The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-23
The Canal Between Lake Michigan
and the Mississippi River.
A Bill to Make Surveys To Be In
troduced into the House.
A Number of Bills Providing for
Bridges in Our Neighborhood.
The Agricultural Committee Equally
Divided on the Bill to Tax Cotton
Seed Oil-Proceedings of Con-
gress-Cepital Notes.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Senate
committee on epidemic diseases, OF which
Senator Harris is chairman, is preparing
bill which will be reported in day or two
providing for the establishment and main
tenance Of eight national quarantine sta
tons TO prevent the importation Of cpl
demic diseases into the country. A bill
was drafted for the purpose by Navy Sur
geon-General Hamilton, but this has been
materially altered and amended by the COM
mittee. The places at which the bill proposes
to establish the stations and the amounts
which it will appropriate to cover the cost
OF establishment and maintenance as fol.
lows; Delaware Breakwater, $50, 900; Cape
Charles, Va, 500, 900; Sapelo sound, Ca,
s305,000 mouth Of the Mississippi river
formerly Ship Island), s45, 900; Key West,
Fla, $4,000; San Diego, CAL, s85,5Oo;
and Port Townshend, w. T., Si50,5O0.
THE COLLECTIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE
for the first eight months OF the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1883, aggregate $50, $50, i67,
being an increase OF S8,5ll, 500 over the
collections during the correspondingperiod
Of the last fiscal year. The collections on
spirits were sl4,9s4,0 52, an increase Of
So, 7S7 Co., on tobacco, $40, 1926, O16, an in
crease OF 81 500, Alp; on fermented liquors,
Sl4, S45, 100 an increase OF Sl,2l2, 2l0; ON
oleomargarine, $3.50, 1852, an increase Of
SI7, ll3; on bank notes, $3.50, decrease Of
S2,6i5; on miscellaneous items, Sll5, 672, n
decrease OF s65. 1873. The receipts for Feb
ruary were s950. 074 greater that those for
the same month last year.
A subcommittee OF the House commit
tee on military affairs, composcdo Of Messrs.
Maish, Hooker and Cutcheon, organized
today 10 begin theinquiry into the matters
alleged in the Grosvenor resolution touch
ing the insertion of unofficial lists in the
rebellion records. The committee decided
10 subpoena Col. Ia Sale in charge OF the
records publication; Gen. Grosvenor, the
mover OF the resolution, and Gen. Rose
Grams to appear before II and give their tes-
timony. An adjournment was then taken
until Saturday next.
fouRrH-CLAss PosTMAsTERs
have been appointed as follows
Arkansas NJ. Cavaness, Badman,
Drew county; j. u. Thompson, Sexton,
Washington county; Walter eagle, Scno-
bia, Crawford county.
Mississippi-Jamcs Tallar, Spring Creek,
Webster county; J. ID. Stone, Pater, Con.
ner county; s. w. Shelton, Roht, Bradley
county.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Representative Butterworth has been
invited before the House committee on
foreign affairs next Thursday 10 ex-
plain his bill TO provide for reciprocity In
trade between the United States and
Canada.
Mr.. Robert Pcrdy has been appointed
postmaster at Henderson, Tenn.
The Senate today passed Mr. Harris bill
10 perfect the military record Of John q.
Green, late Of Company l, Seventh rcgi.
ment Tennessee volunteers.
Representative Townshend, Of Illinois,
returned 10 the House today and was
warmly greeted and congratulated by his
less fortunate colleagues who have still
before them the work which he has com
plcted. lie Ia the first member Of the
fiftieth Congress who has been renomi.
mated.