Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-21
Debate on InfaIIibillty Begun
WASHINGTON.
ADemocratIc Journal wanted.

ADenocratic Journal Wanted.
WASHINGTON, May 20-It is again said
that Democratic daily paper is to be
started here shortly with a capital Of one
hundred thousand dollars, to take the place
kthe old National Inte1igeacer. There
IS no Conservative paper now published
in the city.
John Nkorrisey, L Mayors, Barrett and
Wallach, and other prominent local
Democrats, it is said, will be among the
stockholders. The managing editor is not
yet nominated.
French SpoIiasiOn Hill.
The Senate will soon take action on
Summers French Spo!iation Bill, and in
view thereof claimants in all sections of
the country are now earnestly engaged
with memorials and letters to their Sena-
tors soliciting their support to the bill.
The bill provides that the Board of Com
missioners shall audit the claims within
three wears, and their awards to the extent
Of %, 900, 600, and guarantees to be paid
whenever Congress shall make the appro-
priatson therefor.
Another Lunch Party.
A special Cabinet meeting was held to-
day.
Samples of IgadIcaIIsm.
A telegram from Supervisor Bridge
land announces ffty-fve indictments
found by the grand jury at Tyler, Texas,
against parties for violation of the revenue
laws, the list including several revenue
officials.
Commissioner Wells, Report.
The majority report of the Committee on
MISUNDERSTANDING the report of Special
Commissioner of Revenue Wells has been
followed by report from the minority Of
the committee, consisting of Representa-
tives Cleveland and Rice 1t embodies a
letter at length, addressed to him, asking
what he had to say to the charges preferred
against him of misstatement and mis-
representation. Commissioner Wells, IN
his letter, takes up and analyses the report
Of the majority on the questions OF pig
iron, inland freight duties on steel, lumber
and the purchasing power OF wheat, and
adds vast amount of evidence in support
Of his positions and recommendations.
The friends of the revenue reform are
jubilant over what they consider a tri-
umphant vindication of the Commissioner.
The Georgia Corruption Case.
Considerable excitement was created
Yesterday by the report of the Judiciary,
which is expressly severe on Gov. Bullock
and his past evidence, which is quite volu-
minous, and shows that Lewis Porter, a
clerk in the postofice here, acting for
Avery, tried to induce Judge Hughes to
undertake to influence Senator Carpenters
vote for 81 600 in railroad bonds, it being
talked of as indispensable for that purpose, |
and another man talked suspiciously about |
money paid for Senator Tipton's vote that |
Bullock had paid Forney 81, 459 Ostensibly !
for printing, etc, but that it was three |
times as much as he could have reason |
ably charged for the work done, and |
also that Bullock spent $14, 800 in Wash |
ington. The committee, in their sum
ming mp, say that, in spite of the IN
willingness of witnesses to testify, enough !
evidences has been found to satisfy them |
that Avery and Porter, being officers of the |
Government, did use improper means to |
influence the votes of Senators against
Binghanl's amendment, and that Bullock,
in giving Forney triple pay, used improper
means, and Forney in receiving for work !
and editorials, while publishing paper re-
ceiving Government patronage, extrava-
giant rates without allowing it to appear
that these services were paid for, was guilty |
Of using improper means to influence the |
votes of Senators. The majority report is
signed by five members of the committee,
Stewart and Rice voting in the minority;
the report agreeing in the main points with |
the majority, but trying to make it little |
sAier for Bullock and Forney.
Mission 90 Rome.
There was one of the sharpest debates of
the session in the House this afternoon on
the question of providing in the diplomatic |
bill for a mission to Rome. The bill only |
provided for a consul and the Democratic |
members proposed to substitute a minister |
resident, and in course Of the discussion
they charged that the Republicans opposed |
O mission there on the ground of the re-
Iieious tenets which held sway in Rome !
and cited the fact that in the next line OF
the bill provision was made for minister
to- the polygamous country of Turkey.
Sou ne of the Republican members denied |
this ,Nnd others did not.
Mr.. bingham, of Ohio, defed the DEM |
ocratic luembers to indorse the doctrine OF
inialIbih.V proposed in the Ecumenlcal
Council. ard denouncedit as an attempt to
fttter the freedom of thought, of con |
science, and Of the press.
Mr.. Dawes charged MIR. Brooks with |
having been Know Nothing.
Mr.. Brooks replied that Mr.. Dawes told |
talS6lOOG, dIO huOW lLhb II was a lAAoO-
hood when he was telling it.
MI. Voorhees, and Mr.. Bingham had |
un on the Catholic religion, and alto |
cether, for nearly two hours, the discus |
SION ives one of the warmest kind.
The Howard investigation.
The investigation of the thirteen charges
uxeferred by Fernando Wood against Gen
eral Howard, will probably close in the
next ten days. The prosecution maintain
that thew have more than sustained these
charges, and developed very important
fscts
Revenue Decisions.
In answer to a letter from Collector
Nixon, of Covington, Ky, Acting Commits
siouer Douglas modifes the former rulings
~ the Department to this extent, that any
man who prepares bitters, using In their
preparation rectifed spirits on which the
tax has been paid, and who prefers to class
as manufacturer of medicines instead oil
fl,e rectifer of distilled spirits, and to
.kamp his manufacture according to sched-
sis q. before selling them shall pay a spe-
.laI tax as a manufacturer and not as
reetifer. Where the sale depends upon
medicinal qualities they are to be taxed as
medicine manufacturers If they are taxed
as rectifers the bitters must not be put up
OF sold as proprietary mdiecines.