The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-05
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
CONGRESS ONLY AWAITING THE
ACTION OF TIE PRESIDENT
Ga the River and HarbOr Bill for
Final Adjournment - Marshal
Freeman's Successor.
IsPECIAL'Fo THE APPEAL.l

dent on this measure settles the DAY
OF adjournment, and there is tacit
unders anding that Congress will cit
until the President either vetoes or
approves the bill. Nothing definite
can be learned as to the Presidents
intention towards the bill. He is
closeted tonieht with The Secre-
tary of War and several OF
the principal engineer officers
of the army, and it is understood that
they are going through the bill item
by item. Speaker Carlisle was asked
tonight if he had any knowledge Of
the Presidents intention toward the
measure. In reply he said that he
had no definite knowledge on the sub
| ject, but it was his individual i'm
press on that the bill would be vetoed
He added that until the President
takes action it will be impossible to
predict the hour of adjournment, as
the majority of the members now here
are dets rmined to await his message
before voting to close the session. In
the event OF a veto an attempt will
undoubtedly be made to pass a joint
resolution apDr)p,iatipg lump sum
| (probably a8,000,000) to be expended
under the direction of the engineers
of the army. 1t is doub full if quo
rum will be present to vote on This
resolution, if delayed longer than to-
morrow, as every on going train
swsrms with Congr
Ldter.-The fate OF the river and
harbor bill is somewhat improved
since our last dispatch. Col. Lamont
| Just told your correspondent that the
President was as likely to tign as to
veto the bill. Gen. Newton, chief of
engineers, is at the White House as
we'll ss majority of the Cabinet. Near
friends of the President are very hope.
full Of the river and haIbor measure
becoming q law.
THE CLOSING HOURS OF CONGRESS
this year are in marked contrast to
previous sessions. The hustle and
confusion usually attendant upon the
| close Of the session are entirely alb
sent. All is quiet at the Capitol aud
in the departments. The President is
engaged tonight in looking over bills
He will not 90 to the Capitol. Should
the President veto the river and har-
bor bill the session will be copsidera.
bly, p'otracted. Those near the Presi-
dent say the bill will fail, and that he
will not sign it.
THE MEXICO IMBRoGLIo
also uppermost in the minds OF pol
;iciaus. The Texas mem ers are es'
petially emphatic in their denuncia
tions, and want decisive and final &C
ton in Cuttings Gaze. Mr.. Gain
th nks the Pres dc1t s'ouli ,,ompe
: By force OF arms the release Of Cut
ting.
SENATOR HARRIS
stated to your correspondent today
, | that the conference on the interstate
I commerce bill had agreed to meet ont
| week prior to the next session, and h'
, had no doubt sstiefal tory sgreemen
+ would be reached and a bill would bt
: passed early in the session embracing
, the Leading features OF both the Cul
= lom and Reagan bills.
JOHN M'vEY
of Chattanooga, has been appointed
Y Assistant Epglneer in the Interior DE
!, par ment, vice James 0'Donnell, re
Q signed.
= VIM. C. MYERS,
l. OF Tennessee, was today confirmed a
+ Second Lieutenant in the revenue ma
. rine service.
a MARSHAL PREEMAN's SUCCESSOR
e Thomas B Yancey was today nom
u mated TO be United States Marshs
for the Western District of Tennessee
vice j. H. Fesmsn, rejected. ID
Yancey is resident of Somervill'
Fayet,e county, Tenn, where he is CT
10 gagged in the pursuit OF his protessio
as dentist. He is about AZ years
age, a gentleman of culture and refine
q ment, and enjoys the confidence OF b.
Is fellow citizens. He served with di
tnctian in the Confederate army an
n has for years been leading DEM
"a cIat.
,e MORE PENSION vEToBs.
~ The President vetoed five more pei
v, aion bills today. The President III
K signed the sundry civil and gener
ls deficiency bills.
s. THE PRESIDENTS SUMMER VACATION.
-, The President will not leave Was
- ing on for his vacation until the wee
ter next. He will 90 direct to ii
Adirondack mountains and will
n. accompanied by MrF. Cleveland, Mr.
in FOsom and one or two intlma
a. friends. The President denied hin
Il, self to visitors today, and devoted h
of entire at ention to the measures eel
mr. him by Congress for his sCtion. III
40 members OF his Cabinet we're wit
81 him at the White Houte most OF IL
lie day, assisting in the CONSIDERATION
re bills, etc. BY IL O'Clock the Pfeside
V. had, with very few exceptions, di
ne posed of all the measures then befo
ali him.
pc MEASURES OF INTEREST DROPPED.
r: In the conference over the gener
~ deficiency bill two measures OF int
tx EFT were dropped; one was the clau
le that was inserted in The House hi
er providing that the accounting office
'k should 90 back over the past year al
lg half and review sllthe accounts tn
te had passed upon and reverse their q
pc ton in many of them. This W
pc claimed by The Democrats OF Il
Ut House TO be a party measu
40 and Mr.. Burnes, who had charge
ls the bin, insisted that 1t should
'iy ftdckeu out. rhe other clause WI
that fixir g a limit of 1900 TO ,ho ear
ings OF United s ate3 COMMISSIONS
Tie Republican Senators got the il
, pres lou that this was partisan me;
ID ure. 1t should be borne in mil
~ that the Commissioners Of I
as county ara almost 10 a 10
Republicans. In the South eome OF t
70 most remarkable abuses Of the Off
~ from 10 time to have occurred.
ID lobbyist who was employed by 3
III Commissioners to defeat the measul
'as il DO ,sible, talked with Mr.. Crisp a
- several other Southern members, W
'rt said that they were heartily in faV
~ OF TIE provision as there were ms
~ instances within their knowled
III III where theCommissioner have misus
~ their ofica. The LOBBYIST tpen We