Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-28

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Th'
special Committee appointed by tbs
! Senate Republican caucus on the case
of GeTsham, secretary OF the Senate
met yesterday evening and examined
twelve or Is Witnesses in regard TO the
( allegations against that officer, in con
nectiOn with his imbrogliO with Sena'
tor Cole. The impression is adverse tC
Gersham.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer al
New York to sell two millions OF gold
and purchase two millions of bonds
on account Of the sinking fund, in the
month Of April, and in addition there
to TO purchase two millions of bonds
for the special fund, making in all
sales of two millions of gold and the
purchase of four millions of bonds for
the month.
The city is full of rumOrs this even
ing regarding the probable action OF
the Senate on the SaQ. D2nlips91,se1s 'ssst4E.
conference of sixteen Senators with
the President at the White House to-
day in regard to that measure, during
which an understanding was come to
somewhat more satisfactory to the
wishes of the President in the matter.
Another statement is reported to
have come from a Senator in favor of
ratification, that there will be forty
votes against.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The
Governor of Michigan is fur
aagA
scripts Of 1,3O6, ,386 acres of
lands selected in the districts of land
subject to sale at Ionia, in satisfaction
of the lands granted under the act Of
June 3, 1856, and June Z, 1864, to aid
the construction of the Grand Rapids
and indianapolis Railroad.
The friends of the San Domingo
treaty were in conference to-day, with
a view OF preventing its rejection by
the Senate. The proposition tG annex
by Joint resolution was not favOrably
received.
Dispatches received by the Govern
ment from our Consul at Havana,
made no mention of any negotiations
between the Spanish authorities and
the insurgents, looking to cessation
Of hOstilities.
Ben. +. Butler left this evening for
New York.
Internal revenue receipts to-day,
1896, coo. 4
There is a heavy combination of ma
tiOnal banks iR the country against
the funding bill, and when reported to
the House there will be strong oppo-
sitiOn to its passage from unexpected
sources.
The President refuses troops for
holding that the Legisla-
-ure can be convened if necessary, !
therefore no legal ground for executive |
uterpOsitiOns.
The Commissioner Of the Land Office |
las issued a patent for lands, insuriHg |
% the Western Wisconsin Railroad |
Company, under act of May ., 1864,
or construction Of the first and second |
wenty miles of that road.
A man named Thomas COyle was
ound dead this morning on the top of
)OWling's lime kiln on Rock Creek.
His head and body were horribly
burned and unrecOgniZable.
Considerable comment was made in
his city upon the fact that while Con-
,ress directed the Secretary of the In
erior TO dismiss General SchOeff, an
examiner in the Patent Office, for ne
the alleged cadetship sale
With Butler OF Tennessee, it refused to
xpel the member who received the
aoney.
1t is the general belief in political
ircles here that General Ames will be
Omitted to his seat AZ Senator from |
whenever vote can be
cached.
The Council of the National Board
Trade, which has been in session
a Baltimore, arrived here this even
lg. They are Interested in bill now
ending in Congress providing for an
to the Law creating a
lumber of ports of entry and delivery
4 the West.
The House went into Committee of
he Whole on the State of the Union
o the tariff bill.
Mr.. Hay spoke against the duties
n coal, iron and salt, and advocated
lore discrimination in the duty on
'Ool and other agricultural products.
lie thought the interests OF the West
nd South were sighted and the East
rOmOted by the present bill.
Mr.. Strickland gave detailed ac-
punt Of the vast iron, salt, lumber
ld copper productions of Michigan
al Wisconsin. He c0ntended that
le present duty on lumber ipured to
le benefit of Canadian producers,
ld ought therefore tobe increased. /