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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Franking Privilege Receives
Another Kick.
How to Raise $50, 100000 of
Additional Revenue.
Startling Statements by Dawes
as to How the Admins
tratiOn Disregards
the Law.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Mr. Hamilton
of Maryland, presented a minority report
from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, signed by himself and Mr.. Sauls-
bury, against the admission Of PinchOack
as Senator from Louisiana. Ordered print
ed and TO lie on the table.
Mr.. McCreery introduced a bill setting
fOrthahat it had been noticed in the medi-
cal journals Of the United States that the
Asiatic cholera was spreading westward,
and now ragged on the border Of Mexico,
and directing the Secretary Of War to de-
tail competent medical officers of the army
to investigate and report and give due
notice of the spread of the disease. The
bill also proposes the appropriation Of five
thousand dollars to defray the expenses OF
such investigation.
Mr.. Cameron called up the House bill
authorizing the President to appoint conf
missioner to attend the International PEN
itentiary Congress, to be held in Rome
next year. Passed.
Mr.. Hale moved to take up his motion of
yesterday to reconsider the vote by which
the bill to grant a site for the Peabody
School in st. Augustine, Fla, was passed.
Mr.. Sprague objected.
Senate bill granting the right OF way to
the sea to the Ute and Walla Walla Rail
road and Transportation Company, and for
other purposes, was discussed and rejected
yeas Is, nays %.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of unfinished business, being the bill TO
provide a Government for the District of
Columbia, reported by the joint select CONS
mittee, of which Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, j.
chairman, the pending amendment be-
ing that Of Mr.. Morton, to have commits
sioners elected by the qualified voters Of
the District instead Of appointed by the
President.
After debate, the amendment Of Mr.. Nor
ton was rejecte6-yeas 2S, nays rs.
MIR. Edmunds, Of Vermont, moved to
lay the bill on the table. Lost-yeas %,
nays 35.
Mr.. Sargent submitted an amendment to
provide for the election of a Delegate to
Congress from the District.
PeEding discussion on the bill to provide
a Government for the District, the Senate
adjourned.
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lie faith is a sacred obligation which should
De regarded at almost any sacrifice, at all
times and under all circumstances.
de would do nothing to en-
DarraSs the Government or TO retard its
success in administering the laws faithful
ly to all interested; but while he said this,
and meant it in all sincerity, neither, on
the other hand, would be do anything to
and the Government in depressing the pee
pie. be did not think any additional taxes
necessary. Mr.. Wood then proceeded to
demonstrate, by Treasury figures and esti-
mates, that there was no necessity for in
creased taxation, the receipts Of the Gov
ernment being ample to meet expenditures.
Without action on the bill, the House
adjourned.
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SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
Failure Of the Factions IN Minnesota
90 Come TOEefher.

Failure Of the Factions IN Tluaesofa
90 Come TOEefher.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 11-All the political fac
tiOns in the Legislature held a caucus to a
late hour last night, without any decisive
conclusion. The Ramsey men demanded
Of the Davis men, but failed 70 obtain. A
categorical answer TO the propositions pre-
vlOusly submitted, to Withdraw both Ram
sey and Davis, and all Republicans to agree
20 60 INTO caucus and nominate a man on
whom all could unite. The Davis men
are said % have sent word to the Demo-
cra-s that If a coalition is TO be effected, it
must be done at once, as after to-day Davis
would be withdrew. The Democrats re-
spOnded by proposing q strong Democratic
platform, based on the Democratic plat
forms Of New y CTk and Minnesota last
fali, and finally the emasculated platform
on which Angus Cameron was elected in
Wisconsin. To this no decisive answer
was vOuchs@ted. The Democrats will hold
another caucus tonight, at which some
thing may turn up.
The sixteenth joint ballot was taken at
noon to-day, but was without significance.
1t was as follows; Ramsey A. EOchien 46.
Davis 33, scattering about as usual.
Florida Elects n Democratic senator.
SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. Ia special to
the Morning NelcS from Tallahassee saws
z. w. Jones, Democrat, Of Escambia
county, has been elected United States
Senator by the Florida Legislature.
LATER-The following is the vote in the
Florida Legislature for United States SEN
atOT: Q. w. Jones, Democrat, 40; Bisbee,
Radical, p; the rest were scattering.
Jones had the unanimous support Of The
Democrats and independent Republicans.
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contract than he could handle yester-

