Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-28

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The Jeannette.
Secretary Hunt has received the following
cablegram by post from Yakutsk, Siberia,
under date of January eth, by way of Ir-
| kutsk:
Hunt Secretary of the Navy, Washington
Telegram received; every effort is making
to find the missing men. Melotte, with two
men, and Russian authorities go north;
Danenhower and nine men go to the Atlantic
seaboard. A report has been sent by mail.
MELVILLE.
VIII Raise the Question of JurisaicIIon.
1t is said tonight, after consultation with
able lawyers, Guiteau's counsel are thinking
of raising the issue against the Jurisdiction
of the District of Columbia court, and of
applying for writ of ha6eas corpus to bring
the assassin before the District Supreme
Court The defense will claim that the
court in Washington had no right to try the
prisoner because his victim died in New
Jersey Several leading lawyers OF the bar
here are of the opinion that this would be a
formidable move on the part of the defense.
Dakota TO be Divided.
The sub committee of the House Commit
tee on Territories, to whom was referred the
bill to divide Dakota into two Territories,
have agreed, by vote of foHr to one, to the
bill, and at a meeting of the full committee
tomorrow will report the measure with
favorable recommendation. The member
who cast the negative vote is Dugro, of New
York, who regards the bill as a Republican
party measure; but he admits that the full
committee will undoubtedly take favorable
action, and thinks the bill will certainly pass
the House.
Our ChiIIan Relations.
Additional correspondence has been made
public concerning Chilli and Peru. 1t con-
sists of letter from Hurlbut, minister to
Peru, inclosing the protocol regarding the
cession of the South American coaling sta
tion and Secretary Blaine's answer thereto.
1t appears that Hurlbut acted upon his own
responsibility throughout. Secretary Blaine's
answer, which is very lengthy, closes by in
structing him to cease all negotiations look
ing to the acquisition of any control or in
terest of said railroad or any other enterprise
SO long as you are minister from the United
States"
Text of senator Davis's Amendment 10
the Fundidg Bill.
The following is the text of the amend
ment to the funding bill offered by Senator
Davis, of West Virginia, and reported to-day
in the House: THAT the bonds herein |
authorized shall not be called in and paid so
long as any bonds of the United States here
tofore issued bearing higher rate of interest
than three per cent, and which are redeem
able at the pleasure of the United States,
shall be Outstanding. The last of said bonds
issued uDQSr lnlS act Slldll De I0e DT5I Called
in, and this order OF payment shall be fol-
lowed until all shall have been paid"
Teller FIops, as IL Were.
Senator Teller, in discussing the Sherman
funding bill this afternoon, INDUCED in some |
criticism upon the Republican side of the |
Senate. He said that majority OF the Re- |
publican senators were seeking to perpetuate |
the national debt in the interest of the |
national banks; that majority of the Re- |
4 I&kN I'll a.
national banking system, and were looking |
out for its interest. He also condemned the |
present protective tariff. and said that it is |
not such as the people desire. Senator |
Teller said he did not like to fly into the |
face of his party; that he was voting here |
with the Democrats on these questions; but |
he was raised in Democratic faith, and when |
ne had the courage to leave 1t, and he was |
not going 10 be bound by any party ties now |
to vote against his convictions.
The ApporfioBmcnf Bill.
The apportionment bill agreed on by the |
Census Committee provides that after the Sd |
of March, 1888, the House of Representa-
tives shall be composed of 800 members, to
be apportioned among the several States as
follows: Alabams, 8; Arkansas, Z, gain
|; California, o, gain l; Colorado,
Florida, /, loss 1; Georgia, 10, gain /;
illinois, 81, gain 2; Indiana, -; Iowa, II.
gain 2; Kansas, 6, gain 3; Kentucky, II,
gain l; Louisiana, 6; Maine, l, loss l Mary
land, 6; Massachusetts, u, gain i; Michi-
gan, II, gain .; Minnesota, g. gain
?; Mississippi, Z, gain l. Missouri, IA,
gain 1; Nebraska, 3, gain 2; Nevada, l
New Hampshire, 2, loss |; NV Jersey, 7;
gain l; Ohio, II, gain 1; Oregon, Penn
sylyania, 29, gain 2; Rhode Island, l loss
South Carolina, 6, gain l; Tennessee, 10;
Texas, 10, gain 4; Vermont, 2, loss l Vir-
ginia, 10, gain / West Virginia, 4, gain l;
capital Brevisies.
The newly-appointed minister resident of
the Netherlands, DeWeckherlin, was to-day
presented to the President.
An eulogy upon President Garfield will
be delivered in the House OF Representatives,
February 9th, by Ex-Secretary Blaine.
The treasury department has purchased
three hundred and fifty five thousand ounces
Of silver for distribution to the Philadelphia,
San Francisco and New Orleans mints.
The President has nominated John Camp
bell as surveyor of customs for Omaha, Ne
braska; and VIM. d. Lewis for postmaster OF
Vincennes, Indiana.
The statement that the United States treas
urer has reversed his decision in regard to
the surrender of bonds deposited as security
Tor bank circulation, which bonds have been
called in for redemption, is erroneous.
A. J. Tllley, who has been attacking the
service through the columns of Western
newspapers, is actuated in that course by the
refusal of the Signal Service corps to re-enlist
him in the service because of his utter in
The acknowledgement has furnished the
Senate committee with the opinion of the
first assistant postmaster general antagoniz-
ing the bill which proposes to compensate
certain postmasters for salaries lost through
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