Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-28
pen.
current Topics.

TIE PENSION BiLL.-A correspondent Of the
Washington States Of the 23d says: +" The passage
Of the Pension bill in the House yesterday by the
dectivs vote Of $50 to 70 renders its defeat in the
Senate matter Of great doubt. The chances are
more than even Of its becoming law. The Presi
dents veto has been confidently predicted, but We
believe on no satisfactory authority. Should it
pass there viii be an annual drain on the Treasury
-forbidding ct once all hope Of getting on under
the present tariff The bill gives pensions to all sur
vivors who served for sixty days, or we're engaged
in actual battle in the war Of 1872 or in any
or battle fought by the United States with the In
dams previous to or during that war. The act ex.
tends TO both land aud naval forces, and where the
party does not live, his widow comes in for the ben
ests. The pensions are graduated as follows; To
hose who served 70 months or more, 500 per an
. YIN; those who served FIVE months or more, SO;
d those Who served three mOnthsor more than so
ys, $50 per annum. 1t is provided that the pen
sions commence from the first day of the present
Coprrsss. and continue through life. Whatever of
credit attaches to this bill for further depicting
empty treasury, is justly due, in a great measure,
TO the Hon Mr. Savage, Of Tennessee, with whom
the bill originated and whose exertiens in its be-
half have been constant zeslous, persevering and
persistent" ....-r---
Tr PACIFIC RAnRoAD.-The Washington cores
pOn5ent Of the New York Times, under date Of the
2lst inst, writes:
The most earnest friends OF the Pacific Railroad
have been Doubtful Of the Of sUy one of the
many conflicting bills pending in Congress, and
which look 20 the construction Of that important
work To-day, however, their hopes have revived,
and thew begin 20 feel confident Of early and emlN
nant success The amendment Of Mr.. Foster, pros
vidipr thatthe road shall be constructed Of Ausri-
can materials 1t is believed will secure support for
the measure in the Senate where % had not been
anticipated Heretofore il 10 argued that the large
demsnd for American iron which the raiiFoaa con
struetiou will create under the operation OF this
amendment, viii operate as protection 20 inc en-
tire iron interests of the country; and that shis
CONFEDERATION will secure to the amended Dill me
States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey ana missouri
and several other States heretofore looked upon as
doubtful 10 short, to~nlghts eouht seems 70 sno"
clear majority in the Senate for the BILL substan-
sally Rs reported by Mr.. Gwiu from the Railroad
Committee, with Mr.. Fosters amendment, already |
noted
Ire Washington States of the 2Si says: ga great |
effort wiz be made to rash through the Pscifc Rail-
road bill during the present session. The only hope
Of its defeat lies in the diversity Of routes and plans
and unless these can be compromised in some shape,
il win net pass" &
FHu sPkEIsH MExroAE oUrsrTOS.-Under the
same date, (ihs 2lst) the Times correspondent
says:
Itelegrapbed you Tonight the contents Of letters
v.csivsS mere to-day, announcing that Spanish
trapsoors are daily expected of TamPico' bringing
troops % operate against Mexico with the Spanish
aeet already there These statements arese directly
- s,s~S ~ ~ repeated assurance made to our
cOvernmeBt nv the spanish Minister, here, that il
i diSeult 70 believe them YET there are prominent
Mexicaus now in Washington who fesr that spain
really has hostile designs against Mexico ahe y 70
be secretly supported In them By kranee.. ytnese
gentlemen suspect England TO be engaged IN sso-e'
Fntr;up Win France in the extension OF European
proIectOrats over ths whole Of Mexico and censrsl
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