Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-29
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES
Contested EIec,ieu Gases.


The Committee on Elt ctions voted not to
unseat Mr.. Aiken, from the Third district Of
South Carolina.
The subcommittee voted to unseat Mr.
Finley, in favor OF Contestant Bisbee, oi
Florida.
Thinks il VIII be Vetoed.
General Butler, who had an interview with
the President upon the subject, gives it as his
opinion that the Chinese bill will be vetoted
but the President will assert his willingness
to sign it with the twenty-ycar clause re-
duced TO ten years.
TGe E'resident's First Public Reception
President Arthur held his frs public re-
ception at the Executive Mansion tonight
He was assisted by General and Mrs. Grant
several ladies of the cabinet, Mrs. Senator
Pendletop, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Mcpherson,
and few personal lady friends. Colonel
Rockwell Introduced the guests to the presi-
dent. The crowd was enormous, every ele-
ment of Washington society beiug present,
including the cabinet officers, members of
the diplomatic corps, justices OF the Supreme
Court, United States senators and representa-
tives, and hundreds of citizens with members
OF their households.
Sergeant MasOn's Case.
judges esAdvocate-General Swain, in his
report to the secretary of war on Sergeant
Mason's case, holds that, as Guiteau was
shot, and a substantial brick wall inter-
vened, the ability of Mason to commit the
assault charged was both apparently and
really wanting, and he is of opinion "that
there is a material variance between the
allegations and proofs, and the conviction
| ought not to be sustained" The Judge
| acknowledgement adds: >"Whie Sergeant
Mason cannot on the evidence be considered
| guilty of the specific offense OF assault with
intent to kill, as charged and found by the
| jury, yet his conduct in recklessly discharg-
! ing his musket at Guiteau's cell, and his dis.
| orderly declarations made at the time,
tended in high degree to endanger the good
| order of the troops than present, as well
as disturb public tranquility, and the court
should have so found, as a lesser kindred
offense to that alleged, by making necessary
| exceptions and substitutions in its findings
The Great American ProerastinatOr.
The dissatisfaction of Republican senator's
| at what they consider the unnecessary dIla
toriness of the President in making appoint
ments is given expression to daily, and
| grumbIing increases. Last Saturday'a dozer
| or so Republican senators, who happened to
meet at the capitol, discussed the presiden
! tisl tardiness with some warmth, and com
mented freely upon what they regarded n!
| favoritism shown certain senators. 1t wa!
remarked at this gathering that both the
| Massachusetts senators had been slighteC
and neglected; that the custemhouse ap.
| pointment in Boston had been vacant some
weeks, and though both senators urged daily
the filling of the Office, the President had
taken no action at all. Ohe senator
| remarked that it looked to him as though The
| administration was a close corporation, made
! up of leading stalwarts, including several sen
| ators 1t was said that no senators but Logar
and Don Cameron could get any appointment
and that they seemed to get any they wanted
! This subject is a matter of every -day-talk nov
between Republican senators, and criticisms
! and complaints that were recently whispered
are now loudly spoken.
Reducing the Revenue.
The House Committee on Ways and Meanl
has agreed upon bill to reduce the interna
revenue. 1t repeals the stamp tax on bani
! checks, drafts, orders and vouchers; also tht
| tax on the capital and deposits of banks anC
| bankers under section S40S Revised Statutes
as amended the tax on the capital and de
posits OF national banks, under section 52l4
Revised Statutes, not including taxes on tn,
capital and deposits of said banks, banker
| and national banks tor the current sil
months, the period ending in the case o
national banks on the Both of June, 1882
and in the case of other banks and banker
on the Ist of May, 1882; the tax on matches
perfumery, medicinal preparations and othel
articles, imposed by schedule A, following
section 3437, Revised Statutes. From anC
after the 1st Of May, 1882, rectfers
of distilled spirits shall pay a special
tax of Sl20. Any person who rectifies les
than 500 barrels year shall pay $50, whole
sale liquor dealers $50, retail liquor dealer
! So, dealers in manufactured TOBACCO 81 40
| all manufacturers of tobacco Sc, manufac
turers of cigars Sc, wholesale dealers in NAL
| liquors $50, retail dealers IS 40, brewers So
! any person who manufactures less than 5lt
barrels a year $50. Peddlers of tobacco
snuff and cigars pay special taxes as follows
Peddlers, first class, $50; second class, SIS
third, 81 20; fourth, So TO. Manufacturer
of stills pay $50, and S12 for each still O.
worm for distilling made by him. Retail
dealers in leaf tobacco, $3.50, and thirty cent
additional Tor each dollar on the amount o
their sales in excess of $1,000; on cigars Of al
| descriptions made of tobacco or am
substitute therefor, slod or removed
for consumption or sale, shall be paid by th'
manufacturer So per 1000; on cigarettes
weighing more than three pounds to tn,
1000, s. per 1000 The bill of the committe
makes a total reduction of SIS 900 900. Tn
reduction of the special taxes Is IS, 700, ,406
the reduction OF tax on checks, prophet ar,
articles and of all articles in schedule !
! Sl6,ST2, $50; the reduction on cigars ant
cigarettes, $2,666,000.
Diplomatic CORES pGndeBce.
The following correspondence has beel
sent to the House of Representative:
To the President;
The secretary OF state, TO whom was re
ferred the resolution of the House OF Repre-
szntatives OF the 9th instant, requesting IN
President II not incompatible with the pub
lie Interests, TO inform the House whethe
any protocol had been signed by Trescott, O
any other diplomatic repr, sentative Of tn
United States, setting forth terms for endin
the war in South America, and if any sue