Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-25
WASHINGTON.
How the Financial Bill viii Fare
I'm the House.
Kellogg Preparing for the Wrath
to Come.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Secretary De-
lano has written letter to the Secretary
of War, in which he says the Black Hills
country IS secured by treaty 10 the
Sioux Indians, and repeat the
request that the most effective
measures within the power Of the War De-
partnent may be adopted towards all per-
sons making encroachments upon said ter
ritory, and that all intruders be pursued,
overtaken and expelled from it.
Restoration Of the Tea and OeGee Tax.
specialto the Cincinnati Commercial.
A careful canvass of the Finance Com
mittee of both Houses show that the pas
ssge Of the bin restoring the tax upon tea
and coffee is very probable, and that conse-
quently, there is little prospect Of any In
crease in the tax on whisky. 1t IS ex
pected that the restoration of the tea and
coffee tax win provide for all necessary ad-
dItional revenue without changing the
whisky tax. Il is the desire Of both FL
nance Committees not to change the whis-
Ky tax if sufficient revenue can be OBJ
tanned by other means. The little Tariff
Bill, which viii doubtless pass, will slight
ly increase the revenue. Fr
The Southern Investigating Commit
tees.
The three special House committees for
the investigation Of Southern Affairs viii
leave for the SOutht his week. The Ala
bama committee was appointed to-day, and
consists Of Messrs. kCOburn, of Indiana,
Albright, Cannon, of Illinois, Buckner, of
Missouri, and Luttrell, Of California. II is
notably weak in the Democratic side. The
Southern Republicans held meeting this
evening to consider plan which will ena-
BILE these committees to arrive the mcst
speedily at the facts. The former have
been quite exacting thus far this session,
and their frequent caucuses have not favor
ably impressed the Northern Republicans.
II is not certain that the New Orleans COM
mittee win visit Coushatta.
Maynard's RIunder.
The session Of the House yesterday indi-
Gated that the new Finance bill viii not be
so easily passed in the latter body as it was
in the Senate. Senator Sherman and other
leading Senators appeared on the floor of
the House early IN the morning, and held
an extended conference with prominent
Representatives. The result Of this con-
ference was that it was decided that Horace
Maynard, as Chairman of the Committee
on Banking and Currency, should move
the immediate passage of the Senate bill.
The fact that the Civil Rights bill practi-
cally controls the Speakers table, seems to
have been overlooked al this conference.
Horace Maynard, who is notably aRskilled
in the use Of parliamentary tactics, very
nearly brought the House, by his motion, TO
a final disposition Of the Civil Rights bill,
and without the knowledge Of the mem
bers. Speaker Blaine, seeing the posi-
into which the House, by a slip, was IN
Willingly likely 70 be brought, suggested
that such a motion would lose the Civil
Rights bill its advantageous position upon
the Speakers table, and would send it 10 a
committee where il probably would never
again see light. The Democrats, who had
been quick to see the results of Maynard's
motion. were somewhat discOmftted when
they observed that the House was certain
to heed this warning, and Mr.. Beck, Of
Kentucky, gave expression 70 this senti-
ment by saying that the Democrats in no
event intended TO permit that bill 10 pass
before March 4. The unfortunate motion
of Mr.. Maynard hasing been withdrawn,
succession Of fillibustering motions
ensued. They proceeded for the most
part from the Democratic side,
but were encouraged on the
Republican side by representatives Of the
EXTREMIST Of both schools OF finance. II
soon became apparent that the bill could
not be passed, and after two hours Of
wrangling it was finally unanimously
agreed 70 set the bill for consideration on
Jan. Z, 1875. The absence of so large a
number of Republicans fUm the House
gave The Democrats an especial advantage
in their filibusterlng movements, as il is
permitted them TO make repeated demands
for roll calls to discover the presence of a
quorum. If the absent members had paid
more attention to legislation and less to
Christmas pleasures, it is just possible that
the vexed finance question might have been
disposed Of in the Heuse yesterday.
Opposition I'm the House 20 the SENATE
Finance BlII.
The drift Of the talk among the Repre-
seniatives shows that the most serious Op-
| position to the Senate Finance bill viii be
| made by the most advanced hard money
men. General Joe Hawley, Connecticut,
| who is the typical representative Of the
| class who are for the immediate resump-
| ton Of coin payment at any cost, gave no
| tice that he could not vote for the bill yes
| terday, and plainly intimated that he would
not on any day. Some of the opposite class
represented by Merriam, of New York, are
inclined 10 oppose the bill. They urge
that the certain result viii be contraction,
and that the free banking provisions are de-
! lnsiVe in that, in view Of the prospective
decrease in the premium of the United
States bonds consequent upon coin resump-
tiOn, bankers will not be inclined to buy
| bonds at the present high rates for the sake
| of the small profits on circulation. Many
who will vote for the bill object to the free
banking provision, and claim that it will be
| practically imperative unless provision is
made for a new bend.
The Democrats are much disturbed at
their Senate record on the bill, as they now
see that il will be difficult to show that the
votes were not against speCe payment.
The general impression, however, is that
the bill win pass after the holidays.
More Troops Called for I'm Louisiana.
| Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Gov. kellogg has written letter to one
of his friends here, expressing grave appre-
tensions, based upon the idea that the con
| templated frauds of the Louisiana Return
ing Board will meet condign punishment
from the people. He calls for an addition
al number Of Federal troops, so as to occupy
the State House when the Legislature shall
assemble, so that the installation Of the
bogus Legislature may be perfected. 1t is
very apparent that the Lrimes of the carpet
baggers in the South have reached that
pitch when the immediate presence of the
! army is necessary to protect them from pop
ular violence; and the leaders are looking
with some degree Of alarm to their personal
safety from punishment by desperate and
ruined people. This accounts for the delay
in the action of the Returning Board. The
carpet-baggers here are sntreating the Pres
ident for more troops, who is embarrassed,
as Gen. Sherman has informed him that no
more can be spared from the plains.
Civil Rights and Democratic Absen-
teefsm.
The next attempt at an affirmative poll
cy on the part of the Republicans, and
thus to save their party, will be an effort
to pass the Civil Rights bill Immediately
after the Christmas vacation. Mr.. Beck
served notice on the Republicans ye>ter-
day in the House that the bill could not be
passed at this session; and well-informed
| Republicans say the same thing. BecN's
prophecy depends good deal on whether
| all the Democrats shall b. steadily found