Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-21


aside to be reported to the House.
There we're in all six private bills consid-
cred by the committee and ordered reported
| to the House, when at 80, the committee
arose and the Speaker resumed the chair.
Mr.. Kelly moved to adjourn over until
Monday, and on that motion the yeas and
nays were ordered. The motion was re-
jscted by vote SO to ia.
The motion was subsequently renewed and
| agreed to. The bills reported from the Com
mittee of the Whole were then passed.
| The fortiication appropriation bill tap
| propriating 1915, ,000) was reported and no.
tice given that it will be called up Tuesday
next.
Adjourned till Monday.
GENERAL wAeHIRGTON NOTES.
National Beard of Trade.
| At to-day's session the National Board Of
Trade resolution was adopted, urging Con-
gress to appoint commission which shall
have supervision over all interstate traffic
in interest of all parties concerned, both the
general public and corporations themselves.
| This result was reached after a lengthy de-
bate. The question of shipping was then
taken up for consideration.
Tfmofhy's MOdesty.
1t has been the practice of the postoffice
| department for many years to change the
vignette upon postal warrants upon the ac-
cession to office of every new POSTMASTER
general by substituting the portrait of the
new official. Postmaster General Howe has
instituted reform in this practice by order
Ing fine vignette of Benjamin Franklin to
| be placed upon the warrants.
MutiIafed Gold Coin.
| In view OF the fact that large amount of
United States gold coin is taken to the mints
for conversion into bars, and is only received
as bullion when in a mutilated condition,
the director of the mint recommends that the
law be amended SO TO authorize superin-
! tendents OF mints, upon deposit of United
States gold coin, to pay and deliver in ex-
such deposit, less proper charges and deduc-
tions thereon.
National Banks.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency to-day heard Representative Buck
ner in opposition to Dingley's resolution
| advocating continuance of the national
banking system, after which the vote was
demanded, resulting in its adoption by nine
against two. The negative votes were cast
by Crumm and Buckner. The Crapo bill, to
enable national banking associations to ex-
tend their corporate existence, was referred
to a subcommittee, consisting OF Craop,
Dingley and Hardenburg.
Recognizing the Rights Of women.
The Senate select committee on the rights
Of women gave hearing to-day to a large
delegation of the members OF the National
Woman Suffrag Convention. Speeches were
made by Mrs. Searle and Mrs Geager, of
Indians; Mrs Colby, of Nebraska, and Miss
Susan B. Anthony. The committee unani-
mously adopted the following:
Resolued, That the committee are under
obligations TO the representative women OF
the United States for their attendance this
morning, and for the able and instructive
aIH which haua haou ado md hat
the committee assure them that they will
give to the subject of woman suffrage the
careful and impartial consideration which
its grave Importance demands.
The National Board of Health.
The Executive Committee of the National
Board of Health this afternoon declared the
smallpox epidemic in the United States, and
directed an inspection of several of the most
important quarantine stations to determine
whether the regulations of the board are
properly enforced. An appropriation of $4,000
was made for the purpose OF preventing the
introduction of the disease into the District
of Columbia. The Women's National Relief
Association, of the District of Columbia,
having requested Surgeon General Hamilton
to designate four hospitals to which shall be
sent such clothing, ETC., as they may have on
hand for the benefit of discharged patients
he has selected hospitals at st. Louis, Chi
cago, Louisville and New York.
The Jeanette.
The secretary of the navy has Just received
the following telegram from Engineer Mel
vile, of the lost Arctic exploring steamer
Jeanette:
IRkUTsK, January IS. 1852.
To the Secretary of the United States Navy, Wash
ington, District of Columbia;
SIR-Melville, Danenhauer and eleven men, all |
under Melville, returned to the Arctic ocean and
left by belong. No tidings OF the second cutter |
under Lieutenant Chips The search Will be |
mandant Of Beinn and YatutsS. under the diTee
ton Of General Tschernieh Adyices |
10 boat had arrived to date-November 10Th. l |
am acquainted with the country where DeLong !
two two nen to renew the Search in aaTe1 nanen
hauer and nine men to return to the United States
''' MELVILLE.
The state OF washington.
Brentz, delegate from Washington Terri
tory, has just got in bill and got it re-
ierred to the sub committee of the House
Committee on Territories for the admission |
into the Union of the State of Washington, |
to be composed of Washington Territory and |
three counties of nothern Idaho. Inslie, |
delegate from Idaho, is fighting the bill, be- |
cause it takes in part of his Territory, and |
he is backed by other Territorial representa-
tives who do not like the precedent this bill |
would establish. They lear should this bill |
pass OtneT WdntlDS 10 DeCOnG /
States might endeavor to capture portions OF |
adjoining Territories IN order TO increase |
their population; hence a determined fight |
will be made against Brentz's bill, which has |
been referred to a subcommittee, consisting |
of Aldrich, Van VOORHEES, and Richardson. !
The two Republicans are desirous OF getting
part of Dakota admitted as a State, and |
therefore it is not likely they will embarrass
that movement by taking up the application
of Washington to become State.
BIair's Pablic Lands Bill.
The bill introduced by Senator Blair, last
Wednesday, directing the Publ; Lands
Committee to inquire into the operations of
the land laws and report any legislation
tending to improve them, is intended by its
author to cover the matter of land grants 10
railroads. 1t also includes among others, the
Northern Pacific grant and the decision of
Secretary Schurz, which affirmed that
company's right to the land granted it after
the time specified by the grants had expired.
Senator Blair Is a member OF the Sub-Com-
mittee on Public Lands which has been in
quiriDg into the workings of the general land
Office here, and the necessity OF giving it
nlorl room. In the course OF its inquiry the
sub committee obtained information which
leads them to believe that come of the land
laws are defective, and that some of the land
granted TO railroads has been forfeited, and
that now the property belongs TO the govern
ment. The Blair resolution was to enlarge
the scope of this inquiry so to include all
m alters pertaining to public lands and the
of them.
Capital Briefs.
Doorkeeper Brownlow has appointed DIR.
]. P. Powell, of Illinois, seal clerk, in place
of Captain J. II. Ensign, of Ohio.
A rnmor is current that Ex-Attorney-Gen-
eisl Taft will next week be appointed min
isfer IN (Iermany Jud0e Taft is in VAS
inston now.
largely attended to-day, and the addresses
were of great interest to the hundreds OF
] sdies composing the audience.
The war department has official inlorma-