Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-27

in the hands of Senator Carpenter and
General Butler. Senator Thurman disa-
VOWS any formal consultation with them
regarding the feature Of the measure. = E
semi-On1ciaI.
Numerous paragraphs have recently APP
peared in 5ewspapers stating what the
President y e.tld or would not do in rela-
ton to Loui, ana and other public matters
now attracting general attention; and the
President is sometimes represented as hay-
ing expressed views which he certainly does
not entertain, and which would be contra
nv to the course he has heretofore pursued.
Reports prevail that the President has diff
ferences with political friends, and is dis
posed to act altogether independently of
them: but it is known from them having
intimate relations with him that such re-
ports are unfounded. Nor is it probable
that any differences are likely to exist ex-
cepting such as may be inSeparable from
sIse -ie--s ffiofT the II csidSnt may hi1n-
lftaze Of his constitutional duties and
the official responsibility which attaches to
his office. Acting in accordance
with the constitutional requirement
that the President shall from time
to time give Congress information
of the state Of the Union, be is now en-
gagged in the preparation of message
which he will submit to the Cabinet be-
fore transmitting it TO Congress. This
message will, according to present under
standing, be confined to plain, but elabO-
rate. statements of facts attending the
federal proceedings in Louisiana in support
of the United States judicial decisions,
which he had-ne authority to disregard.
Whatever may have been his own opinions
upon the political questions affected by
them, it is positively known that the Pres
ident has not interfered in any way with
Louisiana questions relating to seats
either in the Senate or House Of Repre-
sentatiyes. To Louisianians of both par
ties, who have called upon him, he has re-
peatedly said that such questions properly
belong to Congress, the Constitution max
ing each house the judge Of the election re-
turns and qualifications of its own mem
bers; and that the consideration of such
questions involves the subject of the legal
ity of the authority under. which the Ger
tificates of election issue, so that one qUes-
ton necessarily affects the other, and both
could at the same time be determined.
This, in substance, is the reply
which he has unreservedly given
to those who have Intercepted
him. On the subject of the bill pro-
posed to be passed by Congress ordering
new election in Louisiana, he has discOur-
aged such legislatiOn; and while thus op-
posing Congressional interference, he has
had 10 hesitation in saying to visitors, as
lie repeated yesterday, that there was no
doubt that the late election in Louisiana
was an organized fraud from beginning to
end. for the benefit of those now in posses
sion of the government OF that State, and
that there has never vet been a fair count
of the votes, the results having been reached
by dishonest means, too well known to be
repeated.
It is, therefore, not probable that he will,
in his forthcoming special message, make
any Recommendation for a new election,
his opinion, as recently privately expressed,
being that Congress has no more right TO
order new election in Louisiana than it
has in any other State because OF 4 local
conflict. All the States now being equal in
fhe Union. are as much entitled Ia the
same s5rsol al prOtection from 1ile5ai or uil-
const itutionaI interference by any branch Of
the Fede.al government as they are against
invasion or domestic violence. And be-
sides. there are means to settle the LOuisi-
ana and all kindred cases without resort to
congressional action or ordering new cleo
tion.
The Message Delayed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The President
will not send his message to Congress on
Louisiana affairs until tomorrow, after
submitting the same to the Cabinet on that
day.
Fort ST. Philip Canal.
Gen. Humphreys, Chief of the Engineer
Cons. will make his report in a few days.
1t viii generally be in favor OF the feast
biiity and utility OF the ST. Philip canal at
the mouth of the Mississippi. Gen Bar
nard's report will favor system OF jetties.
The Southern Pacific.
The plan Of relief for the Southern Pa
cific Railroad. which viii soon be intro
duced in Congress, is briefly as follows:
All the lands of the company will be sold
by a commission appointed under. the au-
,thority of the United States, and the pro-
ceedS placed in the Treasury to the credit
of the company, the Government to retain
the amount charged for transportation of
the mails and carrying service. The COM
pany ask the United States to guarantee
interest on per cent bonds running for
thirty years, to 4 limited sum per mile. In
consideration of such accommodation, the
company proposes to pay to the Govern
mcnt libersl per cent. on the gross earn
ings, thus securing the Government from
loss.
The Supreme Court.
1t is expected that the Judges of the SUI
prone Court will soon take a recess. The
new Chief Justice will take his seat on the
reasSembling of the court.
Bankruptcy Fees aud Expenses.
The following is an exhibit of proceed
ings in bankruptcy in the United States
Courts, with a statement of the cases in
bankruptcy in said courts and their dispO-
sition from March %, 1867, to Dec. 81,
1872:
Number of petitions filed in
1876
In 1868. 29.539
In 1869. 1921
In 1870. 4,30I
In 1871. 7,43S
In 1872. GOA
Total. 5S,61S
Number of discharges granted 3S,74T