Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-06
WASHINGTON.
Colorado and New Mexico to be
Rushed into the Union,
Thus Securing Four Rotten.
Borough Senators.

New YORK, Dec. Washington dis.
patches foreshadOw early and favorable
action on House bills for the admission OF
Colorado and New Mexico, with the object
of adding four Republican Senators and
two Congressmen to the present bodies.
The Message.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.-She Secretaries
and clerical forces at the Executive Man.
sion are to-day engaged in making mani
fold copies of the message for the press. 1t
will be sent to both houses of Congress
about l O'Clock on Monday.
How the Safe Burglars were Never
Indicted.
The full bench of Judges in this district
to-day decided that the late grand jury
which indicted the alleged safe burglars,
was illegally chosen and, therefore, all in
dictments found by that grand jury are null
| lities. The matter came up on the case of
Huff, found guilty of stealing horse and
carriage from the Continental Hotel of this
city. His counsel appealed and the case
has been decided against the legality of the
grand jury.
BristOw for the Supreme Bench.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
There is an unveri6ed rumor, that in
case Justice Swayne retires from the bench
Of the Supreme Court of the United States,
Secretary Bristow is likely to be nomina-
ted to succeed him.
Rid OF Him at Last.
Congressman Piatt, of Virginia, has sold
his residence in Norfolk, moved to Wash
ington with his family, and the newspa-
Of ic csrfu
people Of the State that now that he has
failed to be elected to Congress, he will
leave the State altogether.
AICrIsis in Louisiana Affairs
seems to be rapidly approaching. The
supporters Of the Kellogg Government, the
most prominent of whom are of opinion
that that government must be affirmatively
recognized by Congress within the next
month, or that McEnery will have estab-
lished himself in the state-house, peaceably
or by another revolution. The louisiana
Legislature, which has become Democratic,
assemblies on Jan. next, and it is given
out here that the programme of that |
Legislature is, if the situation of the Kel- |
logg Government before Congress remain |
unchanged, to impeach kellogg, Governor, |
and Antoine, Lieutenant Governor, and to |
take control of the State. The Louisiana |
case first comes up in the Senate, where |
the question of the admission of p. b. S. |
Pinchback, as Senator, is to be determined. |
This questson involves the validity of the |
different returns which have been a text for
such extended debates. The House has al
ready establisheda a precedent for the recog-
milton Of the kellogg Government by seat
ing three CongreSSmen, elected at the same
election with kellogg.
The position of the President upon this
question remains unchanged, and has been
entirely consistent. He recognized the
kellogg government as the de factO gov
pending the determination of the
legality Of the elections by Congress. He
has twice urged Congress TO definitely de-
eide the question, but Congress has declined
10 take any final action. The locality of
he McEneTy returns, which were so great
1 mystery, pending the investigation #
Louisiana in the Senate, has recently been
discovered. They are known to be con-
,ealed in a safe in Baltimore.
The Arkansas ImbrOgIIO.
A considerable number of the followers
If Brooks, Of Arkansas, have already ar
lived here to advocate before Congress the
,laims of the Smith Government. 1t now
eems probable that the Poland committee
will not report before the last of next week
II early in the preceding week, and will
consider the draft Of tho report, which has |
'een completed. As but few of the men,
,ers Of the committee have been in attend.
nee upon the sessions of the committee.
here is no certainty that they will be able
o come to an immediate agreement. 1t is
tated that the report which Judge Poland |
las drawn supports the Constitution of
S6S, as against that of 1874, and opposes
be Garland Government.
Macarthur Accepted.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
Mr.. Macarthur has accepted the position
I Supervising ARCHITECT, on condition that
e be allowed to retain general supervision
f the municipal buildings which he has
Ow on hand in Philadelphia.
Var Upon Postmaster General Jewell.
Senators West and Flanagan, and several
thers Of about their standing in the Senate, {
re making fierce declarations against Post {
laSter General Jewell. Mr.. Flanagan a
his deep displeasure at an 1
aTly day following the investigations IN '
'eXas, and the discharge of some of his |
ostmasters. Mr.. West was aggrieved be-
1uSG hClA hllOHn political | '
AIMED StOnaker, who West had pensiOned !
n the department as a special agent, was
ismissed by Mr.. Jewell. Now these gen [
emen, with the friends of some other :
lefhcient officers, are bOaSting that Mr.. :
ewell will not be confirmed. The ma s
,rity of the Senators here, however, laugh \
these threatenings, and say the Post a
!aster General will be confirmed without
show of reputable opposition. n
lighting the Ghost Of the Dead Con- p
federacy. a
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The majority of the Supreme Court. in Z
eciding the case of Spratt VS.. the United L
tates, on appeal from the Court of Claims, u
,Ok some pains to illuminate decree r
yainst the Confederate Government not Il
llled for by their own showing, and which p
IStices Clifford and Davis expressly de-
ared TO be irrelevant. SIT had,7 said the
ajOrity Judges, "nO existence except as a
to overthrow lawful authority.
5 foundation was treason against tibe ex-
ting Federal Government. Its single b
IrpOse, so long as it lasted, was to make