Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-01
WASHINGTON.
The Coming Contest over Dominica.

The Coming Contest over Dominica.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The San Do
miugo purchase viii probably not be
brought up until after the adjournment of
Congress. An extra Executive session of
the Senate will be called by the President
TO act upon the treaty. It is generally
agreed that annexation can be fully COM
pleted without the consent of the House,
except the voting of the purchase money.
No change upOn the question appears in
either House. The opponents of annex
alton profess to see no reasons for chang
lug their views in the full information
respecting the Island furnished by the
newspaper correspondents, while its
friends are confirmed in their opinion by
the facts thus given. Both parties are
already preparing their arguments. The
contest over the report of the Commits
sioners will probably be long and exciting.
Prominent Senators, who heretofore eI-
hibited no partisanship upon either side,
say it will be impossible to get a two
thirds vote to rstify treaty of annexs-
ton, whatever the report of the Commits
siOners may be; that Senators who will
oppose the treaty have fully made up
their minds already and will place their
opposition on the ground of the inexpedi-
cncy of annexing any more contiguous
tropical territory.
Must Mind Their own Business.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has issued circular stating that hereafter
he will not assent to the holding by an
Internal Revenue officer of any appoint
ment or any Office under any State or any
other employment of such officer addi-
tional to his official duties, excepting so
far as permitted to store keepers under
Section 81 of the act of July 20, 1883.
John R. Miller is nominated collector
of Internal Revenue of the first dis
triCt of Tennessee.
The Military Election Law.
The President to-day approved and
signed the act to enforce the rights of
citizens of the United States to vote in
the several States of the Union, and other
purposes.
Governor of Columbia Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the nomination of Henry D.
Cooke, of Georgetown, as Governor of
the District of Columbia
whisky Stronger.
The whisky business appears to be re-
wing. During January more than forty
d:snlleries which had suspended business
were reopened, and the probability is that
during the present month the number re-
opened will be about fifty.
Sergeant-atArms of the HOuse-A
Ring at work.
The friends of Mr.. Ordway, the candi-
date for reelection as Sergeant alarms
of the House, are very active, and have
brought prominent persons here from
New England to assist in securing his
election. Mr.. Chandler, late Assistant
: Cyetary Of the Treasury, and Mr.. Rol-
Inns, the late member of Congress from
New Hampshire, are managing Mr.. Ord
ways interests. The opponents of Mr..
Ordway sllege that the gentlemen above
named, and Ordway in part, form New
hampshire ring which has been in exist
cEce here for some time past for the
prosecution of jobs before Congress, and
they urge this against Ordway to defeat
- reelection. Mr.. Heron, of Louisi-
ana, another candidate, is very active.
Il is generally conceded that Speaker
Is aine and Clerk of the House McPher-
son, will he nominated by the Republi-
can caucus on Thursday without opposi-
ton. Buxon, the present Door-keeper,
will be opposed in caucus by Cory, also
from New York. Postmaster King will
be opposed by Col. Jones, of North Caro-
lins, and Sherrod, of Michigan. Sergeant
of the House Ordway will be opposed by
Gen. Heron, of Louisiana, and Col.
Stokes, of Tennessee.
The SPOns.
The Ohio Republicans agreed in eau
Gus to support Col. A. G. Hawkins for
the House Postmastership. Hawkins
holds an eighteen hundred dollar place
under the DJOrkeeper. He came from
Ca ifornia here, and acquired his title of
Colonel by raising company, and, be
fore muster, transferring the recruits to
some one else, himself retiring to private
life.
How They Bleed.
Commissioner Pleasanton, in letter to
Hon. Horace Maynard, gives some details
relative to the direct tax levied on the
late insurrectionary States. Under the
law of 1862 the total assessment was
$5,t53,9Sl; the total amount paid was
81 COL, 7S2. 81. In five of the States lands
live been seized and sod, much of which
is still held by the Government, which is
now working through its agents to rent
and collect rents from them. The col
lections have been suspended since 1865.
1t has been proposed to remit the several
amounts to the States, to be applied by
them to the use of free schools.