Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-16
WASHINGTON.
Quid Nunc.
congress to Adjourn by Juno.

candidate, and he would give his best ef-
! forts for success,
Congress to Adjourn by June.
There seems to be disposition among
/ Republicans to transact business so that
1 Congress may adjourn before the meeting Of
! the National Republican Convention.
The Committee on Appropriations ex-
/ pect to report the legislative, executive and
| Judiciary appropriation biA TO the House on
/ Wednesday nest. Others will soon follow.
The New Orleans Statu Quo.
General Emery has again been instructed
not to interfere with the State authorities Of
/ Louisiana.
LATER,-Ortiess were telegraphed from
the War Department TO Gen. E,taeey, at
| New Orleans, inStfuctin5 MIN not to bring
1 troops into the city unless under express
orders from Washington, and up to O'Clock
! this evening no orders to that effect had
been sent him.
Our Russian Relations.
| 1t is denied In official circles that there is
any unpleasantness whatever between Rus
sia and the United States, Or that there is
any truth In the report that Minister Curtin
| is TO be recalled.
The Spanish Situation.
The Spanish Minister will, it is said, be
furnished with a copy of the affidavit of the
Captain Of the Florida, in order that he may
make response on his side as preliminary to
further action. Confidence is expressed IN
official quarters that Spain will promptly
make the feduiIed amends.
The United States vessels Frolic, Talla-
p0Osa, MayfOwer and Constitution are
undergoing repairs at the Navy Y ard.
Judicial Impeachmeutz.
The petition referred to the House Judi
Ciary Committee, asking for the r,repara-
ton of articles Of Impeachment against
Judge Field, OF the United States Supreme
Court, and Judge Hoffman, of the Caifor-
MIA District Court, is simply a revival of
the one brought forward two wears ac5 by
a disbarTed lawyer Of San francisco, which
expired with the last Congress, no action
whatever having been taken on it by the
Judiciary Committee, as the general charges
were entirely unsupported by proofs and
specifications,
The Alabama Treaty.
Some little opposition is going on to the
Development Of the twenty-eighth and thir
teenth articles Of the treaty of Washington
representatives of commercial interests Of
great length, one in Washington cOntending
that these provisions will have the effect, If
ratified and carried into effect, to transfer to
British owners a mOnOrOly of the carrying
trade and the ownership of lake tonnage to
British hands, inasmuch as British vefSels
can be built and sailed at from
thirty to forty per cent less in cost
in the present condition of the currency, and
excise taxation than American vessels can
be built and sailed, and that in view Of this
fact the United States will gain nothing
while giving her own commerce for the
mere privileges of entering with American
vessels into Canadian ports. 1t is said he
mercantile" interests Of New y YOrk, EostOn
and Portland are also beginning to be
moved by the same consideration. The
probabilities are that the commercial inter
ests thus affected will combine with the
fishing intereat for their common protec-
ton, by endeavOring to defer action upon
the subject until it can be more thoroughly
Investigated or perhaps re-opened for diplo-
matte negotiation.
Spirits.
Distillers and wholesale liquor dealers
throughout the country are circulating me-
MORALS for signature to be presented to
Congress, asking that all direct and indi-
rect taxes be consolidated into one tax, and
be collected on spirits before they are re-
moved from distiliery to bonded warehouse,
and that after they have been removed from
warehouse all Surveillance over them shall
cease and the goods be free and have the
same status as any other description Of
merchandise. They suggest a dirhct tax of
75c. per proof gallon and graduated scale
Of licenses according to the different kinds
Of manufactures and the extent Of busi-
ness.
Sumner and Grant.
Special to the Louisville Ledger
President Grant is deeply enraged against
Senator Sumner on account Of his proposed
amendment limiting the Presidential office
to one term. He spoke of Sumner recent
Iy, in conversation, as an utterly unpatriotC
man, and declared that if the country got
into tight place he would a great deal
sooner expect JEFF Davis or Breckenridge to
come to the rescue than Sumner.
GOV. walker.
The connection of Gov. Walker, Of Vir- |
ginia, with the corrupt funding job, and his |
singular zeal in support Of the Virginia |
people, have destroyed his popularity so |
much that his ambitious hopes Of being |
nominated by the Democrats for President |
will find no local encouragement whatever. |
1t is said by good judges that if Mr.. Walker |
was now before the people Of Virginia for |
election, he would be repudiated by large |
majority. His support of the funding bill |
is believed by many to spring from cor |
rupt motive. A prominent politician Of |
Virginia, now here, makes tile prediction |
that at the end Of his official term Mr.. |
Walker will quit the State a great deal |
richer even than the Radical opponent, Gov. |
Wells, who has made over 100000 ont of |
his scheme.
Independent Republicans.
Movements are now going on in various
States to form an independent Republican
organization, pledged to defeat Grant,
whether nominated or not by the otlicehold- |
er's convention. The plan has received the |
adhesion Of many influential Republicans. |
In order if possible, to arrest this Stampede, |
the Grant Radicals have picked out an early |
dav in June for the holding of their nOmi- !
mating convention. That i: will nominate
Grant is generally conceded.
Absenteeism.
There have already been indications Of .
absenteesm on the part of Democratic
members Of Congress. Large numbers in |
the House were absent the other day in an /
important vote. BY their absence a Texas
Radical was accorded the seat Of Demo
crat. If the press does not take these |
things up the evil will continue.
Ru-EIuX Reports.
The minority report Of the Ku-kluX in
vestigation is nearly finished. 1t has been
A work Of immense labor to sift and ar
range the testimony, but the results OBJ
tanned are most powerful and impressive.
1t is supposed that the majority and mi
noritv reports will be presented in week |
fIom now. The minority report, !
and that Of the New ! Ork Investigating |
Committee, will probably be made the |
chief campaign documents Of the Demo |
Gratis. Messrs. Beck, Stevenson, aud Poole |
will probably concur in a special report, |
setting out the debts Of the Southern States, |
and exhibiting the increase Of debts in each !
State.