Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-07


misfortune to him that they are attempt:
/ Ing to use his so0d maine ss q club t
batter az the administration. Il
Is asserted that Secretary Bristow is only
Kept in his present position by the tenn,
per of the ublic mind and the presence
OF a Democratic house OF represen .atives
Those who know the President Of the
United States nesd not be told that he
never hesitates to discharge any public
duty. There can be no question that
Secretary Bristow's position IN the cabi.
pet depsnds on the VIII Of the President.
1t YVES he who selected him from private
lie, frat to the attorney sgeneralship and
then SECRETARY Of the treasury. He, 10
dou0t, has full confidence in his ability,
integrity and loyalty to the administra-
ton, and the praise Of these journals Is
doubtless as annoying to Secretary Brig
tow as they are suspicious TO the public
| So many eminent men, in the history Of
the country during the past few years,
have been politically wrecked by the
delusive praise Of this same class OF po-
litical hybTids, that the people have
come to look with suspicion upon any
man whose acts meet their commends-
| tioD.
| MOTIONS BILL TO REGULATE THE
| ELECTORAL VOTE.
New York Herald.
| WASHINGTON, January 3-Senator
! MCrton's bill regu' 'atiDg the counting OF
TIE electOral vote will be pushed forward
in the senate soon after the meeting.
! AT present, in counting the electoral
vote in presence of both houses, any
member of either house may object to
| the vote of any State, and thereUpon,
! unless both houses vote to receive it, it
| is, under the tweDty-sscOnd rule, eX-
| clu1ed. The house will be Democratic
aud the senate Republican when the
| electoral vote is counted next December,
and under this rule it is possible that
| each house may arbitrarily throw cut 30
many States that there will be left not
majority OF all the States which is nee
ess2ry to an ejec ion. In that case the
election would fall to the house ofrepre-
sentatives, and this would insure the
choice of Democrat as President. The
twenty second rule is of Republican or
igin, having been adopted TO cover the
Gaze Of some southern States after the
wsT, bat in practice very trivial ohjac-
ti0ns have sutficed to fling cut the vote
OF State. For Instance, that of Ar
kansas YVES thrown out because returns
were without the great seal of the State,
and it was not discovered until after the
counting was completed that Arkansas
had then no great seal.
DIFFICULTIES FOR DEMOCRATS.
Reformers are never popular,
ly If they are in earnest, and this the
Democratic les lars in the house begin
already to discover. They propose q
heavy reduction in the army, and, it is
said, threaten also to reduce the pay of
the navy. Toe last measure would be
ill.advised, as the pay Of navy cffics rs is
moi greater than it should be. AS to the
army, 1t begins to be seen that ary con-
siderable reduction will excite the oppo-
sitiOn of Democratic members from the
southwestern and other border States,
and frcH the Pacific GOES, and will not |
be so Sily accomplished SIS wes at |
first too lht. 1t is possible that these |
who r a to reduce the army may re.
ceive { sistance from an unexpected |
quarter. Ii Senator Morton should |
carry his Mississippi investigating COM
mittee, aud there should be possibility |
that the President could he persuaded 10 |
use the army in the southern States as |
it was used in former years, in that case
the Democrats in the house would not |
merely vote to reduce the force, but |
would, probably, reduce any except an
extremely moderate army appropria.
ton, with the o6jsct of disabling the
President from armed interference in |
the south.
LOGAN ON THE ARMY.
Senator Log N, who is slowly recov-
ering from his illness, says that while he
was not consulted about the recen nom-
nations or removals of Fede; al officer re
in Chicago, and was surprised at them,
he does not mean to make the matter /
personal. But he says freely that ne
thinks he and Senator Oglesby ought to
have been consulted. He is opposed to
the reduction OF the army, and thinks it
not large enough now for the work 1t
has TO do, but ne wants to consolidate
the ordinance, cOmmissary and quar-
termaster departments, which, he
thinks, would effect an important saw
ing, He says he has not been well
enough to consult with the members of
his committee about the recent army
But. In other quarters
there is some opposition to the confrma-
ton of MsjDr Macfeely TO bs commits
sary upon General Sheridan's staff, be-
cause the promotion was made over the
heads OF two cOlonels, three lieutenant
colonies and two majors, and is held to
be violation ofarmy routine. Another
prominent militsry appointment, that
of Msjor Maynsdier to be paymaster,
was shelved by the military committee
last session. It is reported that the
President has within a few days written
a letter to the military cOmmitte asking
for Major Mayn adieI's continuation.
OF THE AMOUNT OF CUR
RENCY OUTSTANDING.
The following is a statement OF the
United States currency outstanding at
this date:
Old demand notes......................s 696i2
Legal-tender notes, new issues....... 3l,SH $50 |
I.agal. Iander nntES. series OF 1850 2lG a36. 10