Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-12
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Tennessee at Washington.
Nashville american: Tennessee has no |
reason to complain of her share OF the honors |
and patronage of the two houses ct congress |
at Washington. The ability and efficiency |
of her congressional delegation are best EVIL
denced by the fact that out of the eleven
Democratic members screen hold important
chairmanshIps We are also informed that
Mr.. Randall earnestly desired to place Gem
eral Dibrell at the head OF the committee on
military affairs, and was only deferred from
so doing by the large number OF chairman
ships already hold by the delegation, an IN
crease of which might lay him open to the
charge of extreme Partially. This illustrates
the sound policy of retaining old and ex-
perienced members IN office. Below we give
a list of the various positions held by the
delegation proper, as well as by other cltl-
zens of the State who owe their places to
their influence:
Hon. Isham 6. Harris, chairman on Dis
trict Of Columbia, and also chairman OF the
committee on epidemic diseases.
Hon. James E. Bailey, chairman OF the
committee on education and labor.
John G. Burch, secretary of the senate.
Charles n. Stone, of Memphis, clerk to
committee on District of Columbia.
M. Hop johnson, of GAINESVILLE, clerk to
committee ON education and labor.
Thomas II. Williams, of Knoxville, clerk to
committee on epidemic disease.
James II. Newsou1, of Memphis, financial
clerk, secretary's office.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Hon. J. D. @. Atkins, chairman committee
of appropriations.
Hon. w. c. Whitthorne, chairman COM
mitiee on naval affairs.
Hon. John NJ. Bright, chairman committee
of claims.
Hon. Casey Young, chairman committee
on ventilation of the hall.
James G. Courts, of Huntingdon, assistant
clerk to committee of appropriations.
John B. Smith, of Fayetteville, clerk to the
committee of claims.
L. W. Dick Bullock, of Franklin, clerk to
the committee on naval affairs.
James A. Saunders, of East Tennessee,
| clerk to committee on ventilation OF the hall.
Neill S. Brown, jr., of Nashville, reading
clerk.
clerk.
Rufus K. Polk, of Columbia, janitor.
Jesse Harris, of Columbia, messenger and
| doorkeeper. $50
| 3. f. Smoot, OF Huntingdon, police force.
| Sam P. WINS. ir.. of Athens. messenger of
II. M. Moffett, of Tullahoma, page.
! }. B. Mathewson, Of Memphis, messenger
/ under doorkeeper.
Daniel Ellis, Rogersville, messenger under
| doorkeeper.
James Il. Rogers, of Memphis, electrician
| Ellis Patton, colored, OF Memphis, en-
| ploye cloak room.
Elias Polk, colored, of Nashville, laborer
Although Speaker Randall has not an
| nounced the committees, we place Messrs.
Atkins, Bright, Whitthorne and Young at
| the head of their old committees, as it seems
| to be understood that they will retain their
former positions.
General sherman Caught a Tartar.
! General Sherman has caught Tartar in a
! Cincinnati reporter. The young gentleman
| was sent to the generals hotel to get mate
] rial tor an interview, and evidently was alb
ruptly snubbed, for the next days Enquirer
/ bore record of peculiar comedy of errors.
/ The reporter sent up his card, and young
lady, attended by tootman, who was also
! N the reception room, sent up her card at the
with two cards TfUffi egSYslspger soon returned
the clerk handed one to the reporter ana md md
other to the footman. The reporter read the
card that was handed to him, while his hair
stood on end. Regret exceedingly that l
| SAINT come. Give my love to your mother,
| and assure her that have not forgotten old
times. Hope the SOiree will be a success, as
am sure that it will be. Pardon the wit
sotree he can't be present" The reporter
had just comprehended the mistake that had
been made when, looking up, he saw whirl-
ing away the carriage which contained the
| young lady. Just then a card bearing the
following rude inscription dropped from the
lady's nerveless hand and Huttered to the
| ground: $50 to h-li What do | care
about the army, the Chinese bill, the coolie
trade, the Presidential question, or any other
questions. Again | say, as l. did in the be-
ginning, go there yourself!'
A Mississippi Fast Mail Line.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial:
Captain }. b. Price, OF st. Louis, is attempt
| ing to get up a fast mail route on the
| Mississippi river from st. Louis to New Or
leans. The first move was to get up mon
ster petition, signed by sone thirty thousand
citizens living along the Mississippi, which
has been received at the postoffice DEPART
ment, aud is, by the way, the longest petit
ton ever placed on file in that department.
The petitions are on sheets about twenty by
twenty elght inches IN size, each sheet having
| double column tor names, and upon the
side map Of the Mississippi river from ST.
| Louis to New Orleans. It was sent to every
postofice along the Mississippi, and of course
| came back numerously signed These petit
tlons were fled In handsome style In bound
volume, and inscribed: Memorial in the in
! terest of commerce, to the President of the
United States, the Senate and House of Re-
representatives., signed by the citizens of the
! Mississippi Valley. praying for Rapid Tran
| SIT Daily River Mail between St Louis and
| New Orleans" Upon being presented to
the President, be made this Endorsement:
To the Postmaster General:
l herewith refer to you for consideration
and action memorial of citizens of the Mis-
slsslppi valley, with suggestion that it have
early consideration. RIB. HAYES
Following this are the signatures of nearly
all the senators and representatives repre-
sentlng constituencies along the river. Also,
| the following:
The object desired by this petition is i'm.
| portant, not to st. Louis only, but to the
whole Mississippi valley, and I cheerfully
unite with the petitioners.
R. W. THOMPSON.
| FULLY concur in the above.
G. ". MCRARY, Secretary of War.
agree with the above recommendation.
JOHN A. LOGAN.
concur IN the above. C. sCHURz.
There is also a special letter from Captain
Eads, pointing out the advantages of the fast
mail route. The present cost of the local
service from st. Louis TO New Orleans ia
| about one hundred and forty eight thousand
| dollars, but It Is IN great many hands. and
| Is mostly done by freight boats, making from
SIX TO ten miles an hour, including stoppages.
Price proposed to give a tri.weekly mail
| along the river, between ST. LoDis and Nau
| Orleans, for one hundred and forty-eight
thousand five hundred dollars per annum.
| and build special boats for the purpose. a
model OF which he exhibited at the postofice
department. His proposition was accented
but he was required to file bond for two
hundred thousand dollars f.r faithful per-
Torrance OF contract, which be has not vet
done, and there is an impression at the post
office department that the whole thing will
iall through. According to an account which
comes through the contractor, seven steamers
are to be built and placed in line in one hum
ured ana forty days from the signing of the