Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-16
WASHINGTON.
Message from the President i,ubIiC
PrInter-APPOintmen CONFIRMED
Bills Approved Condition oT
Speaker Il Kerr-Etc.

WASHINGTON, Au5uI5 15.-The Prssi-
dent to-day signed the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation isEd
the Iudian sppr1pTisti0n bill All the
regular annual sp- p-rOpria'i0E5 aSyc now
been approved.
PUBLIC PRINTER
The senate has conf med the uowi-
nation Of a. II. C'spp 70 be public
printer.
ANOTHER MESSAGE FsOI PRESIDENT
GRANT.
The President sent he following mes
sage to the house Of rlpreseltsuvas:
In announcing, as | 90, tnat 1 ufys
attached my signature of official ap-
provai to the act making appropriate.
for the consular and diplomatic service
Of the government for tb- year ending
June 80, 1877, and for other purposes, it
is my duty to call attention 20 q p-gvI-
sion in the act dTeGiOg that notice bs
sent to certain OF the 6iF'cu 7tic sGd
consular officers Of the government tI
close theiroffi es. ! = the iitGrGi s-useOr
this direction 1t would be Gu iuv--i0u 90
the constitutional prerOQstiv= su& duty
of the executive. By the con Ulu 10 Z
the President shall have the power, by
and with the advice and consent 81 the
senate, to make treaties; provided tnGt
tWo-thirGs of the senators present con-
sent, and he shall teTmina P, aud by
and with the consent and advice ~ the
senate, shall appoint em1as-sd1Es and
other public ministers, Co2su.7. etc, etc,
etc. It is within the pOYeg 0s congress
to grant or withhold the BpprJJr g'
money for the payment us s2.eEis s. aud
expenses OF foreign Representative 'f
10 In
the government q sum IL gro TFas sp-
propTiated, leaving to the executive rI
determine the grade CfCfji5sTs ani CCUa-
tries in which they should be selg. Hat
terly, for very rnsGy years, sP5Citi1 sums
have been appropriated fUr designated
missions or empiO7meDts "a "a e, l.t
omission by congress to maze an az
preparation for any specific post Ez5
heretofore been accepts1 &5 RU inC5ca-
ton Of the wish on the part o congress,
which the executive brsuch Oi The g)v-
eminent respected aud complied with.
In calling attention 10 ths pGlslga to
which nave ind CSted, I eesrcI- tat
the intention of the provision - CaIy t0
exercise the consulate preTogat " OF
congress over tbs expenditures Of 'Ee
government, and to AK time on which
the compensation Of certain diplomatic
invade the per, g2tive OF the executive,
which / should De compelled 10 resist;
and my present object is not % ii sud1
or dispute the wisdom Of fsIiIug 20. EFa
prOpriate for the several Offices, Eus I'd
guard against the construction thaJ
might possibly De placed On the Ian
gusge used as implying right in :h9
legislative branch TO djr=ct tle CirsiEg
or discontinuing OF any diplomatic or
consular officer Of the government.
U. S. GRANT.
APPOINTMENTS CoNFIaDIED.
The senate confirmed tins folowi.g &
nominations: II. F. FiDlay, Uai-ed
States attorney for Kentucky, Uice q e.
Wharton removed; Wi.tOrd l. WIscas
appraiser of merchandise, st. Pau.r Min
nesots; W. w. Sander, UEi.ed States
marshal for Arizona.
Bills APPROVED.
The President approved the bill au-
thoriziug the csvsiry forces 70 ne in
creased; the bill TO carry into effect tine
Hawaiian treaty, and the BIZ ID eacoCr-
age and promote tEIsETspG5C Cg ulGg1i-
cation between Amet.ca e-I Asia.
Among the bills which failed ID baCrme
laws, is one sppropriatiag eight bunprea
thousand dCllaFs &c pay Judgments ~ tins
court OF cIalE5.
CONDITION OF SPEAKER KEBE.
A prominent member Of the house ot
representatives has received the follow
ing dispatch, dated Rock Alum spC,Isss,
quarter past seven O'clock:
"My condition is very feeble, ! su
weakening hourly. Unless there shCu.t
be a change, my time IS short. As lass
hope, to Crafty my good wife and sou,
1 have sent for DR.. Pope. Uige him To
come. NJ. c. KERR '
Speaker pro tenn. Sayls- received a
dispatc dated Rock AgUn sPrils-
quarter before eight O'Clock, saying lasc
Mr.. Kerr's condition was very c.I-csi1
but that he had been DC T-ass tI-iaS
the day.
The son OF Speaker Kerr +e'egTerEs
from Rock Alum springs, Virginia, this
afternoon: "Fathsr is falling very i-s-.
We expect the worst every moneat."