Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-09
InfaIIibiIity Assuming Shape.
WASHINGTON.

Tennessee before the Reconstruction
COmmittee-Mayna and ArneII
on EEand-Eassachus i'm Dam
ger.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The Reconstruc-
ton Committee this morning considered
the question of the power of Congress to
exercise in Tennessee to remedy the dan
gerous condition of affairs there, but ad-
journed without action.
Congressman Maynard and Arnell were
before the committee, giving information
with regard to affairs in that State.
Mr.. Butler said he had no doubt of the
power of Congress to interfere with the
authorities of Massachusetts,, should a
proper occasion arise.
EnOs Hopkins.
The Senate in executive session took up
the Nomination of Enos Hopkins to be
postmaster at Nashville, which gave rise to
a long and animated discussion. This NOM
ination was favored by Senator Brownlow,
but strongly opposed by Senator Fowler,
VINO requested its rejection in accordance
with the long established usage Of tha Sen
ate conceding TO every Senator the right to
demand that no one should be confirmed
as postmaster of his own city or immediate
neighborhood who is personally objection
able TO him.
A contest over the nomination had been
for some time in progress before the Com
mittee on Post Offices, and it was reported
without recommendation, leaving to the
Senate the decision Of The general question
involved.
The conclusion reached by the Senate
agrees with its action last year in a similar
e -,
Leavenworth, which was rejected at the
request of Senator Ross
Fraud, Perjury and Forgery.
The House Judiciary Committee heard
further argument in the McGanahan case
by c.. P. Shaw, of New York, who charged
that fraud, perjury and forgery had been
freely employed to mislead the Supreme
Court, and influence its decision against
the claim of McGanahan.
No specie for the south
Secretary Boutwell, has reported against
the utility of a mint at New Orleans, hold
ing the mint at Philadelphia sufficient for
the Atlantic States, and the one at San
Francisco for the Pacific States In view
of this fact, Senator Kellogg to-day intro
duced q resolution looking TO the rover
sion of mint property at New Orleans to
that city, as it had been coded to the Gov
eminent only for mint purposes.
Tobacco Tax.
Commissioner Delano will be before the
Committee on Ways and Means tomorrow
in connection with the discussion now ex-
listing among leading tobacco manufac-
turers, concerning equalization of tax on
that article.
ReVcnue FgeceIDfs
The receipts from internal revenue
sources to-day were S295, 243; total for the
month S., 49, III, and for the present ifs
cal year TO date SIG, 2i6, 4S9.
whisky i'm Bond.
The Finance Committee of the Senate
considered this morning tie question of
granting further time for the withdrawal of
distilled spirits now in bond in distillery
warehouses.
The case was argued to-day by VIM.
Brown Of Ky, In behalf of the distillers OF
Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The Com
mittee examined the deputy Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Irwin, who is of the
opinion that the distillers should have al
least = years time in bond without in
terest. The representatives of the dis
tillers would prefer years without inter
est to years with interest, at the rate
which Congress seems disposed TO pre-
scribe. The Committee tomorrow viii
hear Commissioner Delano.