Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-17
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80, 1873;
WASHINGTON.
RumOred Tender of the Chief
JuSticeSisip TO Roscoe
COnlIling.
Baritis Is WilIin..

him for Chief Justice, and adds that ht
will accept.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1G.-There are nc
indications in official quarters yet with re.
gard to the Chief Justiceship,
The Cabinet to-day talked over several
names that had been mentioned in connec-
tion with the Chief Justiceship. No i'm
pOrtant business was transacted.
Minister Cushing.
The commission Of Cushing as Minister
to Spain has not been received by the Presi
dent from the State Department for sigma
ture.
Cushing's DislOyaIty in Is6I.
The following is the letter from Calet
Gushing which called forth Gov. Andrews
response:
Ne1rbuypOrt, ,lprd p, 1S61-Sir l beg
leave to tender myself to You in ally capac-
ity, however humble, in which it may. be
possible TO contribute to the public veal in
the present critical emergency. | have no
desire to survive the overthrow of the Gov
eminent of the United States. l am ready
for any sacrifices TO arrest such catastro-
phe, and | ask only TO be permitted to lay
down my life in the service of the Common
wealth and the Union.
am very respectfully.
c. CUSHING.
His Excellency, John \. Andrew, Gov.
ernOr Of the Commonwealth.
National Marrow Gauge.
In the Cheap Transportation Convention
this morning, Mr.. Flagg, of Chicago, advo-
Gated national legislation for a narrow
gauge railway from the East to the West
Judge Lonchnane, of Georgia, followed
declaring that Congress had no such
power.
Bureau Howard.
The House Military Committee TODAY
considered without coming to a conclusion
whether they should continue the investi.
CATION or request the President to order .
board Of inquiry in the case of Gen. How
ard.
Creeping up Again.
The outstanding legal tenders are $685..
992, ,S15.
Mex. Vets.
The convention of Mexican war veterans
this morning resolved to visit their Illus
trious comrade and friend President Grant
at the Executive Mansion and Inform him
of their measures and invite his co-Opera.
ton. A committee was appointed to pre-
pare a memorial to Congress, and the wal
department win be asked for a copy OF the
muster rolls Of the soldiers of the Mexican
war. At the close of the morning session
the veterans marched TO the Metropolitan
Methodist Church where Gen. Negley
member of Congress from Pennsylvania,
delivered an address and Gen. Albert Pike
recited 4 poem. The Marine aIfd Fort
McIIeny bands furnished the music.
NennOnites.
The Senate Committee on Public Lands
this morning had under consideration Seii-
ator CamerOn's resolution directing them
to inquire into the expediency of granting
the request Of the Mennonites, OF Russia
and Prussia. to purchase from this Govern
ment a compact body of lands sufficiently
large to afford homes for them in this coun-
try. They number between forts and fifty
thousand souls. The committee discussed
the matter without coming to any cOnclu
sion.
Goodbye, Nashville CuStOmhOuse.
The Senate Committee on Public Build
ingS and Grounds have decided that it will
be ineXpedient to consider any new propO-
sitions for erecting government buildings
this year, and that work should be confined
20 those now in pr1greSS which are strictly
Indispensable.
The Senate Committee on POstOfiiCeS
and POst-rOal today heard 4 continuation
of the arguments Of VIM. Oiton and G.. G..
Hubbard, Tespec lively opposing and adyO-
eating the postal telegraph bill.
Another Request for Troops.
Another telegram was received to-day
from Gov. Davis, Of Texas, addressed to the
President. saying that under the colstitu-
tiOn he was entitled TO hold Office until the
2Sth Of April, and that he was making
preparations to protect the officers of the
State, and asks for military assistance.
There is no probability that the govern
ment Will interfere or make any change in
the policy heretofore indicated in the recent
telegram Of the President TO Gov. Davis,
and in response of Attorney General VIII
liams to the United States Marshal at
Austin.
The Nomination Of III. w. HasSlOek
Withdrawn.
The nomination OF ii. W. HaSslock as
Postmaster at Nashville, has been with
drawn by the President.
Growing Hens.
In the National Woman'S Suffrage Con
vention to-day. committee of seven Wa,
appointed TO &c. in conjunction with the
local association of the District of COlum
bia in asking Congress to give suffrage tC
the women Of the district, Miss Anthony
chairman of the committee.
Miss Anthony then read an appeal tC
Congress. which was endorsed by the con-
yention, asking 10 be relieved of sentence
of cour, for voting for Grant and Wilson
at the late Presidential election.
\ resolution was unanimously adopted,
calling for the impeachment of Judge
Hunt, who sentenced Miss Anthony.
Vice President Wilson, who was in the
hall, being called upon fog a word of en-
couragement. rose aud said: | wish simply
to say that / am under imperative orders to
make no speeches on any subject. l will
add, however. twenty years ago / came to
the conclusion that my wife, my mother
and my sisters were as much entitled tC
the right Of suffrage as myself, and l have
not changed my mind since. cloud ap-