Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-11
WASHINGTON.
The DOunties Of Soldiers and Sailors in
the Late War to be Equalized-
Election Of President and
Vice.President.
The Treasury-Larcenist HaIlOck-The
Reorganization Of the Internal
Revenue Serviee-The Charge
Against PendIetOn-Etc,

WARRINGTON, March 1C.-The house
co.hmittee on military affairs has de
! ciced to report, and recommend for pas
sage, a bill TO equalizs the bOuntifa O
all United States soldiers and sailors
who served for any time in the late civil
war. The measure agreed on by tbs
committee is substantially the same bill
that passed the house and senate, but
failed on amendment last year, as II
nrovides for making ali bounties egusl
u eight dOiiafs per month for the whole
time OF service, taking to account, how.
ever, all local payments Of bounty.
THE WAR ON THE BORDER.
The following telegram Este 1t frc m
this city this evening":
| WAR DFP'T, ADJ. GENFRALs UFFICE,)
| WASHINGTON, March 10, 1876.
| To the Commanding General of the Dapart.
! naeDt of Texas, san Antonio:
The acting secretary of war directs
that you prevent any revolutionary
movements from our side, and all mill
tary expeditions in aid of lha revo!u.
toDists, aud arrest al violstors OF neu.
| trality; also 70 arrest and disarm any
! troops who cross from Mexico,
| Z. D. TOWNSEND, Adjutant-GeneraI.
| ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE.
PRESIDENT.
| WASHINGTON, March 10.-The COM
! mittee on privileges and elections to-
! cay discussed Mort0n's proposition for
! o constitutional amendment to provide
that the President and Vice-President
shan be elected by q direct vote of the
people. Ii was finally agreed that
joint resolution should be reported farot-
ably, Several members Of the committee
ressrvlng the hight TO oppose il in the
senate.
TIE D. OF q INVESTIGATION,
WASHINGTON, March I0.-At an in
vestigadon Of the affairs Of the District
OF Columbia snd board of audit, ong
witness testified that he put down about
eight thousand yards Of paving, amount
lug to sixteen huudTed dcllsrt, and he
had never received anything but glass
Of ale and cigar. Finley & Stewart
were the contractors.
TRIAL OF HALLOCK, THE TREASURY
E- LARCENIsT.
WAsHIEGTON, March IO.-The trial
OF b. Is. Hsllock, one OF the persons in-
dicted for the larceny Of forty-seven
thousand and ninety.s5ven dollars from
the treasury in June last, has begun,
The trial of W. II. 0ttmsn, accused of
the same offense, will begin on the fif.
teeath instant.
PROPOSITION 10 REoRGANIYE THE IN
EERNAL REvENUE SERVICE.
W ASHIN4TON, March l0.-Ihe Wine
and Spirit Traders ISOLATION of tbs
United States were before the WAYS and
means committee of tie house to-day
advocating plan for the reorganization
OF the internal revenue service. The
proposition is to reduce the existing tax
Of seventy-nine cents per gallon TO fifty
cents; to require payment of tax st dis
t!l.eries; to reduce the number of offici-
ais, and make their positions perma-
nent, with an annual advance of pay
for meritOri0us services, and to require
frequent change of stations; the abo-
ltion OF the special clauses of the law in
regard to reclifieIs, and also proposed
that the producers Of grape brandy and
cider brandy shall have the right to sell
either by Wholesale or retail. State
ments as to the usefulness of changing
the system in Wholesale liquor estsb.
lishments were made, and it was sgreed
that the stsmp-taX system facilitated
the commission OF frau1s.
GENERAL BsYNIoN WANTED BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE ON WAR EXPENDi.
TURES.
WASHINGTON, March IO.-CharIes
NoTdhoff, chief of the Herald bureau,
appeared before the COMMITTEES on ex-
psHdltures in the war DEPARTMENT to-day
Ia obedience to summons. The chRiE-
man called his attention to two tele-
grams appearing On the seventh and
eighth, il which was a statement con-
corning the emission TO investigate the
so-Called Kentucky Central railroad
claims, ia connection with Belknap,
while Mr.. and Mira. Marsh were here,
and statements affecting the chairman
personally. Mr.. NOrdhCff called stteu-
ton to the wording Of bis dispatch: ST.
is asserted ;" etc ; said he had no kDoWl.
edge of himself, and that he had made
the statements on the authority of Gsn- |
eral II. Y. BOynton, Of the Cincinnati |
Gazette; that he went to the gentleman |
Wednesday morning ard asked him |
whether the facts as stated were sus-
cepio!e Of proof. The general said un-
doubt 2dly, and that he would go TO the |
member of the committee and give him |
the name Of the witness.
Mr.. DarfOrd, Of the committee, said |
tha. late Thursday afternoon General |
B3ynton told him he would give the |
name of the witness. This fact Mr.. |
Dan ford communicated to Mr. Clymer, |
who said he preferred examining Mr..
Norihoff
Z sub. nua was issued for General /
Boynton, and the committee took re-
Ce7s.
Sergesnt-at.ATms Thompson appear
cd Ogfore the committee this afternoon /
and reported that h was unable TO |
serve the subpoena on General Boynton, |
he having left the city this morning for
Cincinnati.
Mr.. DsafOrd said General Boyntyn in !
formed him late yesterday afternoon
that be wss prepared 10 give the name |
q The witness AZ that time, as be ex-
peCtcd t. leave Washington to-day for
Cincinnati on business, al d subssquent-
y he received q telegram requiring his /
pressnCe there. He DaDfordl did not .
ask GenaIal Boynton the nstne Of the
witness, nor did he reco.lect that Cen
eral BoyntOn previously gave the namF.
Dir. Ciymer thought that General
Boy nton was deTelict in not commune
eating the name TO the committee be-
fore be left.
The com mittee directed q telegram to /
be sent tn General Boynton, requiring 4
p 3 immediate reiu-n.
-ur. Donna, al Philadelphia. sum- /
mCDed as a witness, was excused until /
next week, and the committee adjourned