Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-24
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Coming AppOrtiOnment
schemes of Reconstruction
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lmpeaehmentTrial of Holden
ImpeachmentTrialO of Holden
WASHINGTON.


The accessibility of some reconstruction
by Congress has met with a very genera
disagreement but in lieu thereof al
amendment to the enforcement act promo
sing that Congress shall apply registration
for all States and local elections and sus-
tain il by a military force seems to NEE
with more favor. A bill has already beer
drawn mp TO that effect. Another mes-
sure which proposes to declare that the
electoral vote of no State shall be count.
ed for President in which any violence,
intimidation or so called outrages have
been practiced preceding such election,
has also been proposed. Probably neither
of these schemes viii be introduced till
the 42d Congress eonvenes, when the spe-
cial committee of the Senate on the
Southern States make report as basis
for Congressional action. -..
-s.. Revenue Matters.
There is fair prospect after all that
there viii be some legislation on internal
revenue matters at this session.
The ways and means intend To take final
sction on the repeal of the income tax,
and 1t is believed, unless the Treasury De.
psrtment interpose strong objections, il
viii be abolished. The Senate has decided
that IT will take up the question on Tues
day next The tobacco dealers are also
making strong appeal for legislation
sbolishing tax on sales. They claim that
they pay taxes twice en- their business.
and should not with the liquor dealers be
made q special exception to a form of
taxation which Congress omitted at its last
session from every other article.
A majority of the Committee on WAYS
and Means propose that distilled spirits
for expectation shall be tax free-eacb
cask TO be marked by the Government.
and deposited in the bonded warehouse
not subject to withdrawal for home con-
sumption. This restores to trade chan
nels the money now locked up between
the time the tax was paid and the draw
back received. 1t increases the exporta-
ton of spirits, and improves the grain
market. The committee hopes the bill
embracing these reforms will pass this
Congress. 1t may pass the House, but
the Senate Finance Committee is doubt
full.
Representative Clarke, of Texas, has
received telegram from the chairman of
the Republican State Committee, saving
that Mr.. Afford, elected as Republican,
has been uDseated in the Senate for a
breach of privilege. The Senate now
stands seventeen Republicans and thirteen
Democrats. The effect of a straight-out
being elected and admitted
in Mr.. Affords place sustains the Gov
erner add the policy of his administration
over both covert and open enemies.
The North Carolina Troubles.
The message recently communicated to
the Senate by the President, in further
compliance with the resolution calling for
information relative to the existence of
disloyal organizations in North Carolina,
makes 81 octave pages, including a letter
from Gov. Holden, dated in January.
Some of the army officers, whose reports
are included, express the opinion that,
while there have been eutrsges, some of
the statements are exaggerated.
Our Relations with Canada.
Sir6ohn Rose, formerly Financial Min
ister of Canada, one of the recently Gre
ated Canada lights, and now of the Lon
don banking house of Morton, Rose &
Co, has been here for the past fortnight
as quasi secret agent for the purpose of
ascertaining the views of the government
and public men on the fisheries and diff
culties generally between the United
Ststes and Canada. His mission is con-
sidered of very slight importance, except
ing as evidence of the trepidation of the
Canadian authorities Gen. Schenck will
be fully instructed as to the views of the
Executive regarding the fisheries question,
and it is not proposed at this time to take
the matter out of his hands. Rose has
found strong feeling here in favor of ad-
justing the questions with Canada by an
nexation, which will meet with favor if
the Canadians are as anxious for their set
Element as his visit is construed to indi-
cate.
COIOred Printers Prescribed.
For more than year two colored CONS
positors in the Government printing office
have applied to the Typographical Union
here for admission as members. Last
night the question came up again, and ad-
mission was refused. 1t is said that an
appeal will be made TO Congress, asking
for an act to prohibit the Government
Printer from employing men bers Of the
Union.
Preparations for the Carnival r.
here in February are being made on an
extensive scale. A premium of thousand
dollars is offered for the best drilled reg
iment. Among the organizations which
will participate in the review and parade
will be the Fifth Maryland Regiment of
Baltimore, 1000 strong, anj armed with
the Prussian needle gun, being the only
regiment in the country armed with that
weapon.
The Work Before Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Only thirty
six working days, counting Saturdays as
such, are left for the present Congress
during which to act upon great number
of bills now upon the calendar. Senate
general orders show a total of 342 bills
and resolutions waiting action, some ever
since the first session of 1869; 1852 are
private and personal bills such as pen
siOns, relieving accounting officers, claims,
etc.; sixteen are railroad land grant bills,
and seven for grants of aid to canals and
irrigation bitches; five other bills for rail-
road interpretations or extensions; nine
are relating to postal OF ocean telegraph
projects, and ten bills for steamships sub
sides. Besides these q score of other
measures asking the incorporation of va
riOus projects nominally belonging to this
District or the Territories, as in the case
of the Tehauntepec Railroad and Ship
Canal, to carry out project in foreign
territory. There are beside these half q
dozen special orders and fourteen resOlu-
tons reported from commissioners.
The New APPOrLiOnment-Wn the
West be fully Represented I'm the
Coming Congress
The appOrtiOnment bill will be the oc
casion Of very sharp fight in the House
Inc Yves efu members are determined to
press an amendment authorizing the eleC.
ton OF the additional Representatives mex
fall IN the States that now have less thar
the number TO which they will be entitled
by the new appOrtiOnment. They say, i
they consent to 8n increase in the humble
of members of the House so that tn,
Eastern States shall not be deprived o
any part Of their present representation
then the members from those States Ough
20 be willing TO agree to the demand c
the Western States for the Iepr1sentatio
that their population entities them t..