Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-31
WASHINGTON.
The Syndicate.


negotiation of government loans sccords
with the wishes of the bankers. the country.
ADead Issue.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The French
spoiliation bill reported by Cameron in the
Senate, provides for the commission of
three to be appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, to examine and
audit such claims and order their payment
to the extent Of five million dollars.
The Arkansas Fraud.
The House Committee election to-day
decided unanimously in favor of giving
Bowles the seat in the House now held BY
Edwards. The latter received his certif-
cate from Governor, now Senator, Clayton.
BOutweII's Brokerage.
Messrs. Beck, Kerr and Brooks, the MI
nority of the Committee on Ways and
Means, will not unite in a formal report
against that of the majority, which sane
tons Secretary BoutWell's course in the
new loans and syndicate, but will take oc-
casion severally to express their views when
the resolution shall come before the House
for consideration tomorrow.
British Cotton Claims.
In the British and American mixed Com
mission to-day the case of Thomas Ward
vs.. the United States was considered. The
Commissioners will be prepared to award
a sum equal to the value Of 1,005 pounds for
cotton, which the claimants say was seized
at Wilmington and used by the United
States for hospital purposes.
Rushing the Appropriation.
The Committee on Appropriations have
oI-aadrT cd cfr r,f
priation bills, viz: The Legislative, Exc
cutive and Judicial; the pension, of which
two have been passed, and also the POstof-
flee, Navy, Diplomatic and Consular bills.
The remaining general bills to be reported
are Notifications, Military Academy, def
cheney and sundry civil expenses. The
committee holds daily sessions.
The House Committee on Appropriations
agreed to-day that bills for public buildings
in any part of the country DO reported
singly, so that each shall stand on its own
merits and not be tackled to other appropri-
alton bills as has heretofore been the case.
Indiana.
The contested election of Gooding VS..
Wilson, of Indiana, is set down for argu-
ment before the House Committee for
Thursday next, the former having filed his
brief several days ago.
Facts of the Suspension of Habeas
Corpus in South Carolina.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The resolution Of Mr.. Poland, which
passed the House on Thursday, requested
the President to furnish to Congress a state
ment of the facts upon which the habeas
corpus was suspended in South Carolina,
and also list of all the arrests made for
violations of the peace and order of the
Southern States by the General Govern
ment, together with list of indictments
yet pending, list of those who have con-
fessed to have participated in outrages, and
also list of convictions by the courts. Be
side these facts the President is asked to
report information 'srelative to the security
Of life, person and property in Kentucky,
Louisiana and Texas, including
all the facts in his possession relating
to the existing conflict between
the Ofice-hOlders in louisiana" This
resolution was referred by the President to
the Attorney General. The information
called for is so extensive, and the time and
labor demanded by it so great that it is not
probable it will be furnished for more than
a. month, and possibly not during the
session Of Congress. Circulars viii at once
be sent to The several United States officials
in the various States, calling for informa-
ton in the possession CT the Courts and the
and other officers, and the lists
Of names demanded. The report, however,
called for by Congress will, when furnished,
be very valuable in connection with the |
history of the Southern States.
A Field DaY in the HOURP.
Special to the Louisville Ledger.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The House pro- |
,eedings were decidedly lively to-day. Brisk |
set in Immediately after the |
morning hour, lasting till adjournment, and |
he Democrats achieved very clever sue
,esses along the whole line. Mr.. Voorhees,, |
having got the floor, led off with his resolu-
ion recognizing Cuban belligerency, which,
)eiDg the third already offered by Demo-
rats during the session, seemed to rufile
wen the gentlemanly department Of Mr..
Banks. The General endeaSored to have it
eferred to his committee but Mr.. Cox was
unwilling that it should sleep in pigeon
lOles along with its predecessors; so a vote
vas had, and the Republicans were put up
N record against the struggling republic.
Then followed Dawes attempt to push
Trough MOrtOn's resolution for final ad-
The speciOus arguments of
Butler, Bingham and Dawes were riddled
nd ridiculed by Messrs. Farnsworth,
Brooks, Cox, and Kerr, and Banks finished
he demolition Of the electioneering scheme
Undertaken at the expense Of vitality impor-
ant legislation.
Mr.. Getz, of the Committee on Public
Buildings, followed up this success by a
to investigate the Seneca sand
tone swindle. Grants friends WINGED at
his, but feared to dignity such a request
y opposing it. So Mr.. Maynards motion to
djourn failed utterly, and on the passage of
be resolution the Seneca-colored Horace
1und himself backed by only Negley,
napp, and the saddle-tinted Ranney. On
be whole the resolutions of to-day give
romise that the Radical strength, like
eneca stone, is undergoing apretty thorough
i isintegratiOn.
NEW ORLEANS.