Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-14
PRIVATE MARKETS.
E.ATE FROm WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON, May 10.-The Judi
ciary committee to-day heard the evi.
dence Of F. NJ. Trenholm, Of the firm q
Frazer, Trenholm & Co, AID brother o
/ the witness examined this week relative
to the pardon business and Col. Andrews,
Of West Virginia. The latter testified
relative to the pardon of one hundred
and fifty soldiers, alleged to be deserters.
The statements of the public debt FOL
some months to come, will show a con-
I siderable increase Of the same.
The cabinet meeting to day was a long
one. The questions arising under the
reconstruction act propounded by Gems.
Sheridan and ScCfeld were under con.
~sideration, and the attorney general
gave a resume. Of bis opinion on the
same. 1t will be published at length in
q few days.
1t is understood he holds that the re-
moval OF civil officers, where they are
not ~o6structing the law, TO be Illegal.
Secretary Browning and Postmaster
General Randall were not able TO attend
the cabinet meeting, but were repre-
seuted by the assistant secretsrys of their
departments.
Senator DoOlittle's Russian mission,
&c Is established, relates to the recently
ratified treaty. Quite q spicy c~orrespon-
dence has already arisen between the
two governments relative TO the pay
ment Of the large telegraph bills for mes
z over the cable. One message
f0Ots up nearly nine thousand dollars ia
gold, and Secretary Seward maintains it
was incurred by the Russian authorities.
The American land lines having paid
the cable that SUN, they are looking to
the state department for reimbursement.
The question of the refusal to open the
registry Of this city, to allow additional
white voters to register, was brought
into court today, and the legality OF the
case Is to be tested. The board de-
cljned, On the ground that while regis
tratiOn wa proceeding every opportu-
nitv was allowed ali qualified voters to
register.
IA list of the nominations made by the
president and rejected by the senate
during the special session Of the fortieth
congress has just been completed. 1t
was printed for the confidential use of
the senate, but s copy has leaked out.
The following are the number of re-
iaeted for positions named Postmastere,
ina collectors and assessors Of event
IS surveyors Of customs, Is collectors
of customs, 5 navsl officers, 5; Indian
agents, 2; public a agents, 4 pen
SION agents, 3; consals, ? consul gem
erals. 8; minister TO Austria, 2.
There were twenty six nominations
made. which were neither confirmed nor
rejected, but were laid over. The most
prominent Of this number are Raw.
mond, for Austria; Cspron, for the sgfi-
cultural bureau Sidney Howard Cav.
for assessor IN New York city, and c. S.
Franklin, for naval officer.
AT the regular session of the senate far
the fortieth congress, the following are
the numbers rejected Postmasters, los:
collectors and assessors, IS; Austrian
mission, 3; pension agents, 5.
During the session Of the senate of the
th~irty-ninth congress, the folio wing were
rejected: Postmasters, SO; collectors. So
collectors Of customs. 2.
The secretary of the navy has decided
that sailors and marines honorsbly dis
charged from the service, are entitled to |
the full amount Of bounty, the same as
though they had served their full terra
Of enlistment. Heretofore they have
been paid only the pro rata saaount I'D
20 the time Of discharge.