Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-19
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Proceedings of Congress.
Negro Suffrage In the District.
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New YORK, Dec. 1S.-The Times Wash
ington special saws A. b. Mullett Assistant
Architect of the Treasury has lust returned
from the South, where he has been inspecting
the Government bridges under orders from
the Secretary of the Treasury. The old Gus
tom House and Marine Hospital at Charles
ton were found to be so badly wrecked that
they will be useless. Mr.. Mullett reports
that the Government buildings in the other
Southern cities are generally in fair condi-
ton and will require but little repairing.
The director of the United States Mint at
Philadelphia, has made for the Secretary of
the Treasury specimen of eagles and half
eagle dollars, halves and quarters bearing
the motto gin God we trust" in addition to
the other legends and devices upon the coins.
Secretary McCulloch approves the designes
and the coin hereafter made will bear the
motto. The smaller coins don't afford room
for the words.
New YORK, Dec 1S.-The Herald Wash
ington dispatch says further disclosures show
that frauds upon discharged soldiers by I'M
principled claim agents in the matter of pro-
curing bounty land warrants along the Pa
citic Railroad will reach 100000 instead of
100000 as at first believed. Complaints of
swindled discharged soldiers who have paid
the advance fee S25 are coming in at pain
full rate
Senator Doolitt 'e's bill for the removal odds
qualification of Juries in cases of trial for
treason by reason of PREVIOUSLY ex..
pressed opinions is still in the hands of the
Judiciary Committee.
New YORK, Dee. 1Sth.-The IIi5unes
Washington dispatch says, Brevet Brig. Gen.
Barring left last evening, via Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, with his regiment, for Ohio
1t comprised twenty-nine commissioned of
fcers and 735 enlisted men, and was muster
ed out yesterday at Alexandria, Va. They
are ordered to Columbus for final discharge
and payment.
Senator Wilson will introduce a bill in
the Senate to-day providing for the appropri-
alton of l 900, 900 acres of Government lands
for educational purposes.
The Times Washington dispatch SAYS,
Secretary Stanton left that city for a trip
North.
General Grant has issued orders to COM
manders of posts where powder is stored, to
take precantion for its preservation.
Hon. VIM. Ordling of New York, on
Wednesday last, offered the following ESQ
luton in the House, with view to provide
pensions to surviving representatives Of
hundred day men.
Rcsolred. That the Committee on Military
Affairs be directed to enquire into the propriety
of allowing pensions to surviving representatives
of soldiers called into the service of the United
States for a period of ono hundred days or less,
and who died while in the service; said committee
to report by bill or otherwise.
1t Gen. Grant was in attendance at
their deliberations. An investigation just
made discloses the fact, that S. NJ. Clark, of
the Currency Bureau, and Solicitor Jordan, of
of the Treasury Dept, were both in posses
sion, more than yearago, of all the inform
alton in regard to the abstraction of the plate
on which the counterfeit 100 dollar notes
were printed.
Gen. Spinner, it is said, is now satisfied
that the plate was taken from the Currency
Department and that the American Bank
Company are entirely innocent of the mat
ter.
The Tribunes' Washington special, says:
Gen. Towards official report, concerning
the operations of the Freedman's Bureau
and condition of things in the South is still
in the hands of the President, where it has
been for or days, and its publication has
to its containing sentiments concerning the
spirit and conduct of the people in rebel
States, calculated to show that a withdrawal
of Federal control from those States would
endanger the interests and safety of freed
men and union people.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.-The Dumont col
lided with a,,tow boat near Patriot, Indiana,
Thursday, and was considerably injured
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New YORK, Dec. 16.-HerdlFS Washing
ton special says a call has been issued for
an election to be held in that District on the
Dist inst, to obtain a manifest from the
voting community, to be placed before Con-
gress, to see how repugnant the passage Of
the negro suffrage act is to the people.
The Worlds dispatch contains the follow
ing Secretary of the Treasury to-day de-
cided not to anticipate the January interest
on bonds of more than whole amount of in
terest payable in gold in Is, 100000.
The HerdlFs Washington dispatch says
the settlement Of the back pay and accounts
of discharged soldiers will be much facilita-
ted by sending their discharge papers to the
office Of Col. Paulding, paymaster in charge
of the District of Washington. By this
means the long delay occasioned by soldiers
accounts to the Second Auditors Office will
be avoided. This is understood to apply
only to cases where the applicant is living.
The want of aregnlar mail service between
this country and Columbia has long been felt
to be very injurious to our interests in that
quarter The consequence is, that our trade
is declining there, while that of England is
rapidly increasing, because there are several
lines of steamers which carry regular mails
between the Columbian ports and to the
English. Postmaster General Dennison, aware
of the difficulty prepared the draft Of a
postal convention which was submitted to
Gen. Solar, the Columbian. Minister, in
August last, which, with the exception of
two articles was approved.
Gen. Fitzpatrick leaves on his mission to
Chill on the LIST of January. ta
New YORK, Dec. 16.-Washington dis
patches says the Hon. B. NJ. Harris. Mem
Der of Congress from Maryland, proposes to
take his seat. He says he can take the oath.
Some believe he will get the refusal of oc-
cupying his seat, or will be expelled as an
unworthy member, for the offence of which
he was convicted last summer by court mar
tial.
Harris claims that the pardon of the Pres
ident removes political disability. ~
The Hon. Thomas Corwin was struck
with paralysis last night, while at an assem-
blage of distinguished Ohioans, entertained
by P. c. Wetmore, Military Agent for that
State.
PITTsBUUG, Dec 16.-The river is feet,
10 inches, and falling. Weather clear and
cold.
New YORK, Dec. 16.-Gold opened at
46l and closed at 46I
Negro Mass Meeting i'm New York.
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