Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-08
WASHINGTON.
THE QUARREL BETWEEN BOUTWELL,
AND PLEAsANTON.

THE QUARREL BETWEEN BOUTWELL,
AND PLEAsANTON.
New YORK, July 17.--The Tribune
correspondent telegraphed from
Washington last evening that the
President returned to the city this
evening, but his coming not having
been announced, his arrival was not
known except to a few officials who
are ia state. There is cOnsiderab BILE
excitement over it, and some are
making all sorts of conjecturcs as the
meaning of this unexpected coming.
1t has leaked out that another
source OF difference between Secretary
Boutwell, and Commissioner Pleas
anton has been discovered in Balti-
more, and that the secretary, in the
exercise of the powers which he
claims, has sent Supervisor Priestly,
of Virginia, to make an investiga-
tion. IT is also reported that the COM
missioner was opposed to the whole
investigation, and declined 10 order
| SuperN -.sOr MAYNARD, of the district,
to give DIR. Priestjy the needed facili-
/ ties Of the cause 1t is conjectured
that the Presidents visit has some
thing to do with this quarrel, and de-
velopments in this direction are
Iookd for.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, July THE Civil.
Service Commission has taken no
positive action of any kind as yet, but
is employed in the investigation Of the
practical workings of the various de-
| partments Of the Government. From
the known views of members of the
committee it may be safely predicted
that the tenure OF Office of Government
employees will not be arbitrarily fixed,
as the responsibility of each Office
would be thrown from its chief into
the hands OF clerks who could not be
held responsible, except in extraOrdi-
nary instances. The principal que5-
ton which demands the attention of
the Commission, though it may not
have arisen in this precise form, is,
"HOW shall the power or motive
to remove one person, for no reason
but TO create place for another, be
taken away" With this problem
solved, it is generally believed that
the tenure of Office will be regulated
by the demand of efficient Service.
What shall be done with $4,000 post
masters is one of the practical ques-
tiopC under examination.
! HoW THE MONEY GoES-BoWEN's
TRoCPLEs-HOFEMAN WANTS HIM.
Theo. Adams, Ct Philadelphia, has
been appointed superintendent to the
work upon the new State Depart
ment building in Washington. The
excavations are progressing, and the
building will be completed early in
August.
Ex-Congressman Bowen received
telegram this evening from friend
at Long Branch, stating that pardon
in his case would be forwarded by to-
days mail. An unauthenticated re-
port prevails that New York officers
are here awaiting Bowen's release,
when it is said he will be again ar
rested upon q requisition from Gov
ernor Hoffman, to answer the charge
of mutilating the court records Of that
State.
THE NATIONAL BANKS.
There is a disposition on the part of
few national banking associations to
delay sending reports of their respect
i've books until the last moment, not
withstanding the Comptroller of Cur
rency has requested them by tele-
graph to forward their reports imme.
diately. 1t may, therefore, be neGes
sary to close the books and make the
official report of the condition of
banks without embracing therein the
reports of delinquents above alluded
to.
| COTTON CROP-GRANT's MOVEMENTS-
CIVIL SERVICE FELLOWS.
On special inquiry at the Depart
ment Of Agriculture to-day, it was
officially ascertained that there has
been no analysis of the cotton reports
for July, not more than three-fourths
of them having been received, and
none from Texas and other distant
States.
President Grant is expected to reach
Washington Monday evening, and
return to Long Branch Tuesday night.
He will soon thereafter visit Ohio and
other parts of the West, and on the
10Th August proceed to California.
DR.. Norris, of the army, will, with
others, accompany him.
The Civil Service Commission to-
subjects introduced at the previous
session. 1t is probable There will be
competition examinations, in regard
to which the Commissioners are
making extended inquiries as to how
well the system would work. 1
Postmaster General Cresswell re-
turned to-day from q visit to Mary
land.
Letters received at the Internal Rev
enue Office, from Supervisors FOulke
and King, report that there is great
difficulty experienced in collecting
the revenue in the districts of Arizona
and Dakota.
KU-KLUX INVESTIGATION OF THE
CONDITION OF GEORGIA AND ALA
BAMA.
The Ku-Klux Investigating Com
mittee to-day examined Joseph II.
Speed, of Alabama, an ex- Confederate
officer, and now a regent of the State
University and superintendent OF
Education in Perry county. He testi-
fed that the section of Alabama in
which he resides was quiet and peace
able until last winter, when bands of
armed and disguised men began TO
commit outrageS of various kinds.
This state OF affairs continued for a
while, but recently, so far as witness
knows, things have been quiet
throughout the State. The result of
the occurrence above referred to had
been to excite general terror among
the eOlored people and make them
afraid to vote.
In regard to the education of the
negroes, he said the only opposition
TO il came from the lower classes of
whites, the former owners Of slaves
being strongly in favor OF general
and Impartial education.
The committee also examined AL
fred Richardson, a colored resident of
Clark county, Ga, and formerly a
member Of the Legislature. BE testi-
fed that in January last band of
disguised men, whom he believed to
be Ku.Klux, came to his house and
fred at and wounded him. He re-
turned the fire, wounding one Of his
assailants mOrtally, whereupon they
retired. He knew no cause for this
attack. Whipping and similar out
RACES still continue in that vicinity,
and have created such terror that
many negroes, living in isolated
places, have broken up their homes
and gone to town, where they have
nothing to do and suffer distress.
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