Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-09

steps had been taken TO restore Mr.. Shurbede.
child, taken by usurper Manhattan under pro
! tense of making il prince.
The House went into Committee on the Whole
Mr.. Latham, Of Va. made speech contradict
ing the doctrine that the hate rebclous States are
4 out of the Union.
/ Mr.. Shellabager made a speech arguing that
the late rebel States LOSE their property States
by unlawful and despotic disregard Of civil obe-
dience to the national authority.
Mr.. Rice. Of Maine. introduced bill for the
disposition of public lands as homesteads in the
| States Of Alabama. Mississippi Louisiana.
| Arkansas and Florida Which was referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Elliott, Chairman on Freedmsn's Affairs,
reported bill to amend the act to establish
bureau for the relief of freedmen and refugees.
Mr.. Raymond introduced bill to amend
several acts of Congress relative to naturalization
and for other purposes. Referred to Committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Mullen, Of Pa. introduced a bill. which
referred, granting pensions to soldiers Of the
war of 1872. with Great Britain. seF# :
On motion. it was resolved that the Committee
on Commerce inquire into the expediency of
making an appropriation by Congress for the
completion Of a hsrhor at Michigan City. Ind.
NKw York. Jan. s.-The Times Washington
special says petition from the New York Indians
regarding the Kansas reservation Is now pending
before the Convention of Indians. Judge Casley
first treaty Equidated all rights Of these Indians
and advance to them 5000 acres of land at Green
Bay, Wisconsin. they were to remove in years
and portion did so by treaty. In 1888 the New
York Indians credited all their interests in Wis
consid reservation and in consideration thereof
the United States cedes to them the Kansas lands.
The Indians forfeit all interests in their
hands If they do not accept and agree to
remove 10 that country within five years,
or such other time as the President may APP
point it was also provided that 100000
should be appropriated to the removal of Indians
claims; this appropriation ives never made and
no notice to remove given, and they argue that
no forfeiture Of their titles has happened, and by
a subsequent treaty the time of removal was ex-
tended and all forfeiture would, if any had in
fact happened; that the department in several in
stances recognized claims and title Of New York
Indians 1t is claimed when Jacob Thompson was
Secretary of Interior failing to have bill passed
by Senate appropriating these lands to the use of
the government, he afterwards. without authority
of law, and without notice, made it part of pub
lie domain subject to private entry.
The Times Washington dispatch says Gen. j.
Wayne, Commander of the Freedmen for Ala
bama, writes he has succeeded in limiting the is
sue of subsistence to destitute persons of all
classes in his districtto about fifteen thousand ra
tions per day. The Commander appointed by the
Secretary for that purpose reports the destitute to
be 1900 white persons alone.
The Tr;6uue's Washington Special says. General
R. c. Crawford is reported to be at Browns
Vile, Texas raising an American division for the
Mexican service, About year ago he was dis
missed from the service by Court martial upon the
charge of stealing money from bank in Rogers
Vile, Tennessee. His chief of staff was Lieuten-
ant Colonel of colored regiment, and was dis
missed some time last summer by court martial
for gross ofenses 1t is not believed by those who
are qualified to know, that Crawford or Rec
has recruited a single man.
New YORK, Jan. s-The Posts Washington
special says the Congressional joint committee of
Reconstruction. have agreed not to divulge any
of the proceedings for the present.
4 fire occurred this morning at 2l2 Henry street,
property owned by Henry Street Church. Damage
$50 1000; insured.
New YORK. Dec. S.-The Commercials WASH
ington special says it il expected that the cotton
tax paid at Macon alone, for January, viii ex-
coed $5,OO0,0O0.
President Johnson expressed himself decidedly
to members Of Congress this morning, in favor of
the immediate admission of the Tennessee Dele
gates