Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-06
FOREIGN NEWS BIZ THE GABLE.
French Army Marching on to Germany
The Activity Of the French Armies.
Organization Of State Legislatures.
Important Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON.
supren,e Court pecision.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Cincinnati
sugar cases between Adolph Wood & Com
pany, of Cincinnati and f. w. Perkins &
Comps of New Orleans, has been de-
cided in favor of the claimants of the SUI
gar, while the Government had lost by
improper grading. The court was not salts
fed that Perkins & Company had any
knowledge of the error, or had any fraud
ulent intent. The court intimates that
Perkins & Company would be liable to a
payment OF two cents per pound addition
al duty. This is an old case where the
Government had seized sugars throughout
the country under allegations of fraud in
assessing the tariff. The point established
seems to be that the Government can col
lect the tariff wherever goods may be
found, but can exact no penalty for the fu-
ture from innocent purchasers.
The Cincinnati Commercial publishes a
letter from Orville Grant to the President,
charging Gen. Bloomfield, Supervisor of
Illinois, with connivance at fraud. Orville
Grant admits he was approached in conf
dence with corrupt propositions, both re-
garding whiskey frauds and Cuban recog-
milton. Orville says: ~ have gained my
knowledge of the whole affair in he strict
est confidence, and to tell it l am betray-
ing that confidence; and the only apology
] can make for doing a man so great an act
stronger than my word or confidence to one
who is instrumental in defrauding the
government and running your reputation,
for all the frauds Of your appointees fall
upon you and the party"
Mr.. Orch was appointed O member of
of the Ways and Means Committee, vice
Mr.. Schenk resigned.
Paraguay matters were discussed in the
House.
Tn tho uo,,eo Eoooar of AFo.-oaf,uso4t.
becomes Chairman Of the WAYS and
Means Committee. Hooper is said to be
more of a protectionist than Schenck.
Orth is inclined to free trade.
A vote on the Paraguayan resolutions
viii be taken tomorrow. The questions
involved is the endorsement of the late
Paraguayan Minister by Washburne and
the condemnation of certain naval officers.
In the Senate, q bill was passed authori-
ling the issue of five hundred million five
per cent. bonds.
Certain reports regarding San Domingo,
made during Pierce's administration, were
called for.
A bill was introduced for Government
telegraph and referred to the Committee
on Roads and Canals.
A bill giving Schenck, as Minister to
England, an additional allowance of 81
500, passed.
tween Motley and the State Department,
relating to Motley's recall, was called for
and amended by Sumner 20 as to include
kilograms.
A resolution was reported concurring in
the opinion Of the Attorney General, that
the Choctaws were entitled to one-fourth
million bonds, and declaring the Presi-
dent authorized to issue them without fur
ther legislation. The resolution passed.
The select committee to consider certain
charges against Senator Sprague for block
aiding in Texas, consists of Thurman,
Hamlin and Trumbull, from the House,
and Wiley and Jewett, the new Senator
from Missouri, were placed upol the COM
mittees on Naval Affairs and the Pacific
Railroads.
A bill was passed providing that hereaf-
ter no tax shall be imposed or collected up-
on any undistributable sum added to the
contingent fund Of any Insurance Compa-
ny, nor upon unsound premiums received
for risks assumed.
The bill relieving VIM. Best passed by a
vote of % to 10. 1t appropriates SIS, 900.
Best was surgeon in the Federal army
when his house in Paducah was destroyed.
VIM. H. Daniels was nominated for Col
lector of Customs a. Apalachacola, Florida.
Resolutions from the North Carolina
Legislature asking the removal of political
disabilities from Gov. Vance We're pre-
sented to the Senate, and referred to the
committee on political disabilities.
The contestants for Senatorial seats from
Georgia have been notified to appear before
the Judiciary Committee of the Senate on
Saturday. There are seven claimants,
though ii. ': johnson and A. H. Stevens,
who were elected before reconstruction
commenced, will not nush their rights