The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-26
Washington Items.

WAsHINGT0s, April %
MEETING oP TIE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
The Reconstruction Committee met agair
to-day, and considered the plan of res
toration telegraphed last night Some
smeudments were suggested, but 10 change
| waSm made in the principles OF the measure
agreed upon. It was determined, however
not to report TO the House until the znidd.e
of the week.
IMPORTANT SoMISATIoNs By The PRESIDENT.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
| the following nominations: Colonel Sam.
| MeKelvy, of Pittsburgh, 70 be United States
| Marshal for the Western District OF Penn
/ sylvania, vice Alexander Murdoch, remoy-
| ed; A B. Sloanaker, Collector Of Internal
/ Revenue for Philadelphia, vice colonel
! Tsggart, removed; Jonah Hetrieh, Collector
| Of Internal Revenue for the Eleventh Penn
/ sylvania District, and Robert Clark, Asses
sor for the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Dis
trict; Major General D. E. Sickles to be
! Minister to Hague, vice Joseph Pike re-
| signed. The salary Of the latter office is
| 81 800 per year. The above nominations
were all referred TO Executive session..
THE PITTSBURGH APPOINTMENTS.
The Senate Committe have taken no ae-
tion on any of the new Pittsburgh appoint
ments.
QUESTION OF NINE MONTHS.
I During the debate in the Senate to-day,
on the Post-ofiiee Appropriation Bill, Mr..
Hendricks, in reply 10 some remarks drop
ped by Mr.. Trumbull, asked that gentle
man Of this Congress intended 10 sit nine
months. Mr.. Trumbull evajed a direct an
swer, but said, smiliBgly, that it was moth
ing unusual for Congress TO sit nine months.
no Hra4 fb-,f - .f...ft
came to the Senate, Congress sat until Sep
tembe-, and he supposed it was not impossi-
bic that such thing might occur again.
BRITISH NoBLEMEx on THE FLOOR.
Anon the nOtabilities on the floor of the
Senate to day, were the Marquis of Lornes,
son Of the Ddke of Argyle; Hon. Mr.. Arthur
Street, a son of Lord Belpre, and Mr.. Hyatt
Thompson, who has recently offered to es-
tablish an American professorship at one Of
the European universities.
AttOrney-general Speed had under con-
sideratiOn the matter Of the trial Of Jeffer-
son Davis in the United States Circuit
Court of Virginia, which meets on the first
Monday in May, in Norfolk, unless Con-
gress shall in the mean me pass a bill
changing the place Of holding the court to
Richmond. A proposition Of the kind is
now being urged in the House. 1t is not
settled, however, where Davis will be tried;
but whether or not he shall be tried in the
State of Virginia will be determined on the
arrival of Chief-justice Chase, who is ex-
pected here this week.
If Judge Chase interposes objection,
charge against Davis for treason will be
submitted to the United States Grand Jury,
to be convened in Norfolk or Richmond, as
before suggested. The Attorney general
has also been in consultation with Judge
Underwood with reference to the trial Of
Wise, Lee, and some others, who were in
detected for treason in the United States
District Court at Norfolk last summer 1t
is not likely that the indictment against
General Lee viii be prosecuted at the May
term, if, indeed, the trial shall ever take
place.
1t is proposed to try the fret Of the priso-
ners indicted at Norfolk, viz, Henry A.
Wise. In all probability that win be the
only case disposed of during this session in
Virginia, unless it be determined to try
Davis, and in that event no effort will be
made t. try Wise during the May Term.
The Senate was engaged this afternoon in
the consideration of Mr.Henderson' E amend
ment 10 the Post-oifice Bill, copy Of which
was Included in my dispatch in Saturdays
Enquirer.
The amendment was generally regarded
as mere declaratory Of the meaning of the
Constitution, and the discussion arose main
ly upon the question whether the President
ha, then the power to make an appointment
at all during the session of the Senate with
cut the assent Of the Senate. The debate
was Of desultoTy character, and disclosed
a variety of opinions upon mere technical
ties and constructions of the Constitution.
Without concluding the discussion the Sen
ate went into Executive session.