Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-12

0rtb, Minister to Austria; MIR. MAY.
nard, Minister 10 Turkey, and MessTs
Lawrence and Dodge, Centennial Commits
sioners for Arkansas.
The Alabama Claims.
Gen. Sheldon, appointed assistant cOun.
: So for the pnited States before the court OF
"Reminiscences for Alabama claims, will
proceed to New Orleans to take charge Of
the business Of that part Of the country.
Old Officers TO be Retained.
At the Republican Senatorial caucus this
mOniRg the ballot resulted in John l.
F'renef, ting present tszrge Arms, re-
ceiving 81 votes against 10 scattered among
{ has. Kennedy, J. J. ChTisty and Capt.
Ashley. The caucus also voted to retain
Rev. DR.. Sunderland as Chaplain.
Combinations by the Senate.
The Senate in executive session con-
firmed the following nominations:
Charles G. SheatS, Of Alabama, Sixth
Auditor Of the Treasury.
VIM. J. Smith, Surveyor of Customs al
Memphis, Tenn.
Robert Love, Postmaster, Trenton, Tenn.
The Hawaiian Treaty.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re
latiOns this afternoon reported the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty, with an amendment pro-
viding that permission shall not be given
to any other nation TO acquire any naval or
coaling station in those islands, and recon-.
mended for ratification as amended.
When the New Tariff Law Took Effect.
The Attorney General decides that the
duties imposed by the first section Of the
tariff act of 1875, accrue on impOrtatiOns
| made on the Sth Of February, the day the
act became law.
Military Changes-Retirement Of Gen.
Emory.
Gen. Augur goes to New Orleans, to sue
coed Gen. Emory; Gen. Ord to San Anto-
Mo, to succeed Gen. Augur; Gen. Crook to
the Department Of the Platte, to succeed
I Gen. Ord; Gen. KOutz takes command in
Arizona. These changes indicate the re-
tirement Of Gen. EmOry, at present in
Louisiana.
! Thirty Million Bonds 20 be Redeemed.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued
a call for $4,000, 900 bonds on account Of
! the sinking fund. The amounts contem-
| plated are, coupon bonds, S24, O63.T5; regis
/ tered S5,956, $50. They are under the act
/ Of February 20, 1862. The coupon bonds
are of the fourth series. The call natures
/ three months from to-day, when interest
/ will cease. The bonds will be paid on
! presentation az any time previous to the
| maturity Of the call, either at the Treasury
] here or by the Assistant Treasurer at New
/ York. with interest up 10 the date
/ Of pavment. l. is now ascertained
/ that Secretary BTistoW has all along con-
/ sidered himself without discretion in the
matter of the call, and bound by Law to
/ call in the bonds in the order Of their
/ issue. The acs Of March 3, 1915, which
/ authorizes this call, provides that it shall
| be made in compliance with section 369T
/ of the Revised Statutes, aud that section
/ EXPRESSLY directs that bonds shall be called
| in The order Of their number and issue.
what the Express Lobby DID
Spseial TO the Cincinnati Commercial.
Gardner Hubbard's express lobby, as all
! Hobbies ultimately do has imposed a great
/ burden upon the people. For weeks the
! exuress magnates Of the East were here
| giving splendid entertainments. Their
| baDouets were so attractive that the fact
that a quorum was wanting during some
/ Of The closing nights in the Senate was due
to the presence of Senators at the express
mans fable. The result is a law which
/ doubles the postage on what is called third
! class mail matter, including books, tran
sisnt newspapers, cuttings, aud the ike.
| TIE present law is one cent
| for every two ounces. The eX-
pressman's law is one cent per
/ ouuce. This law would lake the postage
On an ordinary double-sheet daily, such as
is frequently issued on Sundays, five cents,
! lis full retail price. II viii have the effect
for short distances 10 drive books and that
| class of transient matter from the mails to
| the express companies, who can ahOrd to do
| the work cheaper than their law permits
the Government TO do it.
So far as the laws passed in the haste and
heat of the closing hours have been exam
1 ined. this exp-essman's job Is the most IN
jouitous, and will be most felt in the
workingman's home.
ghe independent Senators.
Senator Booth. Of California, says he will
not enter the Republican caucus, nor be
bound in any way by its proceedings.
Senator Cameron, Of Wisconsin, says
fiat he was elected by a union Of Demo
crafs with Republicans, and consequently
feels under Obligations TO be as nearly nom
narlisan as possible; that he is an old
Fashioned Republican, and does not in full
aDnroye Ofthe acts of the Administration nor
tba poIicv Of the present party managers,
narticDlarIy with regard to the Southern
duestion. lie saws that in the cacus be de-
cIared his purpose to cooperate with the
nartv only so far rs his individual judg-
nenf would sustain him, and that he would
NOT submit to the caucus dicta,iOn against
I,is n-ivata opinion. He further states that
he was assured in caucus that there would
he no objection made to his pursuing such
course Of perfect independence, which
wouId indicate that the caucus managers
themselves are awakening TO the fact that
tbe institution has had its day, ct least SO
far as the Republican party is concerned.
lac Gives It Up.
Pinchbacx has about given up He adj
ui:s that his chances for securing 4 seat II
the Senate have dwindled down to such
fine point that they are not worth consid
oriT,G As a result, be has grown in.
f5n1SusIv dislOyal, and VII undoubtedly
make il very lively fOT his late c0nfederates
in politicai way. There is no one more
aonversant with the inner history Of Lou
fsiana politics, since the war, than Pinch
, bacL. and, smarting under the injustice
zone him by his Republican friends, ht
nil not fail 10 tell all he knows, IN way
that will be exceedingly effective.
Rhode IsIsusI'z NOHentity.
The fist new member who opened hi;
mouth upon the floor Of the Senate wa'
Burnside. If his future efforts do not sur
mass his effort Of yesterday, he will verb
3 ! lie remark about him made by an acluaint'
} ance of his, who said that there was moth
inc LEFT OF Burnside now but his whiskeTs
The time selected By Burnside to launch
! himself into the Senatorial arena was
, during Merrimon's speech. Merimon
was working himself up and down in hi
2 shad-bellied coat, talking as if for wager
, sbout the Pinchback case. Burnside wa
busy writing at the time, when suddenly
he became seized with humorous idea
D He arose and asked leave to ask MeTTimOl
r a 0uesti0n. This was readily granted, and
then Burnside seemed much embarrassed
bv the great amount Of attention hestOwe,
upon him. He punctUred the air with hi!
J, pen. and staIlmered a bit, as he said, sd
t YOU suppose that this Senate could, by an,
possible action, during the extra session
perfect anything Of a legislative characle
that would involve the country in a civi
wars
J; This question struck Merimon all amid