Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-12

the full committee, on Tuesday next, in ia
vor OF the proposition to admit az State all
of that portion of Dakota lying south of the
forly-sixth parallel of latitude, the northern
portion to constitute, as now, the Territory
of Dakota. The subcommittee will prepare
substitute for the pending bill, providing
for the necessary machinery of govern
ment, etc.
Antf-farff Commission Conference.
10 response to an invitation for a confer
erce of the members of the House opposed
to the tariff commission bill and to the ex-
tension of national bank charters about forty
congressman, principally Southern Demo
Gratis and Greenbackers, assembled to-day,
Judge Reagan presiding. Resolutions were
adopted looking to the presentation OF bills
in opposition to the pending measures which
have been reported from the Ways and Means
and Banking and Currency Committees on
these subjects.
The Court of Claims.
The judges of the Court of Claims were in
conference to-day with the House Committee
on Civil Service Reform in connection with
the preparation of the bill to relieve Con-
gress from the consideration of all claims
against the government. The court has adj
journed until the Goth, in the hope that the
President will have filled the vacancy on the
bench before that date, and by so doing allow
the court to take up certain cases, the hear
ing OF which has been postponed by the pos
sibility that they might result in mistrial,
through an equal division of the court as at
present constituted.
ocean "aii service
The joint conference OF the subcommittee
OF the House Committees on Commerce, Naval
Affairs and fostofhcss was held to-day upon
the subject oil ocean mail service, and the
following resolution was adopted
e ;ef I,a
nit'ee that 1t Is advisable to promote the postal
providing sufficient Compensation Tor the Carriage
OF ocean mails from the United states to foreign
ports o! American ships'
This resolution Is to be reported to the re-
spective full committees. 1t Is believed that
some measure will shortly be reported to the
House favorirg liberal compensation to
an American line OF last mail steamships.
Improvement of the Missonri River
A number of cougressmen from, the Mia
souri, valley met to-day and discussed the
subject of the improvement OF the Missouri
river. There was entire unanimity of opiu-
ion as to the importance of obtaining an
appropriation sufficient to remove all obstruc-
tions to the navigation of that river. and il
was agreed that the measure regarded as
necessary for that river and the Mississippi
can be secured, if the members from the
States along these rivers will co-operate.
Another conference will be called. and a
movement to unite all the congressman from
these States upon certain measures before
pressing upon Congress will be encouraged.
Depia, from Seuator Sh, rm.u
Senator Sherman nnblisbos Tho fo1Iowi,o,
letter:
81 have seen the telegram of the leading
papers of Ohio Of Friday morning nnrnort,
ing to give the testimony of Pitnev before
the treasury investigati1g committee
have read the testimony given bv him and
there is not a word of truth in the telegram.
No such testimony was given: no such SCENE
occurred. and no letters of Senator or Mrs
Sherman were produced az aIluded tn am
authorized bv Senator Hale who ia mon
toned and to whom I showed the disnatcb
to make the same denial. The telegram ia a
wholesale lie. as the testimony when nrinted
will show. JouS sHrRMAND
David DuaIev Field Paxors M H.w
itl's Eli.
David Dudley EisI5 ann..rod bafora ,ha
select committse of the Honse on tbe L.
respecting the election of president and vice.
president. and gave the committee at some
length his views. He fully approved the
features of the bill introduced in the House
by Mr.. Hewitt. and advocated a submission
to the United States courts under o,,o ,rcr.
ronto with the riobt 81 annaaI 70 IL e.,
nreme Court Of ;ba I-nitad s,atas of III
Questions affecting the titIe IN tbs nff;ce Of
president and yice-president aris,ne nnder
an election for those offices No acfisn has
vet been taken bv The committee mon the
bending bill.
An Appeal 10 Postmassers.
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fojIowin@ Letter to Iostm .Sters ;n tba Tn;tad
States aTbe Societv Of tba 49, IS H.
Cumberland appeaIs to Won for aid 70 secnre
contributions To- the fund for the erection of a
monument at the national c,nitaI 40 Jam.s
A Garfield 7 am Snra 70 - = ,,aaio5
fro,o me 10 an1;S, 80 ~, s., IaIs1t
of sncb a canse r. nohI. aSn;ra 80 go a,d