Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-03
WASHINGTON.
A Chance for wall street pressure.

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win leave Washington tomorrow on a
brief visit to New York. On that occount
the Cabinet session was held to-day. There
was considerable conversation between the
members present ON finances. but it was
informal, and not with view to any ac-
tion by the President in the matter. Secre-
taries Fish and Delano were absent from
the meeting. The President will probably
return from New York Monday.
The President has signed the act to re-
move the disabilities of VIM. L. Cabel, of
Texas.
SanbOrn Turns Up Missing Again.
The Committee on Ways and Means did
not have, this forenoon, its usual hearing in
the matter of the Sanborn contracts. The
personal attendance and statement of Jno.
Sanborn had been expected, but he failed
TO make his appearance, and the committee
proceeded to the consideration of ordinary
business.
New Mexico.
The House Committee on Territories, by
vote Of six to one, agreed to recommend
the passage of bill for the admission of
New Mexico as State in the Union.
A sewer of corruption.
At the morning session of the District of
Columbia Committee, several witnesses
were examined as to the value of real es-
tate in the eastern section of the city which
has been subject to the general sewer tax of
2 cents per square foot, to show that the
tax amounts to large part of the value
thereof. Mr.. Todd, of Boston, testified
that he owns improved property in the
eastern section of the city which is assessed
at about $4,000 and that the aggregate of
his taxes this year including sperial i'm
prOvement, sewer and general taxes is over
Sl1 900. Samuel Strong, a large contrac-
tor, was questioned at length in regard to
moneys he had paid to VIM. A. Cook, the
Attorney for the District of Columbia. He
denied the imputation that he had been
fleeing the attorney to decide in his favor
and showed that Cook had been his lawyer
for some years and that the moneys paid
were legitimate counsel fees.
The Craftsmanship again Vacant.
Robt. S. Hale, of New York, has placed
in the hands of the Speaker his resignation
as Chairman of the House Committee on
the District OF Columbia. His resignation
is said TO be induced by the failure of the
House to sustain various recommendations
of the committee lately. Representative
second on the committee, but il is said will
decline the chalimanship. Mr.. Cotton, of
Iowa, is next on the list, and will probably
be Chairman.
Another Deficiency.
The House Committee on Appropriations
to-day agreed to;inSert on the deficiency bill
$4,000 for work in the new government
building at indianapolis.
Centennial sineeures.
In accordance with the order of the Presi-
dent requiring the appointment of board
| to be composed of seven persons, one per-
son to be named by each of the Executive
| Departments which may have articles and
materials to be exhibited at the Centennial
exhibition; also one person TO be named in
behalf of the Smithsonian Institute, and
one in behalf of tho Department of Agri-
culture, which may have charge and decide
upon the articles TO be embraced in the COL
| lection, the following have been named
| by the heads of departments: Treasury,
Hon. F. NJ. Sawyer; War, Col. S. c. Ley
| ford. U. S. A; Navy, Admiral I. A. Jen-
kins, L. 5. "; Interior, John Eaten, Esq;
Postoffice, DIR. Charles +. Mcdonald; Agri-
| culture, Wm. Saunders, ESQ; Smithsonian
Institute. Prof S. F. Baird. The President
has designated Col. S. c. Leyford, L. S. A,
| Chairman of such Board.
Special 20 the Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Bureau OF Injustice.
The Committee on the Expenditures of
the Department of Justice is steadily push
ing its investigation into the affairs of the
! Western Judicial District of Arkansas.
| The evidence already taken has disclosed a
| large amount of corruption, and inculpates
Judge Story and prominent officials of a
loyal turn of mind. Cases were made
up for the sole purpose to make bills
| of costs and fees, many of which
were never brought to trial. The
question arises why were not
these abuses punished and corrected by the
Executive Department of the Government,
as the United States District Attorney and
Marshal are both appointed by the Presi-
dent. and without their cOnnivance these
frauds could not have been perpetrated on
the Government.
The Mississippi Delta.
The House to-day set the 2lst of April
for the previous question on the various
propositions relating to improving the
mouth of the Mississippi river. One Of
these is Capt. Ead's jetty plan; the other. ;
canal from Fort St. Phillip to Breton Isle
which is recommended by the Engines
Bureau.