Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-19
WASHINGTON.
Vests Pacific Railroad Bills Amend
ment-Blaine for President
The Memphis Custom
house Bill.
The Effect OF BIaine'S Opposition to
General Amnesty Disastrous TO
him as Presidential As
Pirant.
VESTS PACIFc RAILROAD BILLS.

VESTS PACIFIC RAILROAD BILLS.
WASHINGTON, January 17.-Senator
Vests bill amendatoTy Of the Pacific
railroad acts OF July 1, 1862, and
July 2, 1857, proposes to repeal 50 much
Of the laws as provided that only one
half OF the compensation for services
rendered to the government by the
Pacific railroad company shall be re-
quired to be applied 10 the payment of
the government bonds issued to aid the
construction of their roads. The bill
then provides that, from and after its
enactment, all compensation for serv-
ices rendered the government by The
Pacific railroad company shall be ap-
piled to the payment of bonds issued to,
| and interest paid and to be paid for,
said company until the whole amount
is fully reimbursed d to the United States
| government. Senator Vests bill, to
recover from the Central and Union
Pacific railroad companies, certain
bonds and coupons, directed the secra-
tsry OF the Treasury 10 require payment
from them of the sum Cf three million
one hundred and twenty-one thousand
elk hundred and thirty-two dollars, with
| interest thereon, for which amount
| the bill asserts that bonds of the United
States were issued to said companies, in
excess and in violation of the limitation
| prescribed by section eleven OF Pacific
railroad act, approved July l, 1862;
| the secretary is also directed
to require from said companies repay
ment of all interest coupons Of said
| bonds which have been paid by the
| United States since their Issue, and the
value Of all unpaid coupons attached to
said bonds; and in case either of the
! said companies shall neglect or refuse to
| make such payment within sixty days
after the demand is made on its treas
urer, the secretary of the treasury shall
certify that fact to the attorney-general,
who shall institute proceedings to collect
and otherwise obtain proper redress in
respect Of he same, in the proper circuit
courts of the United States, and prose-
cute the suits with all convenient dis
patch 70 a final determination. The
bill further provides that such causes
shall have precedence in the circuit or
United States supreme courts over all
other business.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS CHOICE
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
At the Pennsylvania Republican asso-
citation meeting last night, q resolution
was offered declaring Representative
Blaine as their choice for the Presiden-
cy, but as. in the opinion OF majority
VI the association, it was too soou 10 ag- !
itaie the subject, the resolution was laid
on the table.
A SHOWING OF THE CONDITION OF THE
FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS BANK.
The commissioners Of the Freedmen's |
savings and trust company to-day for |
warded to the senate Q report of their
operations since the assessments OF the |
company were transferred TO them. |
The report shows that the balances still
due on loans amounttJ one million nipe
hundred and sixty thousand eight hun.
dred aud ssventy.tWo dollar, exclusive
Of accrued interest Oh unpaid loans aud
certain expenses connected with said
loans which plus one hundred and fifty
seven thousand seven hundred and loItY-
four dollars. The balance to their Gre dit
In the United States treasury cor tituted
| the remaining undistributed assessments
of the company.
LTHE MEMPHIS CUSTOMHOUSE.
In the house OF Representatives, JAN
uary 5, 1875, Mr.. Casey Young, on leave.
introduced the following bill, which was
read twice and referred to the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds:
A bill to provide for the building OF Custom
house, Postothce, Oourtrooms, and SO forth, |
in the City OF Memphis:
Be 1t enacted 6y the Senate and House |
Of Representatives Of the United States
of america in Congress assembled, That |
the lot or parcel Of ground in the city of
Memphis, in the State of Tenn Isee,
granted and donated by ordinance OF
the general council of said city, and by
act OF the legislature of said Slate of |
Tennessee, for site upon which to erect |
a customhouse, postoffice, bonded ware |
house and courtrooms, be, and the same |
is hereby accepted by the government OF |
the United States for the purpose atore
said; and the secretary of the treasury is
hereby authorized and directed TO cause |
q building suitable for a custom house, |
bonded warehouse, postOffice aud court |
rooms to be erected on said lot OF |
ground as provided for by act of Con-
gress, approved February 21, 1873, at a |
cost not 10 exceed one million dollars;
and it is further directed that the super |
vising architect shall prepare plans and |
specifications for said building immedi- |
alely, and the secretary of the treasury
shall cause the actual construction of |
the same to be commenced prior to the |
twenty.fourth day of May, 1876.
Section 2. That the act of Congress sp- |
proved February q, 1873, entitled "Au !
act to provide for the building of q GUS |
tomhouse, and so forth" in the city of |
Memphis, in the State of Tennessee, and |
for other purposes, be so amended as to |
authorize the secretary Of the treasury to |
sell the lot OF ground now owned by the |
government OF the United States, on the |
corner OF Jefferson and Third streets, in |
the said city of Memphis, Tennessee,
for cash, within six months from the |
passage of this act, after advertising for
bids for period Of thirty days in two
papers published in the city of Mem
phis, aud in such other manner as he
may deem proper; and the proceeds
arising from such sale he shall add to
the several sums Of money now in the
treasury, heretofore appropriated by
former acts Of congress for the cons truc-
ton Of the building Aforesaid, and use
the entire sum for that urpose.
BLAINE CRIPPLED BY AMNESTY.
New Yo.k Tribunel
WASHINGTON, January IA. -" Mr..
Blaine has crippled the Democratic par
ty and il jnred himself by his course in
regard to the amnesty BILL" is the 81,
most universal comment made in Wash
iDgton. The only portion Of the Repub-
gained popularity during the psst week
is the ulTs-R adieal wing, most largely
repres ented in the sJuth, which is al
ready leaning toward Senator Morton
as q candidate for the Presidency, If it is
not in fact committed to him. Mr..
| Blaine's performances since Monday are
very generally characterized as those of
demGgO2ue, and not those Of states
man. 81 came to Washington" said
one OF the clearest- he AIDED and most lib
eral-mindedSof the Democrats to-day,
Choking upcn Blaine as the future lead.
er Of the Republican party. II that par
| ty was to remain in Power, / preferred
to see him elevated to the posi-
| ton Of stsndsrd-bearer; and if
| 1t was to be defeated,
thought that under his leadership the
minority would be so skillfulIy mar
shalled as to keep the majority wstchful
and careful of its policy and its acts.
| But day by day my estimate OF Blaine
has been lowered. His whole course
since Monday has not appeared to me
| like that OF q sincere man. do not, Of
course, deny his great ability, his splen-
/ did powers OF oratOTy, or the possession