Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-07
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.


nominations
The President nominated Henry NJ. Teller
OF Colorado, secretary OF the interior; VIM
E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, secretary o.
the navy; VIM. III. Hunt OF Louisiana, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
to Russia; Roland Worthngton, collector Of
customs at Boston; Adm B. Underwood, sur.
veyor OF customs at Boston; Daniel Hall
| naval officer of customs at Boston, ami John
). Knox, OF Minnesota, comptroller of cur
rency.
Teller Unanimously Confirmed.
The Senate held two executive sessions to-
| day, the first being solely to confirm Teller
AS secretary of the interior which was done
unanimously. At the second session the
| confirm atoms were VIM j. Wallace, of New
York, United States circuit Judge for the
Second judicial circuit; w. S. o. B. Robin
son, United States attorney for the Eastern
district OF North Carolina; A. J. Auxier,
United States marshal for Kentucky, and u.
l.. Wise, receiver of public money at Darda-
nellie, Ark.
ChandIer's Conformation In Doubt.
The confirmation of w. f. Chandler ap-
pears to be in some doubt, and several
Democratic Senators, among them Beck, as
sert that he will not receive the Democratic
vote. They also claim that several Repub-
iIcan Senators will vote against the confirm
alton. Those opposed to Chandler say that
was sent in by Garfield can now consistently
vote for him for higher office. At that
time seven or more Republicans we're against
him, among them Hoar and Hawley, because
they thought his nomination contrary to
civil-service reform principles. Cameron
and Logan opposed him because his promi-
nence resulted in defeating Grant at Chicago.
Chambers friends say he will be promptly
confirmed by large majority, and that no
RenubliCaua will vote AGAINST him
Commerce Committee work,
The Committee ON Commerce authorizes a
favorable report the bills for bridges at
the mouth of the upper Iowa river, Iowa:
over the Mississippi river at New Boston
Ill; over the Cumberland river at Nashville
Tenn; over the Missouri river between
Monona and III rrison counties, Iowa; also
TO CO.'S ruct acct ssory works to secure the |
best practicable chanuel-way for navigation |
and con6ne the flow of water to a permanent |
channel at such point. An amendment was |
made TO this bill by the committee to the |
effect that no railroad crossing this bridge |
shall charge a greater amount per mile for |
passengers or freight than over any other
part of said railroad, and said bridge COM
pany shall make no Determinations as be. |
tween railroads crossing said bridge. No |
charge snall be made by the bridge company
on passengers crossing by railroad
The Presidential COunt BILL
The Presidential count, bill which passed
the Senate without amendment, provides thar
The presidential electors of each State shall
meet and give their votes on the second Mon
lay IN January next following their appoint
nent, sjch places as the Legisl stures of the
states may direct, that each State, pursuant
% ats laws existing on the day fixed for the
appointment Of electors, may determine
PRIOR to the meeting OF the electors any CON-
roVersy concerning the az pointmtnt OF all
d any OF them; that such determination
hall be conclusive evidence of their lawful
tile, and shall gov. IN in the count bv Con-
,ress; that no electoral votes or vote from
my State from which but one return he re-
eIyed, shall be Re ected except by the affirm
tive votes of the two Houses: that If more
han one return is received from a State, the
'otes OF those electors appointed by the law
al tribunal of the State shall be counted
md IN the event OF a question as to which Of
he two or more of such State tribunals is
be lawful tribunal, the votes of the electors
ppointed by that tribunal which the two !
touses acting separately shall decide 10 be |
be authoriz d enc shall be counted; that in |
ase OF an undetermined contest between two
T more sets of electors of a State, those votes
hall be counted which the two Houses act
,g separately shall decide TO b. the lawful
ectoral votes. The bill also provides that
the counting Of the votes shall not have
cen completed before the fifth calendar day
ext after the first joint meeting of the two
Iouses, no recess shall be afterward taken
= either House until the counting Ia {
nished.
OmpuisoIy Retirement or Army Off, !
GERS L
The war department furnished the Mill =
ny Committee Of the Senate a statement Z Z
lowing the operation OF the proposed COM Z
llsory retirement legislation upon the army =
Iring the next five years. The immediate :
feet OF the bill will fail principally upon n
e staff and engineer Corps; but during the =
.xt FIVE years the distribution OF retirements
III be as follows: Five general officers. in
I5ing Generals Sherman, Mcdowell, Ham 3
ok, Pope and c. c. Augur; three inspectors 7