The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-20
Washlnrton News.
IeieErsphic Cor. CucunaI Commercial.
WASHINGTON. Der.

Ieiegraphie Cor. C.u1Iuua-i Commercial.
= WksHIN0roS, Dec. Il.
IMPORTANT oLU-IOSs-anurssfov or s1rr-
EaN NENBERs ANu -HE ELECTIyE FRANCHISE.
Mr.. Stillwell, Union member from III,
Eleventh Indiaua District, win inuolue,
p the following resolutions In the Hous.
e tomorrow, or on the drst day the State.
are called:
e "WHEREAs, The war lor the preservation
2 OF the Mon and the Constitution IS now
1 | over, The absurd doctrines Of secession aud
i rs counterpart iusurrection and rebellion,
7 have been put down BY the strong arm Of
!. the Government. peace and union being the
p OBJECT OF the Government, and that having
been obtained, therefore,
/ hcSolred, That those States that have
been IN rebellion against the Governments.
and have submitted 10 the laws Of the
United States, have adopted q republican
form Of government, having reuealed The
ordinance Of secession. and who have passed
the constitutional Amendment. forever
abolishing slavery, repudiated the rebel
war debt, and passed laws protecting the
freedman in his liberty, that the reprcsen-
tatives Of these States, elected 90 Congress
and having received their certificates of
election trum their respective Governors,
should be received as mem berso Of The Thirty
nEzti Congress when they shall take the
oath prescribed by the last Congress, known
as the test cath, without any unnecessary
/ delay"
The above viii be referred to the Special
/ Committee Of fifteen.
/ Mr.. Shllwell will also otIer the following.
/ which viii create q stir IN the House.
"WHEREAs, The President in his message
| says THAI when, at the first movement
/ toward Independence, she Congress OF the /
D ITrrH o.
/ 70 institute governments Of their own, thev
left each State to decide for itself the con-
diuon for the enjoyment OF the elective I
franchise, therefore. be il
RtS0lucI, That we heartily c0gcur VITA /
the President, and declare tSat the regul1- |
tons Of the elective franchise in al the |
states and the qualifications Of electors bee
longing to the States, each for ITSELF, and ase /
subjects on which Congress has no right. !
under the Constitution, TO interfere
QUESTION or ADJOURNMENT.
It is thought the Senate will not agree 70
the adjournment 90 the 9th of January, but /
will probably insist on the third or fourth /
OF January for re-assemblug.
GOVERNMENT AT wAsHISGroS.
The proposition % repeal the city charter
Of Washington and govern the city by coul-
missloners appointed by congress, viii
probably come up in the House Tomorrow.
Fourteen out OF fifteen Union members
from Ohio, and seven out of eleven trom
Indiana, wiu vote for 10 in preierence % O.
bill establishing negro suffrage.
THE DIsCHAEGE Og TEEksCEV cLERKs
In the slaughter Of seveuty-fve elsrbs in
the Treasury Department yesterday, che de-
cap tation was nos IN all cases on account of
inehcieucy. Several clerks we're discharged
who are known 70 have mcaus-soue OF
them considerable property, and who Hre
not dependent upon Government for O. live
ing. This course viii be pursued in other
not so uuch % reduce the
clerical fo,ce and its expenses as % make
rom Tor new, poor and pressing applicants.
GENERAL GIANTS VIEWS oV LEADING rorIc.
The Richmond Examiner, Of yesterday.
declares that it has excellent authority ~
lss'ru g that General Grant, while IN Eich-
uond the other day, stated that he was iu /
avor Of admitting immediatcty, all south
sru Congressman elect who can take the
lest cath that on ais return 90 Washington | .
he would urge such course.
THE QUESTION OF TANEs-
The House Ways snd Means Committee j
have held two or three meetings. and in
ormally considered the question Of making D
iome reduction in the taxes. There are | {
rom the first, but after q conference with b
he Secretary Of the Treasury, abandoned ]
&. It may therefore b5 regarded as settle e
hat the committee viii MT recommend any I
Of the taxes. The tax bili viii be b
modified in many important particulars, d
making the provisions which are now OBJ D
cure, and In some instances unjust, more {
imple and practicable. Mr. Wells, Chair
nan Of the Committee who have,had the tax
Jlli undor revision for four or FIVE mOuths, e.
8 here, and has had several conferences Z
with Secretary hcCull0ch on the tubiect.
The COMMITTEES will not have She report Z
eady for some weeks yet. They have coll
ected a vast amount Of material relating TO =
he matter, which will be Immediately Im- !
parted 10 Congress, In adjusting and simpli- 4
ying the present crude biIl.
'HE CONSTITUTIONAL ANESoyEyr Pg0CLAuA- C
r1os.
Secretary Seward yesterday received a Z
lispatch from the Governor Of Ge1reia. an y
l0uneing the adoption of the Constitutional 2
Amendment abolishiug slavery, by the :
Legislature Of that Stale. This makes the
equisite number of States, provided Colo ]
ado Is counted. The Secretary OF State Is
I0t fully satisfied as 10 whether this new | q
STATE can be counted. Toe proclamation.
however, is being prepared at she State De-
aud viii be proclaimed as soon ss q
ne facts iu regard o. Colorado are obtained.
The tone OF the proclamation viii give crest
1hense 10 the radicals. 10 recognizes the
southern States fully, and compliments Z
.hem for the earnest manner iu which they