The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01
SUMMARY OF rnE WEEK,
General Intelligence.

General intelligence.
The Preside nj has signed the bill for the
construction Of bridges over the Mississippi
river.
The bill for the equalization Of bounties
was defeated in the Senate, on the oath, by
a vote of 90 to IA.
The Senate, on the Esd, confirmed the
nomination Of Henry Stanberry to be At
torney General in place of Mr.. Speed, re-
signed.
The bill for the admission Of Nebraska
passed the House on the 9th, by 63 to g.
1t is considered doubtful if the President
will approve it.
General Dix has been nominated by the
President as Minister to the Hague, but is
said to regard it as<ather an insult than
compliment.
The President has signed the general Tel
egraph Bill, which gives all new companies
the right to run their lines over all postal
and military roads and all public lands, and
under all rivers, Sc.
The President is said to have determined
to remove Isaac Newton, the present Com
missioner Of Agriculture, and John Defrees.
the Superintendent Of the Government
Printing Office. Numerous applications for
both vacancies have already been received.
The Secretary Of War reports the number
Of prisoners killed and died on both sides
during the war, as follows: Number of
Union prisoners, South, 26,94O; number
Of rebel prisoners, North, 100000; number
of Union prisoners died, 22,575; number of
rebel prisoners died, 26,439.
The Senate. on the Goth, confirmed the
nomination of Maj. Gen. W. 7. Sherman to
be Lieutenant General of the Army Of the
United States, vice Lieut. GeE. Grant, pro-
NOTED to be General Of the army, and that
of Rear Admiral David D. Porter, to be
Vice Admiral of the navy, in place of Vice.
Admiral Farragut, promoted to be Admiral.
Mr.. Harlan, on the 9th, in brief but
courteous note to the President, resigned his
position as Secretary of the Interior. Or
vile II. Browning was nominated by the
President to the Senate as Secretary of the
Interior, to date from the hrst of September,
at which time Secretary Harlan's resigna-
ton is to take effect
A. W. Randall, on the 25th, was confirmed
by the Senate as Postmaster General, and
Joseph Wilson as Commissioner Of the Gen.
eral Land Office. The nomination of Lieut..
Gen. Grant, to he General of the Army of
the United States, and Vice. Admiral Farra-
gut, to be Admiral Of the Navy, and without
the usual formality of reference, were
unanimously confirmed.
The British Government has proposed to
the United States, through the Department
of State, reciprocity Of agreement be.
tween the two countries, in substance as
follows: That England agrees to send
home to the United States all distressed
American seamen in British waters, the
United States to follow suit. In order to
effect this consummation, Congressional &C.
tion will be necessary.
The President received dispatch from
Nashville stating that the presiding officer Of
the Tennessee Legislature will not sign the
constitutional amendment on the ground
that no constitutional quorum voted upon it.
......The President informed several Con
gressmen he should return the joint resolu.
tion admitting Tennessee, on the ground
that he has nothing to do with it, and main.
tains that no legal notification has been
made by the Tennessee Legislature of itt
ratification Of the constitutional amend.
ment.
The reprimand which Speaker Colfax ad.
ministered to Gen. Rousseau on the 2lst, in
accordance with the order Of the House, fol
his assault upon Mr. Grinnell, was of such
a character, and so brief, that, while it wal
evidently satisfactory to those who haG
voted to punish the aggressor, it reflected
much credit on the good taste and kind feel
ing Of the Speaker, and called forth higl
commentator from all parts Of the House
Gen. Rousseau himself was detained scarcel,
minute in full view Of the members anc
spectators while the Speaker was executin,
the order, and, when that was done, b,
made respectful. bow to the presiding Off
Ger and retired.
The report Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs says that the attempts Of Spain OF
the Southern Republics, and more recent,
the bombardment Of Valparaiso, are casel
in which disregard Of strict neutrality
would have benefited the world. Il is NO
proposed that modification of our statutel
shall aLsolve Great Britain from our recen
claims upon her. The United States hav,
carried out in good faith their too stringen
neutrality laws. Great Britain has not re
spected her own less effective obligations
The report concludes with an allusion I,
the recent neutrality in the case Of the Fe
mans, and does not Disguise the strong sym
patty of Americans with oil suffering ma
tionalities. 1t declares, in behalf Of Con
gress and the American people, that England
owes reparation to ireland.
| The Committee on the Judiciary hav,
mxde report in which they say it 10 motto.
rious that Jefferson Davis was guilty Of thu
crime Of treason, according to the Consti
tuition and laws Of the United States; and
the committee are Of opinion that there ar,
no obstacles to q speedy and impartial tria
which cannot be removed by legislation
They say the evidence in possession Of The
committee connecting JEFF. Davis with thu
| assassination Of President Lincoln justi6es