Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-27
Nevada and Female Suffrage.

Nevada and Female suffrage.
SAN FRAYcIsoo, February &C. The
Nevada Legislature has reconsidered the
vote rejecting female suffrage, and
adogted an amendment, and then re-
scinded its acton striking out the word
"whiie" from The constitution.
schencls's Hill Cabinet Conjectures.
WAsHrNGroy, February 26.-The fol-
lowing are the amendments of the SEN
ate's Finance Committee to Sehenck's
bill, which mt kes the first section read
as follows:
That in order to remove any doubt as
10 the purpose Of the Government to dis
charge all its Just obligations to the pub
lie creditors, au d TO settle conflicting qu0s-
tons and interpretations of its laws, by
virtue of which obligations have been
contracted, it il hereby provided and de-
clared that the faith OF the United States
is solennly pledged to the payment in
coin, or It's equivalent, of all the obligs
tions of the United States, except in
cases where the law authorizing the is
sue of any such obligations has ex-
pressed or provided that the same may be
paid in lawful money or currency, or
other than gold or silver
The second section legalizing coin con-
tracts is not changed.
As usual, of late, large crowds of Wis
i,ors called at headquarters this morn
ing to pay their respects TO the Presi-
dent elect. Several delegations of Wis
itors from various States, accompanied
by members Of Congress from their re-
spective States, called during reception
hours, and were grstifsd at shaking
hands aud passing few words in coz
yersation with Grant. Several men,
bers from the Southern States also
called. Also, Ex-Governor Clingman of
North Carolina.
Impressions concerning the incoming
Cabinet multiply rapidly, but as yet there
is no grounds for believing that the
names of any of the proposed members
will be made public even an hour before
the date of their nomination, as was an
nounced by General Grant to Congress
sional Committee two weeks since.
General Grant, in conversation last
evening, said positively that George ID.
Stuart would not go into his Cabinet He
said that while Mr.. Stuart was man of
ability and culture, who would doubtless
acauit himself creditably in the position,
the state of his health, if there was no
other reason, would preclude his taking a
Cabinet appointment.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs to-day made report on the or
ganization and pay of the army. They
recommend the creation of q Supply
Department out of the Quartermaster' 8
Subsistence and Pay Departments, and
the consolidation of the Artillery and
Ordnance Corps, and of the Engineer
aud Signal Corps, and think the Engi-
neers can do the work of the coast survey.
They also recommend the substitution
OF annual salaries for Communication and
the allowances that make up the pay of
army officers, and condemn the present
system Of brevet rank, and urge its abo-
lition, coupled with legislation giving the
President the power to confer brevets for
distinguished services 10 the field
10 the Supreme Court of the United
States, to-day, the case &c parte OF
Samuel Arnold and Edward Spsngler
were argued by Philip Phillips, one of
the counsAl in behalf of The petitioners.