Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-13

Nothing startling has occurred this
past week. The House is engaged in dis
cussing the P. o. appropriation bill which
was reported from the committee and is
in charge Of Mr.. Holman, of Indiana.
The amount proposed for the coming year
is s., 600, 600 less than the cost this year.
Considerable opposition Is developed
from Democrats west and south, because,
they say, the saving will result In those
sections receiving less service than at
present, and they are not prepared TO
vote for a measure that will deprive their
constituents Of any privileges now en-
joyed. An effort is being made to strike
out the prOyisO that stops the delivery
system in all cities of less than &C, 900 in
habitants and think IL probable that the
effort will succeed. The lie Moyne Far
we'll contested.ease for one of the Chica-
20 Districts was settled and Mr.. lie Moyne
the democratic contestant was awarded
the seat and sworn in on Saturday. Both
Houses have agreed to adjourn from
Tuesday until Friday that they may at
tend the opening of the Centennial
grounds on Wednesday. Col. Tom Scott
with his accustomed liberality sends two
special trains, which convey the Presi-
dent, Secretaries, Congress and the Su-
preme Court to Philadelphia free of cost.
He has to send the trains round by Read
ing, as HunckIey, President Of the Phila-
delphia and Wilmington road refuses to
let them pass over his track without full
pay. He is the the same man who has
persistently kept up rates between this
city and New York aud HE East. The
press should remember him. Col. Gar
rett of the Baltimore and Ohio is run
ming special trains and has reduced the
fare to five dollars for the round trip.
The argument on the question of
whether Belknap can be tried after hav-
ing resigned, is being made. 1t is use
less to say that great ability and learn
ing were displayed for the character of
the men engaged in making it is guar
antee that this would be the case. There
is every indication that there will be
deadlock between the Senate and House
on the appropriation bills and that the
first of July will soon come and go before
any appropriations are made. In that
event the singular spectacle will be seen
of Il treasury full of money not dollar
of which can be paid out. If what we
hear President Grant said in regard to
the consular and diplomatic bill is true,
it is Evidence of what policy the admins
tration will pursue in that event. The
President is reported to have said ''that
should the bill pass as it came from the
House he will on the first of July order
every one of the ministers and consuls
home, as the sums appropriated are not
sufficient to properly conduct the bust
ness" This would show that if the bills
are not passed by the first of July, that
| the possibilities are in favor of all the
government offices being closed and the
| sight shown OF a government running
without officers of any kind.
] Dom Pedro De Aleantura, who is en-
! peror of Brazil when 1t home, arrived
here on Sunday, and all the republican
todies are crazy to see him. He is quiz
ct, well behaved gentleman, who seems
/ determined to see all he can of the Unit
ed States in a short time, and does not
wait to be bored with receptions and Wis
itors.
The Presidents message in response to
the inquiries made on the third of April,
whether any official acts or duties of the
executive department had been perform
ed at any other place than the capital, has
been sent in, and it is a singular doc
ument. He denies the right of the House
to ask the question, and declines to answer
it, but finally says that he has done official
business in other places than Washing
ton and that he had the right to do so, as
he is President of the United States
wherever he may happen to be and is
bound TO perform the duties of President
He then cites instances from Washington
all the way to Lincoln Of acts done i'm
other places than the capital, by all the
Presidents and gives the number of days
that each President was absent. He also
reminds the House that President Jack
son refused to allow the papers of the ex-
ecutive department to be examined, I'M
der a general resolution of inquiry. The
message was proposed as a campaign doc
ument to answer the charge of absentee
ism and, it must be confessed. makes a
good defence.
The friends of Tilden are becoming iu- |
belant and claim the nomination of their |
man at St. Louis as certain. l have |
doubts about his being able to get the two
thirds vote required, for 1 ind a strong
feeling among southern and western men
against any one from New York, and |
disposition to unite these sections in IA !
vor of a western man. Should this sec
tional feeling continue to grow Tilden
cannot be nominated.
MEMO.