Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-15
WASHINGTON LETTER
Oas Of the HumOrs Of the Late
Election for Clerk.
A Batch of Important Bills In,
troduoed.
NE. Carlisle on a Fictitious
speech Attributed TO
Him.


WASHINGTON, December Il.
Among the funny things which
trau,pirsd in the recent struggle for
the House officers, Hone has created
more merrimeut than story that is
going the rounds IN regard to the cleo
ion Of Clerk. Atthe very crisis Of
the balloting, when one vote might
determining the result, Mr.. Burns, of
Missouri, is said to have appealed to
M Duestsr, Of Wisconsin. to change
his vote from Atkins to Clarke. Deus
ter explained that be was voting for
Atkins because he believed he would
be elected, aud he was very AK,
ious to have one friend appoint
Cd by the Clerk Burns then
told him il be would vote for Clarke
Hewoald recommend the appointment
Of bis friend, and if he failed in Sc
curing il he would draw his check for
a years salary and hand it over to the
friend. Deuster voted for Clarke and
ct once after his election secured a.
letter from Burns, urging the appoint
ment Of his friend. Clarke appointed
him promptly. Burns then applied
for place Tor one Of his friends. but
Clarke declined on the ground that
be had given him one appointment
(Deuster's mani and could not give
another. Burns is said to be much
Disguised.
&c Nothing new has transpired in re-
gard to the committees since my last
letter, except that Money, Of Missis,
sippi, will most likely De chairman Of
the Committee on Postoffces and
Post Roads.
In the Senate yesterday, after
prayer and the reading of a journal,
Senator Aldricb, OF Rhode Island, an.
nounoed the presence Of his colleague,
Mr.. Anthony, and asked that he be
sworn in. Immediately all the Sena-
tors rose from their seats and re
manned standing while the oath was
administered by the President pro
tempore, Senator Edmunds
Among the petitions presented was
one by Mr.. Plumb, from citizens Of
Kansas Of African decent, setting
forth the disadvantages Of their posi-
ton in view Of the condition OF legisla-
ton and the decisions Of the courts.
Mr.. Mitchell presented a memorial
3 from the Board Of Trade Of Philadel
phia relating to the currency.
1t expresses the reference Of the
financial and commercial interests Of
that city for the present system Of ma
tional bank circulation, and asking
for the repeal Of the per cent tax
Among the bills presented were the
following, which were appropriately
referred:
ssa By Mr. Brownie provide Tor
hearing and determining the claims
ofthe State Of Georgia for captured
and abandoned property Of said State
hsl1Iu ny llt " HAAtu RlAlLts
By Mr.. Hawley:-To establish a
standard Of time in the District Of
Columbia.
By MrlSherman. TO provide for
the announcement Of closer CONNER
oial relationship and in the interest OF
the perpetuation Of peace between the
United States and the republics Of
Mexico and Central and South Amer
lea and the empire Of Brazil. 1 II pro-
vides that the President be author
lied and requested to invite the res
N publies Of Mexico, Central America,
South America, and the empire Of
Brazil, to send delegates to meet in
convention 10 Washington upon such
day as he may appoint during the year
1884, to consider the best mode Of es,
tablishing. upon a firm and lasting
basis, peaceful and reciprocal COM
mercial relations, and 10 adopt such
measures as may be considered most
practical to promote the construction
Of an international railway to connect
the countries named with the United
States; $4,000 Is appropriated to de-
fray the expenses Of the convention
By Mr.. Inealls:--To provide for de-
termiuing the existence and removal
Of inability Of the President to dis
charge the powers and duties Of his
Office.
Also, to establish uniform system
Of bankruptcy. Il 10 the same bill as
was reported BY Senator ingalls,, from
D the Judiciary committee Of las, Con-
gross.
Mr.. Beck offered and asked to have
printed resolution calling on the
Secretary Of the Treasury TO iuform
the Senate as to tho amount Of the
public debt after the sums provided
Tor in the act Of February, 1862, we're
applied; how much the debt has now
been reduced beyond the amount re-
quired to be applied as a sinking fund,
and what sums will be hereafter re-
quirod annually until the maturity Of
the 4 per oents in 1907, 10 order to
comply with the provisions Of sections
1894 and 1896 Of the revised statutes
as now construed by the Secretary.
Mr.. Sherman stated that he had no
objection to the resolution, but the
information called for is contained in
every report Of tho Secretary Of the
Treasury for several years past.
Mr.. Beck stated that the Secretary
says that s50.O00,000 a year must be
applied to the sinking fund, when he
himself, as well as former Secretaries
OF the Treasury, show w are Ia gely
in excess Of the sinking fund on pay
ments already made. We have re
duced the public debt over $4,000,
600, 600 when ihe sinking fund did not
require over 5000, 100000. or at the
most S7OO0OO,OO under any construc
ton Of ii.
In the House 1921 bills we're intro,
duced Monday and Tuesday. Among
others a bill by Mr.. Young, OF Ten
nessee, for the appointment by the
Speaker OF a select committee to in
qnire into public land grants, and by
Nj Nc MILAN, Of Tennessee, TO pen
sion the surviving soldiers Of the
Mexican war.
A reporter called on Mr.. Carlisle
Yesterday to get some information in
regard to an alleged disunion speech
ne Il charged with having delivered.
The reporter laid before him a news
manor extract containing letter from
Colonel J y. Landrum, who ran for
Congress- against Carlisle, TO the Cin-
cinnsd Commercial Gazette in regard
10 The alleged extract from an alleged
speech delivered BY Mr.. Carlisle in a
ohuSah1 aomo years ago for Congress.
That 1xtratt put into the Speakers
mouth language bitterly denouncing
the United States government