Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-03
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TE,LEGRAPHTO.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
COmigg Cabinet Changes
ALI but DelanO are to Retire
0. 2. Morton to Succeed Fish
San Domingo Ready to Fight
To Preserve Its independence
CreSWeIl'S POStOffice Fraud
WASHINGTON.
Coming reconstruction I'm tote Oft
Cabinet-mOrton 10 Succeed Fish.

Coming Reconstruction I'm tote ofthe
Cabinet-mOrtOn 10 Succeed Fish.
NEW York, Feb. 2.-The Worlds
Washington correspondent telegrsphs: 1t
is understood in Washington that thor
ough reorganization of the Presidents
Cabinet will be made on March f. Sens-
tor Morton will beSecretary of State. Gov
Morg an will probably have seat.
All the present members except Delano
viii retire.
Other Washington correspondents re-
Viye the rumOr of ministerial changes
and assert positively that the whole cabi-
net will be reconstructed on the 4th of
March, with the object of securing in.
creased political strength and influence.
It seems conceded that Morton viii take
charge of the State Department
San Domingo will Fight Against
Annexation.
A San Domingo correspondent writes
On the 18th that the annexation of the
island met with violent opposition by the
ents are very active. He has four armies
in the field ready to act against Baez.
All the principal cities are opposed to an
nexation and fully determined to test the
protectorate of the United States to the
Baez Government, and declare themselves
prepared to try conclusions with the
United States gunboEts at once rather
than submit or wait any longer 1t is not
improbable that they win commit
some overt act to bring matters to an end.
The Income Tax.
The Times Washington special says the
Ways and Means Committee are still in
statu quo on the subject of the income
tax, on account of the absence of Messre.
Brooks and Mccarthy, who are favorable
to repeal. The members of the Senate
have been canvsssed on the subject of the
House prerogstive, and al the most lead
ing lawyers and parliamentarians of that
body are of opinion that the Senate has
the right TO propose repeal of tax.
An Old Government Servant Dis
missed-ExcitedE Executive Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The discussion
in the executive session of the Senate
yesterday over the confirmation of the ap-
pointment of q Commissioner General of
the land Office was quite animated, and
at one period rather excited. TUESDAYS
session was chiefly spent in attempting to
secure postponement of action in order,
as was pleaded, to give Joseph Wilson
time to arrange his papers; and yesterday
this attempt was renewed, Mr.. Nye NOV
ing TO postpone action until the second of |
March. Senator Harlan opposed this |
quite strongly, intimating that Mr.. Nye's
motion was not made in good faith. This |
charge brought Mr. Nye to his feet with |
q sharp reply, followed by Mr.. Casserly |
in eulogy of Wilson's administration of |
the General Land Office. Mr.. Conkling
made speech in favor of the immediate |
confirmation of Drummond. The vote |
resulted in his confirmation by an almost |
strictly party vote.
The Tax on Dividends, etc.
Gen. Pleasanton has decided that the 1
tax of 2. per cent on undivided profits, /
dividends, interest and coupons of cor
poratiOns and companies, enumerated in !
section 100 or the act OF July IA, 1870,
should be withheld only from that por-
ton of said profits, ETC., accrued since |
Dec. 81, 1870, and no tax whatever be
withheld from the portion earned and |
accrued during the last i've months of the |
year 1870.
CresWeII's Explanation of the Big
POstOffice SwIndIes
1t is explained that the CHarpenning
claims were presented to Postmaster |
General CresWell, and after a hearing,
Creswell filed his decision in writing, con-
curing in the opinions of his predeces-
sors, Holt, Blair and Randall, who had
all decided against them; but on Charpen-
niDg's petition, Congress passed joint
resolution, directing him to investigate
and adjust the claims on the affidavit and
proofs On file in the House of Represeu-
tstiVes. Under this, Creswell's dnty was |
simply executive, and compelled him to
allow the sum of $44, 3S7. No warrant
was ever drawn therefor.
Usah.
The Senate has confirmed George L.
Woods, of Oregon, Governor of Utah,
and Geo. A. Black, Secretary of State.