Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-24
WARRINGTON.
The Louisiana Lob LolIy.

Pinch Goes Back on Himself.
One Of warmofh's TangIes.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-Pinchbacks
friends deny that he made q confession 10
Senator Morton Of fraudulent practices with
reference to his election by the kellogg
Legislature. The say, in explanation of
the recent 3omnotion among those inter
ested IL the Louisiana case, that when
SeIdtor Morton introduced his resolution
co recomnlit the Pinchback case, the latter
thought his chances for admission to the
Senate ieopardized thereby, and various
statements and threats were given out
showing a disposition TO turn on the kel-
logg party. Now, however, Pinchback as
serts his conviction that upon an investiga-
tion of his case, the committee on privi-
leges and elections will not find the charges
against him are made out. He says he has
been rendered the unanimous support OF
the true Republicans of Louisiana, and
that thus fortified, he is determined to
abide the issue before the Senate. The Kel-
lOsg party. II is said, were somewhat hasty
in their fears regarding a new election.
They were surprised by the unexpectedness
of Senator MortOn's motion. That surprise
being over, they now desire that Pinch
backs case shall be brought out ON its mer-
its. Pinchback does not make a secret of
his determination to favor a new election
if he is defeated before the Senate by the
efforts of certain white Representatives of
Louisiana.
Amending the Bank Law.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary was
engaged this morning in perfecting the
amendments to the bank law, which has
already been reported, which they expect
to call up in the Senate for action some
time next week. H.
Ort0n's Argument.
VIM. Oton, President of the Western
Union Telegraph, to-day concluded his ar
gument before the Senate Committee on
PoSt-offices and Post-Teads, in opposition to
the Hubbard postal telegraph scheme.
SIIken Fetters.
The delegation of silk manufacturers,
from New jersey and Pennsylvania, were
before the Committee on Ways and Means
to-day, with reference TO the silk bill now
before the committee. They want a uni
form duty of 60 per cent on silk and rib
bons and on fabrics Of both silk and cotton
combined. They ask such increase of du-
ties to protect them from foreign cOmpeti-
tiOn.
The outstanding legal tenders are SS2,
052, ,43T.
A Long -Winded Argument Concluded.
Hon. w. Orton, President of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, who has
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Committee several times, the Hubbard Tel
egraph bill being before them, concluded
to-day his argument, maintaining the fol-
lowing propositions:
l. Congress has no right to pass the bill,
because 1t would indirectly take private
property for telegraph purposes without Just
compensation, and furthermore the passage
of the bill would be violation of con-
tract established between the government
and telegraph companies now existing un-
der provisions Of the law Of 1866.
,. If ther were no constitutional objec-
tions or any violation of the contract,
it would be impolitic to adopt the Hubbard
scheme contemplated by the bill, and be-
cause it constitutes a partnership between
the government and private corporation,
TO be conducted by both official and private
agencies at the same time, under which
there is to be division of expenses between
the government and company, while all
profits are to accrue exclusively TO the lat
ter.
3. That whatever may be the faults of
the existing telegraph system Of the coun-
try, the scheme proposed affords no means
of remedy for them: in this connection the
fact is established Ivy abundant evidence
from official documents that the present
average rate for messages on the United
States, lower than in Europe, for like dis
patches, and That in this country business
is conducted without any expense to the
government, while in Europe the deficien-
cy raised by taxation upon the people
amounts to several millions.
In reply TO Mr.. IIubbard's argument, he
referred to the action of the Western
Union Tenegraph Company with the As
SOciated Press, and showed that there is no
between them; that the AssO-
ciateI Press depends upon the Western
Union Telegraph Company in no respect
for its own monopoly. and that all other
press combinations are Offored al the same
terms Is the Associated Press obtains. Also
that the Associated Press is an independent
agency for the procurement and diStribu-
ton of news, and the Western [ Mon Tele-
graph Company is an equally Independent
common carrier for the transmission on
call for all who require it, and that no es-
tabliShment OF a postal telegraph company
could affect the Associated Press in any
way. -.....
Louisiana.
Senators Carpenter and Sherman and
Gen. Butler were in conference to-day in
relation TO new election for Louisiana.
Rock Island Bridge.
The Secretary of War has submitted for
consideration Of the House Committee on
Military Affairs draft of bill for exclu-
sive control of bridges and roads connecting
the cities of Davenport and Rock Island by
allowing free transit to the public consis-
tent with safety and their use by govern
ment in connection with Rock Island arse
nal.
A Sensible woman.
Mrs. DIR. Guthrie was heard before the
House Committee on judiciary to-day, in
opposition tothe enfranchisement of women
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
She said the ballot i'm the hands of women
would demoralize society, undermine the
State, and tend to detract from the finer
qualities Of the sex, and, consequently, de-
Stroy woman's usefulness as mother, wife
and citizen. This lady made several at
tempts to be heard in Lincoln Hall during
the recent Suffrage Convention. She al
luded to the fact, and thanked the commit
tee, upon concluding her remarks, for ac-
cording her a privilege which had been de-
MED by her own sex.