Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-21

CONFESSIONAL.
mr. Hewitt Wakes Personal ExpIanR
Iion-sca.aIr I-rs-cersiinEs.

IfOs-scEate E-rUceeiinES-
WAsuKGToN, Nav HJuss.-Nir.
RosecTzns offered a resolution directing
that the Judiciary Committee inquire into
the facts and law concerning the survey Of
public lands belonging 10 san Francisco.
Referred.
Nir Ellis, fro-nthe Committee on Appro-
priaions, asked leave TO report Joint
resolution making an additional appropri-
atiJn OF 100000 for the relief Of sufferers
from the overflow Of the Mississippi river
and tributaries.
Mr. Connolly objected to the considera-
h0n OF the resolution.
Mr.. Hewitt n. i regretted that he
should be compelled 10 rise to a personal
explanation, and said he only did so after
consultation with his colleagues on the
Committee on Ways and Means. \ letter
had appeared in newspapers addressed to
the chairman of the Committee on WAYS
and Means, signed by Henry w. Oliver,
jr-, in relation 20 the tariff bill introduced
by him. He was informed by Mr.. Morri-
son that the letter was given to the press
before il was directed to him. Yesterday
there appeared in all the papers letter
addressed TO Oliver and signed by him
Hewitt The istter letter was fabrica-
ton. He was totally ignorant OF its an
thOrship until this morning. In his mail
he found the following letter from Pitts
0urg:
Dean SIR-Un Under the guise of letter
rom yor TO Hen-y ". Oliver, ir., / pnb-
lish in the Sunday Globe, tomorrow, and
1v the Associated Press, burlesque on
Divers letter TO Morrison. 1t * consid-
cred a complete ta&e-of on Oliver. You
can use yoUr pleasure about disclosing the
~. W. BROWN, Editor GloJs.''
DO vou indorse the letter9 inquired a
member.
! have not sufficient knoEledge Of Oil
ver's business, ssid hir. Hewitt, "to have
enabled >e 10 make a reply. Il may be
al true or ali false. / am not in the habit
of prying into other peoples business, but
0live- has been guilty of an indiscretion
IN prying into mine Continuing, Hewitt
SAID Z was almost incredible TO him that
any man Is familiar with legislation as
Oliver ought 70 be could have written the
letter winch il appeared he had done.
Oliver first statement was that the Hewitt
hill increased the duty on wire That was
not true. il reduced the duty on wire.
Oliver was misled hy mistake in the
COPY. The copyist had made s. mistake,
and il weula hGve acted as increase, hut
or the fact thst there WIS provision in
E=hedlle { that no cuty should be higher
shzn fifty per cent. secondly, Oliver says
ne he witt doubles the duty on
iron rods, OF which be is the largest man
ufacturer in the country. The statement
that he was the largest manufacturer was
simply untrue; that IT doubled duty was
also untrue In as Ear as he was affected,
il reduced the duties in articles which he
manufactured. Ii was also inierentially
stated BY Oliver that he was q maker of
hsrhed fence wite- He had no relation to
that business, therefore no change in the
, duty could have any effect whatever upon
him In the third place, Oliver charged
that he practically put upon the free list
steel rods. OF which he was a large con-
sumer and not manufacturer. He was a
manufacturer oi steel rods, and a large
consumer. All he consumed ne made
7 he did not think any member would be-
/ iove that he would draw up bin i5r his
: personal benefit
Mr. 0'Neil Pa suggested that il would
hsve t,een more in the line OF courtesy
II the gentleman had written an explana-
I tory ieiter 10 Oliver. because he admitted
that Oliver acted on what he saw.
The Speaker announced the appoint
meui Of Nezsrs- Ellis, Holman and Rea-
! san eonferees on the Indian appropriation
! bill
The Senate amendments to the Dingley
shipping bill were non -concurred in.
Tlse HOnse then proceeded TO the consiG-
srsfion OF the Indians contested election
case OF English Es. Peelle.
The majority resolution declares that
I WilliaIa +. English Was duly elected q
member Of the Forty-eighth Congress.
Nr Converse spoke in support of the
claim OF the contestant, and Mr.. Hart pre-
seuied the grounds on which the con-
1estee lPeelel bases his claim.
Mr. Lowry advocated the claims of the
contestant lie allnde3 10 certain Ian
gEage used by J. $. Wise, of Virginia,
when the O'Ferrsll-Psal case was under
consideration. 10 the effect that the Nir-
gina Bourbon WIS riding into Congress
On the hack OF one OF Barnum's Indiana
mules be supposed tSst remark was
founded upon the legend that Chairman
+ Rarnum once telegraphed 10 Indiana con