Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-13
SENATOR'S CLERKS.
No Doubt the Articles are Needed, but
the Cost OF the Thing il
Rather Steep.
Latest Concerning the Jeannette-PrO.
posed Change in House Rules
10Th Bond Cal


assumes to feel quite confident of this,
and he says If this does occur Guiteeu will
never be arraigned again, because he will be
a raving maniac before the prepsrstions for
another trial could be completed. He saws
Guiteau is crazy now. and has been since be-
fore he assassinated the President, and that
his already enfeebled mind il failing fast.
Brownies Fractional Currency Eli.
The bill introduced by Representative
Browne Ind. for the issue and exchange OF
fractional currency notes, authorizes the sec
retary OF the treasury to issue treasury notes
payable to bearer on demand, TO be in denom-
inationg OF five, ten, twenty-five and fifty cents
and the aggregate sum thereof to be Sl0,-
000, 900, notes to be exchangeable at par in
sums of Sl00 or any multiple thereof at one
time, for treasury notes, national bank notes,
silver certificates or god or silver coin OF the
United States. These fractional treasury
notes will be legal-tender for all debts not
exceeding So.
Latest from the Jeanette.
The fecretary of state has just received the
following telegram from our chTge Fdfdires
at St. Petersburg, Hoffman, respecting
the fate of the Jeanette and her crew:
"Ddnenhower and FIVE of the crew Of the
whaleboat arrived at Zakutsk December l7th
They are comfortably lodged and all their
wants supplied. Melville and six men are
first cutter were not found November 18th,
the last date Boulonenga reported the
Jeannette caught in pack October !, 1879,
drifted with the wind and current until June
last and was then abandoned"
Wants His Seat.
Thomas J. Major, of Nebraska, is here for
the purpose of claiming his right to a seat in
the House of Repre- sentatIves from that State.
Last fall he was elected as contingent mt M
ber from Nebraska, the population of the
State having increased to figures to entitle it
to two members. This is the second time
Major has been elected, but two years ago he
had to appeal to the Democratic House and
was refused his seat. Now that the House is
Republican he believes that he can get his
seat. He maintains that it is unjust to keep
that portion OF Nebrsska's population which
il practically without representation in the
House unrepresented until after the passage
OF an superintendent act. He is backed by
the Nebraska delegation and other Western
Republicans.
Proposed Change I'm the Method of
Select ng Committees.
Whenever the House considers the report
submitted by Mr. X )beson, from the Commit
tee on Rules, Mr.. Springer will move to
amend Rule 10 of the House 50 as to provide
as follows
First-As soon as the organization OF the House
Is elect q at the commencement OF each Congress
there shall be chosen Committee on Rules ana
Organic alton. In voting for members OF such
commit e the roll shall be called, and each mem
Der, when his name is called, may vote for two
eonmitte men and no more and the four having
the highest number OF votes SHALL with the Speaker
as chairman constitute such committee
S-cohd-It shall be the duty of the Committee on
Rules and Organization to report to The House at
the earliest time practicable the committees pro-
vided for in the rules and when such report is
agreed to by the House, committees reported
shalt be permanent committees for such Congress-
All special, select or joint committees erelted
during Congress, and all vacancies which may
oocnr shall be appointed or filled in like nanncr
Third-The Committee on Rules and o, ,ganiZa-
6 ton shall have the he right to report at any tine and
may be submitted at any time, and shall be re-
ferred TO such committee without debate.
The amendment will further provide tn
the Committee on Rules and Organizatic n
shall be a standing committee OF the Hol- e
in lieu of the Committee on Rules.
10Th Bond Call.
The following is the text of the 10th call
for the redemption of bonds of loans Of July
18th and August 5, 1861, continued at 81 per
cent. from July, 1881, issued this afternoon:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINGToS, January r. 1882.
