Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-01

In reference 10 the recent important OUT
Ei7ings Of the President in his interview with a
Senator. il In said that the Press dispatches
placing Il before the country were revised by the
President and their publication authorised. This
ha-Sng become known during the day. excited
considerable comment among radical Congress
men who declared II singular that the President
should send his message and communicate his
views 10 Congress through the associated Press.
A split IL inevitable. The President will appeal
from Congress to the people.
Secretary Seward has returned in improved
health from his excursion to the West Indies. He
was very Hospitality received in Havana, and
was the object Of much distinguished attention
from the Spanish officials.
General Howard, Of the Freedmens.. Bareau,
leaves town ts-rnorrow. on lecturing tour. He
win visit the Ssates Of Massachusetts, and Mime
and viii address the people OK the principal cities
e these two States on freedmen's affairs.
= Major General Thomas and General Fisk will
give testimony before the Reconstruction Com
mittee during their stay in Washington. General
Thomss is ssid to speak favorsbly Of the condi-
iion'of afais in Tennessee. and is somewhat at
variance with the report OF Gov. Brownlow.
- The introduction in the Senate Of bin to re-
same In Congress the legislative functions granted
70 the cities Of Washington and Georgetown and
the District Of Columbia Is the first proposition in
Congress. TO withdraw from the citizens Of the
District the bitter thrust Of negro suffrage. The
alternative. If presented. win be gladly accepted
The Committee on Banking hare had another
meeting recently for the 'purpo3 tf considering
the principal accommodation Of the Comptroller
Of Currency. The proposition TO extend the cap
ital Of the National Banks to 500 900 600 was adj
joarncd over for further consideration. The com
mittee determined not TO take any definite action
upon any Of the propositions before them until
the Supreme Court have decided upon the quos-
ton whether the States have the right to tax Gov
erement bonds If the court decides that States
have the right, then thecommittee Twill have to
change the present tax upon National Banks.
The internal revenue tax on whisky does not
yield more than one-tenth of what was antici-
pated. and additional measures viii be taken to
preFent frauds
Raphael Semmes has prepared an elaborate
argument. which was presented to the President.
Saturday night, by his counsel. Judge Hughes, in
which he claims the benefit Of the Sherman John
ston parole. and that under this parole he is en-
titled to be discharged from prison until be shall
be tried and convicted.
General Mercer, tried by Military Commission
At Savannah for the murder of seven Union pris-
oners. was acquitted and released from prison on
Monday.
There are four hundred vacancies in the reg
nlar army, and six thousand applications to Gil
them. Twenty-Five thousand applications FOR
clerkships are ON file in the Treasury Office.
There were two Senators to be elected from
Georgia We cannot tell from the following dis
patch whether there has been more than
one elected or not. The dispatch is dated
Mlledgville, January sOth. and says In the
Legislature to-tay. on the first ballot for Senator
A. II. stephens received 1852 and Hill 3s votes;
scattering. l. Stephens did not consent to the use
Of his name. and on the sixth ballot Herschel V.
Johnssn was elected. receiving l52 votes.
-AmonE the latest California news. we have
aaviccs from Yenkcr which say: The weather
up the coast for the past fortnight has been the
most severe ever known. Snow on Scott Noun
tains is from twelve TO fifteen feet deep. No mails
have been received from the South for twelve
days. The telegraph limo is broken off in hun
drod places, and connection with Washington
Territory over the mountains is cut off, The
telegraph line isrcported 20 be almost totally de-
strcyed in Washington Territory. and much
damage TO other property has been sustained in
thew ellamette valley. na
-Eliphalct Mott. ID. D.. President Of Union
College at Albany. New York, died recently in
fhesnincty-third year of his age. He had been.
for sixty-two years. President Of Union College.
- Lieutenant Governor Jacob, of Kentucky. is
dangerously III with brain fever.
The Richmond Enquirer says while Mosby,
the guerrilla Colonel was under arrest. dispatch
was received, directing his relase, provided he
was not worth twenty thousand dollars. He wac
asked 70 state II he was worth that amount He
denied having that sum, and was consequently re-
leased.
Tuesday, fell on slippery pavement in 81 DO
seph, breaking q leg. IL is feared, owing TO age
and infrmity 4 he will not recover.
The city Council Of Louisville has passed res
olutions offering the Statf Of Kentucky Ssi00.000
for the erection Of puhlS buildings in case the
capitol is removed tothat city.