Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-20

One OF the principal topics OF discussion
at the caucus OF Republican members OF the
! House Friday evening, was the Importance
/ of expediting business in the House and
avoiding, as far possible, delays incident
TO frequent antsgonisms OF the various
! measures upon questions under consideration.
VIII Probably Pass She senate.
Mr.. Page has very carefully canv assed the
| Senate upon the chances for the final passage
of his Chinese bill, and he is quite certain
/ that it will go through just as it came from
the House. The amendments proposed by
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
are not acceptable to the Pacific coast men,
bers.
Sickness in Secretary FOlser's Family
The Senate Finance Committee made an
effort to have Secretary Folger appear before
| them to-day, to give his views upon Mr..
Cariisles bill for the extension OF the whisky
| bond period, but he replied that he could not
come, owing to illness in his family, and did
not fix any day when he would appear The
| committee hope to get his views some time
| this week. 1t is known that he opposes the
bill.
Crooked Clerks.
Classy, a claim agent here, made 3 state
| ment to the House COMMITTEES regarding the
method of passing claims in the quarter
mssier-generaps Office. He said that an I'M
derstanding existed with certain clerks in
would borrow money and.never repay it, and
that these loans were virtually fee for
favors received. Members Of the committee
say that the statement is not we'll founded.
There appears, however, general sentiment
among the members OF The committee in oppo-
sition 10 the manner in which claims are
passed on in .the quarterm aster-generaPs
Office.
Garfieid's Funeral Expenses.
The majority report on the bill reported
from the selecs committee to audit the ex-
penses of theslste president, sets forth that
after giving much attention to the subject as
its Importance demands, your committee sre
Of the opinion that Congress inay properly
and legally assume the expenses attendants
upon the illness and burial of the late presi-
dent, upon the grounds tina. be was strj cken
down while he was and because he vas in
the discharge of his duties as the cb ief exc
cutive officer Of the nation and Commander
in-chief of the army and may. Many
claims have been rejected, not all of which
were without merit. Others have been al
lowed in part only, and all hive been rigidly
scrutiniz d, SO much so thst your committee
feel authorized to state that those claims
presented for payment are correct and just.
The report refers to the grave responsible
ties the assiduous care and untiring devo-
tiGn and long continued services OF the sur
geous and attendants, ana makes honorable
mention of the services OF DIR. Smith Town
send, DR.. Charles 3. Jarvis and Surgeon
General Wales, of the navy, and of DR.. Ma
than S. Lincoln, who were called immedi-
ateiy after the shooting occurred, and says
they did all that science and skill could &C.
eomplish toward the patients relief and to
produce reaction from the shock. Com
mendable mention is also made of Gener al
Swain, Colonel Rockwell, J. Stanley Brown
and c. o. Rockwell, who the report says de-
voted their whole time during the presidents
illness to his comfort and service. The
committee concludes by urging the passage
OF the bill agreed upon by the majority.
Among the claims passed and allowances
made are the following: To Mrs. Garfield,
$4,000; (this amount was paid the late
president on account of his salary; DIR.
Bliss, $4,000; DR.. Agnew, SIS, ZOO; DIR.
Hamilton, $4,000; DIR. Reyburn, $4,000;
DIR. Boynton, $4,000; DIR. Susa Edison,
$4,000; VIM. ]. Crump, steward, $4,000; R.
s. Jennings flor cooling appsratUs), $1,000.
Navy department xpenses-Fittin; Z up cool
ing apparatus and expenses of MAJ inc band,
S27 $50; VIM. r. Spesre undertake ~, $685.;
c. A. Benedict (cofhn, etc., $3.50; Indepen-
dent Ice Company, Sl516; H. L. Crawfori
(street sprinkling), $40; c. L. Jones fboard.
carriages, etc, ..Elberon, 1902; c. 4. Schmidt
fifty cents, and II. w. Atwood seventy-fye
cents. The employees of the Executive
Mansion during the illness of President Gar
field, are all allowed additional pay, rang
ing from 1915 to S120 each. 1t also provides
that whes Surgeons General j. L. Barnes be
retired from active service, be be placed on
the retired list with rank and pay OF sfor-
general. 1t further provides that there shall
be added to the medical CORPS of the ar1uy
one surgeon, with rank, pay and euoluments
of Northumberland, and authorizes the Pres
ident to promote Joseph J.Weodward to that
position
MINORITY REPORT.
The report of the minority says: We do
not object to the payment bv the general
government Of the funeral expenses of the
late president, who was stricken down in the
performances OF bis duties and because of his
occupying public station. Our objections
70 the report grow mt ~ the rao.,.--or..,