Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
WARRINGTON.
The Chief Justiceship Formally
rendered to Attorney Gen-
eral Williams.
Col, BristOw to he Attorney
General.

Col, BristOw to lie Attorney
General.
The Democratic Caucus.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-In the Demo
cratic caucus tonight, Judge Holman, Of
Indiana, moved that no one should be sup
ported for Speaker who had been involved
in either Credit Mobilier or the back pay
grab. After heated discussion the mo-
ton was defeated by decisive majority.
WhereupOn Holman and Sunset Cox with
drew. Subsequently, Fernando Wood
made a speech In which he disclsimed any
responsibility for the back pay and increase
of salary law. On the first ballot for
Speaker, Wood had thirty votes, Cox TWEEN
ty, and Robinson, of Illinois, nineteen. 1t
was the understanding that Cox should re
ceive Robinson's votes in the second ballot,
but as he had left the caucus they were
thrown for Wood.
Triumph of the Credit MObiIiers.
Special to the Louisville Courler-Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. O.-Notwithstand-
lng all the talk Of resolution being adopt
ed by the Republican caucus, TO exclude
from their conspicuous places at the heads
of committees all who were implicated by
She Credit Mobilier investigation, the eau
Gus met and adjourned without any suchres-
olution being introduced. No one had the
nerve to submit such proposition. This
leaves Mr.. Blaine free to do as he pleaseS.
Indeed, it will be urged by some persons
that, inasmuchaS the Republican caucus took
no action, and the House of Representatives
at their last session tabled the whole mat
Ter without censure Of those members, for
Mr. Blaine nov to affect special scrupleS on
the subject would be an act of supereroga-
tion. 1t is, therefore, confidently believed
that Mr.. Blaine will assign all these genie
men to prominent positions. Dawes Mass
will be chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, Garfield (Ohio) of ApprOpri-
ations. and so on with the rest. Bingham
is in foreign parts; but Ben. Butler, who
championed Oakes Ames, will almost GER
tainly be put at the head OF the Judiciary
Committee.
BY Telegraph to the Associated Press.
The Presidential BrOadside.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l, A. M.-The copy
lists at the White House calculate that the
Presidents message will make twelve thou
sand five hundred words 1t is proposed to
send it to Congress to-day. Considering
that the House has first to be organized
the President notified, etc, ii is not p-Oba-
BILE the message can be sent in before halt
past one. 1t is probable that the reading
of the America Spanish protest will follow
directly after the Presidents message.
A Quaker Meeting.
The Cabinet met at half-past II o'clock
all the members being present and remained
in session until twenty minutes TO tou
O'Clock, in expectation Of receiving the
Joint Committee of the Senate and House
of Representative, instructed with the duty
of informing the President that the two
houses had organized and were prepared tC
receive any communication he might be
pleased to make them. The committee moi
appearing by half-past 3 O'Clock, telegram
was sent to the Capitol inquiring into the
staSe of affairs in Congress and on receipt
of the reply the Private Secretary Of the
President informed the gentlemen of the
press in waiting for copies of the message
that the document would not be sent Il
Congress until tomorrow.
Secretary Richardson had sent advanc'
copies of his financial report to New York,
Philadelphia and Boston to be distributed
TO the press at the time the President!
message should be delivered to Congress
but owing to the Presidents message no
having been communicated to Congress t.
date, the Secretary, this afternoon, tele
graphed to the Government officers hayln
his report in charge, to retain them unit
tomorrow.
During the session of the Cabinet to-day
the President formally rendered to Attorne
General Williams the position Of Chic
Justice of the Supreme Court of tn
United States. Col. Bristow, Of Kentucky
will be appointed Attorney General. I'll
nominations of Col. Bristow and Judg
Williams will be sent to the Senate to
morrow.
Hundreds Of Millions.
The total estimates for different depart
ments for 1915 are S319, 1875 The e:
Inmates for 1874 were S30S,325, $50. IN
appropriations for 1874 aggregated S3O6
060,202.
still Harping.
Judge Advocate General Holt publisht
a long reioinder TO eX-President johnson
in which he says johnson is guilty OF gro:
perversion in his statement of what Occu
red at their interview, just previous to III
execution of Mrs. Surratt.
An OdOrOus Serenade.
Senator Sumner was Serenaded UO-lllSl
bv the colored people of Washington.
The Chief SaIary-Grabber Excepted
Mr. Wright's bill to repeal the act
March 3, 1873, increasing salaries, etc
provides that all salaries increased by TIN
act be fixed at the same amounts as The
were before its passage, though 50 far as
applies TO the President, il shall take eite
after the present term under the cOnstlt
tion. so far as it applies to Senators, Re
resentativeS and others, it is to take eiie
upon date of passage. The bill further pr
yides that it shall not be so construed as
revive the ranking privilege.
The salary Bill i'm Caucus.
A Republican caucus was held this ey
ming in relation to the Congressional sala
bill.
A resolution offered by Mr.. kasson,
Iowa. was adopted for a repeal OF the Sala
bill. so far as applicable to mel
hers of Congress and employe
of the two houses, and providing for the a
pointment ola committee to perfect a b
for that purpose. The chair appointed
such committee Kasson, Tremaine, Butt
or Mass. Thomas & Hall of Maine. L
caucas was in good temper throughout, a
il is represented by gentlemen present I'll
tbe DISPOSITION was as three to one for
peal.
Financial Notes.
NEW YORK, Dee. 1.-The Union lrl
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