contract than he could handle yester-
day.
The first day the Legislature met,
Mr.. Gibson got what is known in a
parliamentary sense as the Gear Of the
House" and has, in fact, held IL al
most ever since. His party following
IS SO small that the Democrats have
been generally considerate. 1t is like
ly that a little persecution would have
pleased Mr.. Gibson better, and, failing
that, he aspired to the leadership.
Most of the Democratic members have
been backward about tackling him, but
he met more than MS match In yesterday
afternoons debate on the Assessment
bill. His little game was to force the
adoption Of an amendment taxing rail-
roads and assessing their rolling stockas
real estate, by which he counted upon
monopolizing the credit Of having ad-
ded S7O,OO0,000 to the taxable property
Of the State. Now Mr.. East
happened to have on the cal
endar an admirable bill for that
purpose, which he had carefully
pushed through its second reading. He
saw what the willy little manipulation
from Campbell was after, and-went
for him. 1t was a frightful excoria-
ton. and now Gibson has stepped
down and out as "boss" of the
Hoise.
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MONETARY EFFECTS OF THE
WHISKY TAX.
Cincinnati Gazette, FEB. IL,

To say that the consumer pays the
tax on spirits, and, therefore, 1t is as
much burden on all as on those CEN
tral districts of the interior or West,
where most Of the distilling is done,
does not tell the whole truth. The pay
ment of this enormous tax in the first
instance, by the distiller, makes
him carry the financial burden until
it is distributed. To require the distilling
business of the West 70 use forty or
fifty millions Of dollars of additional
capital, because Of the tax, is a very
heavy burden on this manufacture; and
this financial necessity draws so much
loanable capital from all other business,
and thus keeps up a general monetary
pressure. And therefore every increase
Of this enormous tax increases the gen
eral monetary pressure on all kinds of
business in the West.
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MEssRs. II. V. INGRAM and Kos
suth Ligon have disposed Of their in
terest in the CIarksCiIJe Tobacco Leaf to
bfr. II. NJ. Doak, who becomes sole ed
itor and publisher. Mr.. ingram viii,
in future, look after the interests of
the Iron Wagon Mandatory, soon to
he established at Clarksvile, while Mr..
Xigon will be retained in the Tobacco
Leaf Office as foreman. As Mr.. Doak
has retired from the law, as q profes-
sion. for thepurpose of deyoting his time
and attention to his paper, we may look
for improvements such as only a man
Of his talents can develop under such
circumstances. No editor connected
with the weekly press Of Tennessee is
better or more favorably known. His
chief characteristics are clear head,
.an ineisive style, thorough indePen'
.dence Of tone, and fund Of informa'
rtion upon which he never draws with
out profit to his readers.
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FRANCE.
DOIngs Of the Assembly.

PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE Assembly to-day
took up the bill for the organization Of the
Senate. An amendment providing that
Senators shall be chosen by the same cleo
tors as Deputies in the lower chamber, was
adOpted-yeas S22, nays $40.
The amendment to the Senate bill was
carried TODAY bv the united votes Of the
Left and Bonapartists. Fifty Legitimists
abstained from voting, but they hope to
cause the rejection Of this, as well as all
other constitutional bills, when they come
up for final action. The Right Centre IS
dissatisfied with the course legislation has
taken, and the Committee Of Thirty are
disposed to resigr. The Left has decided
TO make every possible Concession in the
matter Of detail in order to save the constl-
tutiOnal bill.
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A HORsE-sENsE VIEW OF 1T.


