Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-26
Ar AsostoIic wedding Tour.

OF the Board of Public Works of the Dis
trict of Columbia, vice Adelrh Cluss, re-
moved.
An AE0stoIic wedding Tour.
The House Committee on Electioin To-
day, examined Belle Kimball, daughter of
Elder Kimbalb Of the Mormon Church.
She testified that Candon, the delegate in
Congress, married his fourth wife in 1863.
Carmen, at that time, set out on combined
preaching and wedding trip, accompanied
by his wife No. and wife No. 4. Witness
did not know whether other wives are liv-
ing o, noS The object of the investiga-
ton Is TO establish the fact of polygamy en
the part of Cannon.
The delegates to the Baptist Convention
were at the executive mansion this even
ing and paid their respects to the President.
Internal Taxes-The Tobacco Raiser
Allowed 20 Retail 500 WORTH
The Committee on ways and Means to-
day made alterations and additions tn the
tariff bill. Various amendments to the
Internal Revenue laws are appended.
among them the following: Each Collec-
tor is to appoint as many deputies as he
may think proper, under certain regulations.
Provision is made for the redemption of
revenue documentary stanps. the use of
which We're rendered Unnecessary, by the
repeal of the tex for the payment of which
such stamps were provided. They
are to be redeemed before Oct.
lst next. Bank checks, drafts,
and vouchers for the payment of any
sum et money, whatever, drawn upon any
bank or trust company, are to pay tax OF
two cents. Amendments are made by
which brewers are called wholesale and re-
tail dealers In malt liquors, instead of being
classed with spirit dealers. Heavy penal
tics ere prescribed for putting TO casks, bar
relS or kegs any label bearing similtude
Of the official stamp. No mash, malt or
mash shall be fermented except in distille-
ry. Match manufactures are required to
keep their books open for inspection, and
to mark on the box or package, the number
OF matches contained therein, Neg
lect 10 do so subjects them TO
penalties. State banks are to pay a tax of
ten per cent. on their circulating notes:
also any person, firm or association, who
issues notes other than those of national
banks, to pay the same rate OF tax. The
bill abolishes proprietary stamps on all
medicines prepared in accordance with
standard formula, or physicians prescrip-
ton Any farmer or planter may sell at
the place of production tobacco of his own
growth al retail, directly to the consumers,
to an amount not exceeding one hundred
dollars per annum.
Treasurer Sawyer Demurs 10 being
CenSured and Abuses the Press Right
LustiIy.
Second Treasurer Sawyer tonight made
a long statement before the Committee on
Ways and Means relative to his action in
the Sanborn contracts. lie referred partic-
ularly to the Delaware, Lackawana and
Western Railroad case, placing the response
bility Of the payments to SanbOrn upon
Solicitor Banfeld, and claimed that the
committee would be doing an act of injus-
tice in reporting resolutions of censure
upon Richardson, Banfied and himself He
says, | have made personal inquiry of in
diyidual members Of the Committee
whether there was any evidence whatever
affecting injuriOUsly my personal or official
integrity to which they have invariably re-
piled nothing. Yet, it is now proposed to
censure us in the House of Representatives
and to put upon us a stigma which
will be regarded as an endorse
ment of slanderous charges with which
the voice of the press has rung, and add
strength TO the yell of the whole pack who
have been barking for weeks and months
at men the latchet of whose shoes they are
not worthy to unlO ose.