Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-20
POLITICAL.

ALBANY, n. Y, March ia bill has
passed the Assembly giving colored people
the same public conveniences and rights en-
joyed by whites.
Havemeyer Read out of the Party.
NEW Y DIRK, March 19.-At a meeting of
the Republican Central Committee last
evening remarks were made by prominent
members to the effect that Mayor Have
meyer was not toIbe regarded as a member
of the party.
Lieut.. Grant.
Lieut.. Fred Grant has been assigned TO
duty on Gen. Sheridan's staff, at Chicago.
A Lobbyist Spotted
ST. LOUIS, March 19.-Tbe insura nee
bribery investigation at Jefferson City, has
resulted in report by the committee that
T rank Hiekox, the lobbyist, did attemIt to
bribe Mr.. Burger, one of the members of
the House.
COLUMBUS, o., March 19.-In the House
this morning the bill to increase the Gov er-
nor's salary to $4,000 per annum was in
definitely postponed.
Senate bill for the protection of sub-cc,n-
tractors, laborers, boarding house keepers,
and material men in their claims against
railroad contractors failed to pass.
Legal. Entire and Eternal PrOhi bitiDn.
The State Temperance Convention as
sembled in the City Hall at p. NJ. A tele-
gram was received from the Pittsburg Meth
dist Episcopal Conference in session at Sa-
lem, Ohio, expressing sympathy, and de-
cl&ring its members would preach, pray
aud vote for the legal, entire and ete rnal
prohibition of the LIQUOR traffic.
Michigan Thunder.
LANSING, Mich, March 10. Both
Houses adopted resolution expressing
condemnation of the action of the majority
of the late Congress in voting to its mem
bers an increase of their pay during the ex-
piring hours of the session at a tiule and in
a manner to prevent any remonstrance from
the people against their action-5pplauding
those who opposed the measure, and only
regretting that they did not refuse to take
from the peoples treasury the amount of
extra pay so voted. Such legislation and
action is not what the tax payers and people
demanded or expected, and leads to dis
trust and dissatisfaction, as a departure
from that strict personal and political integ-
rity, that the people without respect to par
ty have right TO expect and demand of
their Representatives in the National Con-
gress.
The woman suffrageists' annual conven-
tion was held here to-day for the election
of officers and transaction of business.
They adopted resolutions expressive of
their belief in the final success of their
movement, and asking the Legislature to
strike out the word "male" in the State
constitution wherever it restricts the right
of suffrage.
Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, March ia bill passed
the Senate to. day repeating the act of 1871
suspending the collection of taxes on de-
mestic industry. A bill passed The same
body regulating the practice of medicine
and surgery. This bill creates State board
of medical examiners and requires all prac-
ticing physicians to get certificate from
the board.
Nebraska.
OMAHA, March 19.-The Governor of
Nebraska will call an extra session of the
State Legislature in few days to correct
errors and omissions in the laws passed
during the last session.
Boston BigOts.
BOSTON, March 19.-The House of Rep.
resentatives to-day, by vote of 49 to 167,
refused to rescind the resolutions censuring
Sumner, passed by the last Legislature, and
the report of the committee giving leave to
withdraw to petitioners for resembling of
resolutions was adopted. The report will
come up in the Senate III day or two.