The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-10
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
THE SUBJECT OF COL. SWITZ.
LER'S REPORT.
Experts Employed TO Furnish Data
-Gen. Kheeler's Reception
Southern Patents.
ESPECIAL rnr TIE AppELL-I

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Com
mittee on Ways and Means decided to
report adversely the bill of Mr.. Oates
TO prohibit aliens from acquiring title
to or owning a greater interest in lands
than a leasehold for dive years any
where within the United States
SENATOR JONES OF ARKANSAS
introduced yesterday a bill providing
for the managementand control of the
Arkansas hot springs, which directs
the Secretary of the Interior to pay the
value of the bath houses and fixtures
to their owners, and place them under
the control of the superintendent of
the reservation.
col. swITzLER,
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics,
has formulated the plans of the
work for his report ON the internal
commerce of the United States. The
subject of the present report will be
the commercial, industrial, transporta-
ton and other interests OF the South
ern States. In laying out the work for
1T, it has been found necessary TO em-
ploy an expert in each OF the States
named TO furnish the required data.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed in Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Tennessee:
Alabama Col. ]. w. Dubose of
Birmingham, Il journalist OF ability
and at one time editor of the Southern
Mining and Manufacturing Journal. lie
is gentleman of large experience and
especially enlightened on matters per-
tanning to the commercial and indus
trial interests of Alabama.
Mississippi-William T. Wynn of
Cofleeville. Mr.. Wynn has been
highly commended for this work, and
will doubtless see to II that the i'm
portant interests OF Mississippi will not
suffer by his appointment.
Lousiana-Henry G.. Hester, secreta-
ry of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
Mr.. Hester is a writer OF acknowl-
edged ability, and is thoroughly ia
miliar with the cotton interests of the
South. In addition To his report on
the State, he willprepare monograph
on the subject of cotton. His report
will be of especial value in connec-
tion with his work.
Tennessee-Ira p. Jones of Nash
vile, a contributor to the Weekly
american OF that city. Mr.. Jones has
made a close study OF the industrial
of the State. He is gem
tleman Of intelligence and very clear
and accurate writer.
GEN. wHERLER's RECEPTION.
Representative and Mrs. Wheeler,
and the Misses Wheeler, threw open
their large house on Highland Place
last evening for the entertainment of
their friends. 1hree thousand invi-
tations had been issued, and all SEEM
ingly had been accepted. In the early
part of the evening the crush was al
most impossible and constant stream
of people moved from one house of
entertainment to the other all through
the evening. The first floor of the
house contains a broad hall and stair
case, with reception rooms and parlors
on either side, and at the back is a
long picture gallery, or music room,
where dancing was engaged in when
the crush of people melted away suffi-
ciently. A sumptuOus supper Of ter
rapin and oysters was served, and for
those who wanted it an excellent
quality Of claret punch.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS
of interest to the South, were intro
duced yesterday;
BY Mr.. Peet: To pay George w.
of Benton county, Arkansas,
! 5000 for property taken in the late
civil war.
BY Mr.. Glass: A bill for the relief
Of Almus Gardner of Gardner county,
also for the relief of j. A.
Troy, Tenn.
By Mr.. Neal A bill for the relief OF
FL IN f. Weir, OF McMinn county,
Tennessee.
BY Mr.. j. NJ. Taylor: For the relief
Of the estate of b. B. Bunch; also for
the legal representative of II. Trova-
chor, deceased, of Henry county, Ten
nessee; also for the relief of Margaret
G. Gray, Henderson county, Tennes-
see.
PATENTS ISSUED.
James w. Cole, Nashville, Oil-stone
holder; John II. Parrish, Saunders
vile, Tenn, feed cutter; j. w. Phelps
l.. l.. II e.. +,