By virtue of authority conferred by law upon the
secretary of the treasury, notice is hereby given
t.at the incipal and accrued interest of the
treasury of the United States in the city of Wash
iagton. the 18th of March, 1882 and the interest
on said bonds ceases on that day, VIZ; Registered
Ted during q the pleasing re- OF n the updsr @
hear Interest % at the rate of 81 per Cent from
July l, ISL as follows: $50, Nos 1851 to 1850,
both inclusive; 500, Nos. 1901 to y 200,
both inclusive; sloOo, Nos 47,ool to IS 800, both
inelnsye; 5000 S0S so l6oel g. 9 to i6h59 both pea
total $40 coo 600. Many of the bonds originally
included in the above numbers have been trans
ferred and cancelled, leaving outstanding the
amount above stated. Bonds forwarded ior re-
demption should be addressed to the secretary of
of Colu mbia, and all bonds called by this circular
should be assigned % the secretary of the easury
for red ption. Where checks in payment are
desired in favor of any one but the payee, the
bonds should be assigned to THE secretary of the
treasury for redemption, for account of -
Here insert the name of the person persons to
whose order the check should be made payable
CHARLES J. FOLGER, Secretary.
Too Expensive, Mr.. Brown.
Senator Brown is very much in earnest in
pressing his resolution to allow each senator
who is not chairman of a committee a clerk
or private secretary, at $1,000 per year, bnt
the chances are taat it will be defeated. If
the senators would vote in accordance with
their feelings and wishes the res Luton
would be adopted by an Overwhelming
vote; but so many of them are apprehen-
sive of public condemnation of the measure
that its rel 9ction is almost assured. A sena-
tor this morning said the resolution might
| pass, but he would vote against it, because it
| would be denounced another salary grab.
/ There are also senators who oppose the reso-
| luton on principle, holding that senators
should pay out OF their own pockets for
| clerical aids, and members of the House
! claim that they have much need of a
secretary, and are as much entitled
| to one as the senators, and if the latter are
to provide themselves with clerks at the
| public expense, the representatives will do
the same. A clerk for each senator and rep
resentative, at the salary proposed, $1,000,
would make total of $442, 800 per year out
of the treasury to pay for this branch Of the
services. This is more than even some of
the supporters of the resolution are willing
| to vote for such purpose, and the measure
| will meet defeat at an early dav.
Capital Briefs.
The President appointed Eliphalet Whit.
| lesey of the District OF Columbia, member oil
the Board of Indian Commissioners.
Representative Farwell Hills introduced
q bill fixing the compensation of local appraisers
| phia, New Orleans and Chicago at 200.
Price, commissioner of Indian affairs ex.
planned to the Committee on Appropriations the
causes OF the Indi deficit to be the cutting down
| of the estimates submitted and the greatly in
creased price of beef.
In the case of the Miami Indian fund the
by awarding Attorneys vandevenlor and Mcdowell
! the amount of fees they claim, and has ordered
the remainder of the fund, about 500, ,OO0 to bt
paid TO the Indians concerned.
Senators Kellogg, Conger, Vest, Miller
~. y. and Farley are the subcommittee to con
Sider the various pending bills that provide fo
aiding the establishment of steamship lines tC
South America, and for promoting he extension o
| American commerce by general system OF posta
! subsidies
Hon. ]. c. Blackburn furnishes for publ
cation a letter to General Burbridgs and card Il
the public, in which, after reviewing General Bur
bridge at some length, states that that gentle
man had lodged the point at issue he no Longer
feels interest in the controversy and has moth
ing more to say the subject, nothing TO retract
no explanation to make.
The Senate confirmed J. ii. Fleming, of st
| Louis to be agent of the MoquiS Pueblo Agency
! Arizona p simasts rs-Jossph Pyle, West Grove
7 Pennsylvania; William NJ Thompson, Upper san
dusky. Ohio; Albion Harrall. Washington. Indi
| ana; j. V. Logan. Murphysboro Illinois; William
| Campbell Litehheld, Illinois; Cadet Taylor, Wi
mona, Illinois
Want Another Award, Probably.
ST. JOINS, n. B., January 12.-The bay
fishermen complain that the American sar
dine fishermen use kerosene torches at night
/ and In at the oil scatterz over the surface a