Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

abolished without loss to the service
and with considerable saving to the
treasury. He recommends that this be
done, and in the course Of his cOmmuni.
cation states that during the last fiscal
year the amount allowed for salaries and
expenses of the ten supervisors averaged
Sl3. .375 dollars each.
Legal Tender silver Dollar.
The bill reported and recommended
for passage by the finance committee OF
the senate, in lis full text, is as follows
A Bill to amend the laws relating to silver
coin.
Be G enacted, etc., That there shall
be coined at The mInts OF the United
States q silver dollar, o: weight four
hundred and twelve and eight-tenths
grains troy, of standard silver, the en-.
blems, devices and inscriptions Of which
shalt conform to those prescribed by law
for geid and silver coins Of the United
States, with such notifications thereof
IS may bs necessary to render said dOl-
lar distinguishsbl9 from the trade dollar,
and in the coinage and delivery thereof
the same deviations from the standard
weight and fineness shall be allowed as
are prescribed by law for the trade dol
lar, and said dollar herein authorized
shall be a legal tender at its nominal
value for any amount not exceeding
twenty dollars in ary one payment, eX-
cept for customs duties anu interest OF
the public debt, and the trade dollar
shall not hereafter be q legal tender.
Sec. 2. That the secretary Of the treas.
ury Ia hereby. authorized to exchange
the silver dollars herein authorized for
an equal amount of United States notes,
which shall be retired and Cancelled, and
not be again replaced by other notes, and
all United States notes redeemed under
this act shall be held to be part OF the
sinking fund provided for by the exist
ing law, the interest to be computed
thereon as in the case OF bonds redeemed
under the acts relating to the sinking
fund.
Sec. 8. Any owner of silver bullion
may deposit the same at the mints, to
be taken at its market value, to be as
certained, ard the public announced
from time to time by the director Of the
mint, with the approval of the secretary
of the treasury, and to be paid for either
in silver dollars, or gold coin, or United
States notes. The bullion for the coin
age of the said silver dollars may be pro-
cured in the mode provided for as to
other silver coins by section 326 OF the
revised statutes, the gain and wastage
to be accounted for as provided in said
section.
Determinations by Common Carriers.
WAsHIEGTON,A April IS.-A delegation
OF merchants from Pittsburg, Titusville,
Cleveland, etc, appeared bsfOre the
house committee on commerce to-day
in favor of bill to regulate commerce
and to prohibit unjust determinations
by common carriers. Mr.. Patterson, OF
Titusville, and Mef srs. Hostetter and
Duff, of Pittsburg, made arguments, and
after full discussion the committee en-
tertained the proposition to investigate
the whole subject, and to csll before
them witnesses and documents.
Elliott A. for George III. PendIetOn.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The com.
mittee on war expenditures to day heard
the testimony Of Elliott A. PendletOn in
relation to the checks and drafts given
by his brother, George II. Pendleton,
against the money paid him by the
United States in satisfaction of the claim
Of the Kentucky Central railroad. Pen
dleton's testimony IS president of the
julia vi SlllCthh6lIf
George II. Pendlet ln's account was
testimony as to how he drew the money.
Witness produced checks and drafts.
The silver BIZ.
WASHINGTON, April 18-The silver
bill, as reported from the senate finance
committee, allows holders of bullion to
exchange it at market value for the
new dollar at face value, or for limited
State notes at par. The proposed limita-
ton of silver dollars to fifty millions has
not yet been incorporated in the bill,
bat it is still subject to change in com.
mittee.
KIIbOurne i'm Court.
WASHINGTON, April l8-The SER
geaut-at-arms Of the house to-day pro-
duced Hallet Kilb5urne before Chief.
Justice Garter, and in his return claim
ed that writ of hdbeGS corpus could not
legally reach the case. The judge Or
dered the marshal to take charge OF Kill
bourne pending the hearing. To fscili-
tate hearing, the judge requested the
counsel to furnish brief, and postponed
the case until tomorrow. KilbOUrne
was returned to jail in custody OF the
marshal.
Military MerriII's Case.
WASHINGTON, April IS General
Custer appesred before the house com.
mittee on military affairs to-day in
relation to the charge against General
Merrill OF receiving five hundred dol
lsrs ss q bribe. General Custer testified
that al the information he possessed on
the subj=cs was contained in q private
letter to himself, the author OF which he
did not wish to disclose.
Smith and the Bounty Bills.
WASHINGTON, April 18.-The COM
mittee on rules to day agreed upon the
basis Of 8 report adverse to the position
of Charles h. Smith ia advertising TO
collect bOunties in the event Of the pas
ssge Of the pending bounty bill while
acting as journal clerk Of the house.
Another Statute. of LimItaLiOns.l -
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The senate
resolutions instructing tue committee
on Judiciary 10 inquire into the expe-
diency of providing a reasonable statute
OF limitstiOns, barring all right on the
part OF the United States to sue upon
The official bonds, with leave to report
by bill or otherwise, was agreed to.
Grant NeIOes lne Eatary Bill.
WASHINGTON, April Is The Presi-
dent returned to the senate this sf.er-
noon the bill which provides for reduc-
ing the salary OF the President to TWEEN.
ty five thousand dollars per annum,
from and after the fourth Of March next.
With the message, are his reasons for
not approving il. The veto message
was not, however, read to-day.
Charges Against an Ex-COngressman.
a. J. Amtler, formerly member CT
congress from Ohio, now of s.. Louis,
has forwarded aswoIn statement, which
will be presented to the house to-mor-
row, cba'g Dc Associate Justice Wylie,
of the District OF Columbia court, with
high crimes and misdemeanors. He al
leges that Wylie refused to obey the
mandate Of the supreme court in case
when large sums Of money were in
volved. He further charges that Wylie
in certain cases demanded d OF litigsnts q
share in the profits. Amber demands
Wylie's imp p2achment, and promises to
bring forward witnesses to sustain the
charges.
What Ais the Presidente
Cincinnati EnquiTer.I
The Capital Of Saturday contained a
cruel attack on President Grant, OF