Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-22
RIGHTS OF WOMEN.
A Number Of Ladies Appear Before the
Senate Select Committee to Ad-
Voeate Their Rights.
John COwd0n Before the House Commit.
tee on Mississippi River Improve
ment-Pension Rulings.

WAsHISGTog, January 21.-The sub-com-
! mittee of the House Committee on Terri
tories to-day heard arguments OF the dele
gates now in the city from Dakota in
| support of the bill providing for the estab-
! lishment Of the Territory OF North Dakota
| and providing a temporary government
| therefor. After hearing the case the sub
committee held a brief session and unani-
mously agreed to report the bill favorably TO
the full committee.
Nominations.
/ Among the nominations which II is under
stood will go to the Senate early next week,
| are: s. :. Matthews, marshall for the district
of Michigan; s. NJ. CutcheoD, United States
| district attorney for the eastern district OF
| Michigan; 6. B. Patterson, United States
| district attorney for the southern district or
! Florida; J. Il. Morphis, ma-shal for the
northern district of Mississippi; and II. NJ.
Lewis, United States district attorney for the
western district of Wisconsin.
Mississippi River Improvement.
The House Committee on Levees and I'M
provement of the Mississippi River held
ive-hours session to-day hearing arguments
from chEs Cowdon. OF Memphis, and Captain
7. P. Leathers, of New Orleans, in advocacy of
an appropriation of S250,0O0 for the con-
struction of a canal from the Mississippi
river to Lake Borgne, ten miles below New
Orleans. The gentlemen argued that such a
canal would drain off the surplus waters of
the river and thus prevent all overtiows.
Standardization Treaty with Germany.
Representative Deuster has introduced in
the House joint resolution requesting the
President to give notice of the termination
oil the treaty between the United States and
the North German Union of 1863 which
now exists by mutual consent, and author
izing him to appoint a commission of
thirteen members, to meet similar commits
from the German government, for the pur-
pose Of concluding a treaty OF naturalization
between the United States and the German
empire.
Arguing for Their Rights.
There was a large attendance of ladies at
the adjourned meeting of the Senate Select
Committee on Rights of Women to-day, and
a large number of senators and representa-
tives present to see the chosen ch ampions OF
the woman's suffrage cause, and to hear their
arguments. Addresses were made by Matilda
Joselyn Gage, Lille Devereaux Blake,
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Mrs SewelI, of indianapolis, and Isabel
Beecher Hooker. Mrs. Stanton's speech was
especially elaborate and forcible. The hear
ing closed to-day, and the committee will
now take the subject under advisement.
The Treaty Between Chill and Bolivia.
Senior Elmore, Peruvian minister, having
inquired as to the truth of the statement con-
tanned in the dispatch from Buenos Ayres of
the 18th instant, that treaty OF peace had
been concluded between Bolivia and Chill,
and that the conditions were that Bolivia
should surrender her territory along the
coast and break off her relations with Peru,
to-day received dispatch, dated Lima, IAN
uary 10Th, stating that the alliance between
Peru and Bolivia still continues Elmore
has also received informal that Bolivia
has recognized the constitutional government
of Calderon.
Pension RuIings.
The commissioner of pensions has issued
the following ruliugs governing the issue OF
pensions: "When it is shown that a soldier
was captured in the line of duty, and it ap-
pears that he was sfterward inmate of
prison and has not since been heard from,
his death shall be presumed to have occurred
in the service and in the line of duty, and
the day after he was last seen or heard from
NAV be accepted as the date of his death.
When it appears that the soldier was sound
at the date of his capture in the line of duty
and that he was disabled alleged al the
date of his release from rebel prison, the
origin of said disability may be assumed to
have been in the service and in the line of
duty, provided such disease was incident to
such service or TO such imprisonment"
Minor Mention.
Up to the close of business to-day the
treasury department redeemed United States
bonds as follows: Under the 105th call,
SIS, 1926, 800; under the 1O6th call, SI0,757,-
70O.
The Senate Committee on Pensions unani-
mously agreed to report the bill granting
Mrs. Lincoln $4,000 cash to be available
Immediately, and increasing her pension to
$4,000 per annum.
Colonel w. A. Cook and A. NJ. Gibson
have presented their accounts to the depart
ment OF Justice for services rendered so far
in connection with the Star-ronte cases. The
amount OF each account is $3.50.