Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-11
WASHINGTON.
LOyal wedding.


WASHINGTON, Doe. IO-The President
and Mrs. Grant and Miss Nellie Grant left
Washington on the noon train for Philadel-
phia to attend the wedding of Miss Borie
neice of exSecretary Borie. The Presi.
dent win return tomorrow night.
A short Cabinet meeting was held to-
day, before noon, but nothing OF unusual
importance was considered.
Chas. Johnson, tho colored wife slayer,
was hung this morning.
John L. Cioxton, of KY, has peen ap-
pointed Minister Resident to Bolivia.
Committee work.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The Commit
Tee on Appropriations to-day hear the MEM
bers of the District B~ardof Public Works
and will report in favor of reimbursing
them to the amount of S125, 900 expended
in improvements in the vicinity of public
buildings.
The number of the several appropriation
bills is fourteen. Three are already before
the House; three more will be reported be-
fore the holiday recess.
The Committee on Ways and Means bad
the subject of the syndicate before them to-
day, but will not be likely to come to an
early conclusion. The point discussed was
Secretary Boutwelrs request to be author
lied 10 allow an increase of commission for
negotiating the new lean.
To Regulate Radical Officials.
The Secretary of the Treasury sent a
communication to the House Of Represen-
tatives to-day, recommending an amend
ment to the act to regulate aud secure the
safe keeping If public money entrusted to
discussing officers OF the United States,
passed in 1868. The Secretary enclosed a
graft of the bill so as TO Include every clerk
or agent with every disbuFsing officer in the
provision making it & penal offence TO con-
vert to his own use or TO lend with or with
out interest the public moneys, and also
making any banker or broker or other per-
son who shall knowingly receive loans OF
public Reneys from disbursing officers liable
to be tried for embezzlement.
In the case of the United States against
Hartwell, the penal or latter clause Of the
third section of the act of 1866 has been
held by the Supreme Court Of the United
States 10 be limited in its terms to the OIL
GERS named in the act, and cannot be con-
Strued TO apply to any Others. Hence the
recomme ndaiion Of the Secretary to in
elude every clerk, agent or other persons.
Exchanging Bonds.
The bill reported in the Senate to-day,
by MIR. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee, authorizing The exchange Of regis
tered bonds for coupon bonds,i as follows:
Be it enacted, etc, That the Secretary OF
the Treasury be, and he is hereby author
lied to, issue coupon bonds in exchange
of registered bonds, provided that the
expenses be paid by the owners
thereof, under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe;
and providing that the existing public debt
shall not be thereby increased, nor the rate
of interest advanced on the bonds so ex-
changed.
q. G. Lamar.
A bill has been passed in the House re-
moving the political disabilities OF Q. G..
Lamar, of Mississippi.
The SuOw-Bound Pacific.
The commission appointed TO inspect the
Minnesota division Of Northern Pacific Rail
road prior to its acceptance by the govern
ment to-day made a favorable report to the
Secretary of the Interior. Mention is made
of emigrant houses at Brainard, Clyndon
and Duluth as being constructed with fur
nitIlre and cooking utensils for the free
use of those intending TO settle on the
company's or government lands. The
snow fences, water stations and telegraph
lines are considered ample for their pur-
poses. The report covers a distance OF
22S miles.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The Supreme Court has delivered the
following decisions:
In the case Of Perham vs.. Way, from the
Circuit Court of Indiana, judgment af-
irmed. This case grew out Of suit by
Perham to make sursties on 8 marShsrs
bond liable for false return in which it
was decided that the marshal was liable.
In The case of Gray from the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania the court atiirms
the judgment below, that the sum realiZ3 ID
by an advance in the value of Government
bonds held by the party defendant was not
subject to tax as gains.
In the case Of the United States VS..
Larger, and others, from the Illinois Cir
cult, the court decided that dis i!lers may
be taxed for quantity Of spirits equal to
80 per cent Of rhe producing capacity Of
their distilleIies, whether the amount actu-
ally manufactured equals that quantity OF
not.
In tie Supreme Court the Chief Justice
yesterday made the following announce
ment: The Court has received through
the Chief Justice a letter from Justice Mel
son announcing his resignation Of his Office
as one of the associate justices. l have
transmitted to him letter expressing their
feelings on the occasion, and direct both
letters to be entered upon the minutes.