Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-07
TELEGRAPHIC.
SUNDAY NIGHTS DISPATCHES
Washington News and Gossip
Continued Unrest of Paris.
A Mob FOrtifieS MOntmartre.
Release of French Prisoners.
Definitive Treaty of Peace
TO be Negotiated at Brussels.
WASHINGTON.
The ReveHuc Reforms.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The revenue
reform movement, which at one time
threatened to disrupt the Republican or
ganizstiOn, has been crushed between the
upper and neither milestone. Mr.. Blaine
skillfully promised them offices, and last
night the reformers met at the rooms of
the American Free Trade League, and
discussed the question of the compost
ton of the Ways and Means Committee
and the probability of any action on the
tariff provided there should be session
of Congress. The conclusion arrived at
was that the Speaker would appoint
revenue reform Republican Chairman,
and that if there was a session the ques-
ton of the repeal of the duty on coal and
salt should be earnestly pressed. Per
contra, the Pennsylvsnians feel absolutely
confident that Judge Kelley will be made
Chairman.
Southern Claims.
The army appropriation bill, as it
passed, contains an important provision,
authorizing an appointment by the Presi-
dent of three Commissioners for two
years, to receive, examine and report
upon the validity of claims for stores or
supplies taken or furnished during the re-
bellion, including the use and loss of yes-
sells or boats while employed in the mill
tary service of the United States, the
Commissioners to be satisfied from the
testimony of the loyalty of the claimants.
The Commissioners are to hold their ses-
sions in Washington, to report at the be-
ginning of each session of Congress their
opinion in each case, and to receive
SIS, 900 year.
Redemption of Old Coins.
Among the bills passed by both Houses
is one authorizing and requiring the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to redeem in law
full money, under such rules and regula-
tons as he may from time to time pre-
scribe, all copper, bronze, nickel and
base metal coinage of any kind, hereto
fore authorized by law, when presented
in sums of not less than. twenty dollars.
Whenever, under this authority, these
coins are presented for redemption in such
quantity as to show the amount outstand-
ing to be redundant, the Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized TO discontinue or
diminish the manufacture and issue of
such coinage until otherwise ordered by
him. There are $40, 900 of them in
the country.
The Adjournment
The President, it is understood to-
night, does not desire the new Congress
to remain in session. He is willing to let
San Domingo go over till December, the
programme being to negotiate another
treaty, to be acted on by the Senate next
winter, instead of joint resolution Of
annexation, for the consideration of both
Houses, as was more latterly proposed.
The only parties who are DESTROYS of a
session are the Southern Senators and
members, who are anxious for legislation
for suppIessing the Ku-Klux.
Exit of the Lobbyists.
The Northern and Western trains left
tonight oveTcrowded with people who
have been here attending the close of
Congress. Horace Greeley is here de-
nouncing the revenue reformers and lob
bying for tariff Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Negro Members,
Five negroes appeared before the
Speaker Saturday, and were sworn in.
| Three of them are black. In the choice
| of seats, three of them chose seats in 9
row Just in front of Gen. Banks, while
the other two were sandwiched elsewhere
among the white Republican members.