Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13

within those deDafttaeuIs who have been
rendered destitute by the ravages aforesaid, |
which enrolment viii as far as practicable,
group families together, giving the name Of |
/ each person entitled to relief children TN
der y years TO be rated separately. Appli- |
cants for supplies should make a statement |
/ or blanks furnished them, of their resources
convertible with safety to their families
into a supply Of food, and the naTaes Of |
| such persons as may be found to have re-
| sources so convertible, shall not be placed |
on the rolls until such resources are ex- |
/ hausted.
Compromise With the Union Pacific
Railroad.
The matter of a communication Of the |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company was one
Of the subjects before the Cabinet to-day,
and the different members present express
ed their individual views upon the PROPOSE
tiOn Of President Dillon. Though Of course
1t remains for the Secretary Ofthe Treasury |
10 decide what recommendation he viii |
make TO Congress on the subject, it seems |
not unlikely that some arrangement will be |
agreed upon between the Government and |
the railroad company, provided some |
changes are made in their offer, which viii |
be more acceptable han the proposition |
preferable TO commencing a series of suits. |
The Centennial Exposition.
The House Committee on ApprOpria- |
tiOns has agreed tOrecommend an apprOpria- |
tiOn Of $4,000 to defray the expenses al |
tending a display Of the several depart |
ments Of the Government at the Centen- I
nial Exposition
CEsEOms Receipts.
The receipts from customs for the week |
ending February 9. were as follows:
New York. k................,,.,S csc, ,S04 |
Boston. .......,..,,,.ss..... 3I9,2ol |
FhllaQeipnl3.. 3...stss....s......s ~, 40 |
Baltimore. ...,...-............ o2,0Oo |
New Orleans, week ending Jan. 80 23,769 |
Postmaster at Lebanon, Tenn.
S. Waters has been nominated as Post |
master at Lebanon, Tenn,
No More Subsidies to Railroads.
During the debate in the Senate to-day |
on the Portland, Dallas and Salt Lake |
RAILWAY bill, Mr.. Frelinghuysen said the |
Committee on Railroads during this session /
had before them six or seven bills providing /
for subsidies. The committee had consid- |
cred them carefully and had heard argu- |
meuts, and had concluded lhey would not |
report any Of these bills favOrably 10 the /
Senate. Many of the bills thus treated, he
said, had infinitely more merit than the
one under consideration.
To he Amended.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
agreed to amend the new revenue bill so
that melado will pay sugar duty.
Proceedings Of the Committee on
Banking and Currency.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
renCy, at a meeting to-day, settled the
bank note printing controversy. a vote to
have one impression printed outside Of the
Treasury Department was lost by 3 yeas to
g nays, and proposition TO have two i'm
pressiOUs printed outside was agreed to.
This is to apply not only to national bank
notes, but TO greenbacks. 4 majority of
the committee favor a distinctive
paper for all Government securi-
ties. and leave it discretionary with
the Secretary of the Treasury what class Of
paper it shall be. The subject Of water
prOofng Of notes was ordered to be referred
by the Secretary Of the Treasury to skilled
committee of three experts, who shall re-
port as to whether it is available, and if so,
what is fair equivalent. The committee
took no action on the printing Of pOstOfice
and revenue stamps and fractional cuuen-
cy, which will leave the printing where it
is now, divided between the Treasury and
private firms.
The Radical Caucus last Night.
Al an adjourned Republican caucus to-
night there were not more than fifty or six
ty members Of the House present, and no
Senators. Discussion commenced on a
motion made last night by Mr.. Smith, Of
Virginia, 10 strike out Of the bill reported
a. a. ..g.~..rr4Trfan uff lon |
making carrying of arms at JOuthern polls
for the purpose of intimidating
voters. etc, penal offence. |
Tie ground Of the objection urged by Mr.. |
smith, Of Virginia, was that the section
drew a distinction between the North and | .
South in that respect.
Messrs Willard, of Michigan; Whitley
and Hall, Of Maine, and Smith, Of Vir-
ginia. favored the motion, the last named
declaring his opposition TO the entire bill.
Mr. Walls, colored, of Florida, made a
violent speech against the motion to strike
ont, He was followed by Mr. Tremain |
and Mr.. KassOn on the same side. The |
motion to strike out the section was finally
adopted BY large majority. The bill as
thus amended was then directed 70 be re-
norted 10 the House. 1t authorizes the
President TO suspend the writ Of habeas
corpus cOnditiOnally; increases the election
machinery as applicable to the Southern
States, and visits with severe penalties all
violations Of its rules.
Discussion developed the fact that hall
of those present would not be bound by the
action of the caucus. Messrs. Pierce, Haw--
lev. of Connecticut, and others openly de-
cIared they would vote as they pleased
when the bill came before the House. Mr..
Garfield took strong ground against the
bill. declaring if it should be passed
If would mean a third Presidential |
term. TO which he was totally opposed.
Nr. Blaine followed, taking a similar view |
of the ouestiOn. Mr.. Shanks smoke in IA
vor of il without adulteration. The caucus
was not harmonious, some Of the members
declaring the bill, If passed into a law,
would in the highest degree prove injurious
to the Republican party. Mr. Dawes and {
several other gentlemen who opposed the
bill last night, were not present. During {
the evening a number Of gentlemen left 7
before conclusion had been reached. The {
meeting continued till after midnight. {
DTHerences About the Revenue Bill. [
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
The differences among Republicans J
about the revenue bill seem TO be increas- 9
inc. There Is more disagreement over the I
whisky tax than any other item, ami more
over the hfteen-Cent. tax of the stock on
band. than upon the thirty cents additional I
upon that newly manufactured. Many L
doubt whether the increased tax can be
collected with the present force, and there a
are a good many who look upon the res p
torati0u of the duties on Tea ard coffee, q
as the easiest method of obtaining
4. large portion Of the needed increase in
the revenue, and they are inclined 70 ac-
cent the Jews Of the Secretary, that the
return to the old duties viii NOS mate tally s
afscr the consumer, and that IL is, after ali.
only a question whether the amount Of \
taves ON these articles shall he paid into n
our Treasury Or paid as export duties in o
the producing countries, it being fou"d q
tEat vybepever we have reduced our tariff d