Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-07
WASHINGTON.
Probable Successors Of Fish and Aker.
f h M man.
The Fish-Catacazy Correspondence.

4 eEa man.
The. Fish-Catacazy Correspondence.
(, G New YORK, Dec. Cit is geaerally cred
tied here that ex-Judge Edwards Pierrepont
4 viii succeed Secretary Fish, and Geo. ii.
Williams, of Oregon, will succeed Attorney
General Akerman.
The Senatorial Committees.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 6.-The
( Republican Senatorial caucus this morn
ing appointed the following committee
to report changes of the standing commit
tees: Buckingham, Sawyer, Pomeroy, Ere
linghuysen and Ferry. An opinion prevails
that the only changes win be placing Nor
ton as chairman of the Foreign Relations,
transferring Cameron to Elections and Priv
iliges.
Nominations.
The following nominations, among 9TH
erTs, were sent to the Senate to-day: for
Collectors Of Customs, Willard Warner,
Mobile, Eand Chester A. Arthur, New
York; Frederick Watts, of Pennsylvania,
for Commissioner of Agriculture; George
Bancroft, of New York, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
! German Empire; for Postmaster, S. Rexin-
ger, Clarlsville, Tenn.
Secretary Fish to our Minister at st.
Petersburg. h-
| The Fish and Catacazy correspondence
] was sent TO the Senate to-day. 1t is quite
/ voluminous. A letter of Fish to Minister
I Curtin, dated on the 10th of November last
states that on his arrival in Washington,
| Catacazy gave promise of being a useful
and very acceptable Minister, and made an
agreeable impression. Soon, however, be
began to make himself very officiOus, inter-
fering with questions not appropriately con-
nected with his legation, and in those pend
ing before Congress, importuning Senators
and Representative and resorting to personal
interviews and solicitations unusual on the
part of Representatives of other powers ac-
credited to this Government, distaSteful and
annoying to the Legislatures thus indeoor-
ously approached, and tending to embarrass
the free course of legislation on the sub
Jects with respect to which his interference
was obtruded-he did not hesitate to use
the newspapers of the country to influence
public opinion on questions pending before
the Government, and INDUCED much license
in his denunciatiOn of measures and
individuals. In his conversation he was
even more severe and unrestrained, and
employed abusive and yituperative Ian
guage to very many persons, including sew
eral in public positions and enjoying the re-
spect and confidence of the community.
The improperly of foreign minister thus
attempting to influence and misdireet the
public opinion of the country must be adj
mitted as a sufficient ground for his ceasing
Al, l,aft
ment which he represents and that to which
he is accredited.
Ku-KIux Stevenson.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Ohio, offered resolu-
ton in the Ku-Klux Committee to-day, for
the removal of all disabilities, and to extend
the time in which the habeas corpus may
be suspended, and to make every Ku-kluX,
and every member of any other treason
able conspiracy, responsible civilly and
criminally, for the acts of his fellow-mem-
bers. The resolution was laid over for
future consideration.
Contested Seats.
In the matter of the claims of W. T.
Clark and d. c. Giddings of Texas, the
committee on elections to-day directed
counsel argue as to whether the certificate
of Gov. Davis is "a prima facie evidence
which entities the proper party to his seat.
Special to the Louisville Ledger.
An Act which Shuns Investigation
The proceedings yesterday and to-day
show deliberate purpose on the part of the
Radical leaders in the Senate to stifle any
discussion of Grants acts in South Carroll
ma. Gen. Blair's resolution, similar to that
of Mr.. Beck's, was well calculated to bring
the disgraceful facts to light. He called for
the names of the persons arrested, for the
charges against them, for the date of the al
legged offenses, and also for the information
on which Grant acted. 1t is known that the
President did not act on the report of
the Ku Klux Committee, and no
one was authorized to inform him
of the opinions of the committee,
or the results of the committees work. |
Senator Scott, of Pennsylvania, always
ready for dirty trick, sneaked up the back
stairs eth White House and approved the |
issuance of the martial law proclamation. |
When the matter came up to-day the Re- !
publican Senators, with one honorable eX
ception CMr. Tipton), voted TO refuse TO let |
the resolution be even considered. Trum- |
bull and Sumner voted, along with Conk- |
ling and Morton, TO repress the inquiry. |
Others lodged the vote. The indications |
are not favorable to any extensive resist |
ance by Radicals to the military despotism |
of Grant.
New Departure Republicans Nowhere. |
The formation ofthe anti-Grant wing re- |
mains to be developed. 1t is evident the |
Democrats must begin their own fight !
against tyranny without waiting for out |
siders from the so-called Independent Re- |
publicans.
Sanguine Stokes.
Bald-eagle Stokes has arrived here, and |
proposes to defend himself nObly from the |
Indictment charging him with completely in
the bounty frauds. If his word is good for |
anything, his only defense consists in an
ignorance of the law.
BIOdgett.
A rumor has lately been set afoat TO the |
effect that Foster BlOdgett will be admitted |
to a seat in the Senate. A careful canvass
of Republican Senators demonstrates that |
he will be denied admission by twO-thirds |
vote, whatever the report of the committee |
may be.
BigamOus Bowen, it is announced, will |
turn up in Washington after the holidays, |
as a contestant Of Delarge's seat. Bowen |
procured his election TO the Charleston |
Legislature, simply as a method of showing |
his local popularity. He will shortly re
sign. He is reported to have discovered |
that Delarge polled very large number of
fraudulent votes. He will come here to |
make his fight as above stated.
Relations with Cuba.
Senators find considerable fault with |
Grants mention of Cuba in mis- message. 1t |
is asserted that, according to the statement |
of facts therein made, he has no more right |
to order our vessels to go there with hostile |
intent than during the San Domingo DIS |
turbance. Senator Banks will call a meet
ing of the Foreign Relations Committee on
Thursday, with special reference to Cuban
matters.
Negro AppOintees.
OF the five colored men of the House of |
Representatives, tire are upon the appoint
ment list of yesterday, Delarge, of South
Carolina, on the Committee on Manufac-
lures; Elliott, of the same State, on the |