Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-10
WASHINGTON.
Caleb Gushing Nominated for
Chief Justice.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The President
has nominated Caleb Gushing for Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court.
The InsOIvenf Treasury.
Several members of the Appropriation
cut down about ten millions. This will
not be sufficient to bring the expenditures
within the receipts for the next fiscal year,
therefore, some measures of Treasury relief
will be necessary.
National Railroad Commission.
The House Committee on Postroads and
Canals, this morning further considered
McCrary's bill TO regulate commerce by
railroads among the States, and fayorably
disposed of five of its nine sections. The
fourth section PRESCRIBING the powers of
Board of niPe Commissioners, was amended
TO anplify their powers and prescribe
longer term for holding Office than four
years.
The Washington Monument.
Trustees of the Washington National
Monument Fund at a meeting yesterday,
appointed committee to take charge of the
interests of the association before Congress,
with the view to immediate action on the
House report of 1872, in which an appropri-
alton of 100000 to aid in completing the
monument is recommended.
Outstanding legal tenders 1881, 231 ,271.
Proposed Reduction Of the Army.
The Secretary of War was again before
the House Military Committee this morn
ing in further explanation of his
views on the proposed reduction of the
rank and file of the army. He agrees with
Gen. Sherman, and other high military
authorities, in deeming any such reduction
unwiSe and contrary TO the interest of true
economy.
Encouraging.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
is much encouraged by the receipts OF his
bureau so far for this month. They are
S,000,00O, and the prospect is that they
will soon be restored TO what they were
before the late panic.
The Senate Taken by Surprise.
The nomination of Caleb Gushing to be
Chief Justice, occasioned much surprise in
all quarters to-day, and was a matter of as
constituent to himself, as he had made ar
ran.ementS to leave New York for Mad
rid. When Gen. Babcock appeared at
the main door of the Senate this afternoon,
announcing a message from the President,
in writing, every eye turned upon him, as
it was generally believed the package he
held in his hand contained the nomination
for Chief Justice. Mr.. Conkling, who sits
near the middle aisles, intercepted the
messenger on the way to the desk, and
taking the list of names from him hur-
riedly glanced over them, eXclaiming loud
enough to be heard in the galleries,
Chief Justice. At this a large number of
Senators jumped from their seats and
gathered about him, and in a moment
Caleb Cushing'S name was audibly whis-
pered from Senator TO Senator. Mr.. Thur
man remained in animated conversation
with Mr.. COnkling some time. Senators
Summer and Boutwell, had their heads
together and an unusual hum OF
conversation on the floor indi-
Gated that the nomination caused quite
a sensation. In view of reports heretofore
prevalent as to the nomination of Mr.. Nor
ton for the Chief JuSticeship, it is proper
to say he was neither consulted nor ten
deCed the appointment.
DureII Resigns.
Il Is stated by LOuisianians here that
Judge Durell. of that State, has placed his
resignation at the disposal OF the President.