The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-06-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Confirmation Of the New Secretary of
the Treasury Cheap Transports
ton, etc,


the Treasury. Cheap Transports
ton, etc.
At an executive session of the senate |
on the ID, n unanimous report was
made from the committee on finances,
recommending the confirmation Of Gen. |
Bristow to be secretary of the treasury |
in place of Richardson, resigned. The |
senate, without hesitation, unanimously |
confirmed the nomination. Not 50, how
ever, with regard to the nomination OF
Richardson to be Judge of the court of
claims, which was not reported back
unanimously from the committee on
Judiciary. During forty minutes ses-
sion views were interchanged by sena-
tors rather in conversational way than
by debate, the democrats openly ba
sing their opposition to the nomination
on the report of the committee on ways
and means, and the accompanying testi
mony in the Sanborn case in reference
to him. With this exception the ques-
tion arose as to his fitness for the Judge
ship. Little was aaid on the republi
can side, certainly no formal defense of
his conc uct of the Sanborn contracts.
Finally, when the question was taken
on advising and consenting to the nom
ination n number of republican sena-
tors in their seats declined to vote. A
sufficient number of them, however,
did SO to carry the nomination by /
small majority If those who opposed
the nomination by failing to respond to
their names had voted in the negative,
g nomination would have been re-
iected. The senate had been canvasscd
by senatorial friend of Richardson .
week before the nomination was trans
mitted to the senate, when it appeared
the nomination could he secured,
though by a small majority. Massa.
chusetts has two judges on the bench of
the court of claims, Lorug and Rich
NrdsOn,
by invitation of the postmaster gen
cral number of the representatives of
western states and territories assembled
Mt the department on the %, to aid him
in determining tie insuiiiciency of
bonds forwarded by successful bidders
for mail service under the last letting.
Generally the surcties were considered
by the representatives present to be
adequate but in some cases bOndsmen
were unknown to he representatives,
and therefore no assurance concerning
them could be given. a very small
portion Of the accepted bidders failed
to furnish bonds for the execution OF
their contracts The result is attributed
to the working of the 5 per cent. de.
post system. 1t is considered that
many bonds now furnished will prove
worthless, and the department favors
still further amendments, 50 rs to exact
heavy penalties against the postmastcrs
who certify that straw bonds are good
and which prove insufficient.
The substitute reported by Senator
Window, from the transportation com
mittee, for the house bill t" regulate
commerce among tie several states,
rrovidys that every line Of railroad ex-
tending into or through two or more
states, and employed in carrying freight
between points in different states, or
from any foreign county, whether
owned cud operated by one or several
corporations or persons, shall keep
posted in each of its stations and de-
pots, q full classification Of Greights and
charges per mile for every distance for
which it receives freight FOR trtnsporta-
tirn, and the rates so established it
shall charge in every case, exert for
government transportation and for char
table purposes, so long as said schedules
remain unchanged, and thirty days no.
tice must be given of any intended
chm of schedule iates. The bill
prohibits any determinations in charges
of like services performed for different
shippers, or any determinations in de-
livery of freight, except according to
priority Of shipment also, provided
chat the railroad company receiving
freight for transportation over other
road, i'll addition to its own line, shall
be responsible to the shipper for the
safe delivery Of freight at its destina.
ton. Each violation Of the foregoing
provisions IN to BE punished by n fine of
not less than $500 nor more than $1,000,
Announcement is maze from Wash
ington that subscriptions to the new !
per cent. loan continue to be received
at the treasury, and call Tor $1,000.
600 five twenty bonds mag be shortly
expected,
The bin passed by the senate tC
amend the charter of the Freedmen
Savings and Trust Company provides
that within ten days after its enactment
the comptroller of The currency shal
appoint three commissioners, who, un
der the jurisdiction and control of the
secretary of the treasury, shall TAXI
possession of the books and all asset!
of the bank and its branches, with pow
er to wind up all business of said banl
and it's branches, and pay into the Uni
ted States treasury all money realized
therefrom. The comptroller of the cur
rency is to declare and pay dividends a
the results may justify. The commits
sioners are to receive salary of ~, OOl
per annum, and give bonds of S25, 00l
each. 1t is provided, however, that i
in the progress of winding up, the com
missioners and comptroller of currenc,
shall at any time be of opinion that til,
bank can resume under its old charter
tn may, with the consent of the sec
retary of the treasury, turn it over t.
the board of trustees, who shall thel
resume their present powers.
Last week Mr.. Hurlbut, from th
committee on railways and canals
called up the bill for the improvement
of the mouth of the Mississippi river
and proceeded to explain and advocat
it. The bill authorizes James b. FADE
and associates to proceed in the work O
deepening the channel of one of tn
outlets or passes of the Mississippi rive
into the Gulf of Mexico, to be selecte
by himself, by permanent jettics, etc.
the privileges Of the bill to be revoke
unless within 30 months three feet
, secured, and they may subsequently b
revoked unless two additional feet G
water is secured each year until &c fee