Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-20
WASHINGTON.


sUMNER's FORTHCOMING SPEECH.
WAsH1NeToN, April a9 Senator
! Sumner, it is thought, had the manu-
| script Of his speech in regard to his
relations with Secretary Fish and the
State Department with him at the
/ Senate yesterday. He has been per-
/ susded by his friends not to deliver it.
/ The speech is said to give a complete
history of the Senator's connection
with the Motley affair, and, incident
ally, his difficulty with the President,
| all founded on and sustained by dOcU-
ments and letters said to be very dam
aging to Fish. Senator Morton was
in conference with Sumner for more
| than an hour yesterday, the whole
subject of Summers differences with
| the Administration being talked over
in an earnest aud excited manner,
Sumner denying that he had attacked
the President, and claiming that the
country was with him. Morton replied
that he was mistaken in this; that his
speech was without effect, and that
few or no journals in Indiana sup
ported Sumner.
CHANGE IN THE TREASURY DEPART
AIENT.
The IFi5uns's Washington special
says the conviction is daily becoming
stronger here that a change is cOntem-
plated in the Treasury Department,
though probably not Immediately, as
no successor to Mr.. Boutwell, is known
to have been selected.
THE MISSION TO AUSTRIA.
A dispatch from Vienna announc.
ing that Jay had been transferred to
COnstantinople, is thought by some
to reveal part OF the programme Of
the Administration with regard to
this matter, as it was reported quite
recently in certain circles here that
Boutwell, was to be Minister to Aus
tria when ne left the War Depart
ment.
The report that Senator Morton
is to succeed Boutwell, is without the
slightest foundation. Morton denied
it yesterday, and has recently inform
ed his friends that he will accept no
appointment from the Government.
GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
The President, accompanied by
General Porter, will leave Washing
ton this evening for st. Louis, to be
absent a week. His visit is Of a pTi-
vate nature altogether.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton OfThos. NJ. BOWens, of Arkansas,
Governor of Idaho Territory; David
Blakely, Pension Agent at Chicago, 4,
Jas. W. Thompson and Chas. f.
Peck, Members Of the Council Legis-
lative Assembly of the District Of
Columbia, for two years. Z. T. Shep-
ard, our Consul to Tien-Tsin; Jesse E.
Turner, Collector of Internal Revenue
for the Sixth District of Tennessee.
ADJOURNMENT.
WASHINGTON, April I9.-There is
now but little doubt, if any, about the
adjournment taking place tomorrow.
VOTE ON THE KU-KLUx BILL.
About thirty-One Republicans voted
with the Democrats to reject the first
report of the committee OF conference
on the Ku-Klux bill. Fifty members
were absent or did not vote. They
were nearly equally divided between
the Democrats and Republicans.
1t is said to-day that it is not prOba-
bic the Senate will be called in ex-
traOrdinary executive session until
toward the close of next month.
The President designs visiting the
Pacific coast about the lst Of Septem-
Der.
LEGAL TENDER.
The argument in the legal tender
pocng was concluded today hv Potter
OF New York. The question is now
before the court. Tue opinion will
probably be delivered Monday week.