The people of all parts of the State.
Memphis included, are clamorous for
retrenchment and reform, and are press
ing upon "our Senators and Represen-
tatives IN the Legislature assembled
the advisability of reducing expenses
and cutting down salaries. And the
faithful servants, obeying the commands
of the people, have inaugurated an
economy that wlllprOve fatal to many a
calculation and perhaps to many a
corner" Among other things they
have repealed the act of last session
authorizing the construction Of insane
asylums In West and East Tennessee,
so that work on the building begun at
Knoxville is suspended and the propo-
sitions for a site by Memphis, after all
our agony, falls to the ground. There
is no possible chance for a West Ten
nessee insane asylum, and there is no
use IN raEing about it. In default Of
it and Of that proposed for East Ten
nessee, however, we trust the Legisla-
ture Will enlarge the limits of that at
Nashville so that it will meet to the
fullest extent the demands of every
county In the State.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

John Haviland & Co., Of New York, i'm
p0rters and dealers in fruits, have supended,
with liabilities estimated at from 100000
to 100000.
The specie shipments from New York to
Europe yesterday amounted to S2OS,0OO.
keokuk, Iowa, had a $1,000 FIRE Wednes-
day night.
The President has approved the act max
ing appropriations for Notifications and
other works Of defense for the fiscal year
ending June so, 1876.
As the emigTant train on the Union Pa
cifc railroad was leaving Table Rock sta
tiOu, in Wyoming, yesterday, Charles Nc
FarlaLd, Of Addison, Ohio, shot himself
through the heart. He was much under
the influence Of liquor
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PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
Annual Session Of the National
Grange.

Annual Session Of the National
Grange.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 1.-THE Ma
tiOnal Grange, yesterday, authorized the
Executive Committee to select a location
for offices Of the body and to lease the nee
essary buildings. The action with refer
ence to a loan Of money by the
National Grange to State Oranges was
so amended as to make the loan free
of interest. Two additional members of
the Executive Committee were elected,
viz: D. F. Chase, Of New Hampshire, and
John I. Jones, Of Arkansas, for three
years each.
ID. W. Aiken, Of South Carolina, was
reelected for three years, and VIM. San
ders, Of Washington, and Z. B. Shankland,
Of Iowa, held over, making the committee
five in all.
An appropriation was made to-day for
the Oranges Of Kansas and Arkansas.
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LOUISVILLE.
Protest OF the Tobacco Trade Against
the Additional Tax.

Protest OF the Tobacco Trade Against
the Additional Tax.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. "a petition was to
day telegraphed to the Kentucky Representa-
tives in Congress, representing the unani-
moss sentiment Of the tobacco trade Of
Louisville, that the imposition Of the pro-
posed additional tax would be a calam-
ity TO the State as we'll as the
West. The petition claims, first,
that stability in law, all things being
equal, is the thing most desired by all who
work under il.
2. The trade is greatly disturbed by the
sudden and unparalleled advance in the
price Of leaf, caused by the failure Of
crops in 1874, and the change would tend
to destroy confidence in the market.
3. That the advance tax would tend to
diminish. consumption.
4. That the tax under the existing law
is faithfully and fully collected.
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TIE Trustees of the Cincinnati
Southern Railro d have finally closed a
contract with the Cleveland Rolling
NIL Company for 1000 tons Of steel
rail, at S76.75 p r ton, and 1900 ton
iron rails at S5275 per ton-the total
amount Of the contract being $l,50S,-
e9s
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GRANTS action in the Arkansas
business is a sample of what he may
do of an unexpected nature, and pre-
pares the country to anticipate even
such changes Of policy as the sudden
removal of Fish, Jewell or Bristow.
The endorsement of Brooks was sent
to Congress by the President without
having consulted his cabinet at all.
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APRoPos Of the. cOuntermanding by
the President of the recent order given
by Secretary Bristow, transferring In
ternal Revenue Supervisors, it is said
Grant and Tom Murphy have lately
been disporting themselves behind a
pair of $4,000 horses, sent to Wash
ington by Supervisor Mcdonald, Of St.
Louis.
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Fasting and Prayer TO Help Civil
Rights

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-In response
to a request Of the cOlored clergymen, the
Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church have fixed on Monday, March 10,
as a day Of fasting and prayer, and issued
an address to the American people plead
ing for the enjoyment Of every civil and
political right, and that they should be per-
mitted to lead quiet and peaceful lives in
all godliness and honesty, with ample pro-
lection TOR their brethren in the South from
the few bad men that persecute them.
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TURKEY.

