Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-15
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THE COMMITTEE ON BANKS AND BANKING.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Herald's special says:
Hon. Freeman Clark, Comptroller of the Currency,
was this morning before the Committee on Banks
and Banking, by request, to express his opinion
concerning the practical working of our present
banking laws and some that are contemplated in
the future. No bills are likely to be introduced
by Mr.. Pomeroy, however. nor amendments re-
commended, until the Ways and Means Commit
tee have acted on the loan bill so long under dis
cusSion.
INTERVIEW OF TIE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
WITH THE BRITISH MINISTER.
The Ways and Means Committee have had sew
era interviews with the British Minister since the
departure of the Canadian officers. The object
and purpose of their interviews were to ascertain
if some arrangement could not be effected which
would be advantageous to both countries. The
Committee suggested to the British Minister to
submit any proposition upon this subject which
he thought proper. and they would be carefully
considered. They informed him that they were
disposed to sanction such legislation as looks to
fair and just reciprocal trade between the pro-
vinces and the United States.
PETITIONS FOR TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR
VIRGINIA.
Numerously signed petitions of Union men Of
Virginia for territorial government have been
presented to the Reconstruction Committee.
INDIAN AFFAIRs-FRAUDs.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, had
meeting this afternoon, and were wholly occupied
in taking the testimony in cases of alleged fraud
of Government Agents on the frontier. The evi-
dence in these cases will be quite voluminous, it
is said, and viii delay the publication of the Com
mittee's report, with which it will be ineor-
porated, about month longer.
FENIAN BONDS
An Office has been rented on Pennsylvania Ave
nue.. and an agency opened for the sale of Fenian
bonds. by Mr.. P. II. Donagan.
AssENBLAGEs OF PHOTOGRAPHERS.
The leading Photographers Of the country are
assembling in this city by agreement, to urge
Congress to reduce the rate of taxes on their pro-
ducts New York, Boston, Baltimore, and the
principal Western cities will be represented.
COURT MARTIAL.
The court martial recently organized, Of which
General Ewing is President, and Major T. j.
Gaines. Judge Advocate commenced this morn
ing. The first case which it has taken up is that
of Captain Thomson. of the Adjutant Generals
Office. and Lieutenants Rufus, King and Cushing,
all of the 4th Regular ARTILLERY. The cases grew
out of street brawl in Georgetown, a few weeks
ago, in which a man was shot. The testimony
comes mai'lly from the policemen of that precinct
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts ofinternal revenue yesterday were
one million three hundred thousand dollars.
GEORGE BANCROFT.
The Tribunes special says 1t is rumored that
Mr.. Bancroft will be appointed Secretary of State
at some future period.
1t has become public to-day that Mr.. Bancroft,
on Sunday, caused an intimation to be sent
through the proper channels to the English and
French Ministers that he should probably make
some illusions to their governments in his lecture,
which would be unpleasant to them to listen to.
thus leaving with them the option of attending or
not.
IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE SUPREME COURT.
The United States Supreme Court this afler-
noon decided the of the City of Cincinnati vs..
the Ohio & Mississippi RailroadCompany, against
the City. Honorable Henry Stanberry was coun-
sci for the city, and Honorable C. D. Coffin and 7.
NJ, Mitchell, of Cincinnati, and Mr. Evarts, of
New York, were counsel for the railroad. A large
number Of bond holders in New York and Cincin-
natl are interested in the decision.
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The Worlds dispatch says: The House Judici
airy Committee have rejected nearly all the
various propositions to amend the Constitution
which have been referred to them.