Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-18
WASHINGTON.
AN Interview with the President.
He Quizzes New York and knabs
ROsfQF.


President the petition signed by about
2,50o bankers, capitalists and merchants Of
New Y ork asking him to veto the Finance
or any other bin tending TO initiate the cur
rency, discharged their mission to-day.
Besides the committee. there was present
Senators CarPeBiesl Logan and Ferry of
Michigan. CSrls W. Field presented the
petition. &. A. Low in his address said
they wanted veto to avert what they re-
gard the most disastrous blow te the credit
Of the country, and was followed by S. s.
Chittenden.
The President in reply said he had
watched the progress of the bill through
Congress with more interest than he had
any other measure before that body since
ise had been President He had at all
times been entirely free in the expressions
of his views and was always opposed to ex-
pansion without redemption. and in favor
of free banking accompanied with such leg
islatiOn as would carry out the pledges of
Congress and the party in the direction of
tle resumption of specie payments. But
he had to look at this matter a little differ
2 ent from the views of the committee.
They show very well what they want and
may imagine, as he might, We're he a citi-
zen of New York that the whole country
want what they do.
The President continued: The chair
man Of a similar committee, from Boston,
called on him yesterday. If he ever could
be in favor of initiation, it would be from
the effects of such arguments as lar GEN.
tleman advanced against it, i;ut that no
sition was unlike the Ole of this commit
Tee from New Y ork. The gentleman from
Boston, in behalf Of those whom he repre-
sented, starte, Il out with a condemnation of
what he tthe rTesident) had always be-
lleVeq 20 be right, speaking as If he were
Wong. They opposed the purchase of
United States bonds with the surplus from
the United States Treasury, and if he had
acted as the Boston committee wanted him
to do, he would have kept such surplus in
the Treasury till there was not a greenback
an circulation. These bonds were pur-
.chased at his direction. Another argu-
Ment was used in the Boston memorial,
that the issue of greenbacks was Of doubt
full legality and was to be deplOred, and
- had to be sustained by a bare majority of
one in the Supreme Court, as war
measure.
In conclusion the President repeated that
his views on this question We're already
known as against imitation and opposed to
breaking away from redemption.
Morton.
Senator Morton had an interview with
the President before the meeting of the
Cabinet to-day.
Pretracted Cabinet Session.
The Cabinet was longer time in session
to-day than for several months past. All
the members were present. 1t was stated
that reports had reached here that Baxter
Of Arkansas, had seized the telegraph line
TO prevent the Brooks party from using it,
and accordingly instructions had been IS
sued by the War Department 10 an officer
of DuYall's Bluff to proceed to Little Rock
and investigate and to see that telegrams to
or from the general government shall not
be intercepted. The President related to
the Cabinet particulars of the interview
between himself and the New York COM
mittee. In this connection the Senate
finance bill was discussed, the President
explaining his views at length, but what
they were cannot be ascertained. II is the
belief generally that the President will ap-
prove the bill. %
The Senate was occupied nearly an hour
in discussion over the nomination of Edwin
NJ McCOok TO be Governor of Colorado
Reducing the Navy.
Orders have been given to put the United
States ships Shenandoah and Guard, at
New York, and the Franklin, at Boston,
out Of commission and to discharge such
men as lave already or nearly served their
term of enlistment.
Appeal for Aid from Gov. Kellogg.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following
telegraphic correspondence took place to-
day; - --......
EIectire Department, State Of Lduisid-
slG, Nelc Orleans, AprH I7.-To President,
U. 5. Grant: The unprecedented rise in
the Mississippi river, aided by violent local
storms, has caused much disastrous over
flow. Six or seven of the largest parishes
of the State are already under wafer. and
$4,000 people, white and black, are with
out food o. shelter and in danger of star
vation. The emergency is so great that l
feel constrained to appeal to You directly,
asking the general government, if possible,
TO extend to these poor people the same re-
lief that was given in scarcely more dis
astrous calamity at Chicago.
w. p. KELLOGG,
Governor of Louisiana.
Grant Promises TO s.Refer.'
s.Your dispatch of this date, asking aid
for the sufferers by the disastrous over
flow of the lower Mississippi, is received.
Congress is busy in session at this time. |
do not feel astEorized to send government
aid, as i did in the case OF suffering from
yellow fever in Shreveport and Memphis
last summer, or in the case OF the burning
of Chicago two years ago, without the aU-
thOrity of Congress. l will, however, send
yOur dispatch TO the Louisiana delegation,
and If a resolution is passed by Congress,
authorizing it, | will exert every author
zed means to avert suffering from the dis
aster which has cyertaken the citizens of
Louisiana L. ). GRANT"
Another Ku-KIuX Sensation.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-CommissiOner
Of Internal Revenue received to-day a let
ter from the Supervisor for North Caro-
lima, containing the history Of violence by
a band of thirty disguised men towards
witness for the government in some revenue
eases. They shot at the man and his wife
and after driving both out of the house
tore igdown. Threats are made to kill the
witness for the government.
A Lengthy Railroad.
The House Committee on Railroads, at
a meeting to-day, authorized Gen. Hurl-
burt TO draft report in favor OF the con-
structjOn of double track freight railroad
from the Mississippi Valley to tide waterat
or near New York. The committee have
taken considerable testimony upon the
cost of transporting grain over such a
road. The evidence shows that it can be
moved for fifteen cents per bushel from
Chicago to New York at corresponding
rates from other points in Mississippi
Valley.
a Contractor who Gave Away S97,-
900 for Nothing.
In the District of Columbia Investigation
this morning Geo. r. Chittenden, of |
Chicago, read a statement with reference to |
his connection with ID. f. Golyer and Nc |
Lellln for laying one hundred thousand |
yards of wood pavement in this city. He |
denied that any money was used bv him for |
corrupt purposes He was questioned |
sharply in relation to the distribution ofthe |
$4,000 paid him by d. +. Golyer md Nc |
Clellan. He said he gave $4,000 TO Mr.. |
Parsons and 81 600 10 Calville Brown, and |
that one Col Kirkland purchased notes |
amounting TO So, 600. He said he did noi |
know tho innueDce of Brown or Kirkland. /