Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-22

day before the House Committee on Com
merce in favor OF the levee system and plan
recommended by the Mississippi river COM
mission for the improvement OF the naviga-
tion OF that river. Captain Eads also spoke
in support of the plans OF the committee.
VIII Consider the Case.
w f. Dickson of Chicago, waited upon
the President to-day, and presented mons
ter petition from the citizens of Illinois for
the executive to interfere in the case of Ser
geant Mason. He was accompanied by Rep
resentatives Aldrich and Farwell. The
President said he would consider the case.
a Show for Mason.
Judge Acknowledgement Swain, it is un-
derstood recommends the modification Of the
sentence of Sergeant Mason, basing the
| recommendation on the ground tn at Guiteau
was not in a position where he could have
! possibly been killed by Mason, and that
| under such circumstances the charge OF as
| sault with intent to kill cannot be sustained.
Harder 10 Hunt.
Secretary Hunt received a cable message
| from . lieutenant Harder, of the Jeannette
| search party, at Nischneudinsk, follows g:
| "Dispatch to take charge OF the Lena re-
ceived. / met Danenhower here. ] will re-
port after further consultation. His FIVE
| men are essential to conduct the search on
| the Lena. No other seamen can be obtained.
! They are in splendid condition and very
| anxious to return with me, and earnestly re-
| quest me TO take them. Answer here direct"
Secretary Hunt teegraphed Lieutenant Har-
Der that Lieutenant Danenhower's men could
accompany him if they were able and willing
TO go.
The record of the court-martial in the case
of Cadet Whitaker will be made public to-
morrow through special orders of the secre-
tary of war. These orders will set aside the
Il. -
account of certain irregularities and inform
| alties ID taking the evidence, and will release
Whitaker from arrest. At the same time
they will dismiss him from the military
! academy under the provisions of section
| 1925, Revised Statutes, relating to the dis
charge of cadets found deficient in studies.
| The action of the President in the case is
| based upon the opinion by Attorney General
Brewster, to whom the secretary of war re-
ferred the report of the judge -advocate-gen-
eral, that improper evidence had been ad-
mitted in Whittaker's trial.
Internal Revenue Changes.
The House Committee on Ways and Means
! adopted-6 to 5-the following resolution:
! ResoIce], That the sub committee on changes
in Internal revenue be instructed to report a
| bill abolishing all internal revenue, except
| the tax on distilled liquors, malt liquors and
manufactured tobacco, and taxes on bank cir
! culation, and on alcoholic medicines, reserv-
| ing for their discretion a deduction in the
tax on sugars and special taxes on dealers,
| manufacturers, etc. The vote in detail stands
Ayes-Chairman Kelley, Kasson, Dunnell,
| Mckinley, Hubbel and Haskell. Nays
Errett, Randall, Tucker, Carlisle and Speer.
A motion to amend by inserting provision
exempting leaf tobacco from taxation was
rejected. In voting against the sub-commit-
| tees report, Chairman Kelley said his vote
was cast in accordance with the recent action
of the Republican caucus, and was contrary
to his judgment.
New Railway Scheme.
! Senator Fry to-day introduced bill to
incorporate a railway company between
New York and Washington, aud said it was
a commeudable enterprise and asked no aid
from the government The bill makes Ex-
! Senators Gordon, Wallace aud Creswell and
James A. Jamison, II. NJ. Hutchinson, Geo.
| r. Chase, Noah L. Jetireys and A, f. Davis
| the incorpCrators, and authorizes them TO
meet in 4 reasonable time and elect Board
| OF Directors. 1t confers the usual powers
given to such companies and authorizes a
capital stock of S10,000,000 The road is 10
, be constructed over routes TO be selected by
the company through the States of Mary
land, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and the District of Columbia. The work OF
/ construction Is to begin IN a reasonable time
| The company may purchase or lease other
railroads or unite with them to effect their
purpose. The charter will require the com
pgny to transport the mails between New
| York and Washington in six and one-haii
hours, and provides that first-class fares be-
tween the above cities shall not exceed five
dollars, and that the road shall in cOnstruc-
ton and equipment be equal 10 frst-class
American railways.
Dorsey Thinks that Bliss Lies.
Ex Senator Dorsey has left for his ranch
in New Mexico, to be gone, he says, month.
1t is not expected that the Star-route trials
| will begin before that time. Dorsey, before
leaving claimed To be entirely confident As to
| the result OF the trial. He said The at
torueys for the gOgernmen: claim that they
| have consummated the case in putting the
brand of an indictment on ME and others
I This is a proud boast that none will envy
them. but the difference between procuring
an indictment By bulldozing jury on er.
plrfe statements and maintaining them in q
court Of Law according to rules OF evidence
and respect for the rishis Of citizens will be.
come manifest.
What is the attitude OF the administra.
tion?"
Il see it s'ated in all the papers that Col
oncl Bliss and the Encouragement are very
decided in their representations thatthe Pres
ideut Is solicitous, as stated to them, to hav,
us convicted. / have not seen the President