Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-11
OUR WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Is Light this MOrning-TestimOny on
the Hot Springs Clause Continued
Secretary Sherman Before tse
Committee on Ways
and Means.
Form OF the Bill introduced by Mr..
Wood to Authorize the Issue of
Certificates of Deposit in Aid
OF the Refunding OF the
National Debt-Etc.

| WASHINGTON, December l0.-The Presi-
dent recognized Richard Reade consul of her
Britannia majesty for the States of Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois,
Iowa and Wisconsin, to reside at Philadel-
| phia.
! The senate committee on finance agreed to
| report favorably on the nomination OF Hill
| House to be assistant treasurer at New York
| city.
| TESTIMONY ON THE HOT SPRINGS CLAUSE.
E. N. Hill testified before the investigation
| committee, and said he knew nothing about
| the abstraction or omission of the Hot Springs
clause Of the sundry civil bill; Benson APP
preached him on the subject, knowing that
! he had opposed the measure, and knowing
what Bensonlwas after, he determined to fool
him. during the three weeks Benson was
| working witness he benson twice threatened
witness, and once tried to bride him into tes-
tifying, intimatIug testimony was wanted
against Senator Conover.
Senator Randolph--Then you can give US
no clue as to the missing clause?
Witness-None whatever, unless it can be
found III the dimijehns and whisky bottles
that were about the Capitol that night.
Dr. David A. Burson testified that be
knew Britt, who had stated to him that Con
over was guilty, and he could prove him
guilty; $50 clear was the testimony" said
Britt, that his secretary, Rice, will with
draw from his support "
The committee would not examine witness
es called by Conover to show the character Of
Britt, deemlng 1t unnecessary.
SECRETARY SHERMAN BEFORE THE COM
MITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
Secretary Sherman was before the ways
and means committee, to-day, and gave his
views concerning the bill introduced by Rep
resentatiVe Wood to authorize the issue of
certificates of deposit in aid of the refundlng
OF the national debt. The bill, as agreed to,
is as follows:
Be ii, enacted, ETC., That the secretary OF
the treasury is hereby authorized and directed
TO issue, In exchange for all lawful money OF
the United States that may be presented for
such exchange, certificates of deposit of the
denomination of ten dollars, bearing interest
at the rate OF three per cent. per annum, aDd
convertible into the four per centum bonds
described in the refundIng act. and the
money so received shall be applied only to
the payment of 20 bonds, in the modesp
scribed by said act; and he Is authorized to
prescribe suitable rules and regulations in
conformity with this act.
Mr.. Wood was authorized to report it to
the house.
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
The Potter committee to- day decided that
a sub committee would continue the investi-
CATION in Louisiana in case further grant Of
money was made by congress. Chairman
Potter will be one of the proposed sub. COM
mIttee, and will select the second Democratic
member before Thursday, when the Republi-
cans will select the third member.
Messrs. Springer and Hiscock were author,
lied to open and report upon some documents
obtained from Florida bearing upon questions
of the validity of commissions of several JUS
tees of the peace, ETC., who certified to the
correctness Of certain election returns.
AGAINST THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN
BUREAU.
General Lyon, of the purchasing commit
tee of the board of Indian commissioners, and
Barclay White, representing the Society of
Friends, at Winnebago agency, spoke to-day
against the transfer Of the Indian bureau to
fha