The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-18
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NIGHT DISPATCHES

NAsHISGroS, April I7.-Elliott from Con.
necticut on the Committee Of Commerce re
ported bill authorizing appropriations fol
the repair preservation and completion o
certain public works heretofore commenced
Read twice and referred to the Committee o.
the Whole.
| Mr.. shanklin asked to be excused from
further services on the Committee Of Nav
igaiion Tor the District Of Columbia, think
ing that under the circumstances attending
to the remarks yesterday of Mr.. IngersolI.
ne coald no longer hold the position with
| profit t0the country. he was excused.
/ PHILADELPHIA, April I7.-General Grant
arrived here last night. General Meade ana
/ staff left for PASSPORT, Ne, to-day, it is
supposed in connection with the Fenian
movement there.
WAsHISGT0S, April 17.-H Gus E.-Ths
House then proceeded, as the regular order
Of business in the morning hour, to the call
Of committees for reports.
A number Of Pension bills were reported
from the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Persham, from that Committee, reported
back with sub bill, increasing the salary Of
the Commissioner Of Pensions to 81 600; of
the Chief Clerk Of the Pension office, g, 500.
The second section Of the bill authorizes
the Secretary of the Interior to appoint from
the fourth class clerks in the Pension Office,
one chief examiner Of army invalid pen
sions one chief examiner Of army AN
siOns, claims Of widows, mothers aud
orphans, and one chief examiner Of navy
pensions and claims. Each Of them have
S2oO a year more than their present salaries.
Mr.. Persham moved to amend by striking
out the q section. Pending debate the bill
was laid over till tomorrow.
WAsHNGTON, April III President
L IL II
ing and directing the Secretary of War to
take immediate measures to preserve from
dissertation the graves of United States SOL
| diers, who fell IN battle, or died of disease
in the field and hospitals, during the war Of
the rebellion; to secure a suitable place in
which they may be properly inferred, and
have the ground enclosed, so the resting
place Of the hOnored dead may be held sa-
cred forever.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following or
der has been issued in relation to the pay
and transportation allowed officers muster
ed out Of the volunteer service;
war Dept, ADJ'F GEN'Ls OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, April l6, '66.
1. Officers Of the regular army when mus
tered out Of the volunteer service, will be
allowed full pay and allowances of their
grade in the regular army during the time
they are authorized to delay in Joining their
regiments or companies, subsequent to their
muster out Of the volunteer service; except
in case where they receive leave of absence
in the ordinary way or on their own appli-
cation, when the usual regulations will
apply.
2. Sach officers, when net furnished trans
portation in kind, will be allowed mileage
from the place where they are mustered
out Of the VOLUNTEER service TO the station of
their regiments or companies, or TO the
place where first assigned to duty after
being mustered out.
3. Officers of the volunteer service, in
GLIDING the veteran reserve corps, when
mustered Of service or returned from duty,
or ordered to their homes to await further
orders, are entitled to transportation and
allowances from the place where they are
relieved from duty to the place where they
were FIRST mustered in the United States
service.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has issued a circular concerning the re-
manufacturing Of tobacco, as follows: By
direction OF the Secretary Of the Treasury
the privilege Of the working Of all and
damaged tobacco, with the payment of
duties only upon the increased weight,
which by the late circular OF the Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue was limited to |
the 18th Of April, 1866, is hereby extended |
TO all persons now engaged in the business |
and having a stock on hand purchased with |
special reference to re-working until the /
last day Of May proximo.