Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-08
ONLY HALF DOES III.
Letter from General Johnston in Denial
Of the jefferson Davis Treasure
Affair-Unpleasant
Prospect Ahead for Keifer-The Bur
bridge.Blaekburn COntrOyersy-0p-
position TO National Banks.

WASHINGTON, January Marshal Jack
Wharton, of Louisiana, whose term OF othce
has expired, will be renominated.
A Denial from General Johnston.
The Post tomorrow will publish letter
from General Joe Johnston denying that he
recently accused Jefferson Davis OF appro-
priating the funds carried through North
Carolina TO his own use. General Johnston
admits having said that Davis ought 10 have
accounted for the money.
Greenback OppOsisIon 10 National
Banks.
Representative Ford, OF Missouri, the
leader Of the Greenbackers in Congress. says
th At his party will oppose all legisicIi for
the continuance of the national 1lks; Tn at
the Greenbackers will not ONLY fight any
ext snsion OF national bank cha ers, but they
will antagonizs all refuudingl sgislation, as
they believe the bonds should be paid of at
once in greenbacks.
Right of Way ThrouGh Indian Lands.
Ex-Governor Overtou, Of the Chick kasaw
Nation, and others who oppose the bill re
gently passed by the Choctaws granting the
right OF way through the Choctaw reserva-
tion TO railroads, were again at the interior
department to-day protesting against the ap-
proval of that measure. They allege that
the vote on the bill in the senate of the Choc-
taw council was tie, and that the presiding
officer voted against it, therefore it was
legally defeated. They also maintain that
the assent of the Chickasaws must be
obtained to the grant before It can become
law proper.
No Exec s've Bills 10 BE Allowed.
Representative Springer, who is a member
of the House committee to pass upon claims
for compensation for attendance upon and
service TO the late President, says that no ex-
cessive bills will be allowed. He says the
committee will allow just about such
amounts as a court would award ii the
claims were made against the estate, and that
every claimant will be required to give a
written guarantee that he or she will accept
the amount allowed by Congress in full for
all services, and will release the estate from
all liability.
The Burbridge-Blaekb burn FusS.
In an interview last night Representative
Blackburn said he did not propose to talk
any more about his difficulty with General
Burbridge until he should have had an op-
portunity to read the latter's statement. A:
far as his Blackburn's assertion that Gene
raj Burbridge was a murderer during iht
war is concerned, he felt fully justified in SC
expressing himself, and he referred to Col.
lins's History of Kentucky for proof.
LETTER FROM BLACKBURN
The following letter from Representative
Blackburn to General Burbridge has beer
furnished for publication tonight:
LEXINGTON KY, January q. 1882.
General 8 G. Burbridge:
from one owsiey directed to YOU, was handed tC
me by the assistant doorkeeper OF the House o
gress, to-wit: the.2lst instant In.yor ucommuni
cation you complain of my reopening the wound
| of the war, and charging you with having dotte'
| my district over with the graves of men whom yoI
had murdered during the war and seek 70 apol9
stantialIy the contents OF your letter / wouiC
have replied earlier had not been leaving the cit
so soon, and had been well enough to do so. an
thus forced to answer by mail wish you to under
stand, sir, that have never sought to reopen th'
spoken unkndly of any officer of the United State
army, unless his acts put him beyond the Dal'
of civilized warfare and in the light of barbar
ism, nor will | consent to employ harsh Language
or severity OF criticism toward my opponents II
that struggle save under the circumstances stated
But. sir, after careful consideration, allow me tC
say that, in spite of your special pea that mum
DER OF ulstlusuIsheu eenllelieii MiOnl yVu haihc
approved your conduct Swho IN so going mus
have acted without full knowledge of the facts
whenever circumstances may require or may b'
ments shall be consistent with truth and thos'
heretofore made by me. Respectfully ~, D,,.>,
Will Make Il Unpleasant for Keifer-
| Those Republican members of the Hous,
who are dissatisfied with the organization o
| the committees now recognize Orth as theil
