The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-14
Congress Chiefly Engaged in Con-
sidering Appropriations.
The Private Pensions Grab Game
Merrily Proceeding.
Ralring Over the Debris of the Dead
lock In the House
Congressman Enioe and His Postmasters
MIR. Richardson Advocates a
Memphis War Claim-Beef
and Hog Exports,

WASHINGTON, April l3.-lt has now he
come evident that nothing Is TO be done this
session with private claims. Friday after
Friday has been taken up in discussion in
tended only TO obstruot, and today passed
without anything being accomplished To.
night petition bills were considered. Not
over thirty-hve members were IN attendance,
and everything passed without objection or
even discussion. Thousands OF dollars we're
voted away on these claims that have been
rejected over and over again at the pens on
Office, but the established claims Of sufferers
by the war, whose loyalty as well us the
claims have been passed upon by q court
established by Congress, receive nothing but
discussion.
| Mr.. Enloc today Ind the postofllce Of
Ariadnc rc-established. with Horace Rushing
as postmaster. Mr.. Enloe has sent out cir.
cular letter TO his Henderson constituents
| notifying them that Mr.. Robert Purdy has
withdrawn his application for the posimas-
tership, and that Mrs. A, V. Cunningham,
widow Of the late postmaster has been
recommended for the place, being the choice
OF great part of the community. The APP
| pointmcnt will be made tomorrow
Mr.. McMillin was today authorized by the
committee ON merchant marine and fisheries
10 report adversely the bill OF Mr.. Cum
mings, of New York, substituting vessels by
| paying 30 cents per ton for every 1000
miles travelled. This Is the same bill that
Mr.. McMillin reported adversely TO the last
Congress.
The House adopted the report Of the CON
ference committee on the Chattanooga bridge
bill, which passes the bill as amended In the
Senate.
TnE AUTHORIZATION mrL.
Tho legislative, judicial aud executive hill
as ngUed upon In the House committee
makes total appropriation Of so, ~, J9i,
| which Is $93I COG less than the estimates, and
500, 400 less than the appropriations
for the same service.
The whole number of silarcs provided
Tor Is O,Bj, being Az less tlmn the number
estimated for and iifty-liye more than the
number provided for at pres NJ. There h,
| however an actual increase " only even
teen employees beyond the n,iinbcr oil en-
ploycs now In service.
The bill authorizes the Italius,mcnt Of
States and Territories.
A clerk 10 the speaker Is provided NJ 81 On,
per annum. The salary Of The Nicc-Prcsi
dent Of the United States at 5000 per AN
mum, omitted from the current law because
I
Two additional clerks are given In the
assistant trcasurcr's office ~ Chicago AT
Al, 500 and 81 2D1 respectively. The salary
of the assistant treasurer nt New Orleans n
increased 500 aud an additional clerk III.
lowed az A ,eO1. An additional clerk at 81 900
u allowed the assistant treasurer at st. Louis.
The forco employed ut the Carson mint {.
reduced by five employees. The salaries Of
the bookkcepcr, abstract, weight and war.
rant clerk at the San Francisco are reduced
from $500 o. s2,OO0 each aud no provision
u made for operating the ~. Louis assay
Office. The signal Office force T. rearrnngcd
ns dcsircd by the chief signal officer and pro.
vision made for thirty nine employees
BEEF AND noC ExfoEIs.
The total values II the exports of beef aud
hog products for The live months ended
March ~, 1855. were s32, i57, go. against sJ8,
iiSs0j during the same time In issi. The
values ~ the cxpuris II dairy product. foT
eleven months ended March %, iSss, wcIo
siO3I0 sol. against ss,s50539 for a corn.
spending period IN 1851. The total values Of
the exports of domestic brcadstuiis for the
nine months ended March ~, iSss, wen
siOO. sii 19S, ~ compared with Silp,G1i ,53i
for the same time Ia 1857.
EioHr morn Law CLAIMS.
In answer 10 the House rcsolution calling
upon the heads Of departments for - imnic'
of the amounts necessary 20 Jay claims arts
ing under the eight hour Law. the secretary
Of War says that fsOO.OJO will be- required by
the ordnance department. and that III,
qunrtcrmnsicrgcncml, commielry.gcnoTa
and chief oi engineers have no data upon
which 10 make estimates,
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury today np
pointed Benjamin y. Goodwin 10 be IN
spccior Of hulls Of steam vessels NJ Wheel
Ing, w. Va.
The Postmaster General today submitted
10 the House additional estimates aggrcgnt
ing sil 300 for tho salaries Of employees In
the posioiilco department..
Supervising Inspector Lubbcrck. Of San
Francisco. having reported 10 the treasury
department that petroleum j. not saic iuc
for large boilers, has been Instructed by Sec
rotary falrchild 10 withdraw all pcrmlt'
heretofore given for H. use, except IN Oh,
case Of small steam launches
The Acknowledgment, commanding III,
army. concurs In the opinion " the surgeon
, general, that u Il not hdylsallc Ia nifansici
members of the hospital corps 10 the lin,
under any circumstances. H. 4 letter on ih,
subject, Gen. sheridan says Chat those who
! are Ignorant 81 their duties should be care
, fully instructed. and thOsr who nrc dclin'
auguf slnuil he auht0afaI D. Itafiuliu0