Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-08
The Progress of Investigations.
illustrations of Iowa Enterprise.
Sharp Passes between Stevenson
and Blaine.

Sharp Passes between Stevenson
and Blaine.
Grants Beieware Jaunt.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA special from
Wilmington, Del, says that upon the ar
rival of President Grant in that city yester-
day he was given an enthusiastic reception.
A deputation of city officials met the train
on its arrival in the State Of DelewaTe.
Mayor Sims, of Wilmington, delivered an
address of welcome, to which the President
made an appropriate response. The Gov
e-nOr and State officials were also present
at the Presidential reception. In the re-
cepLion room a lady presented the Presi-
ident with boquet OF flowers accompanied
with the remark that it was given in be-
halt of the ladies present, as testimonial
of the Presidents action in excluding wine
from New Years receptions. The manu-
featuring establishments of the place were
then visited. After the citizens banquet,
at which large number were present,
speeches were made. The President at on e
o'clock left for Washington.
Syndicating-FIck BSutweII-The
Hundred MILLION Call Revoked 2
Making Bucks and brakes OF Gov.
ernment Securities.
The books of the syndicate close today,
both here and in Europe, for city subscrip-
tions, but all orders from the country will
be received tomorrow morning, according
TO European custom, The call by the Sec
retary of the Treasury, for hundred mil
lion of FIVE tweniies of 1862, has been re-
voked, but will be reissued the 1st of
March. The call, as issued, was for ninety
million coupons and ten million registered
bonds.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Secretary
Of the Treasury hes revoked the order
which he signed this morning calling in
hundred millions Of five twenty bonds to
be paid May z. This is done because of
information from London that the sub
scriptions there to the new fves are made
payable June l. The call will be renewed
March l, so as to have the called bonds
payable June /. to conform to the London
subscriptions.
Slim Chance for Maynard.
Advices report that Speaker Blaine will
be uuquestionably reelected in the event
of Congress assembling on March 4, IS
no candidate is mentioned, who could COM
mand anything like respectable support in
opposition to Mr. Blaine.
simon Cameron Sick.
Senator Cameron was suddealy taken
Ill last night, and is now confined to his
apart ments.
Ku.HIux PaFdOned.
The President to-day pardoned Eli Ross
Stewart and Robert Hayes Mitchell, both
of South Carolina, convicted of Ku-Klux
crimes aud sentenced to imprisonment in
the Albany penitentiary.
A Committee Report that was Sup
pressed tiII After the Presidential
Election.
When Oa the 1st of June last President
GIANT vetoed the bill for the relief OF DR..
j. Milton Best the message was referred TO
the Senate Committee on Claims. To day
Senator Howe, It's Chairman, made report
from that committee, strongly in opposition
to the veto. The report says the objections
of the President are not based upon the
ground that the act is unconsi utional or
inconsiderately passed, and thai neither of
these objections could be well urged against
it. The constitutional authority Of Con-
gress TO provide fer the payment of private
claims cannot well be denied. The act in
question was passed af.er careful consider
alton.
Some statesmen and jurisis have main
tanned that The proper use Of the veto power
was limited to cases of uDcolsti,Uti nal ard
rash legislation, but the text Of the G nsti-
tutionas well as the usage of the government
sanctions broader use of the power.
Since, therefore, the Executive veto par
alyzes so large portion CT the Legislature,
It would seem It ought not he interposed
except upon substantial and well considered
grounds; and il would seem quite evident
taat if the Executive assumes the task with
the help of his Cabinet of reconsidering the
eXpediency of all the laws which Congress
natures with the aid Of ell its committees
and all its members, while he may some
times correct mistakes, he may also soma
times make mistakes.
The message asserts, as a general pyinci-
pie of both International and municipal
law, that all property is held subject not
oniV TO be taken by tie government for
public uses, in which case, under the con-
stitution OF the United States, The owner is
entitled to just compensation, but also sub
iact to be temporarily occupied, or even &C
tuaIy destroyed in times Of great national
danger, when the public SAFETY demands i I;
and in this latter case governments do NOT
admit a legal obligation on their part to
compensate the owner. The committee,
taking issue with the President, say they
have not found any such general principle
affirmed, either in international or munich
pal law, but have found the very reverse
affirmed by all law, international and mu-
nicipal. They quote numerous legal au-
thorities and several Congressional prece-
dents in support Of this view.
In reply to the Presidents cua-
ton that the payment Of this claim would
invite the presentation OF demands for very
large sums Of money for the necessary and
unavoidable destruc ion of property by the
army, they say: The act for the relief Of
DR.. Best does not provide for the payment
of property uaavoidably destroyed. On
the contrary it clearly discriminates against,
and disclaims liability for such payment.
They reD'v, secondly, that if the principle
involved in the bill be just, and as it las
been seen, be in accordance with the
commands of all law and all precedent, the
Government cannot be excused from max
ing payment to DR.. Best because of the
weight of the burden such payments would
impose upon the treasury.
The committee say Re who regards the
law and loves justice win be reluctant to
see loyal citizen reduced By the deliberate
act of his Government to absolute destitu-
ton, and then turned away from the full
tills of the treasury which carry from year
TO year unused millions, single years III
terest on which would compensate for
every injury coming within the principle of
Best's claim.
Ia conclusion the committee enter into a
statement TO show that no claim ever was
or ever can be preferred against the Gov
eminent resting upon more impregnabla
,--nr,rnIr thnr HE claim rnraforrnH in fhi :