Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Frank Blair Takes His Seat
st aviation Of the Indians
A Chapter Of Sad Casualties
Observation-Disclosures
&c ward among the Chinese
Observation-Disclosures Road
&c ward among the Chinese
WASHINGTON.

SIN all the People be Representedl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-It having been
conjectured that if the apportionment act
was not passed in time to be applied to
the forty-second Congress, the number of
Presidential Electors in 1872 will be de-
termined BY the present basis, it is pro-
per to say that if the President should
be elected at the same time as the forty
second Congress, both would be chosen
on the new basis This is in accordance
with the precedents of 1882 and 1852.
The only event in which failure to make
the new law apply to the forty-second
Congress, can possibly affect the Presi-
dental election would be failure TO elect
by the people, in which case the choice
lEould be made by the House of the forty
second Congress and on the present basis.
DIdn't Uncle Sam Pay Their Pes
sageF
Collector Murphy's action in receiving
the released Fenians with Government
vessels, apparently in the name of the
Government, is q subject of official criti-
cism here, but it is not likely that any ac-
ton will be taken unless there should be
a call upon the Government for an expla-
nation. $50 So
Equal Rights.
The Reconstruction Committee yester-
day instructed the Chairman TO have the
Senate bill to abolish the test oath taken
from the Speakers table and referred TO
the committee for immediate action. A
large majority of the committee are IN
derstoOd TO be in favor of the bill, which
removes all disabilities except those i'm
posed by the fourteenth amendment.
The Quaker Mode of Subduing the
Indians.
Reports from the Indian country North
Pacific Railroad, indicate much suffering
among the Indians. The military officers
at Forts Laramie and Fetterman, report
that destitute Indians are daily arriving,
and the Indian Bureau being wholly
without funds wherewith to purchase
supplies TO feed them, supplies have to be
furnished from the commisssriat of the
army until other arrangements can be
made.
boutwell, VS.. the People.
Secretary Boutwell, was before the
Committee of Ways and Means of the
House this morning resisting the abolition
of the income tax. He represented that
probably the revenue from that source
would be between thirteen and fourteen
million dollars, while the additional cost
for collection would not be half million.
More Troops for Georgia.
The commanding officer at Newport
Barracks, KY, has been ordered to for
ward detachment of 100 recruits from
his depot to Huntsville, Ala, as an as
signment of the Second Infantry.
By direction of the President head
quarters of the Department of the
South are transferred from Atlanta, Ga,
to Louisville, the latter being the head
quarters of Gen. Halleck.
Adjutant General Townsend has ad-
dressed the following telegram to G en-.
Augur, at Omaha, in reference of the
subsistence of Red Clouds Indians re-
ported to be in starving condition.
The President directs the Indians referred
to to be subsisted temporarily and thou
sand head of cattle purchased and sent
forward, also to notify Mayor Chambers
to issue subsistence to the Indians near
Laramie. The President directs limited
amount of ammunition for small game to
be issued to the Indians coming to Lara
mic and Fetterman.
The Coming Congress.
MIR. Dawes said 10. day to Mr.. Brooks,
in reply in the House, that as the law
now stands there must be a session of
Congress on the Attn of March. He saw
no indication that the law would be re-
pealed. If Congress assembled on the
4th of March, he had no reasonable ex-
pectation that il would adjourn before
the middle of Apnl or the 1st of May.
The Lincoln statute.
AT the unwilling of Miss Ream's statue
of Lincoln tonight, the rotunda of
the Capitol was brilliantly Illuminated
and decorated. A flag made of California
silk was suspended over the statue. The
President, Vice President, Judges Of the
Supreme Courts and other msgnstes were
present. The sculptress was cengratu-
lated on her success.
Democratic LOVe-Feast.
An entertainment is to be given TO-
morrow evening at the Arlington House
by Representative S. S. Cox, Hon.
eI-Senstor Hendricks and Senator elect
Blair.