Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-06
A Significant Protest from Spain.
The New Tariff RiIl,

The New Tariff BIZ
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 5.-The total
reduction Of revenue by the new tariff and
tax bill is s5305I, ,259. The duty on salt in
1Ilk is eight cents; in bags, sacks, barrels
bS'd other packages u cents. The existing
duties are reduced 10 per cent. on all man
ufacturers Of cotton or of which cotton ISL
component. part of chief value, all manUfac-
lures wholly or in part Of wool or hsin Of
alpaca and other like materials, all iron,
steel, and other metals and their mauufac-
lures, which includes pig iron, but duty
OF S15 per ton is imposed on meisic iron
made from sand ore by one process. The
specific reductions Oh copper aud lead were
stricken out. Those metals are now in
cluded in the 10 per cent. reduction. The
tariff does not touch wines or liquors.
The sections of the revenue portion re-
iating to distilled spirits, malt liquors, &c,
take effect August next. The portion re-
lating to tobacco, coal, gas, stamp duties,
banks, or corporations engaged in banking,
first Of July next.
The Alabama MuddIe.
The debate In the House of Lords con
corning the Treaty Of Washington eXcites
comment in official and other quarters,
The general opinion is that the RESPONSE
bility for the success or failure of the treaty
will now rest with Great Britain, and that
our Government will proceed with the
business irrespective Of English comment.
There is still hope that an accommodation
will be reached about consequential dana
ges, though there is no intelligence to-day
that promises this resul t.
A Spanish muddIe,
Admiral Palo, the Spanish Minister, has
fled declaration at the State department
stating that the steamer Edgar Stewart is a
iriebuster and that the protection given by
United States war vessel under the cir
cumstances is equivalent to the government
aiding and abetting an expedition against a
power with which we profess TO be on
friendly relation, and calls upon the United
States TO fulfill its treaty stipulatiOns.
The Secretary Of the Treasury said this
morning that should the steamer Edgar
Stewart reach an American port under
naval protection it would rest with the de-
partment of State to conduct the negotia-
tiOns with Spain concerning her, but if she
should enter one of our ports Independent
of naval control it would become the duty
of the jIlector to notify him and await bis
instruction. Our government will in this
case, as in the other, inquire into the trutl
Of the allegation of the Spanish minister
that the Edgar Stewart is employed in the
interest of the CUbans and will determine
for itself whether she has violated our neu
trality laws.
The POmerOy Bribery.
Senators Morton, Rice, Logan, Anthony
and Carpenter, of the Committee on Priv
ilegCs and Elections, say in their repor
tha. lhey are clearly of opinion that th
charges of bribery and corruption again S
Senator PomerOy, connected with his Sena
torial election by the Kansas Legislature il
1867, totally fail to be sustained by an,
conlpetent proof, but seem TO be urged 70
some purpose unknown to the committe
beyond that Of correcting existing evils.
Senators Thurman and Hill concur wit
Glaoir colleagues Of the committee in hndln
that there was not evidence before theI
sufficient to show that PomerOy's eleetiO
was procured by corrupt means, but the
do not think proper to impugn the motive
of the general assembly Of Kansas, VIII
urged an investigation.
Federal Prosecutions Dismissed.
The Presidents proclamation just issued
in accordance with the amnesty act, dismli
ses all penal prosec ltions against thcs
persons coming under its provisions, who
il is alleged, held office in violation of tn
fourteenth amendment Of tie Constitute
OF The United States. There IS no recor
in The Department of Justice showing th
number Of such cases, but it is known the
arc but few in number, The principal part {
lLcm being in Tennessee.
Our Northern Boundary.
The Senate to-day confirmed ATchibal
Campbell u. Commissioner on join
commission on boundary line between IL
United States and British Possessions b
tween Lake of the Woods and Rock
Mountains.