Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-10

bonds on account OF the sinking fund,
! will not be made for day or two, and it
/ has not yet been decided what numbers
Of bonds will be called in.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS
A caucus of Republican senators to.
day chose Mr.. Ferry for President pro
teDlpOre Of the senate. On the meeting
Of that body he was elected, receiving
SO votes to % for Thurman. The caucus
also approved the report of the commit
tee on the revision of standing commit
tees. The caucus agreed to give the
Democrats the chairmanship and ma
iority of the committees on revolution
ary claims in the adoption to two COM
mittees heretofore controlled by them,
private land claims and engrOssed bills.
One OF the standing committees, former
ly consisting of seven members, now
has nine, in which the Democrats
have three members, and on commit
tees of seven they have two members.
The caucus debated the subject Of SER
geant-at-arms, and the name of Charles
Kennedy, of New York, was pressed to
succeed the present incumbent, Mr.
French, who was elected in 1859 and
had at the time Mr.. Kennedy for his
competitor. At an adjourned meeting
on Thursday the question will be dis
posed OF, and also whether it is eXpe-
dent to make other changes.
CHANGES IN STANDING COMMITTEES.
In the senate standing committees the
following changes have been made: In
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
commerce, Conkling has the place of
Chandler; Hamlin, on postoffices and
do in VNIo Of
by, on public lands, in place of Sprsgue;
Ingalls,, on pensions, in place of Bore
man; West, on railroads, in place of
Stewart; Sargent, on mines and mining,
in place of Hamlin; Boutwell,, on re-
vision of laws, in place of C0nkIing;
Patterson, on education and labor, in
place Of Flanagan; Clayton, on civil
service and retrenchment, in place of
Wright. Two committees are given to
the Democrats, Thurman being chair
man Of the committee on private land
claims, and Stevenson chairman of that
on revolutionary claims.
ABOUT THE BOUNTY BILL.
The President did not, as has been
stated, veto the bill for the equalization
signature. He had, however, prepared
thrown aside without being copied for
transmission to the house where the bill
originated. The draft was as follows:
"House bill No. -, is herewith re.
tur1ed without my approval, for reasons,
first, that it appropriates from the treas.
ury a large sum of money at a time
when the revenue in it is not sufficient
for current wants; second, l do not be-
lieve that any considerable portion of
ex-sOldiers, who it is supposed will be
the beneficiaries OF the appropriation, are
applicants for it, but rather it would re-
suit more in measure for the relief Of
claim agents anu middle men, who
intervene or would intervene to collect
or discount bounties granted by it."
THE BELGIAN TREATY.
The President to-day sent to the sem
with the view OF better securing recipro-
two counties.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The Hawaiian treaty was informally
to-day to the new committee
on foreign relations.
S175,OOO,0OO.
The aggregate sum in the twelve gem
eral appropriation bills passed during
the late session of congress is about one
hundred and seventy.five million dol |
lars, apart from other bills containing |
THE NEW PRESIDENT PRO TEN. OF THE |
SENATE.
The first official act OF Senator Ferry, !
Of Michigan, the new president pro tenn.
Of the senate, was to administer the |
oath OF office to Hon. Newton Booth, |
the new senator from California, and it |
was then that these two gentlemen met |
for the first time. During the afternoon !
Senator Ferry, in hasty note to Sena-
tor Bo 9TH referred to this fact as pleas
ant circumstance, the introduction Of |
the latter senator to the senate being CO.
incident with Senator Ferry's election |
to the office of president pro tenn, and
the hope that the incident
might prove bond of continued friend
ship. Senator Booth, in acknowledge
nent of the compliment, wrote very
pleasant note to Senator Ferry, in
which he said he hoped the coincidence
would prove the commencement of
pleasant and friendly acquaintance.