Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-04

noon over the repeal of the statute
excluding ex Confederates from positions
in the army again took a decided parti-
san shape. Mr.. Ingalls, said that the South
ern senators had in the last two years ex-
tolled JEFF Davis aud Lee. VOORHEES, replied
to Ingalls,, and Hawley answered Vorhees's
speeches, going back to the time prior to the
rebellion and causes that led TO it.
2Ge.s0I Pensioners.
The commissioner Of pensions reports to
the Senate, in response to resolution, that
the number of pensioners on the roll in Sep
tember last was 269, ,85l, the annual amount
of whose pensions was S29, ,263, ,469. OF these
10000 were not paid and have lapsed, not
having been called for within three years;
5000 were sailors, whose residences we're not
known. This left 252, ,S51 pensioners who
were paid, and the amount required for an
nual pensions and arrears was S51, ,224, 204
imprisonment of American Citizens in
Ireland.
The state department furnishes letter
from Earl Granville to Minister West con-
cerning the imprisonment of American citi-
zsns in Ireland, in which he details at con-
siderable length the view taken by the En-
glish government on the subjs and hereto
fore published, TO the effect that American
Irishmen in Ireland must submit like other
Irishmen to the laws. He quotes at some
rebellion 10 show that the position taken by
the British government now is the same as
that held by the United States government
in 1862.
Anxious for zIOwgafe's Capture
General Hazen, chief signal officer, has
addressed letter to the secretary of war.
He says: 81 would most respectfully ask
that all proper and efficient means be taken
to rearrest Captain Howgate and bring him
to trial. L, seems so well-nigh impossible to
bring criminals in high places to answer
squarely, like other citizens, for high crimes,
that this proper occasion for putting into
eff ct al the pow of the government to re.
arrest this man ani bring him TO trial" Gen
eral Haz,n says that the escape OF Howgate
deprives the signal corps of its best means OF
answering false and vicious accusations made
against it.
The National Rank Charters.
The action of the House in fixing on the
9th instant for the consideration of the bill
to provide for extending the national bank
charters, by the decisive vote of $50 to 65,
may be regarded as settling the question
that this Congress Will pass, and very prob
ably at this session, bill to extend these
bank charters. 1t is believed that there will
be some important amendments to the pres
ent law adopted, and among others one 10
prevent such proceedings as the New York |
banks resorted TO about the time OF Hayes's
veto of the funding BILL when they threw up |
their circulation and made sharp contrac- |
tion of the currency in order TO force such |
legislation as they desired.
An Outrage that should he Stopped.
In the course of the discussion in the SEN
ate this afternoon on the question of print |
ing the report of the secretary of war, show
ing how so much money was used for travel |
ing and similar purposes, in the army, Sem |
ator Plumb said this thing OF ordering army |
officers from one place to another, that they |
might visit their families or sweethearts, /
had become an outrage and should be stop |
ped. He said ii was very nice for an officer \
10 have order to visit place he wanted |
10 visit, because the order provided for all I
his expenses. There was no necessity for \
20 many officers here in Washington. He
thought when the department exceeded the
amount allowed by Congress for such ex-
penses it ought to be the subject Of con-
yressionsl investigation.
Increase or Specie.
On the first day of June, 1879, there were,
n TIE United States, only S35S, ,54l ,6S3 in
pecie. Thanks to the reconciliation of
ilver on November /, 1881, there were
$50 900, 900. Even now, our paper cur
ency is in excess of our specie. From 1856
o 1881, our mines produced 81 SOC, 900 900
II gold end silver. From 1915 to 1880, the
Talue of our gold product exceeded that of
,ur silver by over thousand millions Of
lollars. During the last twenty-fy years
xports of specie have exceeded cur imports
~ over Thousand millions, while we have
Produced but 81 800, 900 900. Our net gain
n specie currency then, has been less than
300, 100000. During 1880 and 1881, our
IMPORTS OF specie exceeced our exports by
l61 ,000, 900. At this rate of increase in the
pecie of the country we are not likely TO
uffer from a scarcity Of currency. Il
buses In the Management of The ApI.
diers' Home.
The Senate Military Committee to-day
report of the investigation of the
oldlefs' Home, located at Washington,
in a general way the charges of
buses on the part of the management,