Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-27
WASHINGTON.
Is John smith a Truthfu, Man,


missioner Smith recently telegraphed ]. j.
Saville, agent at Red Cloud Agency, as fol-
lows:
s'Gen. Jno. Smith reports that YOU make
such excessive issue of beef that large guam
titles are left torot, the Indians taking only
the hides which they trade for ammunition.
Is this true? Telegraph"
The Commissioner received a reply say
ing the statement of Gen. Smith is false in
every particular.
The Boston Hubbub.
The Senate Committee on Commerce to-
day referred the nomination of Simmons,
for collector of Boston, to Boutwell,, as
subcommittee.
Postal Telegraph.
The Senate Committee on PostofficeS and
Pest Roads to-day made further progress
with the postal telegraph bill, and agreed
TO amend it in various minor particulars,
suggested by the arguments of Orion and
Hubbard. The committee voted to report
adversely on Senator Hitchcock's bill, pro-
posing to invest in the Postmaster General
the power of establishing post roads. The
committee are of opinion this power cannot
constitutionally be delegated by Congress
to any other power.
Snubbing the Man and Brother. 4.
Col. Robert Harlan, colored, special
agent of the Postofiice Department, with
headquarters at Cincinnati, has been re-
moved, the order to take effect the LIST of
March. Geo. b. johnson has been ap-
pointed in his place at a salary of 1000
year and three dollars day travelling ex-
penses.
S72 200, 900 at Discretion.
The House to-day passed bill allowing
the unexpended balance of the appropria-
tion for the construction of branch mint
at San Francisco, to be used in continual
tion of the work. In tie course of the dis
cussion, Mr. Beck condemned the interpre-
tiOn given by the Treasury Department to
the law which required unexpended
balances to be covered into the Treasury
every two years. By that interpretion
81, 100000 were now in the Treasury to
be used in the discretion of the Depart
ment.
The ModOcs ct Ais.
The House Committee on Appropriations
has finished the Indian appropriation bill.
1t appropriates about 81, ,S00,0 900, S2,000000
less than the estimates of the Interior De-
partment. $4,000 are appropriated for the
support Of the ModOcs.
1t continues the Board of Indian Com
missioners with all the powers and duties
conferred and imposed by existing laws.
These powers and duties shall not be con-
sh ued as authorizing the board or any
member or committee thereof to examine
and pass on the accounts and vouchers of
the Indian bureau at any other place than
Washington, and nothing herein provided
shall be construed TO support or interfere
with duty heretofore imposed upon said
board.
Tax on Wines.
The Committee on Ways and Means has
agreed 10 report bill fixing the duty on
still and imported wines at fifty cents per
gallon in casks and two dollars per case in
bottles.
Southern Claims.
Senate Committee on Appropriations
this morning decided to recommend to the
Senate that they strike out the section of
the Army Appropriation bill as passed by
House which provides for transferring to
the Southern Claims Commission all
claims from citizens of local States that are
now pending in the quarternaster's and
cOmmiSSary generals departments. They
agreed, however, 10 the sections which pro-
vide for covering into the Treasury the un-
expended balances of appropriations made
for their departments in former years, so
that lille the claims viii remain where they
are now for adjustment, Congress shall re-
sumo control of the matter of approving
from time to time for their payment.
The outstanding legal tenders are $751;
330,32T.
The Ring Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Gov. Shepherd
notified the committee to investigate affairs
in the District, to-day, that he would send
in an answer to the intenogatiOns pro-
pounded Monday. The answer and accom-
panying papers will comprise enough mat
ter to make several large volumes. The
original contracts and vouchers will also be
sent to the committee, making some 1,500
more pages of manuscript.
The Boston COIlectOrship.
The Senate to-day, in executive session,
debated for an hour and half the nomi-
nation of SimmOnds to be Collector of
Boston. On the question being taken the
Senate found itself without a quorum, and
the subject went over until the next eXecu-
tive session. The vote is represented as -
in favor aud 20 against. Ii is claimed by
Simmond's friends that this is not indica-
tive of the result, half the Senators being
absent.