Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-28
TELEGRAPHTC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Secretary Fish Retires yunef
ENdOf the High Commission
Supreme COurt--NOtable Cases
]. Nj. Mason, Of Va, Dying
The Latest from Connecticut
English the Governor Elect
David Wells on Our Finances
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The Blight Of the Tariff
English the Governor Elect
WASHINGTON.

SectesAEy E1sn kettFes about June I,
NEW YoRK, April 27.-A Herald spe-
clal says the retirement of Fish from the
State Department is no longer a matter
of doubt. BE has made ali his arrange
ments to leave here the first of June.
The house in which he resides and
which belongs to Gov. Morgan, has been
released to another party. Possession
will be given June l.
Close Of the LabOrs of the High
A Commission - Senators Already
Preparing Speeches in Opposition
TO the Treaty.
WAsHNeToE. April 27.-The Joint
High Commission terminated its labors at
an early hour yesterday evening, and after
lunch at the State Department adjourned.
The members will, however, meet again
the Sd of May, 10 consider some Union
matters preparatory 20 their final dissola-
ton as Commission. The result of the
Commissions labor has lot been formally
turned over TO the State Department, but
everything will be finished and ready for
consideration at the Cabinet meeting on
Friday, May 5, at which time all the
members were expected.
The members of the Commission still
refuse TO indicate any points of the treaty
but it is stated that one or two Senators
have been informed of certain agreements
and are already looking up facts and pre-
pairing speeches in opposition to the
treaty.
Some of the English members of the
Commission will 60 to New York in a
day or two, as will also Gen. Schenck.
Judge Hoar will leave tomorrow for
Massachusetts.
San Domingo Not Likely TO Come
up in Extra Session.
There does not seem to be any truth
in the report that the subject of the an
nexation of San Domingo is to be brought
MP at the approaching session of the
NSenate. The fate of the project in such
an event could be easily foreshadowed
The passive friends of annexation are
barely in the majority, if indeed they do
number majority, while its earnest ad-
Vocstes are less than fourth of quo
rum. AS the Senate now stands, and in
the present light as regards the island,
the project of annexation could not get q
two-third vote by any turn it could take.
The Senators leading in the matter are
aware of this, and il is not probable the
subject will be alluded to in the coming
session.
s2,5OO,OOO of Loyal southern Claims
Already.
Thus far there has been 5000 claims |
filed before the Southern Claims Com
mission, amounting to 81, 5OO,0 900.
supreme OOurt-LegaI Tcnder-CiviI |
Rights - Presidential PardOns -
Church Property Notes for
slaves.
1t is now positively asC, ,rtsined that the |
opinions of the majority and minority of |
the Supreme Court on the legal tender |
cases will be reserved for the adjourned /
term, which commences Oct. 16. |
1t is understood, however, that an elabO-
rate opinion will be ready Monday, an
nOuncIng unanimously the decision of
the Court on the collateral points, sus-
tanning the validity of gold contracts
made since the passage of the legal ten
der act of 1862.
Several important cases which have
been argued this term, will not be de-
cided until after the expiration of the
recess, among which is one ssfrom the
Circuit Court of Kentucky, involving the
question of the constitutiOnality of the
civil rights bills.
The case of Klein and Parroud inVolv-
ing the constitutionality of the so-cslled
Drake amendment relating to the effect
of pardons in the Court of Claims, will
be held under advisement until October,
and 80 also will be the case of Wilson ct
al VS. Jones, ct al, involving q decision
of disputed rights of property of the
D. ran nd I
In the latter case hopes are entertained
that the differences will be accommodated
and an amicable settlement effected by
the General assemblies of the two
churches this summer and it is probably
in this view that the SIpre ne Court re-
serves its decision.
The case Of White vs. Hare ct al, an
appeal from the Supreme Court of Geor
gia, involving the binding force of notes
given for slaves before the issuance of
the Emancipation Proclamation will not
be decided until the argument is heard,
IN the similar case of Holmes We. Sewer,
q note of appeal from the Circuit Court
of Arkansas, which will not pro-
badly be reached before December
next The decision in the former
case, will turn upon the question whether
the provision of the Georgia constitution
the enforcement of any debt
Ihe consideration of which was for slaves
is in contradiction to the article of the
which declares that no State
shall make any law impairing the obliga-
ton of contracts. The decision of the
Court rendered few weeks ago
in a case in which note for slaves was
was determined by other con-
siderations and the impression prevailing
in some quarters that the foregoing ques-
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