Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-15
CAPITAL POINTS.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Hon.
Philip Phillips died this morning. He
represented the Mobile (Ala.) district in
Congress from 1853 to 1855.
Issue of standard silver dollars for the
week ended January 18th, l20, 900; for the
corresponding period last year 334,99S.
The House Committee on Elections
heard argument in the Chalmers-M Manning
contested election case. 1t will be con-
tinued tomorrow.
The Supreme Court of the United States
to-day denied the motion of Myra G.
Gaines to compel the city OF New Orleans
to increase its superceders bond.
Senior Romero, Mexican Minister, paid
to-day to the Secretary of State the eighth
installment of the indemnity, due January
81, 1884, from Mexico to the United States.
The bill introduced to-day by Dockery
provides that postage on newspapers and
periodicals published in the United States
shall be abolished from and after June
Both Of the present year.
Among the persons mentioned as posi-
BILE delegates to the National Republican
Convention at Chicago, are Il. G.. Inger-
soil, Frederick Douglass, a. NJ. Clapp, r.
5. Laws, Prof. Gregory and DIR. Purvis.
The chairman of the House Committee
on Claims appointed Messrs- Dockery,
Dowd, Tillman, Warner and Van Alstyne
chairmen of subcommittee OF three
members each, to consider the bills re-
ferred to the committee.
The Secretary of the Treasury accepted
the offer of the New York Central Rail-
road Company of $685. 900 as compromise
for liabilities incurred by the Hudson
River Railroad Company, amounting to
$4,000, prior to the consolidation of the
two companies.
Among the nominations for postmasters
to-day were the following: John d. Will
son, Murfreesboro, Tenn, Joseph A. Feb
ruary, Jonesborough, Tenn, John II.
Trent, Morristown, Tenn, VIM. B. lDou-
thel, Fayetteville, Tenn, and John o.
S;ehorn, Athens, Tenn.
Follett, who will have charge OF the
pension bill when it reaches the House, is
strongly in favor of abolishing entirely the
pension agency business. At present the
eighteen pension agents receive yearly
salary Of $1,000 and a fee OF fifteen cents
for every voucher above 1000 issued from
their offices.
Dockery and Brewer were appointed at
a meeting of the House Committee on
Accounts to-day, to investigate the alleged
Irregularities under the late doorkeeper,
and learn whether any person was placed
on the payroll after the close of the last
session who performed no service, and
now asked an extra months pay.
The Committees on Agriculture of the
House and Senate are now at work on a
bill the principal feature of which is a
provision for the appointment of govern
ment inspectors OF meats intended for
shipment to foreign ports, in the hope of
compelling foreign governments either to
receive American meats or state the true
reason for prohibiting them.
Mr. Graves introduced bill providing
that the jurisdiction of the United States
shall not be deemed to extend to judicial
or others officer elected or appointed under
the laws of any State, to compel such
officers to perform any official act arising
under the laws of the State, and also ex-
| tending the jurisdiction of the Court Of
Claims to adjust all claims for damages
arising from the use of, appropriation or
injury to property by the army or navy in
the late civil war.
In response to the House resolution on
the subject, the Secretary of the Treasury
addressed a letter to that body stating
that employees from Indiana in his depart
ment had received assessment circulars
from the Indiana Republican State Cen
tral Committee, but he has been unable to
discover the person who distributed them.
lie also states that he has been informed
that during the last political contest cir
culars were received from political COM
mittee in New York, but he has not been
| able to obtain copy.
Senator Beck introduced in the Sanate 8
bill identical with the provisions of that
introduced in the House by Mr., Willis. to
provide for an extension OF two years of
the bonded period on distilled spirits; also
a bill which provides that the act empow-
ering the Secretary OF the Treasury to
any time to the purchase or redemption
of United States bonds for cancellation,
| shall'not be construed to authorize him to
purchase at a premium any outstanding
bonds of the United States In advance OF
the time they become due.