Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-25
ROSCOE'S TRIUMPH.
Ex-B0ss COnkling Nominated for the
Supreme Bench-SenatOr Hoar
Turns Himself on the
Subiect-Garfield's Doctors BiIls-Im-
pOrtant Postal Ruling-The
Mason COurt.MartiaI.

n.
/ A. A Sargent, of California, minister Il
Germany; Walter II. johnson, collector o.
internal revenue for the Second district o
| Georgia, Harry T. Griscom, postmaster a
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Kirkwood tn Stay.
The nomination Of Ex-senator Sargent t.
| be minister to Germany is regarded Sc t
Ting the fact that Kirk wood is 10 remain a
the head of the interior department
The Ctsfi Contest -
! The House Committee on Elections hai
! decided 70 report in the case of Campbell
| against Canaan, CT Utah, that neither tbs
| contestant nor The contested is entitled to the
seat, and declaring the same vacant.
Militia Matters.
The House Committee on Militia TODAY
| agreed upon a bill to amend the militia Law
| in accordance with the petition of the Ma.
! tional Guards TO increase The annual appro-
priation to 81 100000 and distribute it to the
States in proportion TO the number of mill
tia they maintain.
Fast Ocean Mail.
The House Committee on Postofices and
Post-Roads have agreed to report to the
House for passage the ocean fast mail trans
portation bill, the only m aterial amendment
being one which changes the maximum rate
of speed of vessels of the thru class from
twelve to eleven knots per hour.
Combinations.
The Senate confirmed the following nom
nations: Consuls-Bruno Tzschuck, of Ne
braska, at Vera Cruz; Thomas Wilson, Dis
trict of Columbia. at Nantz; George Clifford,
of Maine, at LaRochelle; Theodore d. Will
son, of New York, chief of bureau of con-
struotion and repair Of the navy.
Inhumanity TO Cattle I'm Transit.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
10 A nj L. haII ofaI hf
Henry Bergh, Edward Everett Hale, Com
missioner Loring and others made addresses.
The chief subject discussed was the inhu-
mainly to cattle in transit. The bill in Con-
gress to prevent it was strongly advocated.
In Advocacy of the Hennepin Canal.
A B. Miller, chairman of the committee
on canal association of the New York Board
of Trade and transportation, appeared be-
fore the Houss COMMITTEES on Railways and
Canals late this afternoon, a special meeting
being held for the purpose, and made an ar
gument in advocacy Of the construction of
the Hennepin canal.
Discretionary Powers of the Postmas.
ter-5enerRE.
Answering 4 communication from the
postmaster general on the subject, Attorney
General Brewster expresses the opinion that
the postmaster general, or his assistants, may
and ought to reject any bid for mail-service,
when, in their opinion, the aureties upon the
bond which accompanies the are insult
6cient. That is part of the discretionary
duty of the postmaster-general.
The Jeanette.
Secretary Hunt received cablegram from
Minister Hoffman, al st. Petersburg, as fol-
lows:
"Your orders OF January 18th have
reached Melville. His answer is as follows:
On the road to the Arctic ocean, January
31st. Telegram Of January 18th received.
Am now on my way to the Arctic ocean. The
people will be found"
Garfield Memorial Services.
There is great demand for tickets of adj
mission to the capitol on Monday next the
day fixed for the Garfield memorial services
Almost every ticket-holder will be seated,
thereby avoiding the customary rush and
confusion. Each senator and representative
have been allowed three tickets only. Fab
ulous Gums, it is said, have already been
offered for tickets of admission.
Important Postal Rolling.
First-Assistant Postmaster General Hatton
decides that magazine intended for cam
paign circulation and containing advertise
ments must pay postage at the rate OF three
cents an ounce, unless il appears that the
actual subscription list would support the
magazine without such advertisements. In
this event the publication would fall within
second-class mail matter. 1t IS held that
campaign publications are, in one sense, edu
cational in character, and therefore second
class matter. But if the advertisements
form a principal part of the publication it
loses this character, becomes simply bust
ness adjunct and third-class matter.
