Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-05
The Measures that Failed.
Grant VIII Let Arkansas IAIOne.
AII the APPrOPrIalIon plIIs Passed.

All the Appropriation Bills Passed.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The President,
accompanied by members Of the Cabinet
and his private secretary, came to his room
at the Senate at Q o'clock this morning, and
remained until the adjournment, exmin-
| ing large mass Of bills before them pre-
Vious TO their approval. The President
signed the general appropriation bills, none
OF which failed. Three or four private
bills were lost for want Of time to examine
/ them.
A Pocket Veto Of a Huge Job.
/ The bill to equalize the bOunties Of SOL
diers who served in the late war, failed to
become law, the President Withholding
| his signature. If time had allowed, he
/ would have sent in a veto message. The
| President and Cabinet did not think this a
proper time to make so large an appropria-
tion on account of bOuntieS, some calcula-
tions placing the amount from Sl5O,OOO,OOO
to S2O0,0OG,00O.
The Hurry Of the Closing Minutes.
Members Of Congress were flying in all
| directions, with bills in their hands, hurry
ing to have them signed by the respective
officers Of the two houses and then sent in
TO the Presidents room for his approval.
Hundreds Of MOurnfuI Faces.
Claimants in the Hobbies showed much
anxiety, and there were hundreds of mourn
iul faces when Congress adjourned. for
some Of the disappointed ones had been
here the previous session, as well as the
one just closed, endeavOring to attain their
end.
For Rivers and HarbOrs.
The river and harbor appropriation bill.
now law, contains all the provisions as
passed by the House, except the following
Items, which had been increased: For i'm
proving the Great KanaWha river, $780,
OOOi the appropriation for the Tennessee
river was fixed at 100000. Several Sen
ate amendments, except the one providing
for the improvement Of the mouth of the
Mississippi river by the Eads project, were
abandoned by the Senate cOnferees, and |
stricken out Of the bill.
Fate Of the Force Bill.
The House election, or Force hill the
emanatiOn Of the House Republican eau
Gus, was read a first and second time in |
the Senate. Beyond this, the Senate took |
no action. II, therefore, failed.
Ruling Under the New Tax Law.
Tie first ruling made by the Internal
Revenue Department under the provisions
Of the new tax and tariff law, was in refer
euce TO the time Of the taking effect Of the !
new rates on spirits and tobacco, and was
as follows: Spirits produced, that is in the
cIsternTOOm or warehouse. prior to mid
night on the Sd inst, viii be liable to a
tax Of 20 cents per gallon; collectors are
instructed to collect 80 cents for spirits
produced after that date. Tobacco or ci-
gars in hands Of manufacturers. legally
packed and properly stamped, prior to mid
night Of the Sd, will be charged at the old
rate Of 20 cents, but after that a tax of "a
cents will be imposed.
Measures that Failed.
Among the measures which were left
pending III Congress are the steamboat bill |
the bill proposing amendments to the Con-
stltutiOn changing the manner of electing
the President and Vice President; Col.
SCOTS Texas Pacfc Railroad bill, and sew
eral other railroad relief bills.
The EquaIIzIng Bounty BIII-FaIIure
OF n Big Job.
The proceedings Of the Senate show that
the bill for e9ualIzing bounties was not in |
proper shape for the signatures Of the
Speaker and Of the Vice President, it be
ing held By old and experienced Senators
-hat the motion to lay the report on the !
table, which was agreed to by a vote Of so |
TO q, was undenia5ly a refusal on the part
Of the Senate to accept the report. Much
surprise was expressed that the bill, though |
not finally agreed to by the Senate, should
ind its way to the President, signed BY the |
presiding officer Of each house. The |
President was informed Of these !
acts and he withheld his signature;
put If the bill mad come before
lim in an UnquestiOnable manner, he
would have returned it for the reason, first,
hat bill appropriated from the Treasury
/ large sum Of money at a time when the
evenue isinsufhcient for the current wants;
eoond, he did not believe that any consid-
.rabie portion Of the eE-soldiers who were 7
imposed would be benefited by this ap-
)TOpriation, were applicants Tor it, out 9
ather that it would result more in a mea-
ure for the relief Of claim agents and mid Z
lie men, who intervene or would inter-
ems &c collect or discount the bounties s
Tanted by it.
Deputy President williams Depart c
ment.
The final report of the House Commit '
ee on Expenditures in the Department Of !
Justice, recommends the discOntinuance Of
many assistant district attorneys, aud the '
Consolidation Of the two districts Of North
JarOlina, the two Of Virginia, the two Of =
and the two of Wisconsin.
Grant viii Let Arkansas Alone.
It is understood the President will take s
10 further action in the affairs of Arkansas,
e being Influenced by recent expression of n
he House against governmental influence.
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