Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
REmors from Congress and the Cabinet
Political Movements, Etc.


| WASHINGTON, May 27.-For tn
ten appointments of cadets for Wes
| POint,to be made by the President, b
has about one hundred applicants, an
is daily besieged by friends OF appI
cants. The appointments will b
| made next week, and will be con
fined to the sense Of army officers, an
the boys viii have to serve in IN
army.
Secretary Robinson left here thi
morning for Annapolis, to witness tn
boat race to take place this afternoon
Monday next win be strictly oh
served as holiday, and all the gov
ernment buildings will be closed t'
allow the employees to assist in tn
decoration of the soldiers graves.
The coin balance in the treasury
amounts to 81 ,525, 600; gold certif
Gates, $3.50, ,70S, 600; currency balance
I SO, ,763, 600.
The Banking and Currency Com
mittee to-day again discussed the
question and adopted the amendmeni
TO the general banking bill prohibit
ing banks from paying interest on
depositsc
Secretary Boutwell, faYors the adop-
tiOn Of the amendment, and it Is
probable that the amendment will be
adopted.
Several leading national bank men
are here, cOnferring with members OF
the Ways and Means Committee, con-
cerning the adoption of the cOmpul.
sorry clause in the funding bill. TheiI
interests are hostile to the bill, which
is ready to be reported by the Bank
ing Committee. --.-.
In the House, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to-day, in the petition
of Gen. Nagle, an adopted citizen OF
the United States who was imprisoned
by the British authorities under Sus-
picion of being a Fenian, and who
claimed damages of that government,
was referred 70 the President, with
instructions to enter into cor
respOndenee with the British author
ities, and demand of them such repair
alton as justice demands,
The Committee on Banking and
Currency to-day offered an amend
ment to Garfeld's currency bill by
striking from the clause providing for
the redemption Of national notes, the
words ''siIver on account of not being
legal tender in sums of less than ST.
and it now reads that "ali national
6ang notes shall be redeemed in gold. F"
They also amended the redistribution
clause, and changed the same by re-
ducing 500,900 dollars to 200, 900
dollars, SO that in taking away
the currency from the banks, the first
call shall be made upon banks having
a circulation in excess of one million
dollars; and second, from those banks
having a circulation in excess of $500
900. This will principally affect New
England banks, by reducing the
amount Of currency held by them,
and will benefit over twenty-five
States west and south, who have not
an amount pro rata to each bank of
500, coo.
The House Judiciary Committee
to-day agreed to the bill to provide
for holding of additional terms of the
District Circuit Court of the United
States in the State Of Michigan.
hr. C0nkling, of New York, in
the Senate on Wednesday, reported
back the naturalization bill with
amendments that the declaration
Of intention to become a citizen shall
be made before United States Judges
only; that aliens must give one
months notice of application, giving
all particulars as to residence, etc. G+5p-
gether with a personal Gescription1e5
must give age, color of hair and ewes.
The declaration of intention to become
citizen shall be made and filed be-
fore the making Of an application of
an alien to be naturalized, and a GER
tificate of naturalization must be is
sued six months before the holder will
be allowed to vote. The Secretary of
State is required to furnish the neces-
sary blanks. Certificates issued since
July +, 1868, in any city whose popu-
latiOn exceeds 10000, shall not be an
evidence OF citizenship until they have
been approved by said Judges, 4, Dis
trict Attorneys are empOwel sd to
prosecute holders Of fraudulent papers;
persons issuing or using fraudulent
papers to be punished by fine and i'm
priSOnment.
The following is offered as an addi-
tional section, and provides that in
any city having upward of $4,000 in
habitants, it shall be the duty of the
United States Circuit or District Judge
tor the district in which said citfs
is situated to appoint for each elSetf6n
district or voting precinct in said city,
and to change or renew applications,
when occasion may require, from
Tina 70 Il ran 70 oiff.gapc ,gbo q 20 roci-
dent in the district or precinct, one
from each political party, who shall
be authorized to attend at all times
and places fixed for registration, who
being registered, would be entitled to
vote for Representatives in Congress,
and at all times and places for holding
elections for Representative in Con-
gress, and for counting the votes cast
at said election, and to challenge any
name proposed to be registered, and
any vote offered; and to be present
and witness throughout the counting
of all votes, and to remain where the
ballOt-bOX is kept all the time, and
see that they are kept open till the
votes are finally counted; and the said
persons or either of them shall have
the right to atfiX their signatures, or
his signature, to said registers for the
purpose Of Identifying; and to attach
thereto, or to the certificate of the
number OF votes east any statement
touching the truth thereof. The pre-
venting or attempt to prevent, any
person so designing from doing any
acts authorized as aforesaid, is to be
punished as a misolemeanor by impris-
Onment OF not less than one year.
BY MAIL.
Mr.. VIM. Gay, the accredited agent
of the Government of New Zealand
to this Government, for the purpose
Of negotiating arrangements to trans
port the colonial mails from San
Francisco to New York, had an inter-
view with the President on Saturday.
These mails now come from San Fran
cisco, from Victoria, New Zealand,
Austycsssla, ETC., by the steamers be-
longing to the Oriental Steamship
Company. Mr.. Gay informed the
President that he had completed a
arrangement with Post
master General Cre5swell, and that
now these mails, as soon as they ar
rived in San Francisco, would be dis
patched by the Pacific railroad to
New York, and thence to Liverpool.
He assured the President that the col
onies would subsidize an American
line of steamers to San Francisco If
this Government would do the same.
The President expressed his approval
of the Postmaster Generals arrange
ments, and informed Mr.. Gay that he
hoped that Congress would do some
thing to help an American line of
to be successfully y established.
We hope it viii not.
The amount of value of the South
arn f.rons is conclusive avidoraca nf