What the Doctors viii GET.
A statement is published of the amounts
allowed by the committee to audit the ex-
IF he oh nd Ial 0f
dent Garfield TO The attending surgeons is
pronounced incorrect by member of the
committee. The amounts allowed are: To
Bliss, S25, 200; Agnew and Hamilton, each
SIS 900; Reyburn and Boynton, each &c.
900; Mrs. Z tson, $4,000; Steward Crump,
$4,000; other employees of the executive man
sion, two months extra pay. The commit
tee recommend the appointment OF Barnes to
be major-general and retirement on that
grade, and the promotion of Woodward to
be lieutenant-colonel. The committee has
al % agreed to grant to Mrs. Garfield the re-
of her husbands salary for the cur
rent year. Messrs. Springer and Blackburn
in minority report will oppose most OF the
items.
The Mason rf-HartiaI.
In the Mason court-martial the court has
ordered a subpoena issued for j. c. Robinson,
ate major of the Seventy-eighth Ohio VOL
nnteers. 1t is the intention to show by this
witness that Mason served with this regiment
brayely and faithfully, and was severely
after which there was marked
change in his temperament and disposition.
Woodward, turnkey st the Jail, described
Guiteau as "quaking with fear" after the
bullet entered the window. He described the
made by the missile in the assas-
sims coat as it hung against the wall of the
ell. Captain VIM. p. Graves identified the
accused, and related the circumstances at
ending the prisoners surrender. He testi-
Jed to Mason's exclaimipg, 81 hope | have
blown him in twow First Lieutenant Z. c.
OF the Second artillery, reading
rom notes which he had made thirty min
ties after the oc urrence, said that Mason,
approaching him, exclaimed: 81 hope L have
xilled him; L do not know whether have or
not" Mason also said: 81 did it; ] tried to
kill him. Lieutenant, surrender myself to
you. am not coming out here TO guard an
assassin " Adjourned.
The C0nIkIIng-Sargent Nomination..
The nomination of Conkling created quite |
stir in the Senate, as 1t was entirely unex |
,ected, and the senators freely expressed their |
urprise Ssrgent's nomination surprised |
ONE of his friends, who maintained until |
he last that he would be secretary of the in |
erior. Kirkwood's friends nave been work !
ug industriously in his behalf of late, though |
elf. There Is talk of the probability of /
jonkling's defamation, as 1t is said he was |
lot communicated with on the subject, and
t is believed that ii he declines Senator Ed
nunds will be appointed.
N EXECUTIVE SESSION.
When the nomination of Ex-senator Conk-
ing as associate justice OF the Supreme
,ourt was read in executive session Of the
enate this afternoon, a motion was made to
axe il I'D fOr immediate confirmation. Sem
tor Hoar thereupon took the floor, and
Iarmly said that while he conceded Mr..
)onkling's abilities, and that no man since
Webster had surpassed him in intellectual
Orce, he believed Coukliug had used his
overs for bad purposes and he did not be-
eve him honest "His elevation to the Su-
rene bench" said Hoar with great excite
rent of manner aud pounding his desk by
lay of emphas is), "Wouid be disgrace 20 the
ldicial ermine," and he therefore interposed
bjection to the present consideration of the
ON alton, and insisted it should take the
OCULAR course OF reference 10 the judiciary
Committee A single objection being suf-
Gent to prevent immediate consideration,
ne nomination was accordingly referred to
bat committee under the rules, without OPP
ortunity for debate or any reply TO Senator
ioar's remarks. The nomination OF tx Ssna-
Jr Sarsen; "a minister to Germany a. then
zferred 20 the Committee on Foreign Rela-
ions under objection TO lie immediate COR
Iteration, which was interpose6 by Senator
smeron, of Pennsylvania, who is understood