Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-04
PUT IN GOOD WORK.
Important Legislation Affecting Shipping
Interests in the Senate-The First
Gun Fired i'm Favor
or the Renewal OF American Commerce
Measures Of Minor Importance
in the House.

WAsHIsoToE, August 3.-Confrmatious
William Hale, Of Iowa, governor of the Ter
ritory of Wyoming; Paul LANCE, of Iowa,
United States consul at st. Stephens, N. B.
Andrew w. Smy.he. superintendent of the
mint at New Orleans; United States district
attorney, w. II. "a. Flycke, district of West
Virginia; A. n. Leonard, Eastern district of
Loniziana; collectors OF internal revenue,
). K Cambough, Second district of Ken
lucky; A. NJ Hughes, Fifth district of Ten
nesseee; G w. Pavey, Thirteenth district of
Illinois; Clris Barnes, surveyor of customs
at Galena, ILL.,; postmasters, Edmund Good
ttin, Curwinville, and p 8. Rowe, Giearfieid,
Pa; J. w. Vienna, Northumberland, Pa. /;
Ella NJ. Kemre, Monteivedo, and w. E.
Lascher, Central City, Neb.; w. A. Black,
Americas, Ga. Rejected: ]. j. Newton,
Brunswick, Ga. Many army promotions
were confirmed. Nominations: Henry K.
McCay, United States judge for the North
ern district of Georgia; Oliver P. Shiras,
United States judge for the Northern district
OF Iowa; William Lowber, of Welsh, Pa,
United States consul at Florence; Thomas
w. Barry, of Kansas, post chaplain; William
Barn, postmaster at Cherrystone, KS.
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND GRANTS.
REPORT ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
ON JUDICIARY.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-The report adopt
ed by the House. Committee on Judiciary to-
day, to accompany the resolution declaring
forfeited the lands granted to the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company, after giving the
history of the Texas Pacific and reviewing
its relations with the Southern Pacific Com
pany, recommends the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentotiUes, That all lands granted the Texas
and Pacific Railroad Company, under an
act OF Congress entitled "An act TO in
corporate the Texas and Pacific Railroad
Company, and to aid in the construction of
its road, and for other purposes" approved
March 3, 1871, and acts amendatory thereof
or supplementary thereto, be and they are
hereby declared forfeited; and that the whole
of said lands be restored TO public domain
and made subject to sale and settlement un-
der existing laws of the United States.
The report is signed by eight members of
the committee. Six members Of the commit
tee. Proctor Knott, L. E. Payson, r. w.
Van III. Manning, ID. b. Culbert-
son and N. j. Hammond-unite in state
ment in which they say that, while concur
ring in the recommendation of the commit
tee, they are unwilling to be committed even
by the remotest implication 10 the doctrine
that the United States might be deprived of
its rights to enforce for future lands granted
to this or any railroad company for a breach
OF the conditions upon which such grant was
made, simply because the committee have
the power to adopt such measures
as they may deem necessary and proper to
secure the completion of the road in aid of
which the lapds were granted, and because
the company, notwithstanding its breach,
may be proceeding with its work.