Exaggerated Reports Of OutFages On
American Missionaries in Syria.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Feb. 1.-THE intSr-
prefer Of the American Legation has Just
returned from Syria where he has been in
vestigating the Outrages on American Mis-
siOnaries. The reports Of Outrages are
much exaggerated. The question relative
TO fo.cibie entrance into missionary hous1 IS
remains unsettled.
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RUMoRs Of Cabinet changes are SO
common as to occasion but little COM
ment Of late, but there seem to be SOLID
reasons for believing that Mr.. Fish viii
retire very soon after the 4th of March
next.
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MINISTER WASHBURNE.
He Denies all Connection with the FL
PAsO SWindle.

ne DENIES al connection with the Il
PnsO SWindIe.
Herald Gable Special.
PARIS, Feb. I1.-TO the Editor Of the
Herald; Regarding the charge of the NelC
York Sun that received $4,000 for my
official influence in getting the Fremont
bonds placed on the Paris BOurse, it is to
the last degree false and atrOcious.
never received a dollar, and was never Of
fered a dollar in my life for nv
official influence in this or
any other matter. These bonds
were placed on the Paris Bourse a month
before l arrived in France, in the spring Of
1869. exposed their fraudulent character
and advised the State Department about
them-my correspondence was called for
by Congress and printed. Theparties who
put the bonds on the market were furious
with me for giving information as to their
true character, and Fremont published a
pamphlet on the subject arraigning me for
discrediting a great American enterprise.
i. ID. WAsHBURNE.
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Albani made her first appearance in Gin

AlDanl ul2Ce ner urSJ appearance IN Oln-
cinnati, last night, TO a crowded house.
An accident occurred on the Iron Noun
tain Railroad yesterday afternoon, by which
the baggage, mail, one secOnd-class and one
passenger coach were thrown down an en-
bankment. No one killed, but q number
severely hurt.
Horace. White, editor Of the Chicago
Tribune, sailed for Europe yesterday in the
steamer Cambria.
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FOREIGN NOTES BY CABLE.

Telegrams from China say a civil war IS
imminent.
The specie in the Bank Of France has
increased Y, 2,021 600 fancs, the past week.
The bullion in the Bank Of England has
increased f467, 900 the past week
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JUDGE CHRIsTIANCY, the newly
elected Senator from Michigan, in a
recent letter t a friend in Washington,
says:
81 was elected as a Republican, with
which political organization I have
been connected since the days when
we were called "Wooly Heads" " but 1
do not feel bound now by partisan ties.
Very many of the acts of the Presi-
dent are contrary TO the spirit Of re-
publican institutions, besides 1 have
been on the bench so many years that
1t is impossible that can be in my
career as Senator a partisan"
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THE Chattanooga Times says that
every time Spears opens his mouth he
puts his foot In it. As the honorable
gentleman from Marion, Sequatchie,
Hamilton, and other counties too nu-
merous to mention, sports a brogan
corresponding IN size to the dimensions
OF his Fioaterial district, the acrobatic
performance referred to must have a
rather startling effect upon the House.
WHEN the news of Carpenters de-
feat reached the White House the
President was engaged with a Repub-
lican Senator IN discussing the Louisi-
ana question. After reading the tele-
gram announcing the sad result he
handed it over TO his visitor, with the
inquiry, "Where is this to stOp?" The
Senator paused a moment, and then
Significantly answered, ''That depends
on you, Mr.. President
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IT was a gale from the East that
wilted Gibson yesterday.
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Terms Of SlsBscripfiO8l.

