Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-23
WASHINGTON.
The Louisiana Question to the
Front.
Turns State Evidence
against the Kellogg Faction.
Richardson Has No Notion of
Resigning.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Pat is reported
that Senator Morton's action with reference
to Pinchback's Senatorship was based upon
the confession of Pinchback himself of
questionable practices in securing his cleo
ton by the Louisiana Legislature. 1t is
said that damning reports about the cleo
ton having reached Morton, he sent for
Pinchback, who made clean breast Of it
whereupon Morton abandoned the policy
of seating Pinchback ON his pri1na facie
case: and asked that the matter he carried
to the Committee of Privileges and Elec-
tions to investigate the conduct of Pinch
back. The latter, it is said, is very angry
at his treatment, declares for a new cleo
ton, and threatens damaging disclosures
regarding the operations of the Louisiana
politicians. The cause of his course is said
to be his exclusion from the benefits and
privileges of the kellogg Ring. Represen-
tatives Sheldon and Sypher, Ex-senator
Harris, and the removed officer Pitkin, all
of Louisiana, called on the President to-
day to express, it is said, their views in
opposition TO a new election in that State.
Senator Carpenter and General Butler also
had an interview with the President. II is
asserted these gentlemen are on the other
side Of the question.
Absolutely False.
Secretary Richardson SAYS the reports
that he will soon tender his resignation as
Secretary OF the Treasury are absolutely
false.
The Mississippi Delta.
The Senate Committee on Commerce to-
day agreed to report favOrably Vests bill
giving the Secretary of War full control
over the channel at the mouth of the Mis-
siSSippi river, where dredging by the Uni
ted States Government is in progress. The
bill authorizes him to prescribe binding
regulations, any violation of which will be
punishable by the United State Courts.
Senator West, of Louisiana, Senator Win
dom, of MennesOta and Representative
Stannard, of Missouri appeared before the
committee and explained the necessity for
enacting the bill. They stated that the
Tow Boat Association of New Orleans, in
order to secure a continuance OF their pres
ent monopoly, are in the habit of sinking
vessels and otherwise biockading the barso
as to impede and sometimes wholly stop
the work of excavation.
The Supreme Court.
The President Tuesday afternoon will
entertain at dinner the Justices of the Sd
preme Court of the United States and other
guests. The commission of Chief Justice
Waite has not yet been prepared, nor is it
known when he will come to Washington.
Ex-Gov. Dennison, of Ohio, called ON the
President to-day.
Costs OF the Syndicate.
Secretary Richardson and Maj. TOrant,
chief of the Warrant Bureau, were before
the House Committee on Appropriations
to-day, explaining the items coming under
the head of permanent appropriations,
which relate not only to salaries, but to
the commissions and expenses relative to
loans.
OkIahama.-
There was presented in the House of
Representatives to-day protest of the Gen
eral Indian Council Of the Nation country,
organized under the treaties Of 1866, against
the establishment of a territorial govern
ment in that country.
Army Reduction, Taxes, Etc.
Mai. Gen. Pope was before the House
Committee on military affairs to-day, and
gave his views against a reduction of the
army.
\ delegation of distillerS was before the
Committee on WAYS and Means this morn
ing, and argued in favor of placing spirits
in transitu ON terms equally favorable with
tobacco.
The customs receipts for the week end
ING Jan. IL, were at New York, S2,6lS,564;
Boston, S23S.l35; Baltimore, Sl02,5l2:
Philadelphia, Sl7j,169. The outstanding
legal tenders are S}S2, O62, 1881.
The examination of applicants for pro-
motion to the First Deputy Commission
ship of Internal Revenue has been in
definitely postponed pending the action OF
Congress on a resolution to abolish that
office.
Radical Changes in the Custom Laws
Proposed.
The Secretary of the Treasury has writ
| ten a letter TO Senator Chandler, chairman
of tie Senate Committee on Commerce
| giving, by invitation of that commit
/ tee. his views on the subjects covered bS
| Senator FentOn's bill, to regulate the Gus
toms service and the disposition Of fines
penalties and forfeiturcs. Secretary Rich
| ardson goes into az extended discussion O
these and collateral subjects, and recon-
mends the following measures:
!. A revision and consolidation Of TN
| tariff acts.
.. The substitution as far as practicabl
of specific in lieu of ad valOrem duties.
,. The abolition of the present system @
notifies with one exception, to-wit: Tha
where attempts at smuggling are dctectet
or where the act Of smuggling is accom-
plished and the goods are seized, afteTward
The Selling officer or officers and informe
or inforlners, if any, shall be entitled i
equal parts TO One-tenth ofthe net proceeds
or if there be TO informers, the seizing Off
Ger to be entitled TO the whole of such ono
tenth.
/. That provision be made for a specia
fund to be applied under suitable reStrl'
ton to the compensation of special person
affordinC information which shall enabl
the government to detect and punish fraud
Upon the customs revenue rather than thOs
Involved in the act of attempted smugglin:
>. That the law authorizing the selzuI
of books and papers be so amended as
afford due protection TO the rights OF pr
vate parties.
6. That no compromise of any fine, pei
atty or forfeiture accruing from violatio
of the navigation or customs revenue Law
shall be lawful until after judicial invest
CATION of the facts.
Z. That the compensation OF customs on
GERS be graded in accordance with the in
portance and responsibility of the reSpecti'
positions.
Postal Telegraph.
! The Committee on POstOffices and Pos
roads, Of the Senate, held another meetil
to-day to hear the continuation OF WI
Orton's argument against the postal tel
graph scheme. He spoke until the adjour
ment of the committee, which meets aga
tomorrow to hear still further from N
orion. G.. G. Hubbard, of MasSachuseti
: who is a friend of the proposed measn
| was present, taking notes, andwill probab
reply to Mr.. Orion.
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