Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-04

TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Able Speech of Frank Blair
The Connecticut Elections
TWODemOcraticCOn
Accident ON Memphis Road
Negro Murders in Mississippi
Exciting News from Hayti
Reported killing of Baez
Reported killing of Baez
WASHINGTON.
Grant Defines His Position ON sam
Domingo.

WASHINGTON.
Grant Defines His Position ON Sar
Domingo.
HARTFORD, Conn, April 2.-rhe fol
llWing dispatch is received here by ex
Gov. Hawley from Washington:
The President win accompany tht
transmission of the San Domingo Com
missioners' report to CongressErext weel
with message, in which he says in sub
stance that had the subject received fail
treatment when the last treaty was re-
jected, he would not have asked its
further consideration; but believing il
not TO have been fairly presented to the
country, and the question having become
complicated with charges and insinua-
tiOns foreign to its merits, he desired a
full investigation at the hands of Con-
gress, which had been had, with results
Vindicating the correctness of his public
policy and dissvowing The charges of i'm
proper action in negotiations. He does
not ask for sction now, but transmits the
report for the information of Congress
and the county, still sdhering to his
opinion of the desirability of annexation,
but with no further recommendations to
make, confident if the country desires
this object to be accomplished, Congress,
in the exercise Of its constitutional duty,
will indicate the desire by advising that
the treaty be made. He does not, by any
means, abandon his own views, but leaves
the responsibility of further action upon
Congress, and repeats his original decla-
ration that he has no policy to enforce
against the will of the people.
Wade's Report Cooked beyond Re-
cOgaitiOn-Sumner May Get Howe
TO Make a Minority Report
NEW YORK, April 3-The Times has q
special Washington dispatch in regard to
the President and the San Domingo re-
port, substantially as telegraphed to Gov.
Hawley. There is no certainty appa-
rently of the time when the report will be
sent in or even handed to the President.
There have been so many amendments
made that the whole complexion of
Wade's original report is changed. There
is considerable doubt as TO the course the
report will pursue, and various hints in
dicate that there may be more than one.
Howe is still the guest of Sumner, while
Wade remains at the house Cf Chandler,
where he has been several days.
White has departments at a hotel.
The High COmmIssiOn-An Early
Adjustment Looked EOr.g
A Tribune Washington correspondent
telegraphs the probable termination of
the work of the joint High Commission
about the last of the present month, and
says there is still a wide spread impress
zion that the result of the Commissioners |
labor will be treaty which on the part
of England will be operative the day it is
signed, as its representatives have plenary |
power; bu. on the part of the United |
States the Senate will have to confirm |
the treaty. 1t is thought the treaty will /
contain clause for the appointment of |
joint commission 10 adjudicate the Ala /
bama claims under conditions to be de- |
cided by the present Commission, and the /
present body will name the persons to /
have the settlement of cases. The term /
of the last named officers will be very /
long, as it viii require years to settle
them on any basis which can be estab-
lished. AS it seems probable the Senate
will adjourn before the last of this month,
the President will call an extra session in
order TO consider the treaty before next
December, and enable the settlement to
be begun as soon as possible.
memphis Jerusalem Smith.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The nomina-
ton of VIM. J. Smith as Surveyor of
Customs at Memphis, Tenn, was sent to
the Senate to-day.
Postmaster for murfreesbOrO.
Senate Confirmed J. G. Booker Post
master at Murfreesboro, Tenn.