Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-14

GRANT RBhkAsRe BRIsTow FROM 81
LENCE.
WAsHINeToN, July 13.-The follow
ing letter was yesterday sent to Fx.sec
retsry Bristow by the President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. }
H. >, WA7HINGros, July Il, 1875.
DEAR SIR-rhrough the press Learn
that the committee Of congress inYesti
eating the whisky frauds have sum
moned you as witness, and that you
with great propriety, as l think, havt
declined to testify, claiming that what
occurs in the cabinet or between a mem
Der OF the cabinet and the executive, of.
ftcisliy, is privileged, and that q com.
mlttee OF congress have no right to de.
mand an answer. appreciate the DO.
sition you have assumed on this ques-
ton, bat beg to relieve you from all obi.
CATION Of secresy in relation to this sub
tect, snd desire not only that you may
answer all questions asked relating to it,
but wish that all the members of my
cabinet aud eX-members of the cabinet
since have been President may ASP be
called upon to testify in regard to the
same matters. With great respect, your
Obedlent servant, Us GRANT.
GRAND-JURYMAN FOX, OF THE ST. LOUIE
WHISKY TRIALS.
The sub-committe Of the special COM
mittee to inquire into the st. Louis
whisky trials examined Grand Juryman
Fox, Of st. Louis. He was closely cues.
toned IS TO his conversation with the
President when he came here In March
last just after the Bsbcock trial. Wit
ness said the conversation was of q very
brief character, and was confined mostly
to the attitude taken by Henderson and
Dyer toward the President during the
Avery trial. Witness said he told the
President that he thought Dyer was as
bad as Henderson in his course aud re-
marks toward the President. He was
asked what Dyer did, and he said that
Dyer came before the grand jury and
was very forward in telling what he
knew, and volunteered 80 much that he
{ witness) was compelled to check him.
and insist that he be sworn II he was
going to make such statements. Wit
ness was asked what the President said
to him in reply, and he said the President
did not say much Of anything; that he
was more in the attitude of listener,
for witness himself did most of the
talking.
noINGs OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
The committee of conference on the
appropriation bill have found them
selves unable to agree, and will so re-
port. The house committee intend to
arrange, If possible, for their own reap
and rs the senate will, in
this event, undoubtedly resppoint its
present members of the conference COM
mlttee, there will be an evident dead
lock on this bill, just as there Is now on
The Indian appropriation bill, which is
N the hands OF second conference com.
mlttee. Nothing has been done TODAY
u regard to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. 1t is nCs probable
hat any agreement viii oe reached con.
'erning the last famed bills until the
general princis piss at issue shall have
1een sec' sd by an agreement of the two
~ l'ousSs In regard TO the legislative, exec
ave and Judicial arpropriatin bill, on
which the fourth conference committee
are M aking only slow progress toward a
possible adjustment.
THE SPECIE RESUMPTION QUESTION.
The banking and currency committee
this morning postponed action upon the
specie resumption question until Iext
" onday. The Democrats of the Com.
mittee have agreed to propose and pass
through the committee a bill repeating
he present resumption act, but at the
same time provide some az yet unde-
ermlned method of preparing the treas
lry and country for resumption.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION
BILL.
In the committee of conference on the
'undry civil appropriation bill an agree
ment was reached on every point of
Inference between the house and the
enate, except one, which is the senate's
striking out the clause by
which the house proposed to repeal the
registration and election law.
The indications are that the committee
N conference will reeede from their DO.
ition on this point tomorrow.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The senate has yet to act on the river
md barbor bill. Amendments have
)een proposed by the committee on ap.
)ropristions Of that body TO strike out
1862, $50, and by the addition of a few
TENS and increase of others, add
'943, 00O-a reduction of 1885 from the
mount in the bill as it passed the house.
RoBEsoN's FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Before the house naval committee, to-
lay, Secretary Robson showed that
)rior to his becoming secretary Of the
lavy, he owned real estate in Camden,
Sew Jersey, valued at twenty-five
dollars, aud had an annual in.
.nna Of seventy. Fl We hnndred dnIlara