Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Porter Nominated Admiral
Prospect of San Domingo job
Move against the Income Tax
Random Buffers Defence
Venezuela to Recognize Cuba
$4,000 Verdict VS.. G.J.PilIOW
The Situation atMOntgOmery
Smith Probably Yields To-day
The National Beard of Trade
WASHINGTON.
The War on the Income Ts


feeling against the tax than ever before
Many members assert that since the re-
duction of the tax during the last session,
little more than the expense of cnllecting
1t will be realized, and that if it is wholly
repealed the Revenue Bureau will be en-
abled to reduce the force of officers and
clerks, and abate other enormous expen-
ditures to such degree that the govern
ment will lose little by the change, to say
nothing of the benefits which will follow
an abolition of the tax. On the other
hand it is understood that the majority of
the Committee on Ways and Means viii
not favor al immediate repeal of the tax.
Some members think it had better be al
lowed to stand as it ID until it expires by
limitation, June 2, 1872; and Others say
that if any action ia to be taken it had
better be left to the AID Congress, the
present Congress having already Passed
upon the question during the last session,
after full consideration.
Treaties and Appointments.
The President has sent to the Senate
the exJadition treaties recently concluded
with several Central American Republics,
and has had prepared for Transmission to
that body many nominations of appoint
meDts made during the recess eff Congress.
Grant dominates His Friend Porter.
The following nominations were sent
to the Senate to-day, being nominations
of appointments made during the recess
of Confess: Vice Admiral d. d. Porter
as Admiral; Rear Admiral 5. c. Rowan
as Vice Admiral; Commodore L. a. Jen-
kins as Rear Admirah Capt ]. R. Mullary
as Commodore; Columbus Delsn0, of Ohio,
as Secretary of the I9terior; Benjamin II.
Bristow as Solicitor General; NJ. j.
Cramer, of Kentucky, as Minister to Den
mark; Clement II. Hall ss Assistant At
torney General; 10. p. Root of Kansas,
as Minister TO Chill; B. P. Blanchard as
Postmaster of New Orleans.
Dr.. Hermann Bendell late Lieutenant
in the army, was nominated to-day as
Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Ari-
iona, is a resident of Albany, of Jewish
faith. The appointment is i'll accordance
with promise made TO Recorder Wolf,
of this city.
The Senate, in Executive session TO-
day, confirmed the nomination of COlum-
bus DelanO to be Secretary of the Int,
rior.
Trying TO SheIVe Schurz.
The Senatorial Republican caucus had
q meeting this morning to receive the re,
port of the committee appointed to nOmi-
nate members of the standing committees
of the Senate. After discussion it was
voted unsatisfactory, and the subject re.
committed. 1t is understood objection
was made to the retention of Mr.. Schur7
on the Committee on Foreign Relations,
which it is desired 10 make strongin favor
of the annexation of San Domingo.
The Louisiana Troubles.
While in New York on Tuesday, Gov.
WarmOtth received a telegram from Gen.
Dongstreet the Adjutalt General of
Louisiana, informing him that affairs al
Baton Rouge, growing out of the recent
election, were of a serious character and
required his immediate presence al the
capital; accordingly Gov. Yarmouth left
New York for New Orleans on Tuesday
night.
RoderIck Buffers statement.
In conversation Representative r. R.
Butler, of Tennessee, make a whOkSalt
denial of all the charges made against
him in the newspapers in connection with
pension frauds, and announces himself
ready to disprove them when the first op
portunity offers. He says that he is The
object of the most malicious persecution
not only on the cadetship scandal, bu
also in connection with the pension
frauds, and that his enemies, from ex.
Secretary Cox and Commissioner Var
Aernam down to the village politicians il
Tennessee, are pursuing him relentlessly,
He says they talked Of arresting him
when his prosecutors well knew that ht
was ready to come to Washington when
ever he was sent for; and he says there i
the most positive fctutation of the charges
made against him, now on fi.e in the de
partment, sworn TO and properly authea
ticated. He affirms this evidence ha
been there for months. He adds that ht
did not disappear nor secrete himself, but
remained at home all the time while the
charges were making. He has 30 knOwl
edge that any proceedings are awaiting
him here; nor has he had any papeTt
served upon him. He has with him af
f1davits of the persons whom it is ALLEGED
he defrauded of pensions and bounty, anC
he says he is determined to pursue tn
subject before Congress and elsewhere
until he is vindica,cd.
The Franking Privilege.
The House Postal Committee. at III
meeting yesterdays agroeato report 81
amendment to the bill tC reorganize thu
Postoffice Department which measur,
occupied most of the time of the House
today providing for the abolition of tn
franking privilege and the substitution O
special stamps for each of the Depart
ments for transmitting official matter free
All such matter thus stamped is 10 b,
charged by the POstofiice Department Il
the Department issuing the same, anC
such charge is to be betrayed by the ap
propositions mg5G by Congress for The
incidental expenses. An amount is to b.
allowed each Senator and member to pal
for stamps 1t is maintained that sucl
legislation as this will avoid all the abuse
Of The franking privilege, especially tn
fraud prsctised under II.
The san Domingo Business.
The friends of the San Domingo matte
assert that since the message of the Presi
dent, the probabilities of ratification 0
the treaty have been materially strength
ened. A careful canvass of public opinio
today shows that, if q vote could be q
once taken, it would be defeated by
larger vote than heretofore. What ma
be accomplished by delay, however,
difficult to determine, but the opponent
and friends of the measure differ wldel
as TO the results in the future; the foTme
asserting that every day weskens, Will
the latter insist that time serves only I
: strengthen the proposition. 1t has bee
stated that the message Of the PresideI
Generated to remove many of Mr.. Sumner
objections, but this view is entirely VI
authorized. Mr. Sumner is radically o.
nosed to the acquisition of San DOming
upon any terms. The enemies of Il
proposition assert that they are prepare
10 show up a multitude Of jobs involve
not creditsble to many public men.
The Troops in Georgia.
Adyices received from Georgia say TIL
the State is dotted all over with Feder
troops under the pIetanse of sec2sing
fair election on the 2lst of this mont
and the enforcement of the Congression
ekrtion law. All the denias made fro
Washington that no additional tryol
have been sent 10 that State, so f,
nought. All that were temporarily take
ont of the State have been returned
well reinforced.
The Grand Army of the RePubEi
q, least certain officers of il, do not a.
near to think that Gen. PleasantOn,
New York. ought TO be made Commi
eioner Of Internal Revenue, and hay
therefore, protested to the Preside
sgaipst his appointment. 1t Is pref
vel settled that Deputy Douglass will
nominated.
Exctterneut Among the CherOkees
Arrest of Members of the Nations
Council