Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-27

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/ The court, after hearing the argument in 1
the Hot Springs case adjourned until Mon.
day, when an Adjournment probably VIII
be ordered.
The Chief JusticeshIp.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, May 23.--In conversation
to-day with prominent public man OF this
District, the President took occasion to re-
mark, with regard to the Chief Justiceship,
that no man should receive the appointment
who by reason of his political convictions or
affiliations would in ,nywise ieopardze the
legitimate fruits of the rebellion. He was
of the opinion thst this consider alton out
weighed all others in selecting candidate
for this position.
Senator Matt Carpenter
Does not receive very fatsering comments
here for his late speech in New Orleans on
Louisiana troubles. A prominent Govern
ment official remarked to-day that this
speech was a sort of political demurrer,
which admitted all the grievances that the
anti-Kelloggites complained of, and yet told
them that they were powerless to avert the
consequence. Mr.. Carpenter made sub
stantially the same speech in the Senate
last winter, and while the capitol was ring
ing with his denunciations he gave the
vote for the amendment which foisted the
Kellogg Government on Louisiana and de-
feated bis own demand for new elections.
Another Annexation Plot.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON May 25.-There is very
little reason to doubt that the Administra-
ton is exceedingly anxious to bring about
the annexation of the Northern provinces of
Mexico. Besides the significant illusions
contained in the Presidents inaugural,
there are recent declarations of opinion by
prominent members Of the governmer t, all
pointing strongly in the same direction.
Some 60 so far as to say that the move
mepts of Col. Mckenzie were expressly
coptriyed to bring on a crisis which would
| lead to annexation as solution of the diff
| ficulty about Indian incursions. 1t is also
| stated that there is a grand annexation
combination on foot for suppressing the
San Domingo arrangement, and embracing
| such leading capitalists and politicians as
Ben Butler, Tom Scott, Delano, John w.
Forney, Simon Cameron, Gen. Babcock,
and others, directly connected with the
President. What progress has been made
In negotiating with the Mexican Govern
ment is not known; but friends OF the
measure allege that the Mexican Govern
u,ent has given its consent. On the other
hand, the Mexican Minister here is not re-
garded as very favorable to the general Or
der of annexation.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
is in excellent spirits over the receipts OF
.ba b,,r >su for the current year ending Both
,af0 far
80 1,oar rro-o S11,p 1000, 900, and the deficiency
is only S8 10000. which he thinks wlli De
easily supplied in tie fve weeks remaining
The receipts for May 10 70 yesterday were
nearly Sl0,O00,000, anu II they 70 Oh AZ
this rate the monthly receli ihs WIN pe over
Sl3. 100000. Mr.. Douglas thlEAs tn%e 4e
| will collect from one hundred anC ImeNe ~ "
one hundred an fifteen millions ouring Ihe
fiscal year, which he rightly says Slli pe I.
very handsome result. Some porlIon VI
this revenue consists ofr-mnants rom re
pealed law, such as legacies and successions'
These amounted in 1872 to twelve mlItions III
and this year to only five or SIX nllill Ins
This excess of revenue over estlhALe'
Mr.. Douglas attributes chiefly 10 cns
working of the present tobacco TAX, Whicl
Congress consolidated at twenty Genus pei
pound, being an actual reduction OF twenty
per cent. on the former tax. The bureau
expected to lose from three to SIX mlllloni
under this head, bat the loss proves 70 o.
only about half a million dollars Inc IN
tire result the Commissioner regards as
| very satisfactory Vindication OF the poncy
the present form of the tobacco tax. I'M
new machinery for revenue colectlon an'
assessment only went into operation on LII
both of May. The new system OF paymen
of licenses by stamps and requiring Licenses
to be hung up in places OF business, etc'
began on the 1st inst, and is reported
working very well in all quarters. Puttir
all these facts together, it is not prooapl
that the Commissioner will in his annna
report propose any marked cha 1ge IN In
law.
The following is the true status OF colt o
matters in the Treasury, and is drawn frol
official sources: The United States ourlh
the war seized cotton to the amouI.t Q
ICE, 900 bales, and released 10000 bales
The total amount sold was 10000 bales
the gross proceeds of which were $4,000,
600. The amount released by the Secrets
nv of the Treasury from this sum was Sc
100000. The expense incurred by Gov
ernment officers in shipping the cotton from
the South was S9,000,000. The miscella
neous expenses, being money paid lawyer
ana informers in order to defeat claimants
was 81 100000, all of which was Daid on
of the proceeds of this property, which il
LARGE part was stolen. The net proceed:
are, therefore S26,O00,000 Suit has beeI
| brought in the Court of Claims for 5000
bales, of which there has been rejected o
dismissed %, 900 bales, leaving 81, 900 bales
and this, deducted from the 10000 bale
above stated, leaves unclaimed at this tim
$4,000, Judgments have been rendered in
the Court of Claims in the last eight years
for 5000, 900, leaving balance still il
the Treasury of $21, ,000, 600, of which thu
great bulk is said to have been taken afte
the war ended. The expenses of shippin
the cotton, paid out of the proceeds OF TN
sale, were over 20 per cent, and ought nc
to have been over three quarters ola mil
| lion dollars instead of six millions. Th'
cotton was sold at less than two thirds
, | its value. The Court of Claims have es
!, tablished rule to return st the rate OF on
, ly $1.76 currency for upland cotton, an
, 81 81 currency for Sea island cotton. I'm
der the law passed about year ago, th
department has so far paid oniy one smal
| claim of So, 500 due to loyal soul VIII
lives in the fortunate State of Massschr
setts.
: Rather Rough on the Grand Army
: Don Piatt gets off in this moroin-
2 CapitaI a good thing on the Grand Arm
. bigots who forbid any floral tributes on de-
= orstion day to the Confederate dead burie e
at Arlington, by informing them OF the III
5 questionable fact that fully twenty-five pt
, cent. of those who were buried there a
t Union soldiers, and destined to be honore
D by the Grand Army fellows on the 3Oth lns'
: are deceased ex-Coniederste soldiers, who's
; bodies the contractors picked up and burie
= under their contract at 30 much per head
Ex-GOyernOr Wise,
of Virginia, during recent visit to this CIT
: smphatically denied that there was any al
: tn, >rity for the rumor that he proposed
: rnn a an independent candidate for Cove
nor this fall. he is much offended at Il
l liberties ti'us taken with his name.
THE SODOC WAR.
: Ubiquitous Jack.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-Reports fro
: Fairchilds say Capt, Jack is north In u