Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-19
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The President
has signed the act for constructing bridges
over the Ohio.
The President has signed the act for the
removal of the disabilities of L. Q. G. Lam,
ar, of Mississippi, and the act authorizing
the issuance of College scrip to the State ol
Arkansas.
A number of members of Congress in,
tend leaving for their homes tomorrow.
Interest I'm Advance.
The Secretary of the Treasury has given
notice that the Department will commence
the paymei.t of interest due January /,
1873, on Saturday the 2lst inst, without
rebate.
Grants Designs ON Vienna and Mex.
leo.
President Grant visited the Capitol this
evening and for some minutes occupied the
Presidents room in that building where he
had conversation with several Senators on
business matters there. II is inferred this
had reference to the Vienna Exhibition, as
it is known he expressed his desire to have
American productions largely represented,
but feared az appropriation of only hun
dred thousand as proposed by the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs was not sufficient for
the purpose, and be also spoke of the i'm
portance of an early appropriation to enable
the commissioners to resume their investi-
gallons OF the outrages on the Texan border.
Though he made no special recommends
tion in transmitting to Congress the report
of the commissioners, he has personally in
terested himself on the subject of obtaining
additional information with view of such
action IS may protect the Texan border
from Mexican incursions.
Senator Blair.
A letter from Francis p. Blair, Sr., will
appear in the Chronicle tomorrow, cor
recting a statement of that journal to-day,
that Gen. Blair was so seriously ill as TO
leave little hope OF his resuming his seat in
the Senate. Mr.. Blair says this report is
circulated to affect Gen. Blair's election,
ana LIE gives extracts from late letters of
Col. CAN'T, Gen. Blair's neighbor and friend,
bis case is steadily and rapidly improving.
Il Correction.
In the report of the vote in the House
last Monday on Mr.. Hale's concurrent res
olution against removing from the army
regimen tai colors the names of the battles
of the rebellion, it was stated that only four
Democrats voted for the resolution. There
were twelve Democrats who voted fer it,
namely: Messrs. Bell, Hibbard, Parker, of
New Hampshire, Getz, Griffith, McClelland,
Speer, of Pennsylvania, Holman, Manson,
of indiana, Rogers, Tuthill and Slater.
Dividing the SpOiIs.
NEW YORK, Dec, 1S.-A Washington
telegram says that Postmaster Eastman, Of
Chicago, has rendered his resignation TO
take effect the 14th of February next. Sen
ator Logan and Congressman Farwel has
asked the appointment of Gen. Macarthur
as his successor, and his appointment will
probably be made. Chief Clerk Squires is
well recommended for the position.
Grants Policy Regarding POstmas-
ters.
Special the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON Dec. 16.-The Postmaster
General to- day made known to Representa-
tive Hosr the policy that the administration
had concluded to adopt in regard to those
postmasters who are not appointed by the
President. The rules framed under the
civil service are in course Of preparation to
cover this class of officers, but as yet are
not complete as regards details. Mean
while their general spirit will be observed
as far as possible, and appointments and re-
moVals will not hereafter be made in these
cases merely upon recommendations Of
members of Congress. There will be 10
removals solely for opposition to Gen. Grant
during the last campaign, unless accompa-
MED with special bitterness. Where
and demanded on account of local
reasons or apparent incapacity of occu-
pants, the facts in each case will be investi-
gated by an officer of the department before
any action is taken.