Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-22
POLITICAL.

in this connection which will startIe
the whole country, and that over two
hundred million dollars have been se
cured In the manner described. II
will be signed by himself and Sena
tors Blair snd Bayard, and will be-
submitted to both houses as a minori-
ty report to accompany the forthcom-
ing report Of the ku. klux committee,
The New York Star is moraIizine
on the melancholy spectacle presented
by the President in the fight of the
customhOuse revelations. 1t SAYS
His connection with Leet and the
general order business has an ugly
look. His cOnnivance with Murphy
TO make the custOmhouse a hive OF
Grant supporters, whose fealty deter
mined their tenure of Office, Is an Odi.
Gus record; and the two together
knock the props from under the pre-.
tended fabric Of his civil service re.
FORM"
The first party In the field with its
presidential ticket officially will be
the national prohibition or temper.
ance party, for their national nOmi-
mating convention meets at Columbus,
Ohio, on the 22d OF February. About
the same time, however, the national
labor reformers meet in the same
place, and they may put up a presi.
dental ticket. The Woman's rights
women will wait to see what course
the anti-Grant Republican party takes
before they move on the subject, By
August next we shall probably have
four or five presidential tickets and
parties before the people.
The Washington Patriot of the 18th
instant says: "The excitement in the
third auditors Office is on the in
crease, The charge brought against
Auditor Rutherford by Mr.. W. M.
Hunt, with having twice drawn COM
mutation money for the same period
while disbursing officer of the Gov
ernment in North Carolina during the
war, is being looked into by Secretary
Boutwell,, and the indications so lar,
are not favorable for Mr.. Rutherford.
1t is asserted, with more Certainty
than ever, that there will be vacan-
cy at the head Of that bureau very
shortly"
Under date ai the I'd instant Secre.
tary Boutwell, asks for an appropria-
ton of 81 ,232, 169 70 to supply defieien-
cies in some of the departments.
Among the items we have such as
$34 600 for the freedmen's bureau, $50
600 for provost marshals and war de.
partment detectives, and $4,000 ex-
ira for White House repairs-reftting
the stables, perhaps; but the most inn
portant is one of $50, ,305 80 for Mr..
BOutwelPs own department. The
regular appropriations for the items
for which the secretary now asks ST.
232, 16S 73 additional amounts to 81
459, 81 IS, 80 that the deficiency is
equal to One-half Of the amounts al
ready expended. In Mr.. BOutWell's
own department the increase de.
manded is nearly tWO-thirds of the
regular appropriation. II the general
deficiency bill is to be like this par
ticular measure the annual cost Of the
government is one half greater than
the very large amount now before
the country.
Another Radical trick is to be at
tempted on the house during the
present session, A Washington cor
respondent says: "At the last ses-
sion Mr.. HOar introduced a bill which
had for It's object the csntering in
the general government the entire
school system Of the United States.
Owing to the vigilance and active op-
position of the Democrats 1t was
killed. Mr.. Hoar this session modi-
fed the bill, and placed it In the
hands Of Mr.. Pierce, OF Mississippi,
for introduction. 1t Is now before
the commit 'ee on education and la
Dor and will be reported to the house
this week. The bill sets apart the
funds sccruing from the sales of the
public land for the support of the
but no State will be entitled
to any part of the sum unless 1t sub.
mits its school system to the con-
ditions prescribed by the head of the
bureau. The intention of
this Is, OF course, to compel the States
to open the schools to both whites
and blacks"
Wilkes Spirit says: "Among the
which little General Horace
Porter, Generals Babeock and Dent,
and the other lords of the bed.cham-
Der at Washington have in reserve to
force General Grants campaign for
the presidency through successfully
are a war with Spain, the purchase of
the island of Cuba for one hundred
and fifty million dollars, and the al
Turing plan OF q convention of the
European powers to open the isthmus
Of Darien and Panama, in the as
sumed interest of the commerce of the
world. The real interest of the latter
plausible proposition, however, is to
locate valuable land sites in the inter-
est of the mess,' while the meaning
In the increase In the price of Cuba by |
Lity million dollars Is, that General |
Sickles may be handsomely endowed |
In his new departure, and something
handsome be laid to the account Of |
the White House for the mental labor |
Of the scheme"
Governor Haight's proposition for |
to amend the constitution
Of California meets with much favor. |
a bill has been introduced In lie leg
stature providing for q convention. |
Should 1t pass, the people will be re-
luired to vote for or against the propo-
5ition at the next election of members
Of the legislature in September, 1873.
Il majority vote in the affirmative,
the legislature which meets in Decem-
Der, 1873, will then call q convention,
10 be held within six months after the |
passage of the law, and to consist of
not less than one hundred and twenty
the number of senators and
assemblymen. Probably delegates
would be voted for at the same time |
as the popular vote was taken on the |
original proposition. In this case, the |
delegates chosen In September, 1873,
would meet some time during the
of 1884. The new cOnstitu- |
ion prepared would next require to |
De submitted to the people for their |
adoption or rejection, at special cleo |
ion. The special election might oc-
,ur in 1874. Should the constitution |
be ratified by popular vote the legisla-
,ure of 1875 6 would be governed by |
ts provisions.
The money. changers and thinkers
ire busy in Washington, as is shown
1y the following plans already sug-
rested: Mr.. Summers bill for substi- |
.uting compound interest notes for
he present legal tenders; Mr.. Mer-
'ick's, Of Maryland, to make green
packs receivable for customs instead
II gold; Mr.. Roberts's, of New York,
o have them receivable to the extent
# fifty per cent; Mr.. Merrick's. to
lave a day fixed for the resumption
Il specie payments; Mr.. Garheld's,
o pay out gold for green backs, so many
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