Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-15

orado. The committee decided not t.
make the appropriation.
Relief of widows and Orphans.
The House to-day passed the Senate bill
for the relief of the widows and orphans O
the officers and men of the Oneida, which
was sunk by the Bombay.
Border Ruffian Claim.
The committee on claims have decided
to report favorably on the claim for fouI
hundred thousand dollars, brought by par
ties who suffered by the border ruffian raid
in Kansas, in 1856. The claim is based on
the fact that the Government is bound to
afford protection to its citizens against law
lessness.
Income Tax.
The WAYS and Means Committee had a
discussion to-day on the income tax sec
ton of the internal revenue bill. No &C
ton was taken, but from the opinions OF
members Of the committee it is probable
that they viii report in favor of exempting
$500, and lovying a tax of three per cent
on all incomes over that sum.
Trans-CentinentaI Railroad.
The Trans Continental Railroad bill was
considered to-day by the Pacific Railroad
Committee, and after some amendments It
was agreed to report on it fIvorab'y.
A Nominations.
The following nominations were sent to
the Senate to-day G. w. Dent, to be ap.
praiser Of merchandise at San Fraaciseo
Nap. P. Stone, to be postmaster at San
Francisco Jesse Moore, TO be postmaster
at Greensboro, Ky; Susan B. Burbridge,
TO be postmistress at Hopkinsville, Ky.
Constitutional Amendments.
The House Judiciary committee to-day
agreed to Mr.. Bingham's bill, with the
amendments, to regulate the mode of de-
terInining the ratification of amendments
to the Constitution Of the United States.
FOur Per Cent. Loan.
Mr.. Boutwell, to-day made a persona
appeal TO several members Of the Ways
and Means Committee not to report long
four per cent loan. He said he did not
believe it good policy, and if they did It
would defeat the object the Government
had in view i'll reducing the rule Of in
Aerest.
No Chance for san Domingo.
Al examination of the list showing the
position of Senators on the San Domingo
treaty, in high official circles, has con-
WINGED the Administration that no hope re-
mains for ratification. 1t was found on
completing and correcting the canvass,
that from PC to rs Senators were inhexi-
BILE The friends Of the Administration
were this afternoon given to understand
that the effort to secure the ratification
would be abandoned as useless. There is
reason to believe that the President and
Secretary Fish intend now to favor the
protectorate project.
summers Growing Glory.
Mr.. Sumner introduced a bill In the
Senate to-day supplemental to the civil
rights bill, which he considers the crown
ing glory of his anti slavery record 1t
provides in effect for an absolute equality
of all persons in the enjoyment of all kinds
of proper privileges without distinction on
account of race or color. 1t requires all
hotels, restaurants, railroads, theaters,
churches, concert halls, academies, COM
mon schools, colleges, etc, to treat all
alike, and impose penalties punishable on
conviction in a United States Court, for
any refusal of any privilege to any one on
account of he or she being Of African de
scent. The bill is so sweeping that it
prohibits cemeteries even from being de-
voted to the sepulture exclusively Of white
persons or of colored people. The bill
was referred to the Judiciary Committee,
from which its author hoped it would soon
be reported and passed into a law.
Gen. JOrdOn,
the late commander of the Cuban insur-
gents, is expected here next week at the
request of the friends of the Cuban cause,
20 appear before the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs and make q statement Of
the condition of matters in the island.
The status of the Cuban question remains
unchanged in that committee, and this
movement is an effort to awaken some H.
terest in it. The fact is pretty well estab-
lished that efforts were made indirectly by
this Government to prevent the execution
OF Gen. Goicouria at Havana last week,
and, had it been delayed two days longer,
there is little or no doubt but that they
would have succeeded. Gen. G. made
quite q number of influential friends IN
official quarters while on a visit here last
winter.
The National Golfers.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE United
States Treasury holds at this date as secu-
rity for circulating notes, S342, 269, $50;
as security for deposits Of public moneys,
SIG, 41O, 900; mutilated bank notes burned
during the week, S2S9, 400; total amount
burned, S23, 3l6, SIG; currency issued for
bills destroyed same period, S257 800; to-
tai amount issued therefor, S23, $50, 40;
balance due for mutilGted notes, 26,GlO;
bank circulation outstanding at this date,
1929, 5l2, SOB; shipments of currency for
the week ending May II, to the Assistant
Treasurers repositories, National Banks
and other parties, Sl.Sl4O3i; fractional
currency, S7OG, $50; receipts of fractional
currency during week, SjOi,000; fractional
currency destroyed during the week, S55l,
200.
Playing Truant Again.
The President and family, Generals Dent
and Porter and several Cabinet officers,
Senators and Members, left here at . A. II.
on steamer Lady of the Lake for piney
Point on q pleasure excursion.
SSCnpIured by a DispatCH.'
The Government will intercede for the
COMPANIONS of the late General GuieorO l.,
captured by dispatch from HAVANA to
day, in order to save their lives.
wei, what Will gEc DO about ga
1t has been asserted that Secretary
Fish allowed Gen. Goiconoria to be CARROT
ed without interfering in his behalf This
il not true; as soon as 1t became known
that Goiconoria was captured, Secretary
Fish sent a note TO Spanish Minister Ro-
berts, asking him to request tie Governor
General of Cubato prevent his immediate
execution. Three hours afterwards MEflsl
received note from Mr.. Roberts saying
that before he could get a telegraph to
Havana Goiconoria had been garroted.
The Christian Hero.
The Freedmen's Bureau investigation
was adjourned yesterday till Monday.
Tins far no witnesses have been summoned
for defence. The witnesses for pro5ecu-
tion will probably occupy the whole Of
next week, and none viii be examined for
defence until these are all heard.
cabinet Meeting Oh Indian AffGIls
The Big Horn Broken.
The Cabinet yesterday had Indian mat
ters under consideration, and the situation
of Indian affairs generally were discussed
Among other things it was decided as con.
ducive to the interest of both Government
and Indians. that the Secretary OF War IS
sue orders TO prevent the startlnl the
Rio Horn expedition, pending the neScil"
tions with Red Cloud and other Sioux cil' q.
now on their way here.
Gen. Augur, commanding the Depart
ment of tie Platte, has accordingly beeI
instructed TO delay this and similar e1pe,
ditions. The intention Of the Government
IL 20 carefully consider whatever repre-
sentations may be made by the dlsadeciec
chiefs with the view of a just settlement
Of ali difficulties between them and the
Trn;ted States. The latter will, no Doubt