Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-22
CENSUS MATTERS.
Great Dissatisfaction Ia Congress at the
Management of the Late Superin-
nt-COngFessional.
Statisties-Absurd Rumor
About Blaine Denled-The Con-
tested Election Cases.

| WASHINGTON, April 21.-Seaate.-Senatol
Blair, from the Committee on Education and
Labor, reported back the bill to aid in thu
establishment and temporary support Of
! common schools. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Butler reported substitute for
! the bill for the organization OF the District
of Southeastern Alaska, and providing civil
| government therefor. Placed on the calen-
| dar.
Senator Garland reported favorably the
bill TO allow retired army officers TO hold
civil Offices in Territories. Placed on the
calendar.
Senator Beck offered a resolution directing
an inquiry and report by the Census Com
mittee as to the number and character of the
subjects being prepared by the census
bureau, with their cost, etc. Passed.
Senate bill for the manufacture of salt in
the Indian Territory was passed.
Discussion of the Mississippi improvement
bill was resumed, and Senator Mcpherson
advocated an increase of the appropriation
to SIS 100000.
Senator Vest maintained that it was the
constitutional duty of the government to
protect riparian owners on the Mississippi
from the effects OF overhows, the ground
that the government, being owner of the
stream, was obliged to see that its property
did not in ure the property Of others. Sena-
tor Morgan favored applying the money
solely in deepening the channel, and against
its use fer protection to private properly.
The bill was then laid over as unfinished
business.
A personal controversy, brief and ami
mailed, occurred between President pro tenn.
Davis and Senator Hoar. After few words
on both sides, and an apology from Senator
Hoar, the usual decorum of the Senate was
restored.
A resolution for the appointment of three
senators to investigate charges and COM
plants against internal revenue officers in
the Sixth collection district of North
Caroline, with power to compel the attend
ance OF witnesses, ETC., was adopted.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iourned till Monday.
House.-A bill passed fixing the second
Tuesday in October as the time for the cleo
ton of a congressman for West Virginia.
The House then proceeded to the copsid-
Grafton of special order. being a bill to
afford assistance and relief to Congress and
the executive department in the investiga-
ton of the claims and demands agains; the
government. The measure was debated at
some length, Messrs House and Houk
Tenn. and Springer III. ] participating.
The matter then went over, and Bowman
Mass. gave notice that he would call the
previous question at o'clock Tomorrow
The House then took recess until 7 80, the
evening session to be for the consideration OF
pension bills.
AT the evening session twenty pension bills
were passed; also bills giving condemned
cannon for monumental purposes, including
thirty cannon for monument to General
John Fulton Reynolds, twelve for monu-
ment in Indianapolis 10 Oliver P. Morton,
and eight cannon captured from General
Burgos ne to the Saratoga Monument Asso-
citation. Adjourned until tomorrow.