Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-31
Cassius VI. Clay Democratic Candi-
date-The National Banks-The
Coming Debate on the
Currency.
The Work Cut Out for the Committee
ON Appropriations -Retrenchment
TO be Enforced in Every
Department.

and fraudulent; and that they have
passed through the offices Of third audi
tor and second comptroller with sucl
examination as the law requires, and fine
that the third auditor and Jas. A. Aller
and George Doolittle, clerks In his office
and the comptroller, his deputy Curtis
and John G. Wilson, clerk in his office
had failed to giveFuch claims proper ex
animation, and that they are therefore
chargeable with culpsble negligence
The report does not impute to any o.
these Officers, or any one connected
with the department, corrupt or fraudu'
lent purposes. The secretary of the
treasury submitted the report to the
President this morning, who, on his re-
turn to the department, showed it tC
Messrs. Broadbead, Rutherford and Cur
fis, who promptly agreed to tender theil
designations. The report was also shown
to the three clerks above named, who
will also resign.
Public Debt Statement.
The public debt statement will be is
sued Wednesday next, the first business
day Of the new year.
Money and Not Drafts.
The secretary of the treasury declines
to receive checks and drafts in payment
of debts due the government, and 10
prevent national banks from paying
their semi-annual duties in anything
else than lawful money.
A Candidate for 8. Vice.
Csssius M. Clay, CT Kentucky, writes
to gentleman of this city that his
State will present his name to the Ma.
tional Democratic convention in 1876, as
the nominee for Vice President.
The Coming Debate on Curreacy.
New York Herald.l
WASHINGTON, December 81. = The
currency question will come up in force,
and probably in both houses, soon after
the recess. In the senate several resolu.
tions will be offered, and those will
elicit, perhaps, long debate. In the
house prominent members have already
put their names down for the expected
debate. Mr.. Blaine heads the list, and
Mr.. Kelly, who means to reply to Mr..
Blaine, comes next. Mr.. Chittenden, of
Brooklyn, is third, and after him come
that Mr.. Blaine will lay down the Re-
publican doctrine for the house, and that
he will urge the funding Of the green
UdChSs ulAs nelly WILL vi COuI5c3 pre-
sent once more his well known plan,
which the pages in the house last year
called the incontrovertible bond plan.n
Mr.. Chittenden will present the views
of New York merchant on the danger
Of continuing an incontrovertible cur
reney. One Democrat is to make a
plain hard-money speech, but others Of
that side, it is said, will demand the eX-
tinctiOn of the national banks and the
substitution Of legal.tenders as the only
currency. The speaker is not believed
TO favor this plan, and if Mr.. Morrison,
chairman Of the ways and means, speaks
at all, he will take strong ground for re-
at an early day. The debate
will take place in committee of the
whole, and more of the prominent men
In the house will probably be drawn
into it.
Work for the Committee ON ApprOpri-
atiOns.
New York World.l
WASHINGTON, December 27.-The ap-
committee will probably re-
port the West Point and the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bills to the
house in time for their discussion next
week. They are about the only bills in
which there will be no material reduc-
ton OF the expenditures of the various
departments. The army and navy bills
will be delayed to later period In the
session, with view of profiting by any
which the military or ma
val committees may make with view
)f reducing the army and navy. A cur
sorry examination shows that the eX-
penses Of the navy can be reduced from
The new estimates 81, goo, ,0C0, including
The cutting down OF the pay Of the re-
tired list, as shown in the World OF the
The claim of the navy
iOr $4 000, 600 more than it was allowed
'or the present fiscal year, it is believed,
will not only not be granted, but will be
,ut down on the present basis some
.hree or four, il not six million dollars.
Members OF the committee find an tx.
increase estimated fer in the
secretary OF wars report in the way of
liver and harbOr improvements, which
,all for 81, 600 600 more this next year
han were appropriated for this year.
It is but fair to state, however, that the
stimstes for internal improvements of
his kind are always very largely re-
iuced by congress, but it is the inten-
ion to cut them down one-half from
he sum appropriated last year. A re-
vision Of the estimates shows that but
hree OF the departments ask for less
han they did for this year. The de-
oartment of justice is willing to take
so, 600 less, but will doubtless be cut
iown quite cool million. The treasu-
y proper is willing to take So, 900, 900
ess, while the estimate Of the depart |
rf cfofa fha
Of all the executive depart.
nents, puts in an estimate $4,000 less,
which will probably not be cut down by |
he committee. The government print |
ng office, which calls for nearly $780, |
700 more for the next fiscal year than the |
resent, will undoubtedly be cut down
Il 600, 900 by the al Olition Of the publi- |
alton of cords of useless documents. |
The details OF the estimate of the |
'ostoffice department for nearly |
j 600, 900 more than the last congress |
ave, has not been clearly looked into, |
ut it is believed that it need not be ap- |
ropriated. Beyond anappropristion to |
,eep the Notifications ia repair it is |
hought that saving of S2,000,0G0 can
e effected there. The judgment of the |
ourt OF claims calls for 81, 600, 900, which |
annot be reduced. There are 81 ,6OO,- !
90 more than named last year. The !
irst step the committee will take will |
% to get rid OF the 81, SOC, 900 of esti-
mates, made In excess OF those made for
be present year, and then the excess of
over the appropriations for this
ear, which exceed $40, 000, 600. Having
disposed Of these two important points,
can then turn TO reducing the items |
8 they now stand on the treasury books. |
t will be seen from this sketch that the |
ommittee on appropriations have a
ong and laborions task before them in |
be way Of retrenchment, but members |
1 il have no doubt Of complete success |
Without embarrassing the government |
q any important branch Of the service. |
A Phenomena.
knoxville Press and Herald.l
Sunday night about half-pass eight |
'clock singular phenomenon occurred |