Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-21
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FROM WARRINGTON.
From the Louisville Courier Journal.l A
WASHINGTON, March Is. 1868.
LEGAL TENDERS
The Supreme Court has decided that it
will not render q decision st this time on
the four cases pending before them, in
..vDiving the constitutioDality of the laws
making United States notes q legal ten
der. these important cases were all ar
qued last December, and there hiss been
Sufficient time for the court to vote and
render a decision. There is suspicious
that the court has decided adversely TO
the constituiionality of the Rcts, and
deems it imprudent to make the fact
public at present.
20 BLANFON DUNCANS PROPERTY. u
The passage Of the joint resolution for
restoring Col. BlantOn Duncan's prop
erty. by the House, after two days strug-
gle, ID considered quite q victory. All
kinds of flibustering were resorted TO IN
the hope OF inducing his friends to give
Gay. but they pressed on steadily with
ont dinchfng, 10 the end The extreme
men have been greatly disappointed, as
they expected to defeat the measure, and
nus to keep Up the war. Such acts as
the one Just passed will do more to re-
store peace ard create confidence in the
South than all professions and oratoFy.
ME-, Bingham made q splendid speech
upon the resolution. f
THE CIVIL TENURE.
The civil tenure debate consumed all
Of to,day's session OF the Senate, but no
vote was reached. The friends OF repeal
ara gaining ground. The stand taken by
the President in refusing 20 make ap-
pointments, except to fill vacancies, Just
as long as this law Is in force, has alarm
ed Senators who desire office for their
friends. q Il is reported tonight that two
New York Senators have given in and
will vote for unconditional repeal. Carl
SchuIz speaks tomorrow for the first
time.
FOREIGN APPOINTMENTS.
The rush for foreign appointments I'M
der the present administration exceeds
by far anything within the knowledge
Of the oldest officials, and is much great
err in proportion to the whole number of
places to be filed than any other class of
Offices. AS sn illustration it is stated
that there are slreSdy known TO be more
than one hundred applicants for gtks
ConsUlship at Frankfort alone. This is
OF course, so exceptional case, and the
desire to fill this particular place proba-
bly, grows out of TIE fact that it is one Of
the most lucrative Of its class. There
sre about three score of applicants for
foreign positions registered from the
southern part of Ohio, while the town
ofMt, Vernon, in the central part OF that
State, is ssid 10 have q dozen able-bodied
candidates in the field. Other sections
aad places do nearly ss well. -la
-5 .u SHERMANS WAY. "a a
The army officers here are quite aston
ished st Gen. SheEnGn's mode of doing
business. An officer yesterday called TO
with him as to breaking up Lin
coin barracks near the city, ard asked
q Burn it up, burn il up, sir" said Sher-
msn, impetucusly. General" said the
officer, {" please put your order in wris
ting, and wifi obey.U BURN it up !
burn it up!" again exclaimed Sherman.
The officer asked his written order
therefor, when the General asked what
was its value. He was Informed that it
was worth 300, 0O0. Well" said Sher-
man, 1.-THE fact is, this city is q bad
place for soldiers, and ] want to get
them alI away from it. You bad better
put it up for sale and clean the thing out
quick" Subsequently Gen. Emory
TO ascertain what orders be had
for bis department. "What depart.
ment?n inquired the Commander-in.
Chief. 'tThe Department of Washing
ID. Co. 9Busted up, busted up,
yesterday. 1 am going to get all the
out"
The ID and 10th infantry regimenss
have been consolidated, and Brevt. Msj.
Gen. j. II. Crawford, now Lieutenant
Colonel OF the Fl, has been promoted to
full ColOnelcy, and is to take charge
IF the regiment, which has been ordered
10 Georgia.
-l Mr. WASHBURNE
Mss received his instructions as Minister
% France, and left to-day for his home
Illinois, where he will make q brief
stay previous to his departure for Paris.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN
eft tonight for his Western command
via New York. He will establish HE
headquarters at Chicago, but st. Louis
viii be his base OF supplies, being more
for the shipment of stores,
ste., by river steamers. I
FRANK BLAtRis CASE. III
"a. |#l
The Supreme Court has set Tuesday
next to hear the case of Gen. Frank
W. the Missouri Judges. Damages
slammed, one hundred thousand dollars.
sx-Attcrney General Evarts appears for
ae.le edo MISSISSIPPI ez 1raz
The discussion over the Mississippi
,ase in Reconstruction Committee, indi-
'ates that the bill to be reported will
for the President, instead of q
convention, selecting the provisional
Governor. iS- .aI.iit La tE
11- lii0s TIRED OF IT. els s.fs
At an interview yesterday with the
resident, one of the Military Committee
{ the House said he thought Congress
Vculd not be long in session. Grant re-
pended ~ ana glad to hesr it. l
blink an early adjournment Is the very
est thing Congress can dO.p
rom the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, March IS, 1869.
THE TENURE OF OFFICE. d s
The discussion Of the subject was re-
umed to-day at one o'clock, MI. Morton
off, speaking for half an hour.
DAVIS followed, emptying, az
IA, the crowded galleries and driving
he Senators into their COMMITTEES rooms
: scross the way to Whitneys, every
Ody knowing that there would be
tut Davisfor the rest of the day.
went ON until nearly four O'Clock,
hsn the flor was given to Parson
rownlow, who was unable to deliver
is remarks on account OF pelsy, under
hieh he is suffering, and hisspeech was
'ad from manuscript from the Clerks
SIX. His speech was listened 10, but
not remarkable for either eloQuence
argument. Mr.. Scott obtained the
Dor, bat yielded to @ motion to adjourn.
r.. Trumbull stated he should 7insist
BON a vote Tomorrow, which viii
take the session far into the
.ght, and perhaps until the next morn-
q, rs In the case Of the constitutional
The result is, perhaps, I
ore doubtful than ever. Both sides are
hard, and the vote is discussed
It'll much fervor.
r- GEN. LoEGSTREET'J CASE.
The case of Gen. Lllgstreet, nomin- .
cd as Surveyor OF the Port Of New Or .
ans, was under consideration to-day by J
e Senate Commerce COMMITTEES. 1t il !
lderstood that s majority Of the Conn !
ittee were opposed to his confirmation :
not especially because Gen. Longstreet :