Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-29
Great Fire on Long Island.
DevredatiOnS by the Indians
WASHINGTON.
Thc snn DomInro rScn,r.

WASHINGTON, June 2s-The Senate,
by a special assignment, had agreed to
proceed yesterday, at one o'clock, to the
consideration of the San Domingo treaty,
and when that hour arrived motion was
made 10 go into executive session, which
was lot by % to 90 This is coz
sidered O pretty fair test vote, and shows
that SO far from the treaty being strong
enough to secure a ratification by a two
thirds vote which is required, it cannot
command majority of the Senate. Sem
atOr Sumner is prepared with q stirring
speech, arrsigning not only this treaty but
the foreign policy Of the administration.
The Babcock difficulty had served to en-
bitter feeling on the subject and there is
sure to be lively time aud bad blood
whenever it comes up. The publicity of
the protocol for the annexation wherein
the President promised to use lis influence
TO make it popular in Congress has dam
aged the prospects of the treaty very con-
siderably among Senators and members.
There is good deal of inquiry in Admin
istration quarters to learn how the proto-
col, which, according to its terms, was to
be kept an inviolable secret for all time,
leaked out in the oficialinvestigation. The
original is still on file in the State Depart
mont
HE Doom OF San Domingo Scaled.
In the Executive session to day of the
Senate, after some discussion as to the
desirability Of taking immediate action on
the San Domingo treaty. motion was
made to open the door aud resume legisla-
tive business, and carried by vote of 81
to 2S. This is considered decisive Of the
fate of the treaty.
The President sent in the nomination
- Int -
Marshal Of North Alabama.
q Our Modern SquaIer Sovercigns.
The statement that Con Sherman or
dered the dispossession of colored squaiteIs
in York county, Virginia, is untrue. All
action, however, taken was in April last
at the advice of Gov. Walker, and he ex-
pressed to the President to notify Gen.
CANDY to aid the civil authorities in case
anything arose that warranted use of SOL
diers. Neither has any such dispossession
nor election taken place.
The Income Tax.
was abaT Toned by the Financial Commit
tee yestx day, whose chairman informed
the Senate that they had readjusted the
whole bill on the basis that the income tax
had been abolished To make up for the
loss of this tax the committee agreed to re-
state the duty on sugar where it is left by
tho existing law rather than allow the bill
to fail. 1t is generally thought that the
House will concur in this action.
EnIeresIing Facts About Incomes.
Supervisor butcher, of New York, re-
ports some very interesting facts about the
income tax While the amount collected
in his twelve districts (Which include New
York and BROOKLYN for the year will be
$6,7IS, $50, about the same as last year, in
some of the wealthier districts there is q
great falling off. A. 7. Stewart does not
return an income of one hundred thousand
dollars, while hundreds of houses show but
small profits Thousands Of merchants
swear to losses for the year. Mr.. butcher
says it has been terrible year for mer-
chants
Hon. Geo. Il. PsnGscton
arrived in Washington yesterday, and was
on the floor of the House in the afternoon,
where he received so many congratulations
from both sides of the House that they be-
came quite an impromptu levee.