Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-20
WASHINGTON.
Grant and HIS Man Friday,

WASHINGTON, June 10 The President
accompanied by Gen. Babcock arrived here
early this morning and will return to Long
Branch by Friday nights train. 1t is not
supposed there viii be snJ formal Cabinet
meeting in the meantime although the
heads Of departments will call on him for
the transaction of business of routine char
acter.
The Rio Grande Investigation.
Among the early callers this forenoon
were Messrs. Robb, Savage and Ashborne,
commissioners appointed to enquire into
the outrages and depreciation on the Rio
Grande. Although the visit was mainly
of courtesy, there was some incidental con-
versation relative TO the results OF the In
quiry. The President expressed bis salts
faction with the labors of the commission
and remarked that he would do all in his
power to afford the required relief to those
who had severely suffered by raids.
Information has been received at the War
Department that the Legislature of Texas
has commended Col. McKenzie's late pur-
suit and chastisement of the Kickapoo In
dams.
A decrease in customs receipts and an
increase in cattle stealing are reported by
Treasury Agent Abbott at Ell Paso del
Norte. The Collectors of Customs and Of
Internal Revenue have been instructed by
circular to report to the u. S. Attorneys
the facts in all seizures within ten days af-
ter the seizure is made.
The Presidents Southern Friends.
1t was stated several days ago that there
would be about twenty changes in Consul
ates for the bene6@ cf the Presidents South
ern political friends. Several such changes
have already been made, the latest being
the appointment of Henry Ray Meyers, Of
Alabama, Consul at Hamilton, Ont, in
place of Blake, suspended.
Postal Cards.
The Post Master General to-day signed
additional articles TO the present Postal
treaty with Canada providing for an inter:
chan g of postal cards of the United States
and the Dominion at the prepaid rate of
Two cents in full to its destination in either
country, the prepayment to be effected by
affx ng to the card an ordinary one cent
postage stamp. Postal cards not so addi-
tionslly prepaid sre not to be forwarded.
1t is expected to go into effect July 1.
The Post Master General to-day deter
mined to issue an order directing that all
postal cards which cannot be delivered to
the person addressed shall be Immediately
returned to the write. without charge.
Senators who Have Returned Their
Back Pay, and those who Haven't.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE complete
list of Senators who have turned their in
crease of salary into the Treasury shows
that quite number of those who have
been generally credited with such disposi-
ton of their back pay cannot truthfully
claim the honor. Up to tonight fourteen
have directed the return of their money
through Treasurer Spinner, and The names
here given may be relied upon as accurate,
namely: Anthony, Bsyard, Chandler, Cas-
serly, Fenton, Ferry of Mich, Frelinghuy-
sen, Hamlin, Pratt, Sehurz, Scptt, Summer,
Thurman, Wilson. or these, when the
question of increase of salary came up in
the Senate, all voted in the affirmative on
Edmunds' motion to strike from the bill all
relating to the salaries of Sena, ors, Repre-
sentstives and Delegates, except Mr.. Fen
ton, who voted no, and Bayard, Sumner
and Wilson, who were absent. Mr.. Scott
was paired, but was for the Eimunds
amendment. Others who voted for Ed
munds' motion, but have not turned their
money in to the Treasury, are Boreman,
Buckingham, Cragin, Cole, Corbett, Ed
munds, Hamilton, Of Maryland, Harlan,
Howe, Morton, Morrill,, of Vermont, Nor
rill, of Maine, Sherman, Window, WRIGHT.
Mr.. Corbett is understood to have given his
balance TO the Washington Monument. L.
will be seen that the only States represent.
ed in the first list by both Senators are Mas
sachusetts and Michigan. No Senator from
the South has responded, and
none from the Northwest, unless
Michigan Senators are 80 clsssed. OF
those returning the increase, as will be
seen, there are eight Republicans, three
Democrats, and three Liberals. The SEN
ate at the time the vote on the salary ques-
ton was taken was made up of forty-nine
Republicans, seven Liberals, and seventeen
DemocrIs. About one third OF those re-
turning their money made request that
their names might not be made known,
chiefly upon the ground that many among
their associates, good as they were, bad
taken it, and they did not desire, by giving
publicity TO the matter, to cast any implied
reproach upon their fellow Senators. All
the officials of the Treasury have continued
TO refuse the list of names, but as the en-
tries were of necessity made at several
points in the public records, both of the
Senate and of the department, a complete
list has finally been obtained.
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