Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-08
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
AppOrtiOnment of Congress
More of Ku-KIux i'm the SOuth
6eOrgiaWaRtS Cincin'ti Read
Arkansas Democrats Ahead
Appalling Railroad Disaster
On the Hudson River Road
Collision with an Oil Train
Three Sleeping-CarS Burned
rs Persons Burned to Death
Collision with an Oil Train
Three Sleeping-CarS Burned
rs Persons Burned to Death
WASHINGTON.
Increasing Expenditures.

WASHINGTON.
Increasing Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Committee
on Appropriations have adopted recon-
mendation of the Secretary of State ask
ing for an appropriation of $50, 900 to
meet the increased expenses of the lega-
ton at Paris consequent upon the vast
requirements of the state of war, and
also increased expenses of the legations
st Hanover, Berlin and Madrid, resulting
from the same cause.
The committee also agreed to sppropn
ate $45, 600 for an extension of the Gov
eminent printing Office on Delaware ave-
nue., and 5000, 600 for the erection of a
fre-proof building on the Treasury
grounds for the Treasury Note Printing
Bureau.
The Committee on Appropriations have
perfected the deficiency bill. 1t appro-
PIRATES $40, 786, $50, exclusive of 81, 750,
600 for expenses for counting the reve-
nue. from customs. OF the aggregate
sum, there are $7l9, 434 for treasury APP
propristions of the committee of the
House; $40, 900 for light house; 1920, 900
for public printing, and $1,000 for the
Freedmen's Bureau.
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The Executive committee of the Union
League of America will meet in Phila-
delphia on Thursday, tho 18th, at noon.
Barbour Lewis at Ihe Public Crib.
The nomination of Barbour Lewis as
Appraiser of Merchandise at Memphis
was sent to the Senate to-day.
Committee Divided on Income Re-
peal
The following is the vote of the Com
uittee on Ways and Means to report
bill to repeal the income tax:
Yeas-Messrs. Hooper, Brooks, Nc
earthly, Kelly and Orth.
Nsys-Messrs. Maynard; Allison, Mar
shall and Blair.
There was much discussion on the sub
ject and it will excite much debate in the
House.
The Charges against Parker.
The committee to investigate the
charges against the Indian Commissioner
Parker will have one more meeting and
hear the arguments by the defendants
be made the latter part of next week, and
Is understood will be quite severe upon
Parker upon his incapacity and gross
Encouragement, but no fraud has been
discovered.
Additional Representation I'm the
Next Congress.
The Western members who are moving
in the matter of securing additional repre-
sentation for their States in the Forty
second Congress, do not intend that the
bill they will introduce and try TO pass
under a suspension of the rules shall
authorize the redistricting of the States
under the new superintendent, to be done
before next winter. They propose g sim
pie act, fixing the number OF members of
the next House, and authorizing the States
entitled to additional members TO elect
them at large at the Stale elections next
fall, in order that the members so chosen
may take their seats in the House in De
cember. This will Obviate the objections
made by the Republicans from States
which have now Democratic Legislatures,
and where there is prospect of the Re-
publicans getting control of the Legisls-
suICS W NC CuOStu III tut Adlls AAC bOAlh
support of all the States west of Ohio is
counted upon for the support of such
bill, and nearly the whole vote of the
Southern States.
The Ku-KIux Humbug.
Col Vim. d. Simpson, Maj. A. Leland
and Mr.. R. s. Goodgem have been sent
on here by citizens of Lsmar's district in
South Carolina to correct misrepresents-
tions in reference to disturbances in that
county. 1t seems there is no organiza-
ton whatever to resist the laws. A ne
gro name Crews had made an incendisry
speech, urging on the blacks 10 seize the
food and burn the houses of the whites,
and this produced a highly excited state
of public feeling, which led to q row the
day after the recent elections. Both
races Joined in the fight. The negroes
fired first On the whites from an srmory
where there were 600 or 800 Remington
rifles, but in the conflict that ensued,
they were routed by the superior courage
Of the whites. These gentlemen while
haze had an interview with the
President, who listened with appa-
rent confidence to their statements.
Grant inquired how it was the
negroes were whipped so easily, seeming
70 think this fact showed the whites were
the sggressors. The deputation answered
that the success of the whites was due to
their military experience and skill in the
use of weapons. The President also
mentioned the case of negro who had
been brought to him and who stated that
he had been whipped for his political
opinions. Il was proved that he had
been whipped for hog stealing, and for no
other reason. These gentlemen did not
testify before the Senate Committee on
outrages, and the committee is now en-
gagged with the case of North Carolina,
but they will testify at some future pc
Rod. They give very gloomy accounts
of the crops and the political condition OF
affairs in South Carolina. Gen. Scott,
the Radical Governor, is, however, be-
coming more conservative.