Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-14
WASHINGTON.


sldereu candidate Tor fenomlnaClon.
g ". Palmer vs.. Martial law.
A representative from Gov. Palmer, of
! Illinois, who Is in Washington endeavoring
/ TO secure the removal of Government troops
1 from Chicago, says the Governor is anxi-
Gus for this, and IL it is not done he will
illuminate another proclamation.
British Claims.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.--The u. S. and
British Commissioners resumed their ses-
| sion to-day. In the case of Jno. Holmes
Hanna Y. S. Coners they decide that the
| United States cannot be held liable for in
juries caused by the acts OF rebels.
The House Committee on appropriation.
report bin appropriating $4,000 to cover
/ the deficiency of r. A. Mccartney, disburs-
| ing clerk of The Post Office Department.
Masnaniraous.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
states that no assessment will be made
made against distillers Christmas day, pro-
vided that all work is suspended on that day.
Radical Caucus.
| The Republican Senators were again in
caucus this morning for four hours. The
result of their deliberations was that q
Committee on Retrenchment be appointed
Lie bhlllC do ObuCf. CDl1i1libtCCc3 HOb
Jointly with the House, nor with powers as
contemplated in the Senate (Trumbull's)
resolution. The resolution offered by
Anthony in the Senate this morning is the
one agreed on by a caucus Of Republican
Senators held just previous to the meeting
of the Senate.
A Washington special says that Gen.
Ca1.a l. - ~ 1.
| a scomplised his purpose in reference to the
treaty of Washington, and regarding his
/ personal interest,
Here the telegraph breaks off abruptly
Vance and Abbott.
Special to the Louisville Ledger.
The case ofVance and Abbott, who claim
the seat in the Senate from North Carolina,
has not been taken up. The Democrats in
! Congress strongly condemn Vance for re-
! fusing to resign and allow some one to be
| elected who can take the seat. 1t seems
that letter expressing an opinion that
| Vance should resign was signed by all the
| Democratic Senators and handed to Dem
ocratic Representative in the House of
| Representatives from that State, with the
intention that it should be laid before the
| Democratic members of the Legislature of
North Carolina; but through Vance's intiu-
/ ence the paper was suppressed, and never
accomplished the purpose intended. There
is some danger that tie Radicals may give
the seat to Abbott, though he received less
! than one-third of the votes cast.
A High Old Family Quarrel.
! The Radicals in the Senate are so demor-
allied by their open sessions, thus far, that
| they have been compelled to resort to some
settlement of their difficulties. Immedi-
ately after going into executive session
Tuesday, which was done mainly to head
off the independent Republicans, the ad-
ministration Senators got together and
adopted a proposition TO go into caucus.
| The object of this was to have an under
standing on TrumbulFs proposition for a
retrenchment committee before giving the
Democrats chance to vote in favor there
Of. The caucus was most bitter affair.
| COnkling says in this resolution there is an
attempt to show up the New York custom
house, while other administration Senators
are afraid that it will develop their little trans
actions, so they all oppose it in body. The
caucus lasted two hours, and abounded in
personalities. Chandler was abusive and
Stewart was indignant, while Nye and
Cameron were unsparing In their denuncia-
tions of the Democrats. The motion for
adjournment was had before any conclusion
| was reached.
Akerman to Leave the Cabinet.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
Matters have reached the point now
where there can no longer be shadow Of
doubt that Mr.. Akerman will at once retire
from the Attorney Generalship, and be snc-
ceeded by ex-senator Williams, of Oregon.
| This change was substantially decided upon
several days ago, but has been withheld for
certain reasons which make longer delay
unnecessary, and the retirement Of Mr..
Akerman will certainly not be postponed
beyond the present week. The retiring
Attorney General will be transferred to 9th
er fields if he prefers to remain in an official
station; if not, it is thought that he will set
tie here as an attorney before the higher
courts. 1t was reported that Mr.. Akerman
could have received any foreign appoint
ment that was vacant or likely to be so, but
| his friends concluded that such a position
weuld not be to his taste. 1t therefore
seems probable that he will be offered le-
gal position for life in one Of the United
| States Courts for one Of the Southern
| States.
The report, also, that Secretary Robson
will soon retire from the Navy Department
| finds many believers. 1t seems certain
that he will be married to the brilliant and
accomplished Mrs. Aulick before the holi
days, and many well informed persons de-
clare that it is his intention to go abroad in
some ministerial capacity, as soOn as that
| event occurs.
5gYH The Tobacco Tax.
I ,.Cl rStian Pepper, of St. Louis, Mis-
souri,, member of the National Tobacco
Association, remains here and will have a
hearing before the Committee of Ways and
Means in day or two. He goes before
this committee with the proposition to
place each separate plug of tobacco in a
wrapper and stamp it. This idea seems to
! have official favor in the Internal Revenue
Bureau. 1t is contended that very much Of
the tobacco sold out of stamped boxes was
not in the boxes when stamped, and that
the consumer thereby pays the dealer tax
which should be paid to the Government.
OmciaI Advices of Havana Execu.
! stiOns.
The Secretary of State has received ad-
vices from Havana which place the action
of the Spanish Government, in executing
the students at Havana recently, in more
offensive and inexcusable light. Gen.
| BANKS, OudlGIldu OI LIlS COulLllLteG Oll Ol-
eign Affairs in the House, has been advised
respecting these particulars. His commit
tee, however, will not take any action in
reference to Cuban affairs until after the
holidays. In the meantime, the President
will have In readiness for transmission to
the committee a paper setting forth the
facts in connection with these matters
which have come into the possession of our
| Government.
Number Disfr& ne nchised I'm the Country.
! The Census office sent in statement
showing the number of male citizens of
each State, Of lawful age, who are deprived
of the franchise for other causes than crime
or participation in the rebellion, the num-
Der being so small that it is strange so
much consequence was attached to it. The
! following is the list: Alabama, 500; Ar
kansas, 1913; California, 243; Connecticut,
1,249; Delaware, 284; Florida, Al; Georgia,
1864; Illinois, 609; Indiana, 566; Iowa, 2S3;
Kansas, 1928; Kentucky, 873; Louisiana,
1856; Maine, $40; Maryland, 533; Massa-
chusetts, 3,719; Michigan, 1918; Minnesota,
III; Missouri, s, 1865; Nebraska, Is; Nevada,
l6; New Hampshire, $50; New jersey, 535 /;