Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-29
WASHINGTON.
The Senate Finance Bill's Cham
ces in theIHouse.
A Rigorous Policy to be Enforced
Against the South
Red Cloud Bluffed by the Indian
Commissioners.

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sioner Of Indian Affairs to-day received an
urgent petition from Red Cloud TO be al
lowed to come on here with some forty
Sioux adhereGts, and settle up all troubles
about the Black Hill reservation and hunt
ing on Platte river. But Commissioner
Smith replied that on account of a want Of
funds to pay the expenses of the would-be
negotiators, their proposition must be de-
clined.
Prospects OF the New Finance Bill.
. Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Congressman who remained here are
busy discussing the prospects of the new
Finance bill in the House. The prevalent
opinion among Republicans of all shades
Of view upon the finance question is that
the Senate bill must be passed in its pres
ent shape, or there will be no financial
legislation this winter. Republican, a,ss1a-
tors affirm that If the bill is in an Gay
amended it would fail of another pas zae in.
the Senate, and that it would be utterly
impossible for the Republicans in the Sem
ate 10 unite upon any compromise meas
ure. This bill, they claim, contains
the final compromise Of both financial
parties. The indications now are that
while the most advanced hard money
men of the House are opposed TO the re-
moteneSs Of the bill as regards specie re-
sumption, and to its ambiguity with re-
spect TO the retirement of legal tenders,
they will consent to its passage, and if
they can not labor fr it will not work
against it. 1t is probable that House Re-
publican caucus will be called Immediately
upon the reaSsembling of Congress for the
special purpose Of agreeing upon the final
action on this bill. The Democrats are
working very earnestly against the passage
of the bill, and will interpose all the par
liamentary obstacles. They manifest sur
prise and Generalization at the possibility
Of the united action of the Republicans of
both Houses upon the finance question.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
The survey of the route for the exten-
sion Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to
the Ohio river, which has been in progress
under the War Department since August
last, has Just been completed. The Engineers
have found and made preliminary loca-
tion of the line from the Cumberland to
the falls Of Youghiogheny. The length of
the line is eighty-fVe miles, and one hun
dred miles to where the siack-water is ex-
pected to begin, at Connellsville. The
summit is passed al an elevation of 1900
feet above the Cumberland by a tunnel
three and three-quarter miles long. Ten
inclined planes are provided on the eastern
side, and four on the western. The esti-
mate made last year is deemed to hold good
that is, S25,000,000 for a canal seventy
feet wide, and seven deep, with locks 120
feet by 20, capable Of passing boats Of 200
tons.
Five Thousand Dollars for Arresfing
RCOunterfeiter.
A Cleveland detective named Gilbert S.
Perkins, has filed with the Secretary Of the
Treasury a claim for 5000 for the arrest
of Tom Ballard. He was considered the
most dangerous counterfeiter loose. 1t
will be remembered that he made propo-
sition that, if his crime was condoned, be
would give the Government a secret which
wouldIrender the successful eounterfeiting
of notes impossible. His offer was rejected
by Secretary Bristow.
The Radical Programme.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
There is an increasing impression that
the Republicans mean to show the mail
gloved hand toward the South, in order to
provoke outbreaks to be used for political
effect, and that they will press the Janus
faced Finance bill, which has no certain
meaning except giving the power to the
Secretary of the Treasury to expand or
contract values at his own sweet will. Not
withstanding all this quackery to save the
party, the impression of the leaders that it
will all be unavailiDg is so general that the
intrigues for the Presidential succession
among the Radicals are subordinated to the
preliminary work of fixing up the party so
that the Presidential nomination will be
worth something. Grant is still under
stood to be anxious for third term.
Internal Revenue and Customs
Receipts.
The receipts Of Internal Revenue up to
SATURDAY. were S7.6S4. 4.159.35, and are esti-
mated at S9,0O0,O00 for the entire month.
The Customs receipts are not as good as
those Of the corresponding month OF last
wear, and are much below the cheerful ex-
pectations of the Treasury officers made
some time ago. There are serious doubts
at the Department Of the ability of the
Government 10 meet the demands for cur
tent and regular expenditures out of the
accruing revenues, and hence the Depart
ment desires an increase of the tax on
whisky and tobacco, and the reimpOsiti n
of the tax on tea aud coffee. The prospect
of the last tax being imposed is not bril-
liant, nor even the former, unless the Pres
ident and Secretary shall take the response
bility of informing Congress that it is alb
solutely indispensable in order to protect
the public faith and carry on the Govern
ment.