Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-23
WASHINGTON.
Another Huge DefsIeaiion.. !

. NEW YORK, Dec. GA dispatch from
Washington says that indictments are in
course Of preparation against a person
Ter frauds practised upon the government
several years ago. The facts are withheld,
but the evidence In hand is such as to JUS
tify the expectation of the recovery of q large
sum, and successful criminal prosecution.
Inc Chicago Custemheuse.
WASHINGTON Dec. 22.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has requested Collector Nc
Lean, at Chicago, to cal upon the property
owners of the block upon which the old
postoffce and customhouse were located,
requesting them to state the terms upon
which they win transfer their property TO
the government, Their response will be
submitted to acomfnittee consisting of Judge
Drufnmofld, Gen. Beveridge and Joseph
Medili, who viii report as to whether the
terms are unreasonable or not 49,
Punie Peace.
Late advices from officers In charge of
the Apache Indians state that over one-half
Of these Indians have come into the differ
ent camps, and are now at peace.
Opposition to John sherman.
Special to the Louisville Ledger.
Every member of the Ohio Congressional
delegation, with single exception, is op-
posed TO the reelection of John Sherman.
The latter still considers bis chance good,
but his colleagues claim that It is but neces-
sary to nominate against him any such man
as Bingham or Garfield to secure his defeat.
Secretary Delano now announces that he
is not candidate for this position.
Tobacco Tax.
A bill is now pending before the WAYS
and Means Committee to make the tax on
all manufactured tobacco uniform at is
cents per pound. It is urged that the pass
age Of this bill would prevent fraud, and
secure larger revenue to the government
than the present arrangement.
Gov. Scott.
Prominent State officers just arrived from
South Carolina say that the impeachment of
Gov. Scott for his connection with the State
swindle is now beyond question, and public
indignation there now is too great for the
Legislature to stand out against. '-f2l.i
The Free Trade League, now in session in
this city, has scheme to be submitted to
the House Committee on Ways and Means,
when Congress reassembles, looking to seVe-
raj reductions Of tariff and the placing of
various articles, such as coal and salt, on the
free list. IA ~
Libel Suits.
John NJ. Morris, the executive clerk of
the Senate, who was charged by the admin
istration organ here with complication in
the South Carolina frauds, is about to insti-
tute libel suit against that sheet.
The Amnesty Indefinitely Postponed.
The House general amnesty bill, which
has been pending in the Senate since last
spring, was under discussion several hours
to-day, and finally its friends were compell-
ed to give up the contest and consent to an
1t now goes over to the
House. That infamous trio, Conkling,
Morton and Edmunds, have been determ-
ined from the very first to postpone this
measure of justice to the longest possible
time. BY their peculiar tricks they pre-
vented the Senate even from taking it up
last spring. Finding that the popular |
clamor was becoming so great as to over
come sheer malign influence, or that they
could no longer prevent it being
taken up in the Senate, they resolved
to clog it with amendments, and to
keep it hanging between the two
houses. Conkling has under his
thumb Spencer, of Alabama, Gilbert, of
Florida, Beast Buffers son-in-law, Ames,
and several other carpet-baggers, who do |
not dare TO vote until he gives them the |
cue. With these and the extremists, Nor !
ton, Edmunds, Chandler and others, he |
manages generally to put through any ma |
lignant movement against the South. To |
day, however, he and Morton were for |
long time beaten by close votes in their eff |
forts to narrow the scope OF the bill. Twice |
did they lose on amendments intended to |
exclude Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, |
from his seat. Then the pet-bagger Alb |
bot, who wants Vance's place, was |
brought In, and by his persistent |
appeals two or three more carpet-bag- |
gers were won over, and the Vance |
amendment was passed by their votes. |
Sumner, who had been put up to it by Ed |
munds, then insisted on having his supple |
mentary civil rights bill added, because he |
knew that if this was done the Democratic |
Senators would be forced to go against the
bill. Sawyer and Kellogg, who had aided |
Morton and Conkling to put in Vance's |
were so anxious for Summers |
that Sawyer said South Carolina had the |
most corrupt State government in the world, |
and Kellogg described his fellow carpet
baggers as adventures and thieves. A few |
decent Southern Republicans, like Robert |
son and Hill, had by this time become dis
gusted, and evinced no further interest in |
il. Leland expressed his utter contempt |
for Abbott and his allies. At Z O'Clock the |
Senate adjourned. When the amnesty bill |
will now be passed, cannot be said.