Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-04

day, all the members present except
Mr.. Blair, of Michigan. The tariff
bill was taken up, and, after a gene
raj discussion upon the prOpriety of
placing certain articles on the free list,
it was agreed, first of all, to address a
letter 10 the Secretary of the Treasury,
enclosing the proposed free listand in
quiring what amount of revenue has
been derived from the articles which
II is proposed to strike OF. Until a
reply Is received from the Secretary
the committee will suspend action.
What they wish to ascertain is
whether the government can afford TO
do without the revenue which il has
been receiving from these sources.
The committee to-day seemed to be
unanimous in the opinion that it is
absurd to tax chalk at the rate now
fixed by law, and without waiting for
the Secretary's reply to their letter,
voted 10 put it on the free list. The
committee hope to be able to perfect
bill before the holidays. As soon as
the tariff IS disposed OF they will take
up the Internal Revenue Bill. The
measure proposed by Mr.. Myers, of
Pennsylvania, of which mention has
been made recently in the newspa-
pers, for the collection of the whisky
tax Is secuted by the committee. The
theory proposed by Mr.. Myers is an
old one, which was examined by the
committees a year ago and was rejected
as impracticable. Ii was decided then
that no better system could be devised
for enabling the distillers, who were
50 disposed, TO chat the government.
INCREASE IN THE HOUSE.
Several prominent members of the
Census Committee have under cOnsid-
Grafton the advisability of increasing
the representation in the lower branch
Of Congress to 300. The representation
at present is 243, and this would be an
increase of ffty-seVen. The principal
argument in favor of this is in order
to take in the twO-ffths not included
In the aUpOrtiOnment under the CEN
sJis taken III 1860.
GOLD SALES.
A number of Congressman had an
interview with Secretary Boutwell,
this morning to remOnsl rate against
the sale Of Sll, 600, 600 of Government
gold during December. They urge, it
Is said, that the present low price Of
gold has already depressed the com
mercial interests of the country, and
that if any further sales are made bus
iness will be paralysed and financial
ruin will follow. After leaving the
Secretary the iBteryiewers visited the
and it is thought that the
order will be recalled.
NIGGER IN THE SCHOOLS.
1t is a healthy sign to observe the
with which the newspaper
press Of Washington, Of all shades of
politics, denOunce the recent attempt
of Bowen to break up the public
schools Of this city by introducing ne
grOes into them as pupils. Even that
most Radical Of all Radical sheets, the
Chronicle, comes out in a sensible and
manly editorial, in which it sets forth
the enOrmity of this latest infamy OF
Bowen in its proper light.
SPECIE PAYMENT QUESTION.
It would appear from certain indi-
cations that a quarrel is brewing be-
tween 'Gens'' Garfield and Schenck,
both of Ohio. The former is the Chair
man Of the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency, and the latter Ofthe
WayS and Means. HGen." Garfield I
is determined to make his committee /
what he says il was intended to be, !
the Financial Committee
Of the House. To this his doughty !
colleague demurs. The personal ri |
valry Of these worthless viii probably,
strange as it may seem, have an i'm /
pOrtaHJ bearing upon our financial |
policy. As l think that Of the two /.
although it is hard TO tell Garfield Is I.
the most plUCky, and will, therefore, /
overcome his rival, his views respect /
ing presumption" must not be over |
looked, and I therefore give them. He |
deems il very important, in the first .
place, that specie payments should be I
resumed sometime (the exact date be-
ing of minor consequence during the
administration of Gen. Grant, for OBJ
viOUS political reasons. He believes
that any attempt to resume suddenly
would impair public confidence, and
eaG 10 q ran on the Treasury Jciiich IL
-OUld not stand And be, therefore,
avOrs a gradual curtailment of the
greenback circulatiOnl Sensible man.
his Mr. General Garfield, Chairman
If the Committee of Banking and
currency Of the United States House
If Representatives But the eX-Sene-
al is not satisfied with planting him
,eif upon such solid platitudeS. He
.ets up a theory for a member Of the
administration, apparently for the eX-
press purpose Of OverthrOwing it. As
lis revelations upon this point are i'm
)Orfant, not Only 3s conveying the
views Of a Cabinet Minister none
)ther than FISH, and as also giving
IN inkling of the general animus OF
Yankee legislation, l viii let the pres
mt Congressman, late " General, and
EhilOm itinerant preacher of the Cos
pei, speak for himself He says: 1
nave had numerous consultations re-
emily with q member of the Cabinet,
whose name L am not at liberty to
and 1 find that he is strongly 1
n favor Of retiring the National bank
and substituting in its
place legal-tendeFs or United States /
notes. This policy has its disadyan-
-ages as well as its advantages. 1t ,
gould put great power in the |
bands Of Congress and be the .
means Of great temptation to them.
For instance, suppose that, on the eve /
IF an election, it should be found that
here was a deficit in the amount of
revenue. The question would be how |
hat deficit should be met. You
know there are but two ways of |
meeting it. One is by taxation, and .
he other by issuing an additional sup
ply Of greenbac The first the peO-
Die would feel Immediately, while the
asst would only be felt after a time in
he depreciation Of the currency. Now,
uppOse it should be a time when the
elections We're likely to be closed. The
party in power would say, Don't let .
Is ask the people for any more taxes;
Why can't We as well turn out the
AMOUNT of gIeanbacks@ The National
banks would probably oppose the re-
irement Of their circulation. The |
arge city banks would not feel it
much, because theirs is more Of a
regular banking business. But the
country banks, that depend a good
Teal on their circulation for their
profits, would feel it sensibly."
THE CIRCUIT JUDGEsHIPs.
The law creating the nine new cir
,uit judgeships went into effect on the
st, ana the President again had the
Ong list Of candidates under cOnsid-
sratiOn. 1t is, probably, the most
4oT1nlGfn DIGEST ef opulfcotiCnc for