The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-14
CUMBERLAND RIVER BILL
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WHIT
THORNE.
The Tariff Fight Promises 10 Be In.
teresting g-Republlcars Hold
Conference.
IsrEu1AL TO raE ArPEAL.I

IePE0IAL TO fHE APPkAL.l
WASHINGTON, December 13-Rep.
resentstive Caldwell, in the House,
and Senator Whittborne, in the sen-
ate, today introduced a bill for the
improvement of the Cumberland NV
er, in order TO facilitate the building of
the dam provided for by the bill in
troduced on Saturday by Representa-
tive McMillin. The bill appropristes
$3.50, 600 for that portion Of the river
above Nashville, and $4,000 to be ex-
pended below thai city. He also in.
troduced a bill granting permission to
build bridge across the Cumberland
at Nashville.
MR.. T. W. D. BULLOCK, OF FRANKLIN,
was today appointed Chief OF the Issue
and Gazette Division in the Patent
Office, at a salary OF $1,000. He YVES
until recently employed in the Inter
nal Revenue Service ut Nashville, and
is an old newspaper man.
SAN TooLB, OF ALABAMA,
has heen appointed Special Agent of
the General Land Office to investigate
timber depredstions, at a salary of
$1,000.
THE TARIFF FIGHT
in the present Congress promises to
be very lively and interesting. In an
ticipstion OF the Morii on bill, which
is to be brought up the latter part of
this week, the Randsll Democrats
were to have met tonight at the apart
ment of McAdoo to outline their
= course of action. This meeting was,
however, postponed until tomorrow
in order to allow the Republican
members of the Ways and Means
Committee and other prominent tariff
men belonging TO that party to
HOLD CONFERENCE
to settle what they should do This
met ting was held at The rooms Of Mr..
Hiscock. The plan of prcc sdure de-
cided upon is believed to be ss fol-
lowe: An effort will be made to sub
stitute the Randall tariff bill for the
Morrison bill, ard the Republicans
will support the Randall men in this
effort. II Randall can carry as many
Democrats With him as he did last
session and the Republicans carry out
their part Of the contract, the proba-
bilities are that the Morrison bill will
not be heard from again.
There is very we'll defined rumor
here that
IMPORTANT CABINET CHANGES
will shortly be announced. AS has
bsen indicated in these dipatches be-
fore, Secretary Manning is conside =
ing the advisabiity of resigning on &C.
count of his health. Attorney General
Garland may slfo resign and accept
the Ssnatcrship from Arkansas two
years hence. Another member OF the
Cabinet, it is possible, may also tender
his resignation shortly, although his
name cannot be divulged as yet. This
information is obtained through chan
nels worthy of credence, although not
exactly authoritative.
THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
At the Republican conference there
were some fifteen of the leading men
of that side of the House, including
most of the members OF the Ways and
Means Committee. TIE session lsste d
for three hours and YVES kept har-
monious by liberal supply Of cham
payne.
AL those present were agreed upon
the necessity OF reducing the revenue,
and the amount of that reduction
mos. generally approved OF was 10 per
cent. II was decided to oppose the
Morrison bill TO the bitter end, and it
also appears that the republicans are
not in favor of the Randall bill. There
lie some talk, however, of substitute
bill 10 be introduced d by Mr.. Hiscock,
The programme OF procedure when
the Morrison bill comes up, which
will most probably be on Saturday,
will be very similar to that Of last ses-
sion.
Mckinley, OF Ohio, will oppose the
bill on its introduction. There will be
speeches pro and con, and then the
Republican substitute bill make it's
appearance.
The bill to build the bridge across
the Mississippi river at Memphis,
which wa introduced last session,
will come up FIR discussion tomorrow,
with every prospect of favorable sc-
ton.
TURKISH MINISTER,
Mr.. Thomss B. Conuery, formerly
managing editor of the New York
Herald, is being strongly urged by his
friends rs a candidate for the vacant
Turkish Mission. Mr.. Oonnery, who
is now in Washington, had . pleasant
interview today with the Secretary Of
State, and il to call tomorrow by ap-
pointment upon President Cleveland.
GEN. SHERMAN,
accom- panied by Geo. M ore, the new
ly appointed Surgeon General OF the
Army, called upon Gen. Black, the
Commissioner OF Pensions, today. The
call WAS purely social one, as the ex-
General of the Army and the. Com
missioner are old personal friends.
NOMINATIONS. sn S.
Thomas E. Benedict, OF New York,
to be Public Printer. Dabney II.
Maury, of Virginia, to be Envoy Ex-
traordinsry and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary, to the Republic OF Colombia.
To be United States District Attorneys
Daniel Lockwood, OF New York, f r
the Norfhern District Of New York
Geo. A. Allen, Of Pennsylvania, for the
Western District of Pennsylvania
VIM. B. Burnet, of Ohio, for the South
ern District of Ohio; Gustsvus Van
Horebek, OF Illinois, for the Southern
District of Illinois; John T. Carey, Of
CaliforAia, for the Northern District
of California.
To be United States Marshals-L,
M. Lamar, OF Georgia, for the South
ern District Of Georgia; I, B Yancey,
OF Tennessee, for the Western District
of Tennessee; VIM. L. Msginnis, Of
Ohio, to be Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court OF Wyoming Territory;
VIM. 6. Langford, of Washington
Territory, to be Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court OF Washington
Territory; Joseph II. Wagner, Of Ten
nessee, to be Pension Agent al Knox
vile. Tenn. A. B. Williams, Of Ar
kansap, to be a member of the Utah
Commission; George W. Julian, Of
Indiana, to be Surveyor General Of