The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-18
Gen. Duane Before the House River
and Harbor Committee.
His Estimate of tho Money Needed
to Accomplish Something.
A Rather Bolsterous Session OF the
House Held Yesterday.
Important Decision by the Interstate
Commerce Committee--New POST
Offices and Postmasters-Gen-
eral Washington News.

W hHhlNhApNt itps 'NiAANhS AbNS
been introduced in the House as fol-
lows for tho reference Of claims 10 the
court OF claims by Mr.. Phelan, Of Henry
Nj. Green, Fayette county; by Mr.. WASH
! ington, OF heir Of James W. llaggett,
Davidson county, Ivy Mr.. Richardson, of
the administrator Of James G. Ward,
Rutherford county; by Mr.. Whitthorne, Of
II. @. Moss, Giles county; by Mr.. House,
of ID. IL. Mills, administrator of DR.. :.
Sincod, Knox county; A. A. Caldwell,
Jefferson county; by Mr.. Butler, Of John
Holt, sr., Iomblen county; John Gilbert,
Hancock county, and w, T. Smallman,
llamblen county Mr. Butler also intro
duccd the petition OF Rcbccca Bowers for
a pension.
PRIVATE BILLS
have been introduced as follows in the
House: By Mr.. Glass to remove the charge
OF dpscrtion from John :. Alslrom, COM
pany q, Third Tennessee cavalry.
By Mr. Peel, of Arkansas, for the relief
OF Elizabeth Fitzhugh lizard county Thos.
j. Hicks, Baxter county; Malhilda Fields,
Benton county, and TO pension Charlotte
G.. Evans, Boone county.
by MIR. Butler, granting pensions 10
| Elizabeth j. johnson and Mary VI. smith,
widow OF John A. Smith; also bill 10 pay
the heirs OF Mranna Jennings, Of Griin-
ger county, Si,SS2.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The following pensions have been
granted;
Tennessee Original invalid, Miles Nc.
Donald, GRIND Junction; increase, VIM.
! T.. Rickard. cambridge; reissue, Riley
Hudson, North Spring; Mexican widow,
Louisa H., widow Of VIM. l.. Adams,
| Ooltowah.
Arkansas Original invalid, James II.
Kiuiar, Crystal Springs; increase, borcnso
| u. Martin, Bcobe, Mexican widow, Tenn
pcrnncc r., widow of John B. Barber, -.
| Francis.
Mississippi Mexican widow. Carrie s.,
widow Of Bcni. 4. Edwards, Raymond.
rRrsIDESTiAL Tnir.
The President and Mr. Cleveland will
leave Washington for Florida next Tues
day, aud expect Ia be back by Saturday.
They will be accompanied by Secretary and
Nlis. Whitney aud Col. and Mn. Lamont.
BONDED WAREHOUSES
The collector OF customs at New Orleans
recently submitted to the favorable con-
sideniion OF the treasury department a
proposition that the proprietor Of bonded
| warehouse ut that port be allowed 10 store
| in his warehouse articles entered Ut interior
ports ior transportation aud expectation
| by way Of New Orleans, with benefit Of
drawback under customs and internal
rcycnue laws The privilege IL desired for
the alleged purpose oi oxpcditing the fill
ING Of orders for such goods. The depart
mcnt declined 10 grant the application ON
the ground that such system is unneccs-
sary aud inexpedicnt.
srATg Pilots.
The bill 10 exempt American coastwise
sailing vessels, pilotcd by their licensed
nmslcrs or by a United States pilot, from
the obligation 10 pay State pilots for SER
| vices which are not actually rendered, was
defeated by the House committee on mcr-
chant marine aud fisheries today. The
committee has given considerable at,en-
ton To the matter aud heard many persons
who were interested, and the division was
No close that nn aye and no vote was neces-
sary 10 determine the committees feeling.
Persistent efforts have been made for
twcnty-thrcc years past 10 secure the pass
agc OF such bill, aud last year they had
~ far succeeded m TO secure n favorable
report OF the measure from the committee.
Mns. ENNon-' Will.
| The will Of Mrs Weltha A. Emmons
was filed today with n petition asking for
probate. Tho will, II Il expected, VIII be
contested and the question OF the sanity OF
/ Mrs Emmons again disputed. An exam
ination of Mn. Emmons' brain, the Mar
tonight Says, was made by direction OF
| Prof Emmons, while his wiic's body was
| living at the honae yhcru she died. should
| the case be- sct aside. all ot Mp. Emmons'
property, valued by her lawyer at 1900,
would 10 10 Prof. Emmons, NJ u u not
known that she has any relatives who
could claim tho property.
By the terms Of the will Prof. Emmons
will receive only the wearing apparel AMI
| literary effects Of the late Mn. Enmons.
! The will WIS executed In New York, Feb
ruary %, 1887, Just after the clooe OF the
proceedings that resulted In a declaration
| by the Jury that Ms. Emmons was capa-
bic Of managing her own Affairs. " pe-
| queaihs 10 her husband all her wearing
apparel, excluding jewels, and her CORE
sp6ndcncc aud literary remains, and 10
| the persona from whom she received theii,
The silver wedding presents sent 10 her ON
the occasion Of her marriage. She directs
that the remainder Of her bclonging bo
converted into money and one-thrd gwen
10 l.. NJ Todd, n distant relative living IN
New York city; 81 800 10 two personal at
tendants, and what is leitto T. :. shane,
her Youngest foster brother. She names
Henry w. Garnett aud Samuel i. Em-
mons As executors Of the will.
fNrEmrArR COMMERCE DEcisoSs.
The interstate commerce commission 70,
day rendered a decision IN the case OF
Heck * petrc W. the Fast Tennessee, Nir-
ginia 4 Georgia Railroad company, the
| Knoxville 4 Ohio Railroad company, the
Richmond 4 Danyille Railroad COMPANY,
the Richmond & West Point lerminM mary q
Warehouse company and the Coal Of,ek
a New River Railroad company In thls
case Il appears that q railroad oomPsny,
chartered by the state Of Isnnes.ee, see. OWN h,,,
A short road wholly In that state, uu,
never owned any rolling stock or operated
IN road. The road was used AMI opcraied
IA a means Of conducting interstate ,faihc
In coal by companies owning connee'"g
interstate roads. 81 -,
The commission holds that the short
road i one Of the facilities and instrument