Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-05

Shall the People be Taxed for the
New Currency or Mott
( WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Committee
on Banking and Currency to-day had an
interchange Of views on the instructions Of
z the House to report the bill increasing the
vOlume of currency $4,000, 900. The
committee are at loss to know whether it
was intended the increase should be in
greenbacks or in national bank notes, and,
therefore, the character of the bill is as yet
undetermined. 1t is probable that in this
connection they will report a plan for
funding the national debt.
Consular Appointments
The following nominations were sent tn
the Senate to-day: T. p. Meigs, of Ten
nessee, Consul at Montivedeo; James W..
Mason, of Arkansas, Minister Resident and
Consul General to Liberia. -
Root
The President has determined to sustain
Gen. Root, Collector of Internal Revenue
for the Buffalo District of New York, and
therefore has withdrawn from before the
Senate the name of VIM. Kibble, nomina-
ted as Roots successor.
Imports and Exports.
Official statistics show that the imports
into the United States for the ten months
ending Oct 81, 1863, amounted to about
S400, 900, 600, against $3.50, 900, 900 during
the same time in 1863 exports 1866, 000,-
900, against $500, O00 600. OF imports
S275, OO0, 900, and of exports S2l5, 600, 900
were in foreign vessels.
The Tndians-WhO Break Treaties
In a letter received this morning by the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs from Gen.
linz "a Grrll
the General urged the Government to full
fl the promises made to the Sioux Indians,
Oy the treaty Fort Rice lie says the
friendly Sioux have done everything they
could to induce the hostile Sioux to bury
the war Ratchet, bnt they constantly com
plain that the horses, cattle, ETC., that were
promised them have not been given them,
and this is a constant cause of discomfort.
As the friendly Sioux number about 5000
it would be advisable, the General be-
Iieves, TO lose no time in procuring for
them settlements Of lands and means to
cultivate them.
More Niger.
JOS. W. Mason who was to-day nominated
Minister, Resident and Consul General at
Liberia, is a mulatto, and a native and
resident of Chicot county, Ark, where he
Is largely engaged in planting.
Brooklyn Navy Ward.
The Naval Committee have agreed to re-
port bill for the removal Of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
The Man and Brother.
The House to-day passed a bill giving to
a colOred man residing in the District OF
Columbia, who lost both feet at the second
battle Of Bull Run, pension commencing
from 1862. II appears that this man be
ing a toamster and employe Of the Gov
eminent, his name was not on the muster
roll His case received unfavorable re-
port in the present and preceding Con
gress.
In opposition to the claim it was urged
that its passage would set precedent re-
quiring the expenditure of two or three
million dollars every year to meet similar
exceptional cases, for which provision
would not have to be made, in addition TO
an expenditure Of thirty three or thirty-fiye
million per annum for pensions.
TO Abolish Test Oath.
The bill reported to the Senate to-day to
repeal the test oath act of 1862, 1t is be-
Leved Will soon pass both Houses. 1t re-
heVes all persons of disabilities except
those disqualified under the Fourteenth
Amendment
Proposed Reduction of Tobacco Tax
& delegation Of the National Tobacco
Association was heard by the Committee
on Ways aud Means to-day. They presen-
led a resolution adopted in the New York
telegraph proposing modification In the
Internal Revenue concerning tobacco and
advocated uniform tax of sixteen cent per
pound on chewing and smoking tobacco
and snuff. The committee are not dis
posed to make so great reduction, but
animate their willingness to place the tax
at > cents.