Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-21
SUNDAY NIGHTS D'STS
No Cabinet Change in March
The Alabama Commission
Russia Working against 1t
TheS0uthern facificRaiLrOad
WASHINGTON.
The AnglO-AmcTican Commission.

w ANANs
The AnRlo-AmcTican Commission.
WASHINGTON, Feb 19.-There is no
question but that The present expectation
and intention in official circles sTe that the
Joint high commission for the settlement
of the open questions with Englqnd will
have its work completed and ready to be
submitted to the Senate as soon as the
House shall adjourn, and not before.
The Senate will th'n be at liberty to give
to the subject its undivided attention, and
be able to come promptly to a determin-
alton on the matter.
Senator Williams, one Of the joint COM
missiOners on i.ternai nal difficulties
with England, had an interview with the
President yesterday relative TO the meet,
ing of the commission. The understand
ing seems to be that it will meet the first
week in March in secret session at the
State Department. The secretaries of the
commission on the part Of this Govern
ment will be the assistant secretaries of
State. The fishery and boundary questions
are TO be discussed first and the Alabama
claims last
Sir Edward Thornton has rented the
elegant residence of Franklin Phelps, On
Franklin Square for the use of the British
commissioners who sire expected to arrive
here Friday.
The Indian Com missiOner's IUcOm-
potency.
The sub committee, composed of
Messrs. Beck, Sargent and Wood, APP
pointed to examine the charges of WEIGH
and others, affecting the integrity and
competency of Col. Parker, the Commits
siOncr of Indian Affairs, have examined
all the evidence and have received the
argument on both sides. They will next
make their report to the whole commit
tee, and if tier report be adopted, it will
90 the House. The testimony shows a
very bad state of affairs, and cOnviCts
Parker Of being completely unfit for his
important post. 1t is understood that the
sub committee unite in their view Of the
subject, and while they vii not find
Parker guilty Of direct corruption in Of
fee, they viii report state of affairs
which will make his removal almost a
necessity. If removed, Grant will prob
ably give him another place.
Cabinet Changes.
The intimati0n is thrown out from EX-
eCu.iya quar-. ers, that, owing to the fact
that Secretary Fish will remain in the
Cabinet until the duties of the joint COM
mission are concluded, there Will be no
changes in the Cabinet in March, unless
possibly, in the Attorney gcGeIa's flee,
in which position the legal profession,
backed by the Supreme Court, are said to
be urging q change. B sides, Senator
Morton, in obedience 70 the desire Of most
of the Indiana Republicans, inc.ines 10
remain in the Senate.
Territorial Government for the Dis
trIct of Columbia.
The people of Washington are in a
great state of excitement over the passage
of the bill to establish territorial govern
ment for the District of Columbia. The
President, it is said, will certainly sign
the bill. It provides for Governor, TO
be appointed by the President and con-
firmed by the Senate, and Legislature
to be composed of two bodies; the upper
body 10 have sixteen members and to be
app iu.ed by the President. The lower
branch to have twenty-five members, and
10 be elected by the people in their
various alt ction districts. Georgetown and
Washington county participate with the
city in the election. This body are to
make all laws for the government of the
district, subject TO disapproVal by the
Governor or by Congress. Both have an
absolute veto, but the laws are good
and operative until this veto is cXeT-
cised. The elections are to take place in
sixty days, and by the first Of JuDe the
entire law takes effect. T2P government
IF the district VII then resemble the ter
rito,ial government of wyoming or suy
other United States territory. The bust
ness men of the district anticipate great
advantage fTJm Luis ChI~E'. The TCar Ol
is that owing to the pressure Of other
business, they have been unable to OBJ
tail from Congress proper attention to
the wants of the district They say that
the district 5 wants and necessities are
always postponed % other matters. Some
persons, however, complain that the eff
feet of this change will be to saddle The
city with greatly increased expenses, and
there can be no doubt il will make a
change of some sort. OF course there
VII be a lively competition for the aP'
no;ntments Grant has to make under the
law.
Arrest of an eN-UHyO-
William B. Virgins, ex-Mayor Of vii
minCton, Del, has been arrested in West
ern Virginia by the officers of the Freed
mems Bureau, for alleged frauds on c0loreC
bounty claimants, and taken to Whining.
t0a, Del, for trial.
Another Triumph of ''COlOr"
The Typographical Union of Washing
ton, at their meeting last night, admlth(
% membership J. Keet Smith, COlOrCd, o
Washington, by vote of 229 against IS
The cases of Frederick Douglass, Jr , anC
Lowell Leath, also cOlored, were 10
definitely acted upon. The question ha
been pending for year past, causing
much excitement among the typogra9ai
cal fraternity.
Special 10 the Louisville Ledger.
Approaching the End.
WASHINGTON, Feb l9-Therc are nov
only eleven legislative days Of the session
rlmSining, aud experienced member
speak with some doubt of getting ell tn
appropriation bill passed in time.
Ehc Purposes of the Radicals.
II Congress would honestly devote tn
remainder Of the remaining hours to thos
bills, there would be greater probability
of passing them, but this would not sui
the purposes or the interests of the Re
publican party. They have laws the
want 20 pass directed in q spirit of maljc
tOgarl the South-biils looking Il sdd
tiOual rcc0nslructiOn-a bill designed
bring the elections under Executive cor
tro'. so that they nav pcrpctuate thei
power. Hence there viii be a good des
more of pOi iCsl debate.
r-isn as-ut~ Expected.