Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-25


pe=eu this, and there was dispute, toward
| tne end ot the session, ss TO which report "a,
that of 4 majority Of the committee
I owing to the tact that there was a re.
confederation by one or two members Of the
COMMITTEE as 10 some branches OF the sub
ject. Meanwhile the Northern Pacific has
been busy in pushing its road 10 completion
and, through the President and Secretary o.
the Interior, has had several actions ac-
cepted az complete, during the recess, and the
patents granted; so that the officers Of the
road are quoted as being entirely easy as to
sny threatened adverse action By Congress
II the road be completed without addition
10 the laches OF the past, Congress is hardly
likely 10 declare forfeited a grant wheu the
read binds the Western lakes TO the Pacific
ocean.
THE MISSISSIPPI
The Committee Cd the Mississippi In
proyement developed scheme for the i'm
proFement Of the river upon large scale,
which did not meet with favorable consider
alton in the House, although il was very
strongly supported by Representatives from
the Mississippi valley; A truce has been
effected hy the appoint nent OF special
Commission, which left Gircinhslt ea.ly in
November on tha es-asier Guiding Star,
! specially -.ssrtered, with, it seems, a very
liberal supply of proyender, and invited
guests enough 10 make an attractive pleas
ure party. Whether this commission will
report anything as 10 the different methods
OF Mississippi improvement which Congress
does not already know remains to be dis
covered,
LIBRARY aUtLDINe.
The chief work OF the Committees on the
| Library In the two houses has been to en-
deayor to secure The passage of a bill for the
erection of a new Public tibrarv building.
The bill in The Home barely escaped ship
wreck; pot, through the skill OF Mr.. Rice,
| CT Nassachusetts, who had charge of il, il
was assigned for consideration to the 18th Of
December. Meanwhile the government has
taken action as 10 the disposi ION OF per-
ton OF Judiciary. Square, which Is likely to
De an important factor in the consideration
oil the new library ate. Congress, authorized
the construction Of new pension building
at cost OF 100000, and, after hunting for
| foundation on reserves in various parts of
| the city, the commission finally decided upon
site IN the northern portion of the square,
! and the President and Secretary OF the Inte-
| rior have approved this site, and the build
ing Is 10 be definitely located there. The
o)ntest as to the Public Library building
was between selecting the cite on Capitol
| Hill, which had to be purchased by the gov
| efnrnent, or placisg the building on Judi
| ciary Square, which the government owns
II IS claimed by the advocates of Capitol
Hill, and admitted By many of The supporters
| OF the Judiciary Square location, that the
action of the adm nistrstion and Pension
Commission 10 locating the building in that
| square will prevent taking any further por
uon OF that tract for library purposes as the
new courthouse building is at the south end
and the new pension Office building at the
north end; 80 that, according to the canons
| OF criticism, of architecture and landscape
| gardening, there is no longer a place in the
| "a for O liol k,,,I Ii
that square embraces not less than ten acres.
1t IS hardly probable, under the circum-
stances, that the new library building will
now be placed upon Judiciary Square; but
the question whether the Pension Building
Commission, and the President and his adj
visers, did not commit contempt OF Con-
gress by selecting Judiciary Square for an.
other purpose, when the subject of taking il
for library was under consideration in
Congress, is one which will at least be dis
cussed. Senator CoDger succeeded in fore
ing Secretary Lincoln to reconsider the
removal OF Gen. Sturgis from the
command of the Soldiers Home dur
ing the interim, on the gronad that
bill was under consideration by Con-
gress which provided that he should not be,
removed until the expiration of his present.
term OF service; and intimated. that il might
be construed as a contempt OF the Senate for
the Executive Department TO foreclose a
| subject under debate. The advocates OF the
judiciary equsre site for public library
maintain that the Pension Of6c4 Commission,
the President, and those who advised the To-
cation of that building there, have treated
| Congress with disrespecf, in That they have
thus, in fleet, removed that square as one
OF the probable sites for the erection OF the
public library buildings.
GEN. GRANT.
The Committee on Military Affairs in the
House has no important subject left upon its
docket; but the troublesome question of the
early retirement of Gen Graut is still resting
on the calendar. The Republican friends of
| the measure in the House were not very
| active in It's support while the Democratic
opponents were weary, but watched every
opportunity 10 prevent reaching the bill.
Gen. Grant has not so many friends on the
| Republican side as he once had, and there is
no probability that the bill will become
law in this Congress, and it probably will not
be heard Of in the next. Some OF he Repub.
| lican members OF the House Military Affairs
Committee, who have been its most earnes,
advocates, will retire to private life with this
Congress.
SHIFTING INTERESTS.
Perhaps the most important committee
| authorized to sit during the recess wis the
joint Select Committee on Shipping Interests.
.
nected with that committee. The members
| have all been much engaged in looking
! after their persousl interests during the ca M
paign that a preliminary meeting only was
| held after The adjournment of Congress, at
which a series of questions was prepared to
be sent out 10 persons supposed to be compe-
tent TO answer them. Doubtless the answers
have been received during the interim and
briefed by the clerk. Beyond that the COM
mittee has done nothing. Those interested
in shipping in New York, however, have
recently met and drafted au outline OF the
recommendation which they think out to be
| made to Congress, and this will be submitted
! to the joint commission.
WAYS AND MEANS
The Committee OF Ways and Means, ne yer
a harmonious committee, will not be more
so at the coming. session, with the memories
Of the campaign before lis members. The
committee has in its membership, on the
| Democratic side, two candidates for the
| Speakership of the next House aud one can
date for the Presidency. The committee has
| never been able as yet TO agree upon any
| important question relating 10 internal
revenue or the tariff; and doubtless nothing
that has happened this fall will change the
views OF lis members, as most OF IN: m have
| such fixed views upon these questions that
| they can no more change them than the
leopard can his spots. Judge Kelly, the
chairman, is reported as coming back more
/ determined than ever TO secure the abolition
| OF the entire internal revenue sysism
| The committee will also have before
it the report Of the Tariff Commission. the
testimony connected with which is now he
ing rapidly printed at the government print
| ing office. The report of the commission
is TO be sacredly guarded, and will be sub-
mitted to Congress in manuscript ONLY. in
order to prevent premature publication of
any portion of it's contents. The committee
will have enough 10 do for the short session
| to determine what disposition shall be made
OF the Recommendations Of the Tariff Com
mission. What tie report will be can
not now be surmised; but one member of
the commission Gays that the outline OF il
forecssted recently in dispatch 10 the gem
eral press, written by gentleman connected
with the commission in stenographic ca
pacl'y, IL very lar from accurate; and that
this outline consisted only of surmises taken
from the testimony as it proceeded.
Municipal SO8test az New Orleans.
New ORLEANS. November ga w.
Boswortb, independent Candidate for MAYOR
at the recent election, and the other csndi
dates Tor municipal offices have served a no.
tiee OF contest. and counsel for The Indepepd-
ent party IS preparing petitions to be filed in
court; A committee investigating the cleo
ton discovered a sufficiently LARGE number
of frauds TO lead the Independent candidstes
to believe they were elected. MANY in
stances are cited of dead men and absentees
having voted.
Terrific Gales On the Lakes.
DETROIT, November 4.-The captain oil
down al midnight. thinks the loss of shin
| ping by last nIoh,'s gale will h. - L -