The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-24
The TARIFF QUESTION
BECOMING BADLY TANGLED In
THE HOUSE
A Slight Discrepancy Between DIR.
Rogers and Casey YOuug-Our
Washington Letter.
ESPECIAL TO THs ArrEAL.I

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The tariff
question is getting into a still worse
tangle in the House, and the chances
now are tnat If the Morrison bill is
passed 1t will be by its enemies. The
reformers, being pledged TO some sort
OF tariff legislation, are determined to
pass bill, even if il doesn't do any
thing. There is much talk of trading.
by which the bill is being whitfield
down so as to satisfy certain interests.
THE HON, J. V. WRIGHT
Of Nashville, Tenn, is the guest of
his brother, Gen. Marcus ]. Wright of
tie War Records Office. This is
Judge Wright's first visit to Washing
ton since his retirement from Con-
gress in 1851. II is needless to say
that he is both astonished and de-
lighted with the transformation which
Washington has since undergone.
Happening in the Circuit Court room
yesterday he was recognized by his
old friend, Judge Hagner, and specially
complimented by an invitation to a
seat beside him on the bench.
THE LOWELL BILL.
The friends of the Lowell bank
ruptcy bill in the House held con-
ference last night, at which they de-
cided to make a canvass OF the House
to ascertain the prospects of success
in determined effort to force the
adoption of the bill in the precise
form in which it was introduced, and
in which it is before the Senate.
THE PAN-ELKCTRIC.
In the testimony given by the Hon.
Casey Young yesterday before the
Telephone Investigating Committee
he stated that he did not tell Ben
thuysen that he (Youngl had aseed |
and advised Acknowledgement Gar
land to institute suit against the Bell |
people. Rogers says Mr.. Young did |
advise Mr.. Garland to bring suit.
This discrepancy in the testimony of |
two principal witnesses will necessi.
Ia e the presence of Mr.. Garland,
who has been requested to appear
TINS week. mir. Benthuysen will also
testify.
SENATOR HARRIS
presented petition of the corporate
authorities OF the city of Memphis,
Tenn, of the Cotton Exchange and
The Merchants Exchange, of the same
city, praying for appropriation neces-
'ary to the protection of the harbor of
hat city, referred to the Committee
On Rivers and Harbors; also, a petit
ion of fifteen clergymen of Mem
1his, four lawyers, nineteen teachers
ifty-one business men and fourteen
officers of temperance and other socie-
les of Franklin and Coffee counties,
Tenn, praying for the enactment of
aw requiring scientific temperance
Instruction in schools under general
which was ordered to lie
N the table.
MR.. J. NJ. TAYLOR
resented in the House to-day the
memorial Of the city of Memphis of
he Cotton and Merchants Exchanges
Or the protection of the harbor of
iemphis,
SOUTHERN PATENTS,
ames G, Broyles, ,Tupelo, Miss,
reech loading firearm; William In
alls, Mobile, Ala, log turner; Howell ;
'avies, Coal Greer, Tenn, mine ele-
ator; Louisa B. Linthicum, Helena,
TX. attachment for bas e ovens; VIM.
/. Oliver Franklin county, Ark,
1mbination pillow; Dan Singletary,
'nion City, Tenn, horse detacher;
ohn N. Rudd, assignor of one-half to 6
Parker, Sparta, Tenn, fruit gatherer. 9
THE TELEPHONE SUITS. I
The telephone suits will be brought !
Columbus, o., and the district at .
rney has been instructed to prepare +
Ie papers. Judge ]. Baxter OF Knox J.
lie, Tenn, will preside. j