Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-09

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receive the report on standing committees
Of the Senate this session. 1t is made
known that no changes, whatever, will be
recommended, and that the only alterations
made will be at the request Of Senators
desiring to exchange places in committees
4 of minor importance.
Postage ON Country Papers.
/ The portion of the recent Postoffice regu-
lations for the prepayment of postage on
newspapers and periodicals, relative TO
country papers, has been modified as fol-
lows:
Newspapers, without regard to frequen-
cy Of issue, one copy to each subscriber
actually for the time being residing in the
county where the same are printed, are
entitled TO pass free of postage through
the mails; but the rate of postage on
the same, except weeklies, when deposited
in the letter carriers Office for delivery by
the Office or its carriers, shall be uniform at
one cent each. Weeklies, when sent
through the mails TO or deposited in the
letter carriers Office in the county where
printed, shall be weighed in bulk and be
subject TO postage at the rate of two cents
per pound, to be prepaid at the mailing
office by special adhesive stamps.
Arkansas Affairs.
The Senate Republican caucus continued
in session several hours this afternoon.
Arkansas and Louisiana affairs were only
incidentally referred to, it being evident
that formal discussion would show wide
and iueconcilable difference of opinion.
In the Arkansas case, the friends of
Smith have been seeking Congressional
action, and those Of Garland ope-
rating against it. Several prominent |
Senators say that if the Senate attempts to |
inteTmeddle with the affairs of Arkansas, |
they viii become as much confused as the |
parties to the Guberiatorial controversy |
are themselves, in that State. Besides, |
they do not see how Congressional action |
could benefit State already peaceful, and |
they fail to perceive any reason for inter- /
fering in Arkansas, when the scandalous
condition of Louisiana has failed TO secure
Congressional action.
Ez-GoY. Baxter arrived here tonight.
CadetshiP PeddliRg.
Hon. j. p. Brady, a member of the Vir-
GINA House of Delegates, arrived here to
day with charges that Representative Stow
ell, of that State, sold a cadetship in the
navy. They will, tomorrow, be presented
TO the House Of Representatives.
What DE. Ayers Defeat Cost Him.
Massachusetts Representatives are circU-
lating the story that the defeated DR.. Aver
paid twenty-five thousand dollars for his
and non-eleetion.
NO Hurry About the Civil Rights Bill.
Special to the Chicago Times.
A good deal has been said of the inten-
ton Of the Republicans leaders in the
House to take up at once and press to a
vote the Senate Civil Rights bill, now on
the Speakers table, and send it to the
President; but inquiry shows that nothing
of the kind is intended. Gen. Butler en-
tered, at the last session, mo- ion to re-
commit the bill 70 The Judiciary Commit
tee, and it is his intention to have il take
that course, with view of amending it
and sending it back to the Senate.
The Enforcement Act Unconstitutional
The full opinion Of Justice Bradley. of
the United States Supreme Court, deciding
in the Louisiana case, that the Enforce
ment act is unconstitutional, has been |
made public here, and is so very strong
from such a source as to leave no doubt in
the minds of good lawyers of both parties
that the full bench will confirm it in |
March. This will relieve the opposition
Of the necessity of Introducing a bill for
the repeal of the law. Justice Bradley is
a Republican, and is the last appointment
10 the Supreme Bench made by Grant.
Butler and DureII.
1t has transpired that for two weeks past
a strong pressure has been made on Gen.
Butler, as Chairman of the House Judicial
~ Committee, to induce him to change
front on the proposed Impeachment of Judge
Durell. The latters friends have besieged |
him in all ways to invoke his vote in the |
committee, and thus change the result; but
be steadily refused, and even informed |
them that he should report the resolution
for Durell's impeachment at the earliest
practicable moment. In view Of this state
Of affairs, Durell was advised at once to re-
sign, which he did promptly. Butler, it is
said, believes Durell to have been very
judge.
Republican Decentralization.
Special TO the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ii is predicted by one we'll informed
member that the Committee on Barking
AMI Currency will not endorse the policy
of the message. Such prominent Republi-
cans as Butler and Kelley will probably 1
make open war upon it. For the first time
since the Republican party came into l
power, there are visible and decisive
breaches OF discipline revealing them
selves on the floor of the lower
house of Congress. The Presidents
is to them bombshell. 1t makes
a square issue; in fact, a series of square
issues, which the managers do not pretend
10 deny that they will find themselves
powerless to meet. The first gun was fred
.o-day by Pig-iren Kelley, who says broad |
" that he will oppose certain measures of
he administration, no mater what politi-
al associations it may lead him to form.
Undoubtedly a good deal of demoraliza- |
ion was expected in the Republicans, but {
he meeting of CONGRESS- shows this in
peculiar forms. The leaders seem to have |
ost their discretion with the pros 'ect of a
OSS Of rnUar |