Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-10
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Ways and
Means Committee will hold their session
tomorrow on the Funding bill. "A MEM
Der Of the committee has just oppressed
his opinion Of the prObabilitYtnat there
will be no bill reported by tn House for
some time.
The credentials of James H. Lewis,
representative elect, tOsucceed J. $. Cola
day, resigned, from the Third District
Of Kentucky, we're submitted TO the
House to-day. Referred to Committee
on Elections.
Wholesale liquor dealers who receive
and send out only wines and malt liquors
are not required to keep book forUa,,r.
prescribed in the official order ,Her u5~-z4e
law only requiring an accounts De kept
of spirits received and sent out.
The Committee on Education and La
Dor are investigating the charges against
General Howard.
Charles Perkins testified that he had
contracted for furnishing sand when the
barracks east Of the Capitol were being
erected at the rate OF So 40 hundred BUSH
els, but his contract was set aside by
General Howard, who made another by
which s. 70 per hundred bushels was
paid for hauling sand from pit of the
Patent Brick Company, ,On the University Y
grounds, and s. so per hundred bushels
was paid TO that company for the sand.
He also testified that after the barracks
had been completed, over $4,000 worth of
sand was dumped there and paid for; but
was subsequently sold for seventy-tive
dollars.
Hereafter colored people are to be ex-
eluded from Glymept, faForite resort for
picnic parties, fifteen miles southwest, on
the Potomac river. A notice to this effect
appears in the morning papers.
Postmaster General CressWell saws that
when the bill abClishing the franking
privilege is passed he will be able to re-
duce letter postage from three to two
cents per half ounce.
The paper which has been in circula-
tion among the Republican Congressman,
calling for caucus of the members of the
party 10 convene at an early day, has not
been generally signed and is disapproVed
by quite number Of Republican Sena-
tors, who say their object OF the caucus is
to commit and bind the party 10 certain
me isures now before Congress.
The Ways and Means Committee did
not do anything either with the Funding
or Revenue bills to-day. They will take
Vp tomorrow the proposition reported by
the Senate for the Finance Committee to
reduce the revenue s63, 200, 600.
The Senate Pacific Railroad Committee
nave EbttlNbU "A uOtuulcuL lIOaiA tnG Ff6nCl
engineers Of the Memphis and FL Paso
RaI} I}1oad, who now represents French
b6pdhOlders in this road, in which the
inside operations Of the company are
shown up. They characterize the whole
scheme as cheat and fraud, and urge
The committee to protect them by proper
legislation.
The Senate Military Committee had un-
der consideration today, but did not fin
ish the proposition, TO reimburse the
State of Indiana for moneys expended in
raising troops during the rebellion. The
claim is large and meets with opposition.
The HOUSE Public Lands Com
mittee to-day agreed 10 report back Cy-
rus W. Fields China telegraph bill,
and ask to have it referred to the Foreign
Affairs Committee, with Fecommenda-
tion that aid therefore be not granted.
The Reconstruction Committee will
take up the Georgia case Tuesday. Gen.
Butler has returned. A leading member
of the committee says the bill. as
the committee will report it, will
be the same as the Virginia and Missis-
sipPi Lills, with the clause declaring the
term Of present stste oflGegs woHld not be
considered to have begun until the state
is declared restored. This would have
the effect Of continuing the Legislature,
and is one Of very obltionable features Of
former measuress