The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-30
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
v6g LAWMAKERS RETURN TO
THE CAPITAL.
Susceptible Senator Jones, OfFlOrida,
on the List The Presidents
Message.

IsptsfLL oORREsPoNDENoE or THE APPHAL.l
WASHINGTON, November Coon
gYess will assemble on MondRy, Do
cemher 9th, and il is expected that
the session will be lively, although
there will be scarcely ten weeks In
which TO transact legislative buhiuels,
for he holidays will require two weeks
OF adjournment at least. Members
and Senators ave arriving by every
train, and there will be fair attend
ance in both houses at the opening.
Only few congressman will remain
at home until after Christmas. Sena-
tor Mitchell, OF Pennsylvania, and
r preventative Price, OF Wisconsin,
are too i'll TO come on and they may
not be present at all during the SEES
sion. II is said on good authority that
Senator Jones, OF Florida, who has
been in retirement at Detroit for many
months in the most unaccountable
manner, will snow up at the Senate on
opening day aud will turn over new
leaf. He will find that his name has
been stricken from the list Of all com.
mittees and that he has been dropped
out OF sight by his contemp 1raries as
completely as possible. However, at
every roll.call tue Clerk pronounces
"Mr. Jonse, OF Florida" in his usual
sonorous tone, 30 his memory is daily
revived. "He is out OF his head, "
said we'll known FloTidian yester-
day, when referring to Jones.
The Presidents message is practi'
cally completed and is a long docu'
ment, deVoting much space to land
territorial and other domestic matters
and The Indians. The principal mat
ter which he will present to the at
tention OF Congress is the fishery
question on the Northeast coast. HI
will state that q supplemental treaty
with Great Britain will be laid before
the Senate In December for approval
Maine Congressman were violently
opposed to any new treaty on thu
basis OF free Canadian fish during thu
last session OF Congress, but since 81
many OF their vessels have beer
seis d by Canada 1t Is believed tina
no opposition will now be made to thu
mi.reciprocity treaty. The question
OF the boundary bet Alaska ant
British Columbia will also receive at
tention in the message.
The Hon. Nj. ii. Day, OF Springfield
ID. T., the unsuccessful Democrat
candidate for delegate TO Congress, |
in the city, and will shortly be ap
pointed Governor OF that Territory
vice Gov. Pierce, whose resignation
has been accepted. Day Is one OF tn
sav.1a1 ~ NhA uh
come from the breezy prairie, and ha
become one Of the prominent Demo
Gratis Of the Northwest, on account O
his having torn TO tRtters the usua
big Republican majority in Dakota
Day iondly believes that Dakota vii
be Invested with the Statehood durin
the coming session OF Congress.
Senator Henderson will reside will
Senator Palmer this season, in tn
latter's elegant residence on McPhel
son Square, while Mrs, Palmer Is l
Europe. The two gentlemen ar
handsome and very fascinating Il
ladies' society, and are In great dc
mand at swell receptions and Dime
parties. They are both rich, goo
diners, and may be seen In full dTel
about every evening during tn
season.
Real estate out toward Oak View
the Presidents private residence,
pTsclatipg in value rapidly, an
over . quarter Of q million OF dollar
have already been realisad by Ian
owners in the vicinity. The boom
on tho stay for some time, and will b
benefit for the city. The Presider
could sell out today at profit {
$4,000. II was a good business strok
for the lucky man.
Many petitions have been receive
at the War Department from thol
sands Of people ont West, urging I'll
department to reconsider its plal
which involves the abandoumer
of number OF the smaliI
military posts in the West aud III
concentration OF troops in larS
bodies at the more important fort
II is proposed to gradually mass Ii
troops on the frontiers, placing lari
number at the stragetiC points, as
MISTER OF economy In subsistence al
asa good military movement. Fo
Halleek, Nevada, and Fort A. Lincol
Dakota, are the first to be subject
the new order OF things, but the peop
in the vicinity Of these posts are loI
in their protests against Rbando
nent