Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-18
WASHINGTON.

be members of the tariff commission:
John L. Hayes, of Massachusetts,
chairman; Henry W. Oliver, OF Penn
sylvania; Austin W. Gordon, OF Ills
nois; Jacob Amble.- OF OHIO; Robert
P. Porter, of the District OF Coluhl-
bia; John W. Ill. Underwood, of Geor-
pia: Duncan T kismer, of Louisiana;
Alexander r. Bateler, of West Vir>
ginia: VIM H. Mahon, of New York.
The following gentlemen were also
nominated to be members of the
board Of registration III the Territory
of Utah: Alexander Ramsey, of Min,
nessota; Algefnon S. Paddock, of
Nebraska; G. T. Gabery, of Iowa;
Ambrose B. Carlton, Of Indiana, and
Jas. r. Pettigrew. of Arkansas.
WASHINGTON, June 16-It is said,
upon semi~otficial authority, that the
President has experienced a great
deal of difficulty in filing the two
vacant positions in the tariff COM
mission. The membership allotted
to New York has been offered sue
cessively to Messrs. A. A. Low,
Hugh McCdllock, L. E. Grand, B.
Cannon and John L. Agnew, but
these gentlemen We're constrained,
by various considerations, to decline.
VIM. II. McAIahon, vino was finally
selected and who accepted the nom
inatiOn, is chief clerk of the division
OF accounts in the appraisers offs
fee OF New York, but is thought to be
one OF the best informed gentlemen
IN thecountry upon the tariff question
He is not identified with any special
business interest, and he owes his
appointment to the Presidents per
sonaI knowledge of his attainments
and of his peculiar fitness for the
position In politics he is Republi,
can. 1t is thought that his appoint
ment will be particularly satisfactory
to the merchants Of New York city,
since number of them recently
memOrlaliZed the President to select
for the place person of just such
practical knowledge and experience
as McMahon is believed to possess.
Boteier, the ether newly selected
commissioner, is resident of
Chariestown, Jefferson County, West
Virginia He is said to be a gentle
man of means and of liberal culture,
and he Is not identified with any
special interests, other than those of
agriculture. He was a member of
the Both Congress, and is well re-
h1 rod ~ gnAnHn{iD.,
effective speech he made during the
struggle that ended in the election
of Pennington as Speaker of the
House He was highly recommends
ed to the President by both of the
Senators from West Virginia, and
by Senator Hawley, Of Connecticut.
Boteler is Conservative Democrat,
and is known to favor tariff for rev.
enue. He is about 80 years of age
The nominations of McMahon and
BoteIer were referred by tie Senate
to-day to the finance committee.
The Utah commission nominated
to the Senate to~day is composed of
three Republicans and two Demo>
Gratis. Ex Senators Ramsey, of
Minnesota, and Paddock, of Ne
braska, are well known to the public,
by reason of the national positions
they have occupied G. F. God-
frey, of Iowa, is a Republican
and lawyer. He entered the
army as lieutenant in the second
regiment of Iowa, in January, and
rose to be colonel of the eighth Ala
bama cavalry. At the close of the
war he engaged in the practice of
law at Des Moines, Iowa, where for
several years he held the position of
receiver OF public and subse-
quently served for several terms as
assistant district attorney. He is
abouj forty-two years Of age, and is
regarded as man of marks
ed ability. Ambrose B. Carls
ton, vi Terre Haute, Indiana,
. is lawyer by profession and a
Democrat i'll politics. He was form
erl law partner of Senator Voorhees,,
and at various times has been a
member of the Indiana Legislature,
circuit judge and professor of law in
the STATE University. He is about
81 years old, and is said to enjoy a
high reputation for legal ability and
literary attainments.
James K. Pettigrew, of Fay
etteville, Ark, has been a
member of the Legislature OF
that State, and is now Journal clerk
of the United States Senate His
ppointmentto place on the commit.
tee has been strongly recommended
by Senator Garland, and other
Western members of the Senate.
He is a man of middle age, lawyer
and Democrat.
The nominations were all referred
to the committee on judiciary.
The President to-day transmitted
to the House of Representatives a
communication from the Secretary
of the Interior Department, asking
for an appropriation of S245,00O, to
complete the work of collecting the
census.
The Window committee met again
IO-udJ uuu COuIluueO ItS euOfG 10 1nS
duce the editors of the Evening
Critic to furnish some tangible evi-
dence of the improper conduct o
whisky men, newspaper correspond
ents or Congressman, in connection
with the bonded spirits bill, but will
no better success than on the forme
occasions. VIM. n. Hobart, o
Cincinnati, treasurer of the
Western Export Association, ant
VIM. H. Jacobs, of Louisville
secretary and treasurer of the Ken
lucky distillers' association, pro
duced the books and vouchers o
Their organization and placed then
at the disposal of the committee
nrSt explaining, briefly, what the.
MOulQ show and that they ROI ID