The New York herald., 1876-01-16
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1874
rHE AMNESTY DISCUSSION COLD WATER ON THE
CENTENNIAL-HuL's SPEECH CONDEMNED BY
DEMOCRATS BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH.
1t is admitted by both parties that the speeches on
amnesty have injured the prospects of the appropra-
tion for the Centennial but it is thought that the bill
will pass by small majority. Colonel H. c. Young of
the Memphis CTenn) district, has promised to speak
at length in favor Of during the coming week. He
served in the Confederate army under General Forrest
and his influence with the Southern democrats great
He is considered one OF the best speakers in the
Tennessee delegation and among the ablest in the
South
There is general feeling among democrats, both
North and South that Mr.. Hill made great blunder in
falling into Mr. Blane's amnesty trap but is said
that he had been waiting time for opportunity
to express his ultra sentiments 1t is also said he
is not liked by the Southern people generally and that
he does not by any represent the masses
Louisiana gentleman said this evening that HIPS
speech universally condemned by the best most
influential citizens OF the South they understand the
ambitious motive which animated him. He said that
there is class of disappointed and unrelcntlng Confed
crates in Georgia who glory in the " lost cause IL
was TO gain the support OF these that Mr. Hill took
the extreme he did kilograms and letters have
been received from all parts of the country deporng
uls speecu Among ulOsc from the Soutn is one from
Arkansas worded in the following emphatic Ian
yuage:-" For Gods sake keep still We can never
carry the State again If this goes on" When the ref
TO the Elmira prisons had reached New York
leading democrats telegraphed Mr. Walker their repre-
sentative to deny the charge of cruel treatment he
would never get another vote in the district
eIRsT BLOOD IN THE WAR OF INVESTIGATION
NEEDLESS EXPENSE IN THE PRINTING AND
ENGRAVING DIVISION OF THE TREAsURY-A
LARGE DEFICIT.
First blood in the war Of investigation TO be con-
Quoted by the democrats to-day by Com
uittee Expenditures of the Treasury, who came
item OF $3.50 900 ''shortage in the printing
and engraving division The committee, comprising
Mr.. Smith Ely, Jr., and Messrs Bright and Hartzell
entered upon the work this morning and found that
the expenditures in this division during the past year
have exceeded the estimates and appropriations about
$3.50, ,000 Superintendent McCartee stated to the
committee that this discrepancy was occa-
stoned by the Appropriation Committee OF the
last Congress- which compelled him to change the
manner Of printing the red seal the currency from
machine to handwork, making additional expense Of
than $3.50 000 The alteration in the plan
at all calculated TO assist in preventing counterfetng
and is regarded by the committee a wlful job
! BUSY SATURDAY FOR THE ooMMurTEEs-THE
BH1PPISG COMMISSIONERS ACT.
The committees have been quite busy for Saturday.
The Committee on Commerce heard hr Ferris OF New
York. on behalf Of Elijah Wards bill to amend tho
Shipping Commissioner act General Hurlbut OF
Illinois, has offered the valuable suggestion that the
government could utilize, in profitable and salu
ary way the officers Of the navy the retired list by
assigning them 10 duty in the Atlantic cities Ship
ping Commissioners AS the navy is recruited from
the merchant marine they would be the right men TO
forward the interests OF both services.