Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-28
WASHINGTON.
Not Yet.

Not Yet.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Presiden
did not send the Louisiana message +
Congress to-day, it not being ready.
The President sent to the Senate to-da
the nomination of Edwin NJ. McCook, @
Colorado, TO be Governor of Colorado.
Resumption.
The House Committee on Banking an,
Currency to-day added to the bill pendin,
before them clauses looking to the resump
tion Of specie payment.
The Virginius Again.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
have under consideration Gen. Buffers
resolution inStructing it to inquire and re-
port whether the courts Of the United States
have adequate jurisdiction and authority Il
prevent and punish the improper use of the
| FLAG and national character of the United
States on board of merchant vessels upon
the high seas or in foreign ports, and pro
viding for the seizure of vessels so offend
ing, and for the punishment of persons who
fraudulently use or Issue marine papers.
The Indian Bureau-COntsnSenf Pick
inss and StesIings.
Mr.. Anthony from the Committee on
Printing submitted report to the Senate
to-day, on the question of the ACCESSIBILITY
of printing voluminous accounts received
from the Second Auditor of the Treasury,
showing in detail last years disbursements
for the Indian service. The committee
say there were I'm 1884 only twelve Indian
agencies, and now there are twelve SUPER
intendents and seventy agents, whose ac-
counts if published will make large vol
uIne and give but little light into the ex-
penditure. Large sums are yet drawn as
having been expended for travelling expen-
ses, contingent expenses, beneficial objects,
etc, without, generally speaking, any de-
tails Of how these sums have beenexpended.
Giving these items would cost large sum
for copying them and they would fill some
twenty or thirty good sized volumes an
ually.
Going it Blind for Nine Years.
The annual list of real or technical de-
faulters in the Indian service. required to
be transmitted by the law of 1884, has not
been furnished since the year 1865, in con-
sequence of the demands made on the
clerical force Of the accounting Offices of
the Treasury by work growing out of the
war Of the rebellion.
Public Buildings stopped.
The House Committee on Appropriations
to-day perfected bill directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, until otherwise pro
vided by law, to make no payments out of
uneXpended balances of appropriations
heretofore made for the purchase of sites
and for the erection of public buildings by
the Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Department for these purposes and objects
4. T., e.,
of site, the purpose of which has not been
executed or proceedings for the condemna-
ton of which have not been completed; to
pay for any work or materials for The cree
ton of any building upon which The work
is not already begun or contracted for; to
pay for the sale or demolition of any build
ing on any site where the work has not
been commenced. Until provided for by
law, the Secretary shall make no contracts
for the purchase of any new site or for ma
terial or labor on any building not actually
commenced.
All sums heretofore appropriated for
buildings, the purchase of sites, etc, which
are made unavoidable by this act, are COW
cred into the Treasury. The Secretary is
authorized and directed to suspend work on
any buildings already commenced when
ever, in his judgment, such suspension can
De made consistently with the public in
teFest.
The Alabama Indemnity.
The Committee on Judiciary to-day had
before them the question of the Alabama
award, and listened to arguments by David
Dudley Field and VIM. Eyarts. The for
mer argued that S632, 900 of the Alabama
indemnity fund should be paid to 4 defunct
insurance company which had paid that
amount TO insurers under war risks, and
the latter argued in favor of including in
the distribution of the award the rights of
insurers who have paid their losses.
The outstanding legal tenders are 1881,
91O,T37.
More Money Wanted by the Indian
Bureau.
The Secretary of the Interior has sent q
communication TO the House stating that
the sum of $4,000 Will be required to col
lect and remove the hickapoO and other
roaming tribes Of Indians from Mexico.
Louisiana Affairs.
The Cabinet meeting was fully attended
this evening. The subject of sending a
communication upon the condition OF af-
fairs in Louisiana was submitted and dis
cussed in all its phases. II now seems
doubtful whether a message on the subject
will be transmitted to Congress the Presi-
dents Cabinet advisers not thinking the
condition of affairs in that State, has so
materially changed within the past year as
to require any special communication, the
main facts being already known to Con
creSs and covered by previous message.
DureII.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
has not yet considered Judge Durell's i'm
parchment case, all the evidence not having
been printed for information of its mem
bcrs. The subject viii no. be reached this
week.
Convertible Bonds.
The Committee on Ways and Means to-
DAY. by an almost unanimous vote, disa-
greed to Judge Keily's bill providing for
convertible bonds. The subject, however,
will b. presented to the House.
Doubling Foreigners.
Minister Bancroft has addressed letter
to Secretary Fish, dated Berlin, Dec. %,
in which he says the Presidents message
in full, reached there the previous Friday,
and the part referring to foreign relations
met with universal appreciation. In refer
ring to financial topics, Mr.. Bancroft states
that the seeming indefinite poStpOnement of
specie payment, and the failures Of a large
number of railway securities to pay inter
est. has had serious effect upon American
stocks, and there is less disposition to in
vest in any new loan which the United
States might be disposed TO invite.