Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-20
The Spanish Succession.
WASHINGTON.
Tax Reduction which Congress
W0n,t Have Time To Attend 10.


Tax Reduction which Congress
Won't Have Time To Attend 20.
WASHINGTON, May 19-The bill reported
by Senator Sherman to-day to reduce tax
alton, strikes out for salaries of
officers and employees S5G1. 963. speciaI
taxes on banks and bankers 81 ,I39. 1872
other special taxes SIS, sol. 450: cross
receipts Sc, 800, $3.50; sales SIS. 206. :
S39; income about $4,000. 600; lega.
cies $1,244, 437; SUGGESTIONS 81, IS9, 754:
schedule A SSS2, $50; passports 500, 453;
miscellaneous 81, 24O, $50; total S43, 597.-
174. Taxes retained: Spirits S45, 026. :
402; tobacco 23, 430, 40s; fermented liquors
G,099, 500; banks aud bankers 2, 1876. O54;
income about 20, 229, 500; stamps l6, 400, :
7l0; gas 2, 1l5, COS; penalties collected
81, loss; excess OF guagers' fees A., 800; to-
tai ZIG, Al, $50.
RePort on Georgia Bribery-BulIock
Convicted of 1sUsing Improper
Means,
The reports Of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee on the question whether corrupt or
improper means were used or attempted TO
influence the votes of Senators on the
Georgia bill is 10 the effect that efforts
were made by one j. H. Avara, director on
the Brunswick Railroad, to improperly in
nuence Senators against Binghams amend
ment; that Lewis Porter, a clerk in the
city postoflice, attempted to aid him in the
purchase, and that Rufus b. Bullock, in
paying the publisher. of the Washington
Ohloalclc a triple price for printing
pamphlets and inserting editorials and
speeches on the Georgia question, also
used improper means to influence votes.
There is, however, no evidence that any
Senator was influenced
Naturalization Treaty.
The State Department has received
official advices that the long-pendinp
naturalization treaty between England and
the United States has at last been signed
by the two Governments, and will soon be
laid before the Senate for ratification. By
this the British Government recognizes the
citizenship of an adopted citizen of the
United States the same as d citizen born on
the soil, and thus yields the doctrine.
maintained for so many years. that no
citizen of Great Britain can transfer his
allegiance. Should an occasion arise, it
will have an important bearing on all
future arrests Of citizens Of the United
States on British soil, charged with Feni-
anism, and may yet apply to those now in
prison.
- lmpcachmcnf.
The rumors which have prevailed here
for some days that an attempt would be
made to impeach one of the Justices of the
Supreme Court has assumed a definite
shape, and the House Judiciary Committee
will soon enter on the investigation. A
man named Hastings, of San Francisco,
has presented a memorial through q men,
Der of the House to that committee, charg-
ing Justice Field, of the Supreme Court,
and Judge Hoffman, of California, of the
United States District Court, with gross
corruption in office, the alleged data of
which are given in the memorial The
memorialist is to have hearing before the
committee. Californians say the charges
are of an old date, and have never received
much credit.
The Georgia Bill.
There was an exciting time in the Re
construction Committee yesterday among
the Republican members as to the course
TO be pursued when the Georgia bill
shall be brought into the House, and
finally Gen. Butler triumphed in the result
that the previous question should be
moved, debate cut off, and only permits
sion given to the Democratic members of
the committee to offer amendments. This
is a scheme to prevent conservative Repub-
Ucans from amending the bill when the
sIGiter comes up In the House. There is
every prospect of lively time on the latest
phase OF the interminable Georgia muddle.
Union Pacific Railroad.
The Supreme Court of Wyoming being
shout to render decision on a motion for
the appointment of q receiver for the
Union Pacific Railroad, the President has
directed the Attorney General to require
the United States District Attorney for
thst Territory to see that the interests of
fhe Government in that road are not in
terfered with 1t is stated here by the
friends OF the road, that if territorial
court assumes jurisdiction over any part of
that road the company will cease to run
trains beyond the North Platte. The Ter
ritorial Committees of both Houses are
about ready to report for the repeal by
Congress of certain acts of the Wyoming
Legislature relative to the Union Pacific
Railroad.
The Northwest.