Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-02
TElEEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
SenatOrHill Of tIeorgiaSeated
Test Oath Repeal by the HeuSe
Tennessee Affairs Discussed
ByMaynard, ArneIIandOtherS
Progress of Alabama Claims
War Expenses of the States
4 COnfiSCated Cotton Case
WASHINGTON,
The Alabama Claims Negotiations

lngton special telegraphs It now appear
likely that the Senate Committee on For
elgn Relations devote considerable tim,
TO the subject of the Alabama claims. anC
the details probably cover the whole cues
ton of damages by the Rebel cruisers
lifted in British ports, and the various
schemes proposed for a settlement. The
committee are unwilling to take any action
with regard TO damages done by any one
OF the pirates which would by implica-
ton weaken the claims for damages by
the others. The committee will not prob
ably report this session.
The Times Washington correspondent
telegraphs that the Government recently
received additional evidence of the anxiety
of Great Britain to settle. Gen. Schenck's
departure has been delayed On,,that account
in order that his instructions may be more
fully and carefully prepared on this point.
1t is probable he will be able to resume
negotiations on the subject almost i'm.
mediately on his arrival Secretary Fish
is busy preparing instructions.
SickIeS and Our Cuban Claims.
Minister Sickles has just concluded an
important convention for the settlement
of existing claims between this country
and Spain, and especially those growing
out of the Cuban instruction. The ne
gOtiatiOn has been pending for some
months and has been a matter of much
difficulty and delicacy. The convention
will probably be sent to the Sena te prior
TO adjournment
SAN Domingo i'm Danger.
A special TO the Evening Post says Sen
atOr Sumner received from some friend a
letter written by Cabral, President Baez's
opponent, of San Domingo, bearing date
Dec. 81, 1870, in which he SAYS he is
preparing TO move and capture the prin-
Cipal strOngholds of Baez and fully ex-
pected tO be successful. Cabral's strength
Is greatly underestimate by his enemies.
He has more troops st his command than
those opposed to him are willing to ad-
NIT and has no intention of abandoning
the struggle as alleged.
Stay-aT>HOme Schenck.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l. Minister Schenck
81 the request of the State Department,
has again postponed sailing, and will re.
main in the city for the present.
BoutweIps Figuring.
The following is the debt statement:
Debt bearing coin interest, 81, 927, $40
zoo; accrued interest, $50, 100, 344; bear
ing currency interest, $50, 76S, 362; in
terest, 1925, 466; mstured debt, 81, 036,-
902, interest, $54S, 6S5; bearing no inter
est, 1928, 500, 039; unclaimed Pacific
Railroad interest, $l3, 695; total debt and
principal, 81, AIS, 8l3, OO4; interest, S88,-
los, O92; grand total, 81, 451, 1921, O96.
Cash in Treasury, currency, $99, O66, 500;
coin, 1924, S27, 76S; total, 1928, 1874, 2S5. |
Debt, less cash in Treasury, 81, 32S, O26, =
SO7. Jan. l, 1871. Decrease of debt |
during the past month, 81, O4O,9 $50. De-
crease of debt since March l, 1870, |
$40, sol, $40. The following are the to- |
tails Of bonds issued to the Pacific Rail
roads Companies: Principal outstanding, |
$6+, l6l, $500; interest accrued, not yet |
paid, 1928, 09f; interest paid by the Uni
ted States, SO, 753, go; interest repaid |
by transportation of mails, 81, 400, SIS;
balance, interest by The United States,
s., O29, 309 60.
whats al a Name
Mr.. Beast, OF the Japanese Embassy, /
accompanied by the Secretary of the |
State, called at the White House to day 1
an interesting interview transpred, but |
no speeches were made. TIE Japanese
Assistant Minister of Finance informed
the President that the objects of his
mission here is TO obtain an insight con-
corning the management of the financial |
system.
A Drain on the Treasury.
Through the division of opinion in the
Supreme Court of the claims in favor of |
Lieut. James W. Price, for transportation
and pay from the place of his discharge |
at his own request on Surgeons certid-
cate, to the place of his enlistment, is |
confirmed and remains the law on the |
subject. The drain on the Treasury in |
consequence is immense, as the Attorney |
General comedies in his argument that it |
applies as well to private soldiers as to
officers of volunteers. Many millions |
vii, be required to meet these claims.
Officers of the Next House.
Candidates for offices in the House of |
RepTes entauves in the next Congress be- |
gin TO be numerous. For Sergeant-st- |
Arms, Gen. Stokes, now a member from |
Tennessee, Gen. Heron, of Louisiana,
and Mr.. Ordwsy, the present incumbent, |
are mentioned. For Postmaster, the |
present officer, w. S. King, of Minnesota,
Mr.. Cyril Hawkins, of Ohio, and Henry |
Sherwood, of Michigan, are the candi- |
dates. Mr.. Sherwood lost leg during |
the war, aud counts upon large support |
from Western members.
Somebody Else Disgusted.
Some of the Southern Republicans |
larg ri 81 a.,
attempt to Tevamp the alleged outrages of |
years ago for present political use, and !
cannot turn their cOnsCiences to the sup
port Of the present attempt to stir up
; anew the proscriptive practices Of the F!
last two Congresses. This gives evidence |
that the outrage committee will fail to |
manufacture political sentiment which |
viii iUdOrse their attempts at areconstruc- |
ton of the reconstructed States. The |
Conservatives were heard to-day in evil |
dencc on North Carolina
NcE York and New England.
The influence of New York and New
England, in this country, is strikingly |
illustrated by statistics of nativity re-
Gently dug out in this city. Previous to |
the admission of Frank p. Blair, jr., 81
members Of The United States Senate, q
majority, were born in New York or New
England; Of the Supreme Court, six of
the nine Judges; aud of the Cabinet, five
of the seven members are natives of the
same States. 4 ike proportion of
American Ministers abroad came origi- |
nally from those seven States.
: Modest Delegation.
A delegation Of Pension agents who
have come here to plead the insufficiency
Of their salaries, tried to get hearing be-
tore Che Senate Committee on Pensions,
tout the D}ajraao, Senator Edmunds, de- !
Cincd go hay, the time uf Inc committee
occupied with their arguments, and po-
Ii-ely ntmatcd that the committee did
not need any information, and that the
( agents would do well 10 remain at home
and attend to their duties. The present
pay of the agents IS 3 commission upon
ali sums disbuTsed up to certain amount.
and beyond that the percentage ceases.
They average about four thousand dollars
year. What they want is to get the
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