Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-21

Day, was continued at considerable
length, and developed nothing Of inter-
est. The committee announced that
the evidence offered to show what
means were used to prevent the MEM
beis of the courthouse legislat ure from
going over to the capitol body, and thus
breaking the formers quorum, is lot
within the range OF testimony that can
properly be taken by this corImittee.
AN Infamous Liar.'
=, NEW YORK, March 20.-The New
York Herdtd's Washington special
says: Senator Boutwell, was intervie wed
last evening, concerning an alleged let
ter, promising Henry Clews advance IT,
formation oa the subject Of treasury gold
sales in return for a Contribution TO help
to carry the elections of 1872. Senator
Boutwell, said that he never heard any
thing Of il, and knew nothing about it..
Henry Ciews, in letter to the Herald,
says that the author Of the report IS an
Infamous liar"
More Astounding Irregularities.
BOsToN, March 20.-This evenings
Herald, reft ling to the labOrs of the in
VestigaiinE COMMITTEES at the Kittlery
navy-ysrCs, Gays that it can be sta ei
on authority that the evidence taken
before the committee fully suststns the
charges against the institution made by
Congressman Burleigh, 81 Maine, in the
house last year. Th5 report viii not Re
made for SIX weeks or two months. 1t
is asserted that it duplicates certain par
ties in very questionable transactions,
and some astounding irregularities.
Barlow, SandersOn Il Co.
NEW YORK, March I9.-The HerGLd's
Washington special says Mr., Barlow, Of
Barlow, Sanderson T. Co., postal cOn-
tractors for Colorado and New Mexico,
testified before Colonel Clarke, of the
postoffice committee, that in 1872 he
paid ten thousand dollars to suppress in
vestigation ia Washington; tnat he
gave the money to one Fsrrar, now
dead, and that he could remember only
the names Of persons who have since
died. The committee was the house
committee on postffiees and post.roads
of the forty-second congress, aud was
investigating the case of one M'Ki6ben.
Bsrlow's examination Will be continued.
Ingalls, Department.
New York. March ia Wa3hing-
ton special ssys that the committee On
expenditures OF the war department have
discovered that the qusrtermaster-gen
eIa's office has been paying MessTs.
Coles & Boye f.r the use OF their patent
for the prevention Of moths in army
clothing, Notwithstanding it proved
worthless and an appropriation for it
was left out of the army bill last winter.
Captain AliegOod, who reported against
the patent, was removed Dan Piatt
and General Rufus ingalls, are sum-
mOned to appear before the committee.
COrruptiOnIsfS aud witnesses.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Senst1r
Stewart has arrived from California,
and, with Minister Schenck, will b.
heard bsfJre the committee on fOre'gl
aff4irs on Tuesday. Albert Grant is not
expected to appear. Several witnesses
have been summoned before the COM
mittee on war expenditures for the 81
legged purpose of proving that PendletOn
did pay Mrs Bowers for her influence
in procuring the allowance Of the Ken
lucky Central claims. The committee
on judiciary exp3ct to formally report
articles Of impeachment against Belk-
nap and the testimony supporting them,
including that OF Marsh, within week.
Caleb P. Marsh may not reach Wash
ington for several days.
Pacific Railroad Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 20-The ser ate
Pacific railroad committee had a fall
meeting this morning and took into
consideration the proposition looking to
the construction of 8 Pacific railroad on
the thirty-secODd parallel OF latitude. A
very warm interest was manifested by
the committee in the Texas Pacific rail-
road project as presented by Colonel
Scott, also in tue siternsts proposition
of Senst Hamilton to build such road
without any further subsidy than a
land grant. Some progress was made,
and general interchsnges Of opinion
took place, with the conclusion to defer
further action until the next regular
meeting Of the committee, Oh Monday
next, when it is expected that final ac-
ton will be taken.
Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The house
committee on appropriations to-day, by
a vote of six to three, refused to grant
an additional appropriation OF five hum
bred tbous aud dollars to the government
board charged with preparing articles
from the several departments for exhi-
bition at the Centennisl. The sub COM
mittee OF the same committee on the
postoffice appropriation bill propose sn
amendment to pSy for the conveyance
of mails on railroads according to the
SPACE occupied, and not according to
weight, as at present. They also propose
to base the pay Of postmast5rs on grad
uated percentage Of the receipts OF their
respective offices and box rents, By which
q saving OF three or four hundred thou
sand dollars would be effected. The sal
airy Of the postmaster at New York would
be six thousand dollars, and the salaries
Of the postmasters at Boston, Pnilsdel-
pbia, Chicago, Cincinnati and San Fran.
cisco four thousand dollars per an
mum.
Fractional Currency and Silver.
WASHINGTON, March 20-The trea-
sury department will receive, during
the present week, from San Francisco,
fourteen tons silver coin liz anticipation
o. the period Of commencing the Circu-
Iatiou Of silver. This will amount to
half million dollars. Tho amount Of
silver in the vaults of the treasury kere
at this time is less than thirty Thousand
dollars Orders were received at the
department O-dsy, from VariCus points,
for one hundred and twenty thOusand
dollars fractional clrreLcY, aad that
smOuGt will bs shipped to morrow.
TheIe arc two millions Of fractional cur
rsncy sill in die vaults, though none
has been printed since the middle of
LIST month Since that Tina = requisi-
ton upon the treasury from the banks
and government Cfiices, requesting to De
supplied with fractional Currency, have
amounted to shout thee million.
Important Decisions.
WASHINGTON, March 20 The United
States supreme court this afternoon de-
livered a unanimous opinion reversing
the decision Of the California supreme
court in the s0-csl!ed Chinese c5ss, and
ordering the woman Chy Lung to be
released from custody, 10 which she has
tesn held under the foreign passenger
act OF that State. This decision sustaiDs
the ruling made by Justice Field in
similar cases brought tefoye him in the
United States circuit court. The supreme
court accompanies its decision with a
severe criticism Of the law Of California
on this subject. A decision was also
rendered in the case involving the con-
tutiOnslity Ct lie New Y;r6 psssen-
&c laws. The court decisr, them I'M
constitutional, ard holds that no law
prescribing conditions az to the landing