Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-11
TELEtiRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Tennessee Still Missing
She Is Declared UnseaWOrthy
Upon the Floor of Congress
Banks and Butler VS.. Porter
Confirmation by the Senate
OF the Alabama Commission
2FiShingSmaCkS Condemned
BY the Canadian Authorities
Mexican 0utrageS In Arizona
wv ASH TN(NTTANJ
WASHINGTON.
The Missing SAN DOmIngsers-SuP-
pose Cabral GObbIea Them,


to-day no intelligence has been received
at The Navy Department concerning tn.
steamer Tennessee 1t is suggested tha
perhaps the commander after they got tC
sea resolved to commence examination IL
part of the island distant from the
capitol of San Domingo, intending tc
visit President Beez. This is given as
the only reasonable explanation of the
delay in hearing from the commission as
the naval authorities here have faith in
the strength of the vessel
9,LM. up to this hour nothing
whatever has been heard of the United
States steamship, Tennessee. The appre-
tensions of those who have friends on
board are becoming serious. Although
there is little doubt among those who
should be best informed that some scci-
dent has befsllen the vessel, there is hard
ly ground for fear regarding the safety of
her and her distinguished passengers.
Arrangements have been made to receive
promptly the first intelligence reaching
Havana of the vessel
The Alabama Commissioners Con.
firmed After Two Days Debate.
New YORK, Feb. 10.-A special dis
patch from Washington says that in the
debate In the executive session of the
Senate yesterday, on the proposed high
commission, the Constitutional right of
the President to appoint such commits
sion without special power being dele
gated him by an act or resolution of Con-
gress was criticized. Attention was also
called to the fact that this was a depar-
tHre from the usual mode of making
treaties, that power being by the Consti-
tuition given to the President and Senate
alone. But the serious objection made
to the proposition of the message was
that il was too general in terms. The
Senators who spoke on this subject are
DESTROYS of any treaty negotiation that
shall cover the Alabama and fishery ques-
tons, but aHs unwilling that the settle
ment of these be incumbersd with the
claims of British subjects for damages
from the Fenisns of '66 or 20, or losses
incurred on account of investment in
Confederate bonds. Il is said that by
the terms Of the proposition submitted,
these or any other subjects of difference
between the two nations might be made
matter for consideration.
The question as 10 the pay of the Com
missioners, as all except HoGr are now
ondce-holders, and IS to the legality of
Senator WillismS' appointment to an of
fee, created during his term as Senator,
were also points alluded TO in the debate.
II was moved 10 postpone the whole mat
Der for q week. Lost. 1t WAS then moved
70 refer the nominations TO the Foreign
Relations Committee. Lost
To day the Senate will probably go
early into executive session for continued |
consideration. The general impression ia |
that had a vote been taken yesterday, the |
Commissioners would have been confirm |
ed The Republicans of the Northwest !
ern States think the settlement of our
claims will involve the cession to the |
United States of the country northwest of
Lake Superior.
The Tribune's correspondent tele-
graphed last night: Approval of the steps
taken by the Executive iS widely eX
pressed here by men of all parties, and
there seems to be general feeling of sat
isfAction that the American troubles with
Great Britain are apparently so near
settlement The Presidents selection OF
commissioners meets with general approx
81 The portion of the commission |
coming from England will sail at once, !
sRd 1t La possible that the joint high COM |
mittee will have proceeded to business by /
The first of March.
WAsEIseToE, Feb. 10.-The debate in |
tbs executive session to-day involved the |
eligibility of Senator williams to be !
Commissioner, the constitution contain |
ing provision that no Senator OF Repre- |
sentative shall during the time for which |
he was elected be appointed to any civil !
ohce under the authority of the United !
States, which shall have been created or |
ia emoluments increased during such |
tina The point decided was that
Commissioner is not civil officer created |
BY law, but appointed merely tC repre- !
sent the President in an executive c.
pAcity. All five of the Commissioners
were confirmed.
The Struggle for Income Repeal.
The fear of amendments plungiHg the
house into an endless debate on tariff re-
auctions and the abolition of internal
taxes was the cause of the defeat of the
first step toward the abolition of the
Odious income tax. When the vote was
being taken on the main question Of
going into Committee of the Whole it
was Whispered through the hall that the
vote was very close and every member on
beth sides WAS whipped in. Very much
interest was shown on all sides as to the
result especially when several changed
their votes The count stood 103 in favor
10 100 against and when it was announced
there was loud clspping of hands by the
majority who evidently counted this
great victory.
Considerable surprise is expressed at
the course of several gentlemen, especial
~ Porter, who Was leader in the repeal
movement at the last session, moving it
in committees and working hard for it in
the House. He also voted for the repeal
in the Ways and Means Committee on
Tuesday, but yesterday he voted
with the opponents of repeal and
probably carried some Others with
him. Several Pennsylvania men,
bers counted in favor of the repeal voted
with the majority. Several were induced
10 change their votes after they had been
recorded.
The friends of repeal think the record
on the whole is encouraging. When the
question was first submitted to the House
st the last session, the vote was 81 in
favor to l21 against. The next time the
opponents of the tax gained about fifteen
votes. Now the majority against repeal,
AAd by far the largest vote of the session,
is only three, and these east by members
supposed to be is friends. Mr.. Hooper,
who has charge of the bill, will make an
other trial, some day next week, to get
the matter before the House.
Post master fer Lebanon, Tenn.
Toe nomination of ]. L. Bryant, for
= postmaster of Lebanon, Tenn, was sent
70 the Senate 10 day.
CaIllcOtt Receives Unconditional
Pardon.
EX-ColleCtOr CslliCott, of New York,
who has served two years in Sing Sing
for completely in fraud, has been fully
psrdoned aud the ten thousand dollars
6ne RENTED by the President.
The Test Oath Bill.
The President has decided that he viii
allow the bill to repeal the test oath TO
become a law without his signature. He