Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-22
WASHINGTON.
The Finance Bill Not Yet Signed.
Congress Waiting on the Pres
ident.

WASHINGTON, April 21-The Senate
Finance Committee has agreed to defer
action on the House free banking bill until
il shall be known whether or not the Pres
ident will approve the Senate finance bill
before him.
Cabinet Conjeefures.
There was another long session of the
Cabinet to-day on the Senate finance bill,
all the members being present, but afterthe
meeting they declined to converse on the
question they had been discussing, nor
would they intimate whether or not the
President viii approve the bill. 1t is con-
fidently said, however, by several gentle
men of official prominence, that the Presi-
dent was at first inclined to veto the bill,
his objection being mostly confined to the
first section of il, but the probabilities are
that he will approve it, as all the members
of the Cabinet, except Messrs. Fish and
Richardson favored such course on his
part.
wanfed-STore of the Same sort
In consequence of inadequate salary
Commissioner Drummond of the General
Land Office. has resigned and viii retire
from office the first of May.
Postal Shortcomings.
The House Committee on Postofiices
and Post-roads had a meeting to-day rela-
tive TO the charges made of alleged irregu-
larities in connection with mail lettings,
etc, and adjourned till Friday. 1t is stated
by members of the Committee that the
troubles of which complaint is made seem
to result from defects in the law designed
90 prevent straw bidding, and do not in
volVe any Intentional wrong by the Depart
ment. II is also stated that many if not
all Of the charges preferred by Representa-
tive Stone were investigated in last Con-
gress, and that the majority report of the
Committee at that time fully exonerated
the Department.
The Utah Troubles.
Representative Poland reported from the
Judiciary Committee to-day bill relative
to the Utah courts. Ii provides that the
United States Judges, Marshal and Attor-
ney shall discharge the duties pertaining
TO all courts, thus dispensing with the du-
plication of such officers by the Utah Leg
islatuTe, as q consequence depriying the
Probate Court of civil and criminal .iuris-
diction which it has exercised under
Mormon authority. The bill also makes a
change in the mode of selection of jurors.
The United States Judge, the Clerk of the
Court and Marshal are required to draw
Jurors from lists prepared IN the manner
specified, free from Mormon influence. Mr..
Poland viii call up the bill in few-days.
Special Tax License.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
gives notice that unless parties liable to
paymen. of the special tax license under
the internal revenue laws make their re-
turn before the 21st of May, they will be
liable to penalty fifty per cent.
The Pacific Mail.
The House Committees on Appropria-
tiOns and Commerce held joint meeting
to-day on the subject of the proposed con-
tinuance of the contract with the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company for semi month
ly mail service between San Francisco and
China, at the additional subsidy of $780,
\ 900 per annum. 1t was agreed that each
committee appoint a subcommittee Of
three, who, in connection with the sub
| Committee ON Postal Affairs, will consider
the subject and report TO their repectiye
| committees what action should be taken.
The Secretary of the Navy viii also be in
vited to express his views.
SanbOrnism.
The Wavs and Means Committee spent
to-day in considering the Sanborn report of
the subcommittee on the revision of the
custom laws. The committee did not
finish consideration of either subject. In
relation to the subject of moieties the COM
mittee are unanimously in favor of the alb
| clifton.
District Measurements.
In the District of Columbia investigation
this morning, VIM. Forsyth, assistant en-
gineer of the Board of Public Works, was
recalled and examined with regard to the
alleged over measurements. He was closely
| questioned by Wilson as 20 the estimate
submitted to Congress by the Board of
Public Works upon which an appropriation
| of upwards Of one million dollars wasvoted
to the board in January, 1873, to reimburse
them for work done around government
property. The object of the examination
| was TO show that there was Included in the
estimate work which had never been done.
W. w. Demaine, an engineer, submitted a
diagram to show that in a space charged
against the Governor as reservation, there
were 5S5 square feet, for which was paid
$4,000 by the United States. The eoun-
sci for the memorialists indicated that they
would be able to close their side of the
case tomorrow.