Contests for Seats - No
Business Transacted in
Either House.

WASHINGTON, March Subscriptions to
the four per cent. loan since yesterdays re-
port, 81, 707 900.
THE OLIVER CAMERON CASE.
The Oliver Cameron case was continued
to day. Mrs. Oliver testified that, relying on
the promises of Mr. Cameron to marry her,
she permitted him to have improper privi
leges with her at his rooms in this city.
The witness said in the winter Mr..
Cameron sent for her to come to his parlors,
at Congressional hotel; when she entered
he locked the door and kept her in the room
all night: Cameron said that she was to
marry him, and she yielded to his soliclta-
tions.
U.on cross examination the witness said
that she lived with Thomas M. Oliver as his
wife, and had two children by him, though
he had a wife living; he subsequently pro-
cured divorce from his wife, and the Judge
told her it divorced her also; after the di-
vorce Oliver left, and she never saw him
again; for several years she was looked UPON
as divers wife; the marriage was not law
full because he had a wife living when he
married the witness, who was young at the
time aud did not know anything about the
former marriage; she had written to Oliver
at several places lately, but did not think he
was living.
At this point Mr.. Oliver entered the court
room, and witness said: THAT is Mr.. Oliver;
he IS changed somewhat. but that is him; for
five years. witness said, ''she held herself
out as divers wife in Louisville; he there
left her and went to Lexington. Kentucky,
where he married some one else"
The following letter was then shown to
her, and she admitted the handwriting as
hers. The envelope bore stamp of October
81, 1873:
EoN. SIMON CAMERoE-I will pray to God to have
YOU sent England If will provide for
me you would for a wife. as you promised me.
You have but a short time TO let me know and this
mission is yours 1t viii be granted because pray
forit. My prayers GOD always answers Let me
know: Justice to me, and fortune is yours Re
spectfully, MARY.
After reading it, she laughingly said:
"Well, General Butler, you can't blame me
for wanting to str the old man up and get
him to marry me-" She said she had not
shown the following letter to anybody, or
recollect receiving it:
HARRISBURG, September 5, 1875.
MY DEAR MADAME-I hope you will be my wife
home than remain without protection. Hereafter
you viii be informed of 1t. Decline acQualntances
penses 1 shall probably be In Washington In twelve
or fourteen days. Hope you may continue to avoid
all bad people. Yours, 5. G.
In a letter to Senator Cameron, Mrs. Oliver
says: II will accept four thousand dollars
with the one thousand dollars have already
received from you, and when you give me
the four thousand dollars in my hand then
and there, forever, all claims cease of mine
against you" Ia another letter she says she
will take one thousand dollars in addition to
what has been received, and seventy-fve-
dollar-per- month position in the department.
Without concluding the cross examination,
the court adjourned till tomorrow.
COMPLEXION OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Democratic senators in caucus this af-
ternoon adopted the report of the committee
appointed to arrange the Democratic person
mel of the senate committees, as follows:
Finance-SSnator Bayard, chairman; Wal
lace, Herman, Voorhees,, Beck.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Davis W. Va, ],
chairman; Withers, Beck, Wallace, Eaton.
Foreign NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Eaton, chair
man; Johnston, Morgan, Hill, Pendeton.
Cenmerce-Senator Gordon, chairman;
Ransom, Randolph, Hereford.
Judiciary-Senator Thurman, chairman;
M'Donald, Bayard, Garland, Lamar, Davis
mi
Senator Davis I'LL is also provided for by
the majority the same if he were In full
party fellowship withsthem, by placing him
on the following additional committees, vice
revision of laws, private land claims and
census,
The other chairmanships are distributed as
| follows:
Privileges and Elections-Senator Sauls-
| bury.
Military Affairs-Senator Randolph.
Naval Administrator NJ 'Pherson.
Postofhces and Post-Roads - Senator
Maxey.
| Public Lands-Senator M'Donald.
Indian Administrations Coke.
Pensions-Senator Withers.
! Claims-Senafor Cockrell
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Grover.
Agriculture-SenStor Johnston.
District of Columbia-Senator Harris.
Patents-Senator Herman.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Senator
I Jones, of Florida.
Territories-Senator Garland.
Railroads-Senator Ransom.
Mines and Mining-Senator Hereford.
Revision of the Laws-Senator Wallace.
! Education and Labor-Ssnator Bailey.
| Civil Service and Observation-Disclosures
| Butler.
Printing-Senator Whyte.
Library-Senator Voorhees,.
| Contingent ExDenses-Senator Hill.
| Rules-Senator Morgan.
| Enrolled Bllls-Senator Vance.
| Select Committees on Transportation Routes
| to the Seaboard-Senator Beck.
| To Examine the Several Branches of the
! Civil Service-Senator Vest.
| To Take into Consideration State Laws
! Concerning the Electoral vote for President,
etc.-Senator Morgan.
To Investigate the Treasury Department
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Davis w. Va.
On Census-Senator Pendleton.
On Epidemic Dlseases-Senator Harris.
On Mississippi River - Senator Lamar.
tNote.-Tnis replaces the select committee
| on the levees of the Mississippi river.
The select committee to inquire INTO the
| alleged frauds IN the late elections, commonly
known heretofore as the "Teller committee, "
| is reOrganized, with Senator Wallace as
chairman, and Senators Bailey, Garland,
| M'Donala and Herman as the other Demo-
| cratic members.
The select committees on the subject of the
| removal of the northern CheyenDes to the
| Indian Territory, and to inquire into all
claims of United States citizens ag tinst RIcara-
qua, are to be continued with the same mem
bership as at present. their respective chair
men being Senators Krkwood and HamlIn.
The Democratic caucus left three chair
mauships of standing committees to be filed
by the Republicans, VIZ: Those of the con-
mittees on public land claims, on revolution
AIRY claims. and on engrossed bills.
The Republican senators will probably hold
q caucus tomorrow to agree upon their as
signments t. the vacancies left them. These
vacancies correspond in number in every case
but one with the places heretofore allotted
| by the Republicans for the Democrats. The
exception is the committee on the Judiciary
| which will this session consist of nine sena-
tors instead Of seven, as heretofore. and be
composed of five Democrats, three R.publi-
cans, and Judge Davis, of Illinois.
Congressional Proceedings.
HOUSE,.
A great crowd was present to witness the
opening session and organization. Only out