Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-28
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
SUNDAY NIGHTS DISPATCHES
The Direct Tax Sales OF 1852.
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Abuses Of the Indian Ring.
Boutwell, and the Cabinet.
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Sumner Nursing His Wrath.
Sunday NIGHTS DISPATCHES
The Direct Tax Sales Of 1852.
Sumner Nursing His Wrath.
WASHINGTON.
Relief of Purchasers Of Land Sold
for Taraa

OWucIb VI lauu bolu IOr QuecL taxes In
the insurrectionsry States. 1t amends the
acts of 1861, 1862 and 1853, and directs
the Secretary of the Treasury to proceed
to collect such portions of the direct taxes
levied under those acts as remain unpaid
under the regulations TO be prescribed by
him. 1t further provides that no person
shall be permitted to recover any land
sold for taxes under these acts, in any sc
ton or proceeding against the purchaser,
without showing, in addition to other ne
cessary facts, that all moneys, taxes,
costs and penalties upon the land at the
time of sale, with interest thereon, have
been fully paid to the time of entering
suit, and that all expenses of the pur-
chaser to the time of commencing suit have
been satisfied. Where suit Is brought
and the purchaser is eyicted, and it is
shown that the purchase money has been
paid to the United States, the Treasurer
shall refund it with interest from the
time it was paid; if the purchaser at any
tax sale shall have failed to get possession
he may bring action either at law or equi-
ty, and the properly authenticated certif-
cate and receipt of the officers making
the sale will be sufficient evidence to pat
him in possession, and give him the rents
and profits of it from the time of sale; if
the title fail by no neglect of the pur-
chaser, the purchase money, with six per
cent interest, shall be returned to him by
the United States.
The Tax Commissioners shall only
charge ten per cent interest on the amount
of tax calculated from the time of assess
ment until payment, aud if more than this
has been collected, it shall be returned by
the Secretary of the Treasury to the par
ty who paid il.
A Liberal Coat OF Whitewash.
Mr.. Sargent has submitted report of
the subcommittee appointed to investi-
gate the charges against the Indian Bu-
reau. The report says: E'To the mind of
the committee, the testimony shows neg
lect, incompetency and Irregularities, and
in some instances departure from the
express provisions of the law for the reg
ulation of Indian expenditures, and in the
management of affairs in the Indian De-
partments. But your committee have
not found any evidence of fraud or cor
ruption on the part of the Indian Com
missioner"
The committee animadverts severely
on Commissioner Parker for not calling
together the Indian Commissioners to in
spect the purchases of goods and sup
plies, IS the law requires, and then re-
port, and quotes the evidence adduced to
establish the statements laid down in the
opening clause. The report then recon-
mends as the only remedy for the state of
affairs existing, that all vouchers for In
dian goods be submitted to an Executive
Committee of Indian Commissioners, to
be appointed by the President and that
the Secretary of the Interior be empow-
cred to supervise the action of the Execu-
tive Committee. This proposition is in
corpOrated in an amendment to the Indian
appropriation bill. The committee say
they have found the system of giving
agents receipts as vouchers very unsatis-
factory, and that change is necessary.
Senator Sprague Acquitted.
Early this week Senator Thurman,
Chairman of the Select Committee ap-
pointed some time ago to investigate the
charges against Senator Sprague of illicit
traffic in cotton during the rebellion, will
present report from the committee TO
the Senate, in accordance with the evil
dence received, that the charges made
have not been sustained.
Special to the Louisville Ledger.
That Irrepressfble Cabinet.
There is a growing impression that Bout
well cannot remain much longer in the
Cabinet. The Cabinet, it is believed by
the knowing ones, is to be Ieorganized
with reference TO the re- election of Grant.
Mr.. Boutwell, does not answer for this
purpose. 1t is said that he is too much
disposed to take all the credit to himself.
The President will want to put in his
own man. Boutwel's manners, which
has been cold and repellant to Republican
members, have undergone a magic trans
formation, and he now goes to the other
extreme.
he is making preparation to put the
new loan on the foreign market, and
hopes by its success to keep his place as
long as he chooses to stay in. The pres
ure against him is very great. As for
Alderman, it is thought his retirement is a.
mere question of time.
Dawes Rebuked.
On Saturday, during the debate over the
miscellaneous civil service bill, the House
cut the appropriations down quite largely,
and in doing so, gave Mr.. Dawes the Sc
Verest rebuke received by that gentleman
during the present session. Sundry ap
preparations in this district were cut down
to the amount of about 1920, 900. This
was done under the Western capital m)v>
ing inspiration. The Freedmen's Bureau
business got an ugly blow, the sppropris-
tons being reduced from 1887, 600 to
$7S, 900. The direct blow at Mr.. Dawes
was on three items. In the middle of the
bill were embodied two items-one of six
millions, for expenses in raising troops,
ETC., and the other for 1850, 900 to pay
for private horses killed in the service.
On the point being raised, the Speaker
ruled these appropriations out of order,
as not being called for by existing law.
So also with an appropriation of $780,
900 to reimburse Massachusetts, for war
expenses. A member of the Appropria-
ton Committee stated that he was not
aware the bill contained such items.
On motion, and after a sharp debate,
the items for permanent improvement at
the navy yards were all struck out, on the
ground that the question of retaining such
yards was in dispute, and permanent i'm
proVement should not be made till the
question of retention was settled.
Democratic Caucus.
There is to be caucus of the Demo
cratic members of the House to morrow
night. The special occasion of the eau
cus is to determine the course to be pur-
sued respecting the five Radical members
who have been elected to the present
Congress, and who claim seats in both
Congresses, by virtue of one election.
The Democrats deny that this is constitu-
tiOnal, and some say that the House will
probably order a new election. The
Democratic members will Try their right
to hold over in this way.
Preparing Radical Thund err.
The attention of Democratic Senators
has been called to late Washington dis
patch to the New York Tribune, which
states that Senetor Scott has undertaken
to give, in a Republican caucus, an OK
parte account of the evidence taken be-
fore the Senate Select Committee on al
legged outrages in the South. The account