Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-14
WASHINGTON.
Increasing Grants Salary to $4,000.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Judiciary
Committee have to-day agreed to report a
Tito increase the Presidents pay TO $780,
600 per annum.
GreeIey's Successor?
Vice-President Colfax left Washington
\ last night for New York TO meet to-day the
stockholders of the New York Tribune in
connection with the offer made to him 10
become editor of that paper.
DeIano Departs.
Secretary DeIsno departed for Cuba last
night. The Interior Department was re-
presented in the Cabinet meeting to.day by
Gen. Cowan Assistant Secretary.
Tennessee Postmasters.
The Senate in Executive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations among
others: Chas. S. Moss, Franklin, Tenn;
EIkarrsh II. Willard, Bristol, Tenn, and
James Peacock, Gallatin, Tenn.
The Scandinavian swindIe.
The Comptroller of Currency has ap-
pointed Thos. p. Tallman receiver of the
Scandinavian National bank of Chicago.
The Comptroller is Of opinion that the
bank wiz pay its creditors in full, leaving
the losses entirely upon the shareholders.
The Virginia Canal-A SpeechI
A delegation composed Of Senators and
Representatives from the States and Vir-
ginia and West Virginia, called upon the
President to-day TO thank him for the re-
commendation in his message relative to
the James river and Kanawha river canal,
and to express their hope that he would
further the measure as much as possible.
The President replied as follows:
appreciate the great Importance of this
work TO the commercial interests of the ma
ton, and am glad the subject has been
brought to the attention of Congress.
nope Congress will give sufficient encour-
agement to insure its completion. The
enormous productions of the Western and
Southern States interested in this route de-
mand an outlet 20 tide-Water and the At
lantic coast, and these interests are so i'm
pOrtant that they must ultimately compel
the completion of this work in some man
ner.
OkIahamR.
The bill introduced to-day by Senator
Pomeroy to organize the territory of Okla
hama was prepared by him in accordance
with the Recommendation of the President
in his message. Ii is not intended to dis
pose Of the lands or promote the settlement
of the territory except by Indians. The
sole purpose is to establish and execute the
proper civil law and to prepare for the civ
ilization of all the tribes.
John Browns Souls Go Marching On.
The funeral Of Osborne 2. Anderson,
colored, the last OF John Browns raiders,
took place this evening.
More Taxes for Farmers-and a Fat
Job for Somebody.
The House Committee on foreign az
fairs viii on Tuesday report 3 bill appro-
priating hundred thousand dollars toward
defraying the expenses attending the ex-
position of United States productions at
the Vienna World Fair. This amount is
regarded as insufficient for the purpose,
$4,000 having been appropriated for the
Paris International Exposition, and
a motion to amend the bill may be made
in the Senate.
&The Committee on Appropriations will on
Monday next report an amendment to the
deficiency bill, appropriatlng $4,000 for
printing stock cersiicRta rs for the centennial
celebration.
A Cloud of COrEnOFaHts.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-A Washington
dispatch says that over five thousand let
tiers have been addressed to the Chief jus
tice concerning the place of Marshal of the
supreme court resigned by r. C. Parsons.
The leading candidates are Judge Schley,
of Maryland; Robs. c. Kirk, of Ohio; Jno.
G. Nicolav, Of Illinois and q. w. Mallory,
of Kentucky.