Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-18
For Contempt of the Senat'
Resignation of Eli Parker.
Pieasanton's Status Still I'm.
settled.
mcGarranau neopened.

| the department Commissioner Plessan-
ton viii delay for reasonable time in
ordering the collection of the tax, in order
to investigate the books and other of1cial
statements which the company offer in
support of their claim against full pay
ment of the tax assessed against them.
| PIeasant0n's Successor.
Col. Joseph Given, of Ohio, ia promi.
nently mentioned in connection with the
Commissionership of Internal Revenue,
in case of a vacancy in that Office. Col.
Given has been, for number of years,
q Deputy Commissioner of special di
vision of the Internal Revenue Buresu,
and is backed by strong influence.
Tribune Correspondents Indicted by
| the Grand Jury.
The grand jury have found indictments
sgsinst Hiram ]. Ramsdell and 2. White,
of the New York Tribune, and Charles
A. Tinker and Joseph A. Kirby, of the
Western Union Union Telegraph Office,
charged with wilfully and unlawfully re.
fuslng to testify on special points before
a special commission of the Senate
Of the United Ststes concerning the pre-
mature publication of the treaty OF
| Washington. THIS refusal is declared to
be against the statute in such cases
made and provided. The presentment in
each case is found on the evidence OF
Senators Carpenter, Conkling, Sumner,
Trumbull, and Garrett Davis.
Homeopathic.
DR.. G. NJ. Perine, late examining sur.
geon Pension Bureau, who was removed
| by Commissioner of Pensions Van
Aerman because ne was homeopathic,
has been appointed by the Commlssioiler
| a member of the Board of Examining
Surgeons at Milwaukee.
Parker Parts with Grant.
Gen. Parker, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, has resigned. The following is
the correspondence on the subject:
Washington, d. c., JtG'e 29.-The
effect of Congressional legislation since
l have had the honor to hold the position
of Commissioner of IDdian Affairs, is TO
almost wholly divest the Indian Bureau
Of all its importance, duties and proper
responsibilities. The Commissioner of
Indian Affairs under present arrange
ments is merely supernumersTy Office of
the government, bis principal duties be-
ing simply that of Clerk, sthe Board of
Indian Commissioners acting wholly out
side and almost Independent Of The Indian
Buresu. l would gladly and willingly do
anything in my power to aid in forward
ing and promoting to successful issue,
the Presidents wise and beneficent Indian
policy; but can't, in justice to myself,
longer continue to hCl1 the ambiguous
position Of Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs. l most respectfully bat firmly
tender my resignation Of the said office,
to take effect the 1st day of August, 1871.
Sincerely thanking you, Mr.. PfesideAt,
for the kindness and consideration you
have always shown me. have the honor
to be, and shall ever remain,
Your obedlent servant,
ELY J. PARKER.
Long Branch, ". j., July Sir:
Your letter of the 29ih June, rendering
your resignation as Commissioner of In
dian Affairs to take effect the LIST of
August, 1871, is duly received. Accept
ing 1t sewers the official relations which
have existed between US for eight Consec-
utive yeaTs, without cause of complaint
as to yonr entire fitness for either of the
important places you have had during
that time. Your management of the In
dan Bureau has been in entire harmony
with the policy which hope will tend to
the civilization of The Indian race. Ii
has also been able and discreet. In leav-
I'm LZ 70 a mn
independent course of life, you take with
you my sincere wishes for your prosper
ity. and my hearty commentator to all
with whom the accidents Of life may
bring you in business relations, for integ-
rity and sbility. Very truly, yours,
U. s. GRANT.
To Gen. E. J. Parker, Commissioner L.
dian Affairs.
E&u-EIux witnesses
A. H. Forney, a lawyer of Alabama,
was examined by the Ku-Klux Committee
10 day. He sdmitted the existence OF
bards of armed and disguised men, and
the preparation of occasional outTages,
but considered the purpose of their
organization to be to keep the peace, and
to prevent negroes from stealing.
Sheriff Chisholm, of DsKalb, Miss,
YVES also examined. He testified that
disguised men had committed lawless acts
in his county, but they were not now of
frequent occurrence. a great majority
of the citizens of both parties had aided
| him in putting them down and preventing
their recurrence. Just before leaving for
| Washington he had been told by leading
| CJnscI Yatives that the Democrats were
getting up an organization which would
control the vote aud make them carry all
elections.
Another Move OF the Frcedman's
bureau Ring.
Gen. 0. 0. Howard, of the Freedman's
Bureau. is arranging matters for another
ring cut of whica to line the pockets of
himself and friends from the funds of the
F,eedmsu's Bureau, which ought to be 3
d. funct concern, if the laws OF Congress
had auy force or effect. His last move
was to induce Gen. Eaton, member of
the Territorial Council, who is also in the
Freedmsn's Bureau ring, to introduce a
bill in the council authorizing Gov. Cooke
TO make contract with Howard for the
support and care of INDECENT persons in
the Freedman's Hospital. This would
give the bureau ring the handling of a
good deal Ct money, and put them on
the track TO grasp and control any appro
priation Congress may be induced to make
for tie poor. These Freelman's Bureau
men are very disinterested in any labor
that has money IN 1t.
The PIeRsODtOn-EsOutV I'm
br0gIios
There is good authority for stating that
the President suggested to Pleasonton TO
resign, in view of the difficulty between
him and Secretary Bout vel, and pro-
posed to him to accept foreign mission.
Gen. Pleasonton said he was ready TO
resign if Grant advised, but that ne could
not accept q foreign mission, not even
the mission to London, as he was stand
ing on principle. If he resigned that
| would terminate his connection with the
administration. Grant then suggested
that he should see Boutwell, in concilia-
tory spirit and try to adjust their diss-