Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-16
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.

it is understood that when the Mason case
| comes before the Supreme Court on petition
for habeas corpus, the attorney general will
challenge the right OF the court to take orig
inal Jurisdiction in the case on the ground
that the question could only properly be
brought to that court on appeal.
/ Meeting of the Republican National
Committee.
The members of the Republican National
: Co.amittee, now here, held an inform al
meeting this morning. Marshall Jewell,
chairman, presided, aud John e New, of In
diana; William p. Frye, OF Maine; Chauu-
cey l. Filley, of Missouri; William Yost. . /
Virginia; w. w. Hicks, OF Florida; J. Il.
Devereux, of Georgia; G.. 4. Martin, of
Kansas; Paul Strobach, of Alabama w.
| P. Cannady OF North Carolina, and Samuel
Lee, of South Carolina, were present. The
| subject OF party interests in the Southern
| States was fully discussed, and the members
expressed themselves earnestly in favor of q
! union of the epublicans of the Southern
| States with such liberal elements in those
| States promise progress in the direction of
| the liberal national sentiment and broader
| political ideas that will insure a free ballot
| and an honest count, and that in national
| affairs will sntagoniz = principles of the
Bourbon Democracy. The lJilowing resolu-
| ton was unanimously adopted:
Resofred, That there be meeting of the
| Republican National Committee at WASH
| ingtOn on the fourth Wednesday of January,
| 1855, to consider and take final action on the
report of the committee appointed March D,
1881, to mature and report to the National
| COMMITTEE plan for securing to the sew
eral congressional districts the right TO elect
thei; own delegates to the next national
convention, and TO transact any other bust
| ness brought before them.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
The Peruvian InvestfgatiOn.
The Peru Gillian investigation was con-
| tinued this morning. The following letter
was laid before the committee:
WAsHISGToN, April "a.
To the Hon. Charles G. Williams, Chairman:
sR-At the convenience of your committee 1
matters, now under Investigation Awaiting your
JAMES G. BLAINE
The chairman was directed to acknowledge
the receipt OF the letter, leaving it an open
question for the present as to when NJ. Blaine
should be heard.
The examination of Shipberd was then
resumed, and continued up to the adjourn
ment Ct the committee, but developed moth
ing of importance. His examination will
probably be concluded Tuesday or Wednes-
day. Up to the present time Shipherd has
done most OF the talking, and as rule told
only what he wanted to. Several members
Ol tue COmulltee lnlIlk THIS mas gone ABOUT
far enough, and they propose to examine
him about matters which they want to know,
and they are determined that he shall an
swer their questions. Ii he refuses, as it is
expected he will, it is highly probable that
he will be arraigned before the bar of the
House for contumacy. The members of the
committee want to find out who were inter-
ested with Shipherd in his claim, and all
other details about it, and the questions in
tended to bring out this inform4t.on will
probably be put to him early next week.
He will not be allowed to eyade them or re-
fuse to answer.
Minor Mention.
The President has recognized John Daun
as British vice consul at Chicago.
F. w. Moffatt, paying teller in the CASH
room OF the treasury department, has been
dismissed.
Secretary Lincoln denies that he is to re-
lieve Minister Lowell. 1t is also reliably az
certained that the Withdrawal of Lowell has
not been discussed by the cabinet.
The Committee on Territories has instruct
ed Representative Grant to move suspen-
sion of the rules on Monday, and put upon
its passage the bill establishing the Territory
of North Dakota.
The postmaster general has prohibited the
delivery of money orders or registered let
tiers to the Day ton Mutual Aid Association,
Dayton, Ohio. The prohibition is based
upon the reports of the insps ctor who de-
clsred the concern fraudulent.