Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-13
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WAsHIyGr0N, March 9,-The Secretary Of War
i to-day communicated to the House, in compliance
with a resolution. the report Of the Art Commits
sion, who recommend an appropriation of s167 900,
to be expended for statuary and pictures for the
/ adornment Of the capitol They suggest q prefer
ence to be given TO the American artists and that
the embellishments should be. of purely national
character. in thus connection they don't speak in
complimentary terms Of the anrient subjects chosen
Tor the wall pictures Of the committee rooms They
say that as general principle the true method Of
procuring designs for the siatuary pictures is to
invite competition.
The receipts Of the treasury during the past week
were S24O0O00. including treasury notes; the drafts
paid were over s4.0O0005 the amount of drafts
issued were nearly So, I5s 000 the reduction from
the amount on hand on the previous week was
SI,U500O0; the amount subject TO draft was s4,
77S,OO0.
Atthe conference Of the Opposition members from
pennsylvania last night IN regard to the tariff they
agreed to recommend to the Committee on Ways
and Means to fix specific duties on iron at the follow
ing rates; On pig iron 81 per toni railroad iron SI2
per TOM common bar Sl5 per ton; hne bar lie per 10.
These are the principal descriptions, though scraps
and other minor kinds are provided for. This pro
position has not yet been submitted to the Ways and
Means Committee, and may be modified before be-
ing presented in the new bill to the House.
1t is probable that the tariff bill will be reported
about the middle of next week, before all the ap-
preparations are submitted TO give it proper posi-
ton in the order Of business. Twenty million dol
lars of treasury notes granted by the last Congress
will expire the first Of July, and the House
will not authorize a reissue, but require them
to be funded. 1t IS now proposed to connect
this loan with the tariff bill, as the revenue
derived from that service after defraying the regu-
lar expenditures Of the Government viii be applied
to the extinction of indebtedness. There being no
other resources the Senate, which resisted before
may yield now, and compel some concession on the
tariff
The Washington dispatches say that S. c. Boying-
ton, who was appointed clerk in the stationery
room of the House. is the person announced as hay
ing absc0nded with money. He never served day
IN office but week or two ago he obtained from
his confidential friends nearly 100000 worth of
transferable pOstofice certificates made payable to
him. The report is that he raised upon them in
New York about eighty cents on the dollar and
left for Europe; at any rate he has not returned
He has been serving the administration for several
years in one Of the departments The government
loses nothing by him.
WASHINGTON MARCH, 1.-THE New Orleans Plea
game Of Wednesday contains an act passed by the |
Louisiana Legislature authorizing greater rates of
interest than per cent, but accompanied with a |
provso that written obligations shall not bear more
than that amount per annum after their maturity,
till paid.
The subject of the impeachment Of Judge Wat |
son, of Texas will again be brought before the
House Committee on the Judiciary.
The friends Of the admission of Kansas under the |
Wyandotte Constitution are becoming more hopeful |
of the success of the measure before the expiration
Of the present session.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported /
bill for the relief Of Sweeney Rittenhouse FAINT
Co.. who claim indemnity in consequence of an al
legged violation of contract by the Secretary of the
Treasury 1t was in reference to his proposals for
the ten million loan Of 1858. The bill directs the
Secretary to refund the one per cent deposited as
security by the bidders and refer the question of
damage to the Court Of Claims
The House Committee on Public Expenditures
have examined the witnesses on the subject Of the
public printing. They will, probably at the end Of
this week, make a report, showing the extraordin-
airy profits and the demoralizing uses to which the
money has been applied. About 30 of the 40 or
more cases affecting California land claims have
been argued at the Supreme Court during the pres
ent term. The decision as to a few Of them will es-
tablish the principles applicable to ALL
The discussion Of the Mexican treaty has been
suspended for nearly two weeks, owing to the time
required the State Department for transcribng the
additional documents called for by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March l2.-HOUsE.-The Homestead
bill passed by 4 vote Of ia against G2.