Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-31
Report of New orleans Investigation.

YESTERDAY showed to leading Senators dis
patches received from Minister Schenck on
tbe supplemental article. The first of these
dispstches represents that the British Gov
ernInent is dissatisfied and cannot accept
the Senate supplement unless there is an
other supplement adopted making the ex-
planation clear. To this Secretary Fish re-
plied that no further changes could be con-
eeded. Another subsequent dispatch re-
;terated that the changes in the article
adopted by the Senate were not clear to /
. the ENGLISH Government. Yesterday Fish |
assured Minister ThortOn that the Senate /
resolution was the ultimatum of the United |
States: that further obstinacy of the |
British Government could only be regarded |
by our Government as a desire to see the |
treaty fail altogether. A dispatch was |
sent TO Scbenck Yesterday that the British |
Government must accept the Senate propo-
sition or none at all, or the responsibility
for the treaty rests on England.
Extra Session.
The President does not think there will
be any exigency for an extra session OF the
Senate. but if further treaty negotiations
eusue, that event win become necessary.
WASHINGTON, May 80. - No intel
li0ence relative to the treaty has
been received this forenoon. The general
feeling is that our Government has made
all the concessions it can afford, and that
the responsibility must fall on Great Britain
should the treaty fail. Negotiations, how
ever, are still pending.
The President approved the supplement
tary apportionment bill.
Decoration Day.
In compliance with executive orders is
sued by President Grant and Gov. Cooke
all departments of the government and as
trict offices were closed during the day TO
enable employees to participate with the
Grand Army Of the Republic, in ceremo1-
les connected with the decoration of sol
diers' graves. The House Of Representa-
tives took recess from half past twelve
7Intil evening, in order that the members
NAV enjoy the same privilege. President
Grant assisted and the Japanese lkaWau"a
among others. Gen. n. P. Banks delivered
the Grafton. Prominent among the graves
at Arlington Is the tomb of the unknown
dead which encloses the remains OF 2,lll
soldiers gathered from the field Of Bull
Run and on the route to the Rappahan-
mock.
Hon. Jesse H. Moore, of Illinois, deliv-
cred an address in which be said: "a coun-
try SO saved should live for ever, union
cemented by blood so sacred and so pro-
dered. let liberty and equal rights be loved
and cherished here until very nation under
heaven shall become as free and prosperous
as our own"
The WarmOth Riots,
Reports were to-day made IN the House
of Representatives by members OF the
committee appointed to inquire into the
origin and character of the difficulties IN
Louisiana.
Mr.. Scofield, Chairman, and Mr.. McCro-
~ gave a circumstantial account OF the
troubles, but did not recommend action
on the part of Congress. They say the
trouble was not between the government
and officers of Louisiana on the one slae
and the officers Of the United States on The
other ,but between the friends and oppo-
Dents Of the administration of Gov. war,
moth. II was mainly division or quarrel
among the leaders of the Republican party
in which many of the Federal officials were
nrominent actors, some on one siCe anc
some ON the other. The leaders OF tht
Democratic party also participated IN lt
sometimes in alliance with one faction anC
sometimes with the other, as their lnteres
or consideration of duty seemed TO require
The mart taken by the Federal officers IL
the quarrel, whether wise or Unwise, seem
ed to have originated entirely with them
selves. There was no trace OF interference
bv the administration at Washington In
was attested by the declarations OF the OH
GERS themselves, as well as by the tact Ina
they were very much divided IN ANNA
tiOns.
Mr.. Smith of New York, concurs IN IN
ahoye report with additions and quallncS
tions and SAYS it is not to be denied that l
che new and disturbed condition of thing
some 1lnscr1lpulous men have got into o
fee in Louisiana. The men who go Sout
70 hold office and return when they los
office are not confined to any political part.
The troubles in that State are similar
Ind TO. although perhaps greater IN degre
than such as generally follow civil war
Tba reconstruction of Louisiana was
necessity ali upheaval of the very found
tions of society, The State has suiier'
wholly in the pangs of transformation o.
the situation is now being accepted ana GO GO
6dence between races restored Ii Iiis 70
fidence be not disturbed tEefe Is no IedsO IsO
10 doubt that the State will enter On a ne
career of prosperity and peace.
Mr.. Speer, of Pennsylvania, and Arch
saw the political rascsls and adventures
T6uisiana have quarTelled among thel
selves and honest people may now geI j
tioe. That they may get it speedly Is
nrayer of every man who has felt CT W
messed their suilerings and wrongs. va
C-ess has no mower to relieve the people
Touisiana. Under a fair and honest ell
tion they will relieve themselves, and II I
Federal administration will inLrusC
business and interests Of the Goyernmt
IN T,ouisiana to honest men who care m'
70 ,,erForln their official duties and u
serve the country than to man'
Dolitical palties and control State Leg:
tnres. limited States troops VIII not
needed in New Orleans. With the lnt
ests of Louisiana directed bE the int
sonce and guarded by the love OF her o
1eople and with the interests OF the natlo
Government there in the proper hands
Congressional recommendation VIII
needed to res tore TO her the unnunpe
blessings of peace and a speedy return
her long exiled prosperity.
srbe stolen War Department DO
ments-Damaging Revelations
Suecial TO the Cincinnati Commercial.
WAsHINsToN, May 2S.-The Mtli'
Committee OF the House is still secre
engaged in its inEesti cations regarding
stolen documents of the War Departm
on5 the result each day is mGEe disastI
80 the military ring. 1t was preyio
sbovn that Gen. Badeau, as the pers
Historian OF Gen. Grant, had the treesi
49, to tbe valuable records Of the War
TaT4ment. and had advertised in his .
his s1peTior advantages over other his
ans who were refused permission 70 ex
inc arcbieyes. and that contrary to all
cadent. he had been allowed to take
Tnost Valuable records OF tle armies IN
share of reports, original lettsrs; &c, TO
nd n