Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-23
AMERICAN SUSPECTS
IMPRISONED IN IRELAND-CoRREsPoND
ON THE SUBJECT SENT To THE HOUSE.

IMPRISONED IN IRELAND-CoRREsPoND
ON THE SUBJECT SENT To THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The correspond.
ence relating to American suspects impris.
oned in Ireland was. sent to the House to.
day. 1t is very voluminous, and has been
pretty much anticipated by previous frag-
mentary publications. Minister Lowell
writes, May Sd: ~ had an interview, by ap-
pointment, with Secretary Forster, on Fri
day, the 21st of April. 1 assented that he
should try the experiment of offering release
to all the so-called American suspects on
condition of their going back within a
reasonable time TO the country they claim to
have adopted, but / distinctly informed
him that was not authorized by my govern
tional liberation. On my part l promised
10 have the prisoners informed, on my own
responsibility alone, that in case they shall
be released 940 should be at the dis
posal OF each to pay his passage
across the Atlantic. / accordingly instructed
Barrows and Wood, consuls respectively at
Dublin and Belfast, and Tfnsley, consular
sgent at Limerick, to visit the prisoners and
make known to them the offer. Two of them,
McInery and Slattery, were allowed three
days to consider whether they would accept
or not. The Others, OMahoney, Cannon
and McSweeney, refused TO be liberated on
any terms whatever. Whose advice or orders
they were acting under is a matter of
very probable conjecture. Meanwhile it is
nearly certain that all the suspects except
those charged with the crime of violence
will be very shortly set at liberty, thus rem
dering nugatory the most effective argument
in favor of disorder and resistance to law.
1t seems that in the cases of most, if not all,
American suspects in ireland, continuous
residence there has exceeded two years, and
in some cases it has greatly exceeded it. In
the case of Mccormick it has apparently
extended tosthirteen years."
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE DEADLOCK IN THE HOUSE UNBRoKEN--
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 22-House.-Mr. Call
kins called up a privileged question the
contested election case of Mackey Us. Dibble
Mr.. Randall moved that when the House
adjourn to-day it be until Wednesday. Lost
yeas 80, nays 112.
Mr.. Randall then raised the question of
consideration against the election case. The
vote resulted, yeas 113, nays 2-Neal and
Cox.
A call of the House was ordered, which
disclosed the presence of 223 members. The
doors were then closed and the sergeant at
arms directed to take absent members into
custody.
NOtuluS was uOue uulli z.fO o CLOCK, Wnen
the sergeant-at-arms appeared at the bar Of
the House with a member. The usual ex-
plantations, speeches and by-play followed
until o'clock, when further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with, and
vote recurring on the question of conside-
ration again no quorum voted-yeas, 118;
nays, 1-Mr. Phelps [Conn.1
After another call of the House Mr.. CAL
kins giving notice that he would call up the
election case to morrow, moved to adjourn.
Carried.
Sendte.-The House bill increasing the
pension OF Colonel d. G. Thomas was in
definitely postponed.
Senator Miller [Cal.l introduced a joint
resolution to authorize the President to de-
clare M artial law in Alaska. Referred.
The Geneva award bill came up as unfin-
ished business, and, after a good deal of
wrangling, the Senate settled down to busi-
ness, and Senator Hoar made an address on
the pending bill, the question being upon the
House bill on the subject.
Briefly stated, the bill makes provision for
the claims of the exculpated cruisers class
aud the war premium men, to the exclusion
of the insurance companies. When Senator
Hoar had concluded his explanation in ad-
vocacy OF the bill, Senator Garland moved
substitute looking to the payment of the in
surance people and excluding the exculpated
cruisers and war premium classes. Senator
Garland gave notice of further amendment,
referring the whole matter to the Court of
Claims. The bill went over without action.
The secretary of war askc a special appro-
priation of $4,000, not later than June 1st,
for the purpose of dispatching vessel with
men and supplies for the relief expedition
last year sent to Lady Franklin bay.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.