Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-13

Messrs. Hubbell Mich. l. Townsend TOhio1
Dunn Ark ], Upson TEX. ], and Updegratl
LOhio], made speeches and the committee
rose.
The Committee on Appropriations was
instructed to report further measures of re-
lief that should be extended to the sufferer
0y the present fl jods of the Mississippi river
aad tributaries. Adjourned.
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.
nfs-fss,ppi River Improvement.
The Ii luse Committee on Commerce has
concurred in the plan submitted by the Mis-
sissppi River CoRamission- For this work
"a, l23 900 has been agreed upon, $500, 900 tf
waich will be used between the mouth of the
Illinois and OHIO rivers.
The Peruvian InvestigatiOn.
Nothiug was done in the Shipherd exam
inatiou to-day. Shipherd complained thai
the official reports we're full of glaring iDac
curacies and asked that they be revised and
corrected by the Western Associated Press
reports, which was ordered, and the commit
tee adjourned until to- morrow.
Nominated by the President.
The President has nominated George Ma
ney, of Tennessee, minister resident and con-
-ul-general of the United States to Bolivia;
VIM. NJ. Scruggs, of Georgia minister resi-
dent OF tue United States to the United States
of Colombia; C. C. Andrews of Minnesota,
consul general of the United States to Rio de
Janeiro.
Pages Chinese Bill.
The bill reported in the House to-day by
Mr.. Page limits the term of suspension OF
immigration to ten years, and provides that
the act shall go into effect sixty days after
its passage. Tne Republican members OF
the committee voted solidly for the ten-year
CLAUSE. Willis and the minority of the com
mittee desire a suspension of fifteen years,
and will file minority report.
AmdavIts in DIR. LamsO0's Behalf
Sixteen affidavits In DIR. Lamson's behalf
were sent to London by the attorney general
per steamers Arizona, Abyssinia and City of
Berlin. As some of these will reach London
too late for the examination before the exc
cuIion, Secretary Frelinghuysen to-day tele-
graphed the substance of them TO Minister
Lowell, urging him to lose no time in bring
ing them to the attention of Lord Granville.
Senator niIcheII and the Cameron Clan.
! There is considerable gossip in political
circles about the apparent determination of
| Senator Mitchell to antsgonize the Cameron
interest in Pennsy ylvania. 1t is said that
Mitchell has pursued conciliatory policy
| since be has been in the Senate, hoping to
avoid any open rupture in the party AFFAIR."
of his State, but he has decided that The
more he comedies the more is required of
| him, and he will fight hereafter.
DtDAtt On the Bill.
| Representative Kasson, in reply TO a ques-
| ton to-day 10 when the debate in the
| House on the tariff commission bill would
| CLOSE, said he could not tell, but that nego-
| tiatiuns looking to the end of that discussion
! were pending between the two sides of the
| House, and he hoped to be able to definitely
answer that question TO morrow. Ex Sena
| tor Eaton, author of the original tariff com
mission bill, says the debate will close next
week.
Confirmed by the Senate.
| The Senate confirmed W. E. Chandler, of
| New Hampshire, ss secretary of the navy
| W. II. Hunt, Of Louisiana, minister to Rus
| sia; J. r. Partridge, Of Maryland, minister
to Peru; John H. Forsythe, of North Caro-
! lima, minister TO Lib ria; William Williams,
of Indi ana, charge faf;tires to Paraguay and
! Uruguay; John J. Knox, of Minnesota,
comptroller of currency. Chandler was con
| iirmed-2S yeas; "A Republicans and DEM
ocrsts, against l6 nays, all Democrats Only
two formal speeches were delivered, Bayard
in opposition and Rollins in advocacy.
! NO Chance for Anti-Chinese legislation
| Ghts Session.
Some of the strongest advocates for legis-
| lation for the suspension of Chinese immi-
! grafton now admit that the prospect of such
| legislation at this session of Congress is not
encouraging. The Democrats charge that
the Republicans are maneuvering to patch
up bill that will relieve them of
censure on the Pacific coast, and that they
| are looking more TO the political effect than
| to the benefit of these people, while the Re-
| pnbicaus charge that the Democrats are
| rcheuiug TO make capital and are secretly
| trying 10 prevent the passage OF any bill. A
senator said to-day that he would not be
| surprised if the question should take a
| partisan shape.
Civil Rights in Florida.
| A delegation OF ministers of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, headed by
| Bnhop Brown, aud accompanied by Fred
| erick DOuglass, waited upon Attorney GEN
eral Brewster to-day aud made complaint
against the Unit States attorney for the
| Northern district OF Florida for failure to
enforce the provisions of the civil rights bill.
| The particular case referred to was that of
| Bishop Paine, who WAS put off railroad
train at midnight several miles from the
nearest station, after having purchased a
first class ticket. 1t was repre- sented that all
| applications to the district attorney for legal
redress were of no avail. The sttorney-gr
| eral promised that the matter should be in
| vestigsJed.
CraPO's National Bank BIZ.
Mr.. Crspo's bill, introduced in the House
to-day, amends section 5l7l so as to read as
| follows: On the deposit of bonds, as de-
scri 5ed by sections 51j9 and 5I6O the asso-
|
receive from the comptroller OF currency cir
| eulaIing notes, OF different denomiustions in
b. ank, registered and coGntersigned as here
matter provided, equal in amount to ninety
| per cent. OF their current market value no;
excesd ding par of United States bonds so
! transferred and delivered, and at no time
shall the total amount OF such notes issued
TO any such association exceed the amount
at such time actually paid in OF its capital
| stock.
Presidential Election Bill.
The House committee on the law respect
| ing the election of the president and vice
president agreed upon the bill TO carry into
eject The provisions of the constitution re-
specIing the election of president and
vice-president OF the United States, and di-
rected Chairman Updegraf, of Iowa, TO re-
port the same to the House, with favorable
recommendation. The bill provides that
electors snall be chosen Tuesday after the
first Monday-in November in every fourth
year, except Gsections l47 TO l49, Revised
I Statuies) that the electors shall vote on the
| third Tuesday in December following their
I appointment; that between the day of choos-
/ ing the electors and the day on which they
are to vote the title to the Office of elector
may be determined, which, If made BY the
bighesI judicial tribunal of the State having
jurisdiction, shall Be conclusive; that Con.