Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-19
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MIR. stewart on the Indian Bureau
WASHINGTON, May lS.-The bill introduced by
Mr.. Stewart in the Senate on Monday, which pro-
vides for the removal of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs from the Interior to the War Department,
is proposed as a means of breaking up alleged
abuses of the Bureau placing the control Of In
dian affairs in the Department where immediate
and efficient action Of the military may be had
when the exigency demands it.
Convention of Southern Railroad Pres
idents i'm Richmond.
convention Of the Presidents and Superin-
tendents Of the Southern railroads, is being held
at Richmond, the object being to secure uniform
schedules Of terms and rates of fare l,sI0 miles
of railroad are represented.
Mail Routes in the Mississippi Valley.
Colonel MARYLAND. special supervising agent of
the Postoffce Department, has returned from his
recent trip to the Mississippi valley, having sue
ceeded in correcting the abuses in the mail service
and adjusted the difficulties among mail contrac-
tors on the route from Cairo to New Orleans.
virginia State Bonds.
The State Of Virginia issued yesterday $4,000
in coupon bonds to pay the interest of her State
debt. This is the FIRST issue under the act of the
last Legislature.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Southern District of Virginia.
J. H. Anderson, removed from the Office of store
keeper of the Richmond Penitentiary, by the last
Legislature, for his Union sentiments. has been
appointed by the President, and was yesterday
confirmed by the Senate, as Collector of internal
Revenue for the Southern District of Virginia.
D or I'm.
dams.
Such of the Minnesota Sioux Indians as were
not not driven off by our operations in 1865, or
kept in close confinement, were located on the
Missouri river about 1000 miles above the present
Capital of Dakota Territory. Five hundred.
however, were imprisoned at Davenport, Iowa,
until recently, when, by order Of the Secretary of
the Interior, they were released from confinement
and taken 10 one of the northwestern points of
Nebraska. on the borders of Dakota, and coloniz-
ed on the Missouri river at a point considerably
this side Of Fort Randall. An order was also made
for the transfer of the Sioux who had been per-
manently located on the river above. To this
lower settlement and the citizens of Dakota
are particularly indignant at this location of the
hostile Indians and predict all sorts of outrages
and atrocities in the future. The affair seems to
tentiOn of the Government to locate them at this
point was first known here from the complaint of
the citizens of the counties interested. The
turning loose of so large a body Of lawless saw
ages who are believed to deserve the penalty of
confinement for life, is received with great alarm
by the people of the frontier and they especially
object to their being placed SO far to the rear of
many of the weak and widely separated white
Tha g,,;r vii nb,h III, ho
tigated, and soma Congressional action solicited.
Merchants National Bank.
The committee appointed to examine into the
affairs of the Merchants National Bank, are of
the opinion that the Institution will be able to
pay about three per cent. on the amount of its
liabilities.
Bill and Matters Before Congress.
The Senate will take up the Pension bill Fri
day as the special order, and the Finance bill of
Senator Sherman will have to go over for a week.
as the constitutional amendments will come up
on Monday next as the special order, and will Oc-
cupy perhaps week.
The Consular and Diplomatic and West Point
appropriation bills were finished to-day in the
Senate, and returned to the House, but there
are no material amendments that will be objected
to except the creation of another Assistant Secre
tary of State, to be termed a Second Assistant. 1t
is understood that Chief Clerk Hunter will be
designated if the bill becomes a law, The House
is still working industriousy on the tax BILL which
will probably not be completed before the last Of
next week. Tomorrow the tobacco interest will
be pretty thOrouy hly ventilated.
The Mexican Question i'm the House.
The House Committee yesterday had up the
Mexican question in their discussion. The Mon
roe doctrine was adhered to as guarant eeing the
fifty millions. The committee thought best to sell
to Mexico war material or ships, or even to take
her bonds in payment rather than a guarantee of
her indebtedness. But the House probably
could not be brought either to indorse, sell,
credit, while they surely could not be brought to
agree to guarantee her bonds or Indebtedness in
any way.
FreesImen's BureRu-RepOrtO of Generals
Steedman and Fullerton.
The report of Generals Steedman and Fuller
ton, on the operations of the Freedmen's Bureau
in South Carolina, except the coast portion, has
been forwarded to the President. The same COM
plants that were made against the operation in
North Carolina and Virginia, are made concern
ing affairs in South Carolina. prominent Off
cia states that Gen. Howard will shortly be
lieyed as Commissioner of Freedmen's Affairs
and some other officer detailed in his place, for
his defense of the North Carolina officers Of his
Bureau.
Virginia Union Convention.