Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-12

| WASHINGTON, March s--Fke subject Of the esliec-
ton of revenue and the reinforcing on Fort Sumter
has not yet engaged the attention Of the Cabinet
Great efforts are being made to effect peaceful so-
luton of the question OF the forts and the revenues
Ex-Secretary Floyd has published statement vim
dicatory Of the acceptaaees in favor Of Russell Ma
jors Co, and of their legality. Instead OF there
being 100000 Of them outstanding, be shows
there are only s600000. and declares the cont-ac-
tors have secured these BY assignment OF property
ample for their protection, and that if tie Govern
ment wifpermit the ekrnings Of trains for 1851 t.
be applied 70 the aeceptances, they viii be iquda-
ted IN that way, without recourse TO the assignments
II would seem, also, that the Government ewes the
contractors upwards Of 100000, which s sQuiva-
lent to tae caah value Of the Indian Trust boads OF
the abstraction Of which Mr.. Floyd repudiasss all
previous knowledge.
He denounces the eonducs and proceedings Of the
SeleetCommittee with great severity and says their
sole object was his political persecution aza defa-
nation
report is prevalent that ouartermaster-GeneraI
johnson, Of Virginia is about 70 resign bus he said
this morning that the occasion fer such 3 course
The Southern States are making overtnres for
some Of the bestofeers in the service. II is known
that several officers OF the army located here have
been offered lucrative appointments under The gov
ernment Of the COnfederacy.
Charles Jones, late of the Registers ofaee in the
Treasury, has lefs for Montgomery 10 take place
under that government
A large crowd at the State Departments this morn
ing was much disappointed at the absences Of Mr.
Seward who is detained al home By physical indis-
position.
The United States Supreme Court has adjourned
over until Thursday, whsn Various decisions viii be
delivered.
Brevet Lieut. COL Lorenzo Thomas, second in
rank in the Adjutant Generals Office, has been pro-
NOTED TO be Adjutant General, vice Cooper resign
ed.
The following are the 5enate Committees:
On Foreign Relations-Sumner, Colamer Doc
little, Harris, Douglas Polk and Breckinridge.
On Finance-Fessenden, Simmons, Wade, Powell,
Hunter, Pearce aad Bright.
On Commerce-Chsndler, King Morrill,, Wilson.
CIi-gman, Salisbury and Johnson
On military Wilson, King, Baker, Lane, Rice,
On Naval Afairs-Hale Grimes, Foot Cowan,
Thompson, Nicholson and Kennedy.
On Judiciary Foster, s-n Eyck, Cow
an, Bayard, Powell and Clingman.
On POstofHce -COIlamsr, Dixon, Wade, TrumbuIi,
Rice, Bright and Latham.
On Public Lands-Harlan, Bingham Clark VII
kinson, johnson, Mitchell and Bragg.
On Private Lands-Harris Ten Eyck, Sumner
and bayard. ~ ~
On Indian Affairs-DooliEtle. Baker. Cowan, Ten
Eyck. Sebastian, Rice and Resmith.
On Pensions-Fo<tsr, Bingham, Lane, Simmons,
Salisbury, Powell and Aitchsll
On Revolutionary Csaims-King, Chandler, VIII
knsOn. Nicholson and Nesuith.
On Olaims-Clarks summons, no "e, Oo"sn' Bragg
and Polk.
On District of Columbia-Grimes, Anthony, Nor
riIl Wade Kennedy, Clingmsn and Powell
o. Patsnts-Sumner, DOolistie, Thompson and
Sebastian
On Public Buidings-Foot, Dixon Chandler,
Bright. Kennedy.
On Territories Wade, Wilkinson, Cowan, Hale,
Douglas Sebastian. Bragg.
On Audit Expenses-Dix0n, Clark, johnson.
On Printing-Anth0ny, Harlan, Nicholson.
On Engrossed Bills-Lane, Merrill, Mitchell
On Enrolled Bills-BinRhsm, Baker, Saulsbury
On Library-Pearce. CollaneP Fessenden.
Messrs. Forsyth and CrOWford have as yet made
no official communication to the Administration
owing to the sickness of Senator Roman and an in
formal Information that little time would Be
agreeable.
The Commissioners have been setively occupied
since their arrival in consultation and unofficial In
tercourse having reference 70 the object Of their
mission.