| leader, and they evidently intend to make i
unpleasant for Speaker Keifer if they can
| They admit that the present organization
| cannot be upset or changed, but are deter
| mined that a movement for change in thi
method of appointing committees hereafter
will be made. 1t will take the shape OF al
amendment TO the rule relating to the ap
| pointment of committees. 1t is maintained
by some that one House cannot make rul'
that will have any binding effect on a sue
ceeding House, but this is a contrOverteC
| question. Ex-Speaker Randall holds tina
the rules of the preceding House are binding
upon its successor until the latter adopt
rules of its own. Mr.. Orth contemplated
| submitting a resolution declaring it the sens
of the House that the authority to appoin
committees was more power than SHOULD
properly be vested in one man, and tina
the rule should be so change
as to confer that power on tn
House; and he may yet offer thi
resolution, but it will be supplemented by a
effort to amend the rules SO as to transfe
the power of the committee appointment
from the Speaker to the House. The pre-
posed change contemplates the formation c
committees by party caucuses, as is now don
in the Senate. The indications are that tn
Democrats will generally support the pro
posed amendments. Representative HOUSE
E. Of Tennessee, one of the most ipfluen
tial members on that side OF tn
House, said to Western Press reporte
tonight: Ny opinion is, and othe
Democrats with whom l have talked
agree with me that there is entirely to-
much power conferred on the Speaker. ii
really exercises more power over the legIsla
: tion of the country than the President. Al
our legislation is effected through commit
tees, and the Speaker can so constitute then
as to direct and control legislation. He ca
so form committees as to defeat measure
that the majority of the House may favor.
am in favor of the change sug
gested and would heartily sHppor
it. A candidate for Speaker coul
in his canvass trade upon the power h
would have on other legislation. Mind yoI
/ am not saying this has been done, nor d
mean to imply that it has. / am talkin
without any reference to the present hou
and am discussing that matter as an abstraC
question. / think we should appoint OF
commissioners as the Senate does its
The cooler headed Republicans depreeat
the unpleasantness that has arisen yer
much, while others ridicule the positio
taken by Orth and his followers. A prom
nent Western Republican member says thi
no effort to effect a change in the mode
appointing committees can succeed, and th
, il will iniure and weaken those who atts nj
it. He insists that the present House cannt
prescribe mode of organization that Wi
be obligatory upon any future House; tn
even if were passed by both Houses, al
signed by the President, requiring committe
to be appointed in a certain way it would ha'
> no effect, because each House has control
| its own methods of procedure He say
further, that the dniRlus OF this movement
plainly to annoy and humiliate the Speske
and that it will react on those engaged in
Another leading Republican member sa
that he fears this unpleasantness will distu
j and disorganizs the Republicans througho
I the session; that it produces discord and
feeling where harmony and good teelll
should prevail; that with the small ma jOri
the Republicans have, they should be in e
9 tire accord in order to accomplish the wo
incumbent upon them. He says he c.
| already discover a lack of interest in I
: sessions work, not to say feeling OF positi
3 Indifference on the part of some members.
Capital Briefs.
D The President signed the ac. to legal
}. tn. Pelection of the territorial legislature
Q | New Mexico, held November ,, 1880.
Postmaster General Howe said to-day th
it is useless waste of time to apply for q
: pointments under him.
: In the Christiancy divorce suit, to-day,
: motion was filed for the appointment of
examiner to take the testimony of witnss!
at Lansing, Michigan, in behalf OF the
J. spondent TO the cross-bill
) The requisition for stamps received fri
It postmesters to-day at the postofiice depa
ment aggregate over S640,000, the larg
issue in one day in the history of the servi
Is The total includes nearly twenty MILL
e stamps and six million postal cards.
l. METEOROLOGICAL.
mr.. W. n. RutIer.