GOLD opened and closed at l14ss,
yesterday, in New York, with sales dur
ing the day at l143all4S.
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FLORIDA blossoms out with new
Democratic Senator.
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WE said the other day that there
was no sharper man in the House than
Mr.. Gibson, Of Campbell. 1t becomes
necessary to amend our estimate in
some degree, as he undertook a larger
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COTTON dull and easier In New York,
closing. yesterday, at 1859 for middhng
upland.
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New
York, yesterday, at IS for old and g.
for new.
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FOREIGN.

Bismarck will Cling to Office.
The KhediVe Pays the War In
demnity.
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Protest from Catholic CIergy.

LONDON, Feb. 1E-Twenty-thlee bish-
ops have issued a protest in behalf Of the
entire Roman Catholic EpiscOpate Of Ger
many, against such interference in the Pa
pal election as is implied in Bismarck S
late circular dispatch.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-12

SENATOR GORDON, of Georgia, has
announced his intention to write a let
ter to Wendell Phillips, inviting him
personally to make an extended tour
throughout the Southern States, and
give the public the benefit of his views
concerning their condition, particular
ly with respect to their government.
He says be has abundant faith in MIR.
Phillips integrity of purpose and abil-
ity to correctly state the impressions
the result of a trip Of this kind might
have upon his mind. He has not yet
concluded whether be will make the
letter a confidential communication, or
give it publicity after it shall have been
writ 5en.
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Mr.. DAWES made some startling
revelations IN the House Of Represent
atives, yesterday, as to the manner in
which Grants administration has ut
terly disregardeG the law providing a
sinking fund to paJ of the public debt.
The money required 'ttO be paid into
this fund has been used to defray the
current expenses of the Government,
while the country has been bamboo
zled into the belief that it went to can
eel the claims Of "bloated bondhold-
ers." As a consequence, instead Of
taxation being reduced, an imperative
demand is made upon Congress for an
increase Of forty millions per annum.
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A MATCHLEss maid-An ancient un-
married lady.
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Bismarck Will not ResIgn-PrOmpt
Payment.
LONDON, Feb. ia Berlin dispatch
says Bismarck has given no intimatiOn that
he intends to resign, and is likely to remain
in office as long as his health permits
A telegram from st. Petersburg an
nOunces that the Khan Of Khiva has paid
the last installment Of the war indemnity
to Russia.
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GERMANY.

Doings of the French Assembly.
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John Roach has sent memorial to Con-
gress in behalf of himself and his own
workmen employed ia ship-building,
against the cancellation of the Pacific Mail
contract Of 1872. He says: HIf bribery or
corruption has been or can be proved, it
should be punished, if possible, but can
ceiling the contracts Furnishes no guilty per-
SOD. 1t Furnishes the innocent at the re-
quest and instigation of the guilty, and IN
jures great national interests for insufficient
reasons"
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v. ". BERRY, Prss't. WM. A.WE8B, See
JSO. PORTERFIELD. Fios-Prssidsas.
DIREGTORS
100000 TO POLICY.HOLDERs

1-.-ee - " sasAAaaAADu
IhOse who wish % patrOliZs q home cOEpauv
organized upon a solid basis and conseryativsiy
managed, wall ind the Equitable, OF NashvilIe s.
worthy Of their confidence. mv3O " ian,
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The Republican Senators were in caucus
to-day considering the order Of business.
Political questions were not discussed.
Furnishing the InnOeent and not the
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Charges Against a Department ON.
cIaI.

1t is currently believed that Judge Mar
tin, Sixth Auditor Of the Treasury, will
soon resign, and that his resignation has
been requested. The charges filed against
him are that he has misused his Office in
his own private interests; that he has an
appointment as Special Agent of the Posi-
office Department, by means Os which he Sc
cures passes for himself and family, and that
when railroad officials decline to issue
passes to him he charges up his fare against
them through the POstOffice Department;
that he has been in the habit of borrowing
money, which he has failed to pay, from
employees of his Office and others, etc, etc
Judge Martin is from Alabama, and the
accounts Of the POstofice Department are
audited in his Office.