American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-19
The President has nominated Levi P

Morton, Of New York, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PIenipotentfary to France
VIM N. Evarts, Allen @. Thurman and Tim
othy Howe, Commissioners on the part Of
the United States to the International Con-
ference 1t Paris; David d. McClung, Com
missioner Of Customs, Cincinnati; John w.
Green, Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
Second District, Iowa; Robert s. Taylor. Of
Indiana, Member of the Mississippi Inn
provement Commission.
THE Secretary Of the Treasury, on the
.11fh, issued decision on the request Of va
rfous national banks to withdraw their legal
tenders deposited to retire circulation. BE
maintains that "precedents Of the Depart
ment in similar cases should be adhered
to hsse and NO return Of legal tender made"
Secretary Window expresses the opinion
that NO stringency In the money market need
be unprecedented, owing to the large amount
of bonds that have been and are being pur-
chased by the Government.
SECRETARY BLAINE has sent . note
to the British Legation on the subject Of the
false reports sent by the Acting British
Consul ut Philadelphia IN regard to the prev
aIence of disease among swine of the Vest
eru States. The Secretary reiterates
the statements made in Evarts's
note Of the It'll of March, that all means
of information at the recourse of the De-
partment concur In showing tho late pub
lished report - wholly without foundation,
and sends copies Of resolutions Of the Msr-
chsnts' Exchange Of st. Louis anA Chamber
OF Commerce Of CincI1nad, explicitly dcpy-
ing the report q disGu1o among swine, and
showing the condlzfo1 o. the stock I'm the
States Of Ohio nd Illinois Is exceptionally
THE Congressional Committee of the
National 0reenback party has issued an ad :
dress to de people Of the United States. The
national banks and railroad and telegraph
companies a. 1t present controlled are de-
clared to be inimical to the rights Of the peo-
pie, and no redress for existing grievances
can be looked for from either Of the old par
ties. The Committee therefore earnestly
advises the formation of clubs In every city,
village and town in the United States, with
n view TO . thorough organization and
final triumph Of the National party.
Thomas j. Durant, Lee Crandnll, Edward
Daniels and Eperitus Howe, members Of the
Executive Committee of the Greenback Con-
gressionaI Committee, have addressed let
ter to Thompson ii. Murch, Chairman of the
committee, In which they decline to attend
the meeting called by Murch in New York.
They also Inform him his resignation as
Chairman Of the committee Is accepted, and
they viii call the entire National COMMITTEES
together soon 10 eleet bis successor.
The following are the important
changes sgreed upon in the Chairmanshipi
Of the scnste Committees: Johnston, OF yir-
ginia. In pIncs ~ Eaton, Chairman Of For
eign Relations: Williams, Of Kentucky
Chairman OF MnnufsctuEes, IN place Of
Grover, who succeeds Randolph IS Chair
man Of Military Affairs; Judge Davis sue
ceeds Thurman rs Chairman Of the judiciary
COMMITTEES; Jones, Of Florida, succeeds Nc
Donald MS Chairman OF Public Lands;
Groome, Of Maryland, succeeds withers,
Of Virginia, Chairman OF Pensions;
Call, Of Florida, succeeds Herman on
Patents; Butler, Of South Carolina, succeeds
Garland, Of Arkansas, on Territories; Far
ley, Of California, succeeds Hereford, Of w.
virginia, on Mines and Mining; Garland
succeeds Wallace on Revision of Laws
Brown, Of Georgia, succeeds Bailey on Ed
ucation and Labor; Walker, Of Arkansas
succeeds Butler On Civil Service and Re-
trenchment; Hampton, OF South Carolina
gets Civil-service Reform, and Hill goes fo
the Printing Committee Senator Cock
Iell is TO remain Chairman Of the Claims
Committee.