Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-03
THE AGONY is OVER,
And Mr.. n. ConkliDg, Formerly a Sem
ator from New York, is Now al
Associate Justice
or the Supreme Court Of the Cnited7
States-Sargent Also Confirmed
The Flipper Case.

| WASHINGTON, March Pin the Masor
court martial Colooel Z Rsbinson testified
TO the good character of the prisorer, anC
the argumf mt commenced. At the conclusion
of the arguments the court ad journed sine die
Bankruptcy Bill 80 he Reported Aoa
day
A bsukruptcy bill has been sgreed upon
| by the Senate committee and will be reported
| Monday next If the opportunity offers. The
members of the committee are practically
UNANIMOUS in favor OF the bill to be reported
and IL 'sIl sbe Vigorously pressed TO a pas
sage. Senator ing ais wifi haveBehdrge OF
the bill
Confirmed by the Senate.
The Senate confirmed Roscoe Conkling ss
associate justice Of the United States Su-
preme Court; John A. Sargent, Minister to
Germany; WIN. F. Poston, United States
Attorney for the Western district of Tenues-
see. The vote on COnkling's confirms alton
is Understood to have been 80 yeas, against
u nays-eight Democrats and four R-pub
'licas, viz: Hoar, Davies, Morrill, and Haw-
ley. Sargenrs nomination was confirmed
without division.
Fight pg Shy.
Some Of the Democratic Congressman are
very much opposed TO giving anything like
party support to Vests bill for whipping
out national bank circulation. They say
that it is dangerous question. and that the
Democratic party will sufer il il supports
Vests bill. There will be an effort, probably,
TO smoth er it in committee the be st way Of
getting rid of it. One Democrat says it M "
ne a very good measure for Missouri, where
Grvenbackism prevails, but that it is dan
gerous one for the party TO indorse, and that
he is determined TO opposa it
Made Short Work of II.
The proceedings in the executive session
II
ton were Unexpectedly brief, occupying al
together only about half an hour. There
were no formal speeches and nothing said
against his fitness for the Supreme Court
b.nch, but the point was raised by Senator
Bayard and other Democratic senators that
the Senate should not allow itself to be used
simply to bestow a compliment upon
friend OF the President until it
were known that Mr.. Conkling would
accept the appointment. The Senate should
refrain from acting on the nomination. In
this connection reference wss made to Gov
ernor Morgan's declination of the secretary
ship of the treasury after he had been con-
frrned for that position, and ii was substan-
TALLY charged that his nomination and
Conkling's had been alike sent TO the Senate
merely for political effect, or by wsy of per-
sonal compliment. In reply it was authori-
tatively affirmed by a Republican senator
accept the position; that he did in fact &C
cept the nomination when spprised of its
having been sent in, although after his
confirmation he found that the state of his
health and other personal reasons would not
permit his serving, and that the President
made the nomination of Conkling in perfect
good faith, without comforting with him, but
in expectation that he would accept. In
further response to the objection it was
hat faI 80
a high Office could be expected to
ask the President to withdraw his nomina-
tion while it was under fire; that in the next
place the nomination was not an appointment,
but less than a half appointment, until con-
frmed by the Senate; aud, finally, that il
Conkling's confirmation ought TO be delayed
to await information as to his intention in
the matter, the same rule should be applied
TO all other nominations. The vote on the
question Of confrmatio was 80 yeas against
~ nays, including four Republicans A
number of other members of the Senate were
paired, and several who were present and not
paired refrained from voting.
Capital Brevities.
The President has nominated Cornelius A.
Logan Ill ] envoy extraordinary and minis
ter pleniputentiary of the United States to
Chill, and John B. Weaver n. CT, United
States consul to Bahii.
The St secretary OF war telographs Governor
Crittenden Mo asking the member of suf-
ferers by The floods needing supplies, and
the appointment of commission
ers TO distribute subsistence stores.
1t is understood that Judge Advocate Gen
eral Swain, his review of Lieutenant
caEe, recommends that a less seri-
Gus punishment than dismissal be imposed.
Il is thought that the President and &c secretary
VI war favor the lighter punishment.
The Western Associated Press reporter
tonight visited British Ambas. ador West
and Secretary of-State Frelinghuysen in re-
gard to the attempt to assassinate Queen
Victoria. Neither had received any advices
about the matter up to the hour the reporter
called.
The comptroller OF the currency has de-
clsred a dividend Of twenty per cent in favor
Of the creditors of the Mechanics National
Bank OF Newark amounting to 1921, $50 The
amount of both djvidends-forty- i've per
in favor OF the creditors OF
his bank since its failure in November last
Is 81 liza, 500