Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-21

should Tot be made public, ana ne IS
sured them that it would be sent to con-
gress at once if called for by resolution
Such a resolution was passed JUST before
adjournment this afternoon.
INDIAN AGENT sHAEKs'S TRICKS EX'
POSED.
WASHINGTON, January 20.-Mf. In
gals, who is employed with the Semi
mole tribe Of Indians, appeared before
the house committee on Indian affairs
to-day, and testified that General L. Z.
Sbanks, a special United States Indian
agent, had stirred up strife and dissen-
sions among the tribes he visited for the
sole purpose of appearing before the au-
thorities in Washington as sn attorney
to settle the troubles, which he (Shanksl
inaugurated. The committee decided
to investigate the matter, and has sum-
moned Shanks to appear.
THE RADICALS OPPOSED TO RETRENCH-
BEET.
Chicago Times
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Re-
publican position on retTenchment was
exposed by the introduction into the
house, for adoption, of measure agreed
upon by the committee on rules, permit
ting the introduction of motions for cut
ting down appropriations after the COM
mittee has reported the bills TO the
house, The debate in the congressional
proceedings wilt explain the object OF
the measure, but 1t will hardly serve TO
show the singular position in which the
Credit Mobelier party felt ealle1 upon 10
pIacs itsalf. Though Blaine aitefvsrd
voted against the rule he dared not ar
que against it, that compromising part
OF the work being done by his klnsman,
Hals, who, amusingly enough, owned
that the rule which had been practlced
by the Republicans was h0od-gate lor
extravaganza, but that il the right TO
cut down appropriations on the floor OF
the house we're given, as contemplated
in the new rule, the committee would
be possessed Of an irresponsible power.
Garfield, too, put himself on record as
opposed to practical letrenchmeEt; pro-
testing that the right to increase appro-
priations had always struck him as be-
ing baleful, and that the very govern.
ment itself would be imperiled by CIV
ing the committee power to diminish
the peTquisites dealt out to patriots. The
mover of the bill explained that Its
simple purpose was retrench ment, ana
nothing more and nothing less, and
while admitting this, the Republicans
voted suuarely against ths first practi.
cal measure for reform that has heen in
troduced into the house. The measure
was finally passed on party vote. 1t
will put in the hands OF the majonty,
an expeditions method Ct cutting down
appropriations.
COTTON CLAIM FRAUD,
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE pa
pers in the alleged fraudulent cotton
case, In which F. P. Sawyer, ex-assist-
ant secretary of the treasury, and w. T.
Haipes, the former commissioner of GUS
toms, ara implicated, have been trans
mitted by the treasury department to
the grand jury. The action of the jury
is expected this week. The law officers
OF the government are confident that in
dictments will be found against both Of
the ex officials The history OF the case,
if the facts as alleged are proved, show
most astounding corruption. 1t appears
that during the war private persons were
intrusted with the sale of government
bonds. One of these, an old friend of
Mr.. Sawyer. sold fifty thousand dollars
of bonds and took worthless commercial
paper to pay for them. To REIN burse
himself for this deficiency, the worthless
cotton claim, which is the basis Of the
pending investigation, was revived
and paid. The loss on the bonds was
fly Thousand dollars. The amount OF
the alleged fraudulent claims was sixty
FIVE thousand dollars. TAe claim was in
It's nature, it is said, fraudulent, and if it
had been valid it was barred by the
statute Of limitations. The claim was
duly filed in the treasury department,
under Secretary Richardson. 1t was re-
ferred by Secretary Richardson to Sol
icitor Banfield, with instructions to ex-
anime it. Mr.. Bapfield, it is commonly
known, did examine it, and was ready
to report against it. The papers were
then suddenly and mysteriOusly taken
by somebody from Mr.. Bsnfield's room
to the office of Mr.. Sawyer, assistant
secretary. The papers were then evil
IDENTIFY altered or forged by sOnebody,in
some way, 30 that the order of Secretary
Richards on to examine them was made
to read like an approval. The papers
were thus taken 10 Mr.. Haine5, COM
missioner of customs, and approved.