Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-28
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.
Taking n Political Turn.

Senator Farley, of California, in discussing
| the anti Chinese bill this afternoon, gave
that question political turn. He said the
matter of the anti-Chinese legislation had
been taken charge of by the Republicans
| and managed in tirst-class corporation style.
! He complained that the Democrats from the
Pacific coast had not been consulted IS to
! the needs of their constituents, and claimed
that to the Democrats belonged the credit of
all that may have been achieved.
IawIessness in Arizona.
The message from the President to Con-
| gress this afternoon recites that great law
| lessness exists in Arizona; that the governor
| reports that violence and lawlessues IS reign;
| that robbery and murder are common and the
| citizens alarmed, and that the cowboys are
| the cause OF this trouble. To suppress this
| the President recommends that The army be
permitted to cooperate with the civil au-
| thorities, and that soldiers be permitted to
be employed in that Territory as a posse
| comitafus.
Sherman's silver Bill.
Senator Sherman's bill to regulate the
| coinage of silver dollars repeals SO much of
the act of February 2S, 1878, authorizing
the coinage of the standard silver dollar
and restoring its legal-tender character as
directs the purchase and coinage into stand
ard silver dollars not less than $1,000, 900
worth of silver bullion per month. The bill
directs the purchase of bullion from time to
time, and its coinage only when in the opin-
ion of the secretary of the treasury the fur
ther coinage of such dollars is demanded for
public use and convenience.
Coed word for Fftz John Porter.
\ letter was received here few days ago
by an applicant for position from General
Grant in reply to a request for his indorse-
ment in which Grant says he has not
recommended any one Tor office recently,
unless his opinion has been requested by the
President or some member OF his cabinet;
he had made but one exception TO this rule,
aud that was in the case of an army appoint
ment which, II the best interests OF the SER
vice and justice to great services had been
done, would have been made years ago, and
he did not intend in the future to suggest or
interfere in the slightest degree with any
appointments.
Partisan Debate I'm the Senate.
The debate in the Senate this afternoon
took a more decided partisan shape than any
yet during the present session. 1t was over
the bill to repeal section 1918 of the Revised
Statutes, which prohibits those connected
with the rebellion from holding position in
the United States army. Senator Edmunds
said that he regarded it as an effort of the
Democrats to repeal the legislation intended
TO msintain the results OF the war. He
spoke of the attempts of the Democrats in
Tue last OOuStSeS ~ ACpSaA " at lcSlsldllOn Dy
means OF riders on appropriations, and said
that he was ready now and at all times TO
meet and resist these effsrts of the Demo
Gratis. Senators Beck and Vest made speeches
from the Democratic side, claiming that the
sentiment of the country Is averse TO main
tanning war memories
Star-ROufe Trials.
The hearing in the Reerdell Star-route
case was resumed this morning, and ID. H. |
Woodward testified in corroboration OF the |
evidence given by Messrs. james and Mac /
Veagh yesterday that he had been told by |
Reerdell that about 1900 or 20o0 shares of ]
mining stock had been given by Dorsey to I
Turner for what he called official services. !
Reerdell also said that Tyner, former as
sistant postms msster-generaI had been given 1
20O0 shares to influence his official action; 4
A. n. Gibson had also received 1000 shares |
of stock. He (Reerdel) did not know why |
this payment was made. McGrew, the J