Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-24
WASHINGTON.
Extravaganza Charged upon the
Committee of Ways and Means.
The Correspondence on the Alabama
Claims.
The Texas ElectiOn---NeW Revenue
Order---POstaI Affairs, etc.

WASHINGTON, December 23.-The
Committee on Ways and Means have
been charged in various quarters
with extravaganza, while engaged,
since the last Congress, in holding
meetings and conducting investiga-
tiOns at New York, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Washington, Chicago, San Fran
cisco and Portland, Oregon, bat ii
appears, on a final settlement of their
accounts, that the whole amount
drawn from the contingent fund, and
for which they have filed vouchers,
covering all their expenses, as well as
those of their clerk, stenOgrapher and
messenger, is S5,772 only, instead OF
Sj0, 600.
The President has sent the Alabama
claims correspondence to the Senate
in accordance with the resolution OF
Mr.. Sumner. The correspondence is
extremely lengthy. Mr.. Fish, under
date of September %, 1869, to Mr.. Mot
ley, informs that gentleman that at
the time of his departure from the
United States the claims were now in q
condition most hopeful for negotia-
ton, and the substance Of the negOtia-
tions might allay excitement for a
short time. To this Lord Clarendon
had expressed his agreement, but that
the President ofthe United States con-
siders it appropriate to resume negO-
tiatiOns.
Mr.. Fish says to Mr.. Motley that
the President hopes that her Majesty's
Government will conduct further ne
gotiations at Washington, where any
proposition viii be received and care
fully considered by the President.
Lord ClarendOn's letter to Minister
Thornton, dated November 6, 1869,
refers to dispatch of Secretary Fish
on the causes OF dissatisfaction which
the United States considers itself en-
during the war.
Lord Clarendon says that Fisk's
dispatch makes no proposition as to
the manner in which such dissatis-
faction may be remedied, but il in
structs Mr. Thornton to inform him
that the British Government will be
ready to cooperate in any honorable
manner to effect a satisfactory adjust
ment of the difficulties between the
two countries in relation to the Ala
bama claims.
A telegram from Gov. Pease, dated
at Austin, Texas, says that the major
ity for Davis for Governor, Is 400, eX-
elusive Of the counties of Milan and
Navarro, which, if allowed to vote,
would have elected Hamilton. Ma
varro did not vote on the days of the
election, as registration had not been
completed. In Milan, the election
was interrupted by a disturbance, and
therefore was not completed.
Gen. Reynolds has ordered elections
in these counties, but has referred the
question OF counting votes; but has
as yet received no communication
from the Governor on that subject.
The following order was issued to-
day upon the representations of n. B.
Judd. of Illinois, and it is to be ex-
tended to all other collection districts
of the cOuntryi
'TREAs. DEPT., OFFICE INT. REV.,
Washington, D. c., Dec. %.
To Edmund Jusson, United States Collec-
tor for Chicago:
Suspend the collection of the tax
on pork-packers, assessed under sec
ton 4, net Of March 81, 1863, until 9TH
erWise ordered.
tSignsd} &c. DELANO,
commissioner"
The POstOfiice Department is. send
ing circulars to all the pOstmasters in
the United States, ordering them to
make an accurate monthly report of
all franks on free matter deposited at
their Office for mailing for a period Of
six months, commencing january lst.
The President viii not receive visi-
tors during the holidays, except such
public officers as may have business
requiring his attention.