Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-07
By Telegraph.
WAsHINGT0E

WASHINGTON, Janusry 6.-Govern0r
Evans, President o. the Denver Pacific
Railroad and Telegraph Company, says
the reports sent Gus 10 the ehtct that the
company has received Ei8 from the Gov
eminent and row asks for any. eZceptin
lands, are erroniCns; that al . 6 K ls g
transfer Of lands that have baen already
granted to the Union Pacific eastern d..
yisionl Company, with lis assent.
Amount ia the Treasury Coin, $685.
768, 1858 81 currepev, Sl3, C63 G92 II.
Debt, less cssh in the Treasury, 3. 540,-
707,20I 25.
Gen. Reynolds hso been relieved from
duty in the FfaadU .1's BITCau in Tex
IS, and Gen. CAGay assigned to that
duty.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has pFo-
posedstO Congress 8 section TO He made
part Of the general appropriation bill,
which is as follows;
"That the Secretary cf The Treasury
be and Is hereby authorized 10 slow and
direct the payment Of any expenses ne
cessarilv Incurred ia collecting Gebjs
| due to the United States, and ia making
sales OF bonds acquired IN such cCllec-
tious, cat OF the proceeds thereof, ia all
cases where such payment is not nov
provided 0y law"
Tue case Of the heirs OF the lste Sc
phen Girgrd Us. the city o. Philadelphia
wss argued ia the Supreme CouTt today.
Mr.. WashbuTne, % Illinois, ia the
course Of his speech in the House to-day,
| said, after abiding 70 the election Of
Gen. Grant, " Ii is time thEt the repre-
sentstives Of the people were admon-
ished that they are the servants OF the
people and are paid by he People, aud
tina theif constituents have cOEnsed
to them the great trust OF guarding
their rights and protecting their interests,
and that their position aud thair power
are to be CsedTor the 5sneHt of the psC-
pie whom they represent, and not for
their own beueh: and fer the benefit az
the lobbyists, the gamblers and the spzcu-
lstors who have come TO Washington TO
make q raid upon the Treasury. The
time has also come, ia my judgment,
when public men are 30 be held to 8
mere stIict accountability, - q more
strict discharge Of their duties. and when
their actions will be scanned by q more
critical eye. Much is expected of the
new sdmiaissratioD, ana the public ez-
mediation will not he DISAPPOINTED. but
IS much Sc Gen. Grant can do, snd
IS much IS he will do, in his own sphere
Of action, it Is idle 10 suppose that
he g do everything the country re-
qlires done TO secure those reforms in
the public service which sre so impsrs-
lively demanded, and to do this Gen.
Grant must have, as President. the ear
nest and cordial support Of the other
branches Of the Government, particular
ly Of the Legislative branches, aad the
responsibility Of this Congress, 50 far as
the next administration is concerned, is
a-,-.11f- Tho rrraaf IA auaar Of 80 80.
Etituents, the bone aud einew OF our
country, are the men who have 10
OF plumber, ard who desire ONLY
the honest administration OF the Gov
erumsut; the men who fought tae bat
ties % the country, and poured out taefr
blood ia lie defense, require Of Ds a &c.
crease OF cur expenditures, and q re-
ducuon OF taxation, regardless OF
the mysteries Of fuance. They see cur
credit q be improved, the public faitb
r~eindicated, ard a return to apacie nav. I
ment made certain, q reduction or the
public debt secured by keeping down Inc
expense items OF the Government 10 Inc
lowest possible point, and by an honest
collection Of the revenues. l. is
for Congress to keep down the expen-
dituTesi and IL Is for the President 10 see
that the laws are faithfu'ly execlt-d AMI
the revenues collected; but 1t Is FOR Con.
gress also to see that they do not keen
the letters on the limbs Of the President
80 as to render it impossible for him 10
faithfully execute the laws"
After stating some Of the de-.
tails Of the expenses Of the Gov.
eminent for the past four years, and the
estimates. Of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for the next fiscal year, MI. Wash
burne proceeded to the consideration of
the question as to what this Congress
viii be called upon to appropriate for the
deficiencies for the present fiscal year,
ending June S0th, 1868, to carry on the
next fiscal year.
Tne official account Of the Ogeeehse