The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
The Strategy He Proposes to Em-
ploy to Kill the Bridge Bill.
He Will Say that He Has Sold the
Charter to Good People.
This Is an Attempt at Adroitnesa
Which Will Not Work.
The Senate Committee Will Hear Him
and n. John Ellis Next Monday
Postmasters Appointed and
Pensions Granted.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.

WAsnISGToN, Feb. LIT is understood
that Mr.. VanBenthuysen's plan OF attack
on next Monday before the Senate com-
mcrcc committee will be that no has sold
his charter giving TO his company tho
privilege Of bridging the Mississippi. at
Memphis TO the Poughkeepsie Bridge
company. IIo will urge that that
company is wealthy and powerful
one and that there is no doubt
that il will at once take advantage OF tho
powers granted by the charter and COM
mcncc the bridge at an early day. by
this change Of front Mr.. Van Benthuysen
thinks ho is executing an adroit flank
movement on Mr.. Phelan aud his bill. Ills
object is, Of course, TO break down the
force of Mr.. Phelan's argument that tho
present holders Of the charter are irrespon-
sible men without the means necessary TO
build the bridge. That statement cannot
OF course, hold good II Mr.. Van Benthuy-
sen has really disposed of the charter TO
the Poughkccpsic company, and by tho
| force Of persuasive cloquencc of which his
attorney, MIR. l.. John Ellis Is an accom-
plshcd master, Van Benthuyscn hopes To
/ Induce the committee 10 reject Mr.. Pho
lan's bill. This hope Is delusiyc one, ~
| he will iind on next Monday, and there In
no reason to ienr that the phelan bill will
not he successful.
CnArrANoodA's PUBLIC BuILDISa.
The house committee on public build
ings and grounds has reported n bill max
ing an Increased appropriation OF S15,OO0
for the public building at Chattanooga.
IL also reported iavorably the bill for
public building at birmingham, Ala, with
an amendment limiting It's cost TO 5000
instead OF Sj0,0O0, aud providing for q
space oi at least forty iect around tho
building 10 secure u against fire.
rRoumIrioN N THE DISTRICT.
In the Senate today, among the peti-
tious presented for prohibition In the Dis
trict oi Columbia, was one signed by four
State senators and five members OF tho
lower house OF the Mississippi Legislature,
besides other citizens OF that State.
PATENTS GRANTED.
Tho following patents have been granted:
Wirt II. Harvey, Memphis, Tenn, sccon-
Diary electric clock; Robert III. johnson,
Chattanooga, Tenn, cutting nippers;
George w. Oliver. Chattanooga, Tenn,
adjustable pitch board; Abnor ID. Thomas,
liitlc Rock, aSignor 10 ID. II. Thomas,
Pulaski, Ark, cotton press (rcissucl.
PRESIDENT To VISIT FLORIDA.
The President expects 10 leave wash-
ington next Tuesday for q short visit to
Florida. lie will be- accompanied by Mns.
Cleveland aud the Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs. Whitney aud Col. aud Ms la
mont. The party will go 10y special train,
and no stops will be made unless Il be an
hour nj Savannah for u drive through the
city. One day will be- spent NJ Jackson-
vile and one ai 81 Augustine. The party
will return TO Washington saturday.
PENSIONS
have been granted ~ follows
Tennessee. Original invalid - Lcmuel
Talbcrt, Madisonyillc. Increase -Bcnj.
T. Spcaman, Chester Mill: George w.
Cassidy, Guycstonc. Rcissucd Sylvester
Potter, Friendsyilc John L. Galbrath,
Oliver Springs. Mexican survivors =
David Josiah Wood. Coying,on. Mcxi-
can widows Elyira. widow OF James Pitt
man, Alexandria; Icrlina W., widow OF
Andrew J. Owen, Nashville
Arkansas Increase William O'Brien,
Faycttc. Mexican survivors Isaac J.
lirKindinc, Shawnee; George W. Quinn,
Barber.
FOURTH CLASS fosfhAsfEhs
have been appointed as follows Arkan-
sas- n. V. Ollar, yorktown, Lincoln
| county.
Mississippi r. G. suldith. Trimeanc,
Oktibbcka county.
Tennessee Hodges, Enoch, Smith
county; 4. II. Aull, High Point, Knox
county; u. q. Patton, kirklln. Hamilton
county; A. A. Watson, Raulks, Hardin
county.
PERMISSION TO nuLD HRiD0Es.
| A favorable report was today made by
tho house committee on commerce on
Mr.. McIlae's mll 90 authorize the Little
Rock 4 Alexander Railway company Of
Arkansas 10 build bridge over the Out
chiia river In Union county, near VIII
mingion, Ark, at the point where the COM
pany's line, M projected, crosses that
riycr; also n bridge over the Saline river,
IN Arkansas, at the point where tho pro-
iccted line crosses An amendment n IN
sorted 20 secure tho United states the night
Of way across the bridge and thcir APP
pnaches for postal telegraph purposes,
| and another which II Il had formed part OF
| the Memphis bridge bin when that measure
| was first Introduced would have saved sew
| ernl years time aud much trouble, provide
| ing that "ihis act shall be null aud void II
the actual construction Of the bridges
herein authorized be not commenced with
i la onp vear and completed within thrc0