Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-19
sHERMAN'S SCHEME
To Capture TIE Presidential Hemisatien-
at Chicago Mt the Governments Ex.
peBse-An Interesting
Story to Every One But the Ohio Sena-
tOr-The Jeanette Suryivors-Con-
king for the Cabinet.

! WASHINGTON, January 1s.-The House
Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
I ures held meeting 10 consider the adj
visibility OF adopting the metric system
/ of weights and measures. The commit
tee authorized fdr. Stephens to make a
report to the House on the subject, and ask
for its printing and recommittsl 10 the COM
mitsee.
Can't Hold Two Situations.
AN official letter has been addressed to
! Repre- sentative Csswell by Postmaster Gen
eraI Howe, requesting him to suggest the
name of some person other than Mr.. Keyes
for the postmastershIp at Madison, Wiscon-
| sin, as Mr.. Keyes continues 20 hold that office
and to act as a member OF the legislature, in
| violation of postal regulations.
The Admission Of American Pork.
| Secretary Frelinghuysen received cable
dispatch from the United States minister at
] Paris in which he States tlIzt the under-sec-
rotary of state thinks the bill introduced in
the French chambers Saturday, will result
| practically in the free admission of Ameri-
can sailed meats. He had hopes that it
would pass both houses at an early date.
Nominated by the President.
observation-disclosures Gilbert II.
Heron, Sandwich Illinois; William A. Jor-
= u,
Arkansas Daniel 7. Boynton, pension
agent, Knoxville, Tennessee; Melville J.
Salter, register Of land Office, Independence,
Kansas; Henry NJ. Waters, receiver of pub
lie moneys, Independence, Kansas.
National Board Of Trade.
The National Board OF Trade held their
thirteenth annual meeting to-day, with a
good attendance. The president, the Hon.
F. Fraley, of Philadelphia, presided. The
nf the eVacutiva council road II
gives gratifying exhibit OF the progress and
present condition and aims of the oIganiza-
ton. Mr.. Fraley WIS reelected president
Appropriations for Fertilization.
The amount appropriated by the new for
ti6cation bill as reported by the sub-com-
mittee is S525000, including $4,000, for
the protection, preservation and repairs of
Notifications, and other works of defense;
$250,000 for the armament OF seacoast for
tiGcations, including heavy guns, howitzers,
etc /; 100000 for torpedos and harbor de-
lenses, and expenses attending the same.
For the Protection OF American Ia
terests.
The United States ship Yantic, now at
Kingston, jamaica has been ordered by tele-
graph to proceed TO Aspinwall for the better
protection of American Interests at that
place, and to remain there till the arrival of
the United States ship Vandalis, which is
also on her way to Aspinwall. The future
movements of the two vessels have been
determined by the result of the disturbances
which are reported to have arisen among
the laborers on the canal near Aspinwall.
Canal Construction.
The House Committee on Railways and
Canals to day discussed the pending bill pro-
viding for the construction of the Illinois
and Mississippi canal and to cheaper trans
portatioD, but, without action, the measure
was laid over. Mr.. Willis, of Michigan, the
veteran railroad and canal protector, APP
peared before the committee and made an
exhaustive argument in favor of the passage
of the bill for the construction of canal
from Saugatuck, on Lake Michigan, to De-
troit, to be known as the Michigan Canal.
Willis will be heard further.
Must Pay Their Taxes.
The House Committee on the Pacific Rail-
roads to-day heard Representative Anderson,
of Kansas, in support of his bill providing
that the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company
sh sll put it's lands in form so that they may
be taxed similar to other lands of the citize ms
of Kansas, and that the company, or its, as
signs, shall, within ninety days from the pass
age of this act, pay into the treasury al the
cost of surveying, selecting and conveying
all such lands situated in the State of Kan
sas which have not been already paid. Mr..
Anderson was instructed to have his argu-
ment printed and recommitted to the COM
mittse for further consideration
SOidIers' Homes:
The board of managers for national homes
for disabled soldiers ED their annual meet
ing to-day. Before the meeting the board in
a body waited upon President Arthur and
Secretary Lincoln to pay their respects and
invite them to attend the sessions of the
board. President Arthur is er- otfcio presi-
dent of the board. The invitation was &C
cepted by both the President and secretary of
war. There were also present, by invitation,
General Sherman, General Knox, of New
York; Colonel Brown, of Ohio; Chief JUS
tice Waite, of the Supreme Court General
Charles Roberts, of Maine, and Major Full
ton, of Wisconsin. The members of the
board present we're General w. B. Franklin,
General George B. Mcclellan, General NJ. T.
Mcmahon and Colonel Tappers. To-day's
session was devot. d entirely to routine bust
ness in connection with estimates of appro-
priations. The board will adjourn to-mor-
row evening.
COnklIng for the Cabinet.
The promptness which Senator Davis, of
Illinois. has displayed in pressing the bill to
retire Justice Hunt, of the Supreme Court,
has revived the talk about Ex Senator
Coukling coming into the cabinet. 1t is said
Secretary Folger is to succeed Hunt upon the
Supreme bench, and that Conkling will be
made secretary of the treasury. Davis is a
warm and intimate friend of Conkling, and
believes he would make brilliant cabinet
officer. Folger's experience in the treasury
has not been such as to make him desire TO
fill the position for a full term. He has been
annoyed very much by applicants for APP
pointments and has otherwise found the
position a trying one. He came Just when
public attention was directed TO the irregu-
isrilies that had existed in the disbursement
of the contingent fund, and he has endeav-
ored 10 watch all the details of the depart
ment, with view of detecting and prevent
ing wrong doing, even on 9 small scale. He
is said to be very willing to return to judicial
life. The bill to retire Hunt will no doubt
pass without delay.
Senator Georges Proposed CGnstitu-
tionai Amendment.
Senator George introduced in the Senate
to day joint resolution proposing an amend
ment TO The constitution to provide for the
election OF judges of the United States courts
inferior to the Supreme Court, by the people
in the district or circuits in which said
jHdges exercise their powers. The resolution
provides that the tenure of Office of the pres
ent incumbents shall be affected by the adop-
ton of the proposed amendment and fixes
the term of office of newly-elected Judges for
fourteen years. Another joint resolution in
troduced by MIR. George, proposes an amend
ment to the constitution providing for the
election by the people for terms OF tour years,
postm asters, marshals and official attorneys,
representing the United States in inferior
cou' t. clerks of inferior courts, and all other
officials of the United States exercising ex-
ecutive or ministerial powers within the sew
eral States, excepting officers for the collec-
ton, disbursement or safe-keeping of United
States revenues, officers of the United States
mint, and officers of departments and both
houses of Congress.
The Jeanette Survivors.
Secretary Freylinghusen has dispatches
from Hoffman, United States charge at St.
Petersburg, reporting the action of the Rus
sian authorities in aid of the survivors Of the
Jeanette. 90 receipt of the Presidents Or
ders to make provision for the payment OF
the expenses of maintaining the rescued men
and sending them to the United States, Hoff-
man had a conference with General Igna-
tief, who showed very deep interest in the
fate of the crew. He had already tele-
graphed the Siberian authorities to furnish the
rescued men with money and supplies of every
kind, and place the imperial telegraph at
their disposal. Active measures have also |
been taken for searching for the crew of the !
missing boat. Hoffman, availing himself of
the use OF the telegraph generously ac-
corded to him, has telegraphed Lieutenant
Melville for suggestions as TO the best method
of iHstituting search for the lost boats crew.
Bennett had put six thousand roublcs in
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