Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
The DISPATCHES OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NOON DISPATCHES.
FROM WARRINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Amnesty Partons Granted.
| WASHINGTON, May 4.-The President is now
| preparing an answer to a resolution of the House
requiring statement of the number and names
| of all who have been granted amnesty pardOns,
| and particular statement Of all the eoafscated
property that is restored to original owners, The
value of the property is not stated, but the mum
Der of pardons is something over 1000 and. with
but few exceptions, the persons pardoned were
| private citizens.
The Freedmen of Alexandria.
| The reports of the Intelligence Office for Freed
men in Alexandria. for April, show that 2H ap-
plications have been made for servants; lj6 freed
| people lave applied for employment; l6I were
| furnished with employment and $I36 were receiv-
ed as fees for making contracts.
Mr.. Davis Trial.
Judge Underwood, who is now here, states that
| the grand jury which meets at Norfolk, on Mon
| day next will bring in a true bill against Mr.
| Davis for treason. As soon, therefore, the
| House Judiciary Committee have acted upon the
subject, which will probably be within the next
sixteen days. the Government will be ready to
proceed with his trial. provided Congress throws
no Instructions in the way. The committee, how
ever are trying very hard to make out a case
which will warrant th9m in recommending his
trial before a military commission. In this they
will fail for the President does not intendtO have
him or any other person connected with the rebel
lion, tried in any other way than before a civil
tribunal.
Internal Revenue.
The month of May opens well for the internal
revenue. The Treasury has received s., 1913 $50 in
the first three days.
MIR. Sherman's Loan Bill
Mr.. Sherman's thirty year five per cent. loan
bill is freely canvassed in all quarters and favor
able opinions to its practicability and success
are rapidly increasing. Strong evidence of this
is seen in the rapid appreciation Of10.40's. There
is a strong probability of the passage of the bill.
The Transportation of PetrOIeums.
In answer to numerous inquiries from Custom
House officers, the Secretary Of the Treasury says
that refined petroleum, if not less than los deg.
Fahrenheit, is not included in the prohibition
transportation set forth in circular of April eth.
1t is also decided that crude petroleum can be
transported in barges towed by passenger steamers
without the licenses required by the circular
above named
The Texas Convention.
Just before the adjournment of the late Texas
Constitutional Convention, a resolution was
adopted which appointed four of its members,
Messrs W. J. Henderson, r. II. Lane, J. A. Por
ter, and John Hancock, a committee to visit
Washington and lay before the President the re-
suit of the deliberations Of the Convention. This
delegation arrived here and called on the Presi
dent to-day, and laid before Mr.. Johnson the Off
cial copies of the ordinance adopted by the COM
mittee, declaring the ordinance of secession null
and void repudiatng the rebel debt, giving freed
mon the rirht to testifv in cnnrts Ate. &c.