Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06
ITEMS or GENERAL NEWS.

ITEMS OF GENERAL hBWS-
-Dss7a.ches from Washington states that the
Reconstruction Committee had an important
session Of three hours duration. Saturday. dur
ing which fh,sy came 10 the conclusion to report
preamble and resolution 10 the Bureau on Mon
lay last recitine the ciyil status Of Tennessee and
declaring that she Is entitled to representation in
Congress. The preamble was carried BY barely
majority vote in the Committee but the resolution
was adopted unanimously and will doubtless go
through the House with comparative unanimity.
Special Washington dispatches say that con-
siderable comment had been caused in Congress
ional circles. over the speech of Garrett Davis
made in the Senate yesterday, in which he said
that be hoped new Senate, composed Of excluded
Southern men and their friends in the present
Senate would be established. IL was said that
,ficial notice would be taken Of the declaration
on Monday.
= The last rumor with regard to changes in the
cabinet is that Secretary Wells s to have foreign
mission. Mr.. Dixon win take his place. Dir.
Doolittle Is to take Secretary Harlan's. Herschal
" johnson of Georgia, just pardoned. is likely 10
be called In; as also A. o. p. Nicholson, Of Ten
nessce. formerly n Senator with johnson. Frank
p Blair, Of Missouri, IL reported Secretary
Stantons successor.
The decision Of the Supreme Court on the
sonstitutionality Of the oath will. doubt. be
made ere the lapse of many weeks. and we'll
informed parties here say they will declare il uH-
sonsfitztionai There is no hope. however Of its
-epeal or modification by the present Congrers.
The Tribune correspondent recently announc-
ed that Congress increasing is police for its
protection; and the Post correspondent says the
fact that 100 men are regularly detailed 10 guard
he White House-as in President Lincoln's time
indicates that certain threats and anonymous
letters have not been without their effect. and IL
believed necessary TO guard ayAinst the attempt
81 any crazy fanatic or daring assassin TO emulate
Booths unparalleled crime"
The fanatic and revolutionary politicians ofthe
Garrison school are talking Of coupe detaf and off
letting pretended movements Of the President by
,ontre coups by Gen. Grant The accounts Of the
politics Of the day read like n chapter taken from
be History Of Mexico, or Of the revolutionary
Republics Of South America. where partizanship
funs into faction. and faction arming itself for
ivil war. preludes despotisn with anarchy.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ordered
agents ofthe Government to recommence the sales
Of captured and confsea;ed cotton. seized by the
military authorities during the rebellion.
- II is now thought that the Senate viii give
ne negro suffrage bill the go-by. it would sure
~ be vetoed IL IL passed. and could not command
a two-third vote in either House.
-Butfew applications have been received within
the last day or two for pardons but "a very large
aumber on Gle are now awaiting the action Of the
President.
- The report Of the Commissioner of Patents.
communicated to Congress to-day. states that the
number OF patents issued in 1866 was 66l6. The
lumber Of applications In that year exceeded by
nearly forty per cent. the number fled in amy
yious year. The number Of caveats filed
reeded those issued in 1864. the highest previous
year. by more than thirty per cent.
General Carl Schurz has resigned his position
s chief Of the Washington bureau Of the New
York Tribune TO become the editor Of new paper
ia Detroit. TO be called the Detroit Prose-.
1t is stated that Queen Victoria has sent
autograph letter to the Pope. thanking him for his
action against the Fenians. and offering him an
asylum in her dominions should he's lie compelled.
through political commissions. to leave his own.
"A memorial from the Detroit Board Of Trade to
mo Senate represents the necessity Of an increased
luty on copper 10 offset the internal revenue tax,
and enable miners to compete with the copper
from Chilli II is stated that $4,000 GOO is invested
in the copper mines of Lake Superior, and that
production has fallen of from Is 900 pounds in
1861. TO 100000 pounds in 1855.
The number Of widows orphans and disabled
soldiers now drawing annual pensions from the
Government Is about $500, without including
those granted during the present month.
Fred Douglass in letter TO a friend in Io-
boken, states that. passing through Baltimore last
sunday night. he was lrecognired followed. and
dnaly SGT upon by three assassins, one hurting
brick. and another aiming pistol at him. The
brick was hurled with great energy. and grazed
his right knee; but the pistol failed to go of.
Friends who accompanied him TO the station
called the watch" a. the pistol was
drawn. whereuron the parties disappeared in the
darkness.