The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-13
Investigation Of Various Frauds.
Veto of the Colorado Bib.
General Fisk and Memphis.
Freeanen's Bureau Matters.

General FISK ant MEMPHIS
Freednen's Bureau Matters.
NEW YoRK, May l2.-The Herald's Wash
| ington special says: The Cabinet meeting
to-day was an unusually short one. All the
members were present excepting Attorney
/ General Speed. But little business could
have been transacted.
The Committee of Ways and Means are
doing nothing as yet on the new Tariff laws,
preferring to wait until some final action
has been taken upon the Revenue Tax law &.
The following is statement showing the
| indebtedness OF the Merchants National
Bank of this city to the Government, as
taken from the books of the bank: Depos-,
tied to the credit of the Treasurer of the
United States, $4S, 567; paymasters, $6l4,
465; other disbursing officers and agents,
$50 ,2SO; total S763, 312. Of this amount
S369, ls4 was deposited between the goth of
April and the Sd of May, the date of the
failure Of the bank. Among the depositors
of the bank we're H. A. Risey, Supervising
| Special Agent of the Treasury, who had on
| deposit S24, 542; Elijah Sells, Superintendent
of Indian Affairs, nearly $5l 900, and Thos.
j. Hobbs, Disbursing Clerk Of the Treasury
Department, upwards Of $4,000. The OH
GERS of the Government think that if they
realize $4,000 exclusive of the security for
the National deposits, they will be extremely
fortunate. 1t is also estimated that Bayne
& Co., Of Baltimore, are indebted to the
Bank nearly $7OO,0
Gencal Howard has appointed a special
relief csmmission, of which Surgeon Robert
Rebuff is President, and J. j. Brown,
Vice Resident, TO distribute the S25, 900 ap-
proprialsd by Congress for the relief of des-
titute lored people in this district.
The Blaine-Conk king investigation Com
mittee is progressing slowly. Interested
politicians and others are said TO be here
from New York city, and to be using all the
persuasion and personal influence possible,
to deter and choke off any investigation
that would expose the official frauds that
were perpetrated.
The select committee Of five, consisting
of Senators DOolittle, Pomeroy, Anthony,
CoWan and Lane, met this morning to take
into consideration the propriety of reducing
the clerical force of the Interior Depart
ment, and increasing the pay of the re-
mainder. The aggregate saving to the de-
partment by this means, it is estimated to
be about 81 900. Various heads Of the Blu
reau were before the committee, and gen
orally argued in favor of the plan. A bill
for that purpose will soon be reported.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
The Senate confirmed General Mann as col
Iector of the Internal Revenue for the first
di strict Tor illinois, vice S. Scheldery re
moved.
An attempt will be made in the Senate to
pass Senator Henderson's bill restricting
the Presidents power of removal from
office without cause.
The veto of the Colorado bin was pre-
ssnted TO special Cabinet meeting on Mon
day, and then transmitted to the Senate.
In the case OF the Merchants National
Bank, had it not been for the conduct Of
Col. Pauiding, in disobedience of orders in
attempting to prop up the concern because
both of his Secretaries were Directors in
the bank, no loss would have been sustained
b the Government. A Court of Inquiry
are still taking testimony in mis- case, anu
will probably report next week.
The House Committee on Public Expen-
ditures met to-day and laid plan for the
investigation OF alleged fraudulent prac-
tees in the Boston and New York Custom
Houses, which they will prosecute vigor-
ously.
Gen. Howard yesterday received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. C. B. Fisk, the
head of the Freedmen's Bureau in Tonnes
see:
MEMPHIS, Wednesday, May 9, ls66.-The
school houses will be rebuilt, and the schools !
all opened again in ten days. l shall re-
main here until the waste places are re-
stored.
(Signed) CLINTON B. Fisk,
BreVet Maj. Gen. |
The Times Washington special says
the indications are unmislakable that the |
Joint resolution which passed the House /
yesterday, will be modified in the Senate |
by striking out the third section entirely, |
or substituting for it a provision declaring |
certain classes of prominent rebels forever |
Ineligible to Office under the National Gov |
eminent,
The President has appointed Colonel
Walter B. Scales, Collector of Customs for |
Chicago, to get up the five cent piece, which |
is soon to be issued. 1t will cost about /
5000 900. There will be, when the coinage /
is completed, So, 5OO,OOO in this money in
circulation, that being the amount of postal
currency in five cent pieces that the new |
coin is intended to supercede.
Col. James l.. Calling, formerly of Ohio,
has been appointed Receiver of Public Mo-
mics of the United States Depository at San
{ Fe, vice John Greiyar, late of Columbus,
Ohio.
Gems. StedmRn and Fullerton, Commits
sioners appointed to investigate the work
ings Of the Freedmen's Buresu throughout
the Southern States, have made q report Of
their observations in Virginia aud North
Carolina. They sustain the charges which
have been freely made against the agents of
being interested in speculations, etc, and
recommend the removal of the present Off
GERS of the Bureau from those States, and
the transfer of the duties to officers CON-
troops in the States, as the agents
have but little to do, all cases for trial or ad-
justment having been turned over to the
civil courts.
Troy, N. Y. May 1.-THE Iron Mould
ers' strike in this city, which commenced /
some weeks since, is now at an end, the last 1
foundry having gone to work to-day. There
has been q compromise between the men
and employers,
NEW YoRK, May 12-Gold opened at
1897, and closed at 1857.
Cotton from at 34a35c.
NEW YORE, May II AT the serenade to
Stevens, Head Center Of the Fenians, last
night, he delivered short address, in
which he repeated his assurances that his
mission was % clear up the gaps in the or
der produced by dissensions. He promised
a lengthy speech at the great meeting soon
to be held.
NEW YoEE, May l2.-The steamer Asia,
from Liverpool, has arrived.
NV ORLEANS, May 12-At Algiers, op
pOsite this city, last night, the steamer
Maria Denning was burned to the waters
edge. The flames communicated to the
steamer Adams, destroying all but her after
part. Both boats belonged to the Quarter
masters Department. The fires were acct
dental.