The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-06
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NIGHT DISPATCHES
Trial Of Major tee.
Congressional Proceedings.

Nav YoRz, March the Tribune's r.
porter OF The tual OF the rebel Major Gee, q
Raleigh. =. &, ssys: At the present rate o
examination. a month OF more must elGps
before the trial Is concluded. The couuse
for the defense have notified the Judg.
Advocate 70 issue about TO subpCguas 10
witnesses in behslt of the prisoner.
The steamer Crusader, from Jamaici
Port, has arrived; Jamaica papers Of Feb
18Th received. A depu,ation of promineT.
men waited on General O'COnner, and ex.
pressed thanks for his energetic measures
iu aid Of the Government IN suppressing
the late rebellion. Admiral Hose would
remain in Jamaica longer as Royal Com.
missioner Of Investigation.
4 riot occurred 1t Lueea on the 7th Of
February on the part Of some soldiers. one o
whom was severely logged. The soldiers
were finally ovsrpOwered by the police aud
citizens, and are now imprisoned at Turks
Island awaiting trial.
Papers Of the 2ith state that salt IS noml-
nal, with a limited demand.
PHILADELPHIA, March flames Martin,
formerly Of the firm Of Thomas K Martin,
and one Of the oldest and most respectable
Philadelphia merchants, died on Saturday;
aged IS years.
DR.. David Joyne, well known as the pro
prietor Of many Of the large granite and
marble buildings in this city, Is lying at
the point Of death, suffering f.om pneu-
monia.
WASHINGTON, March st is generally
conceded here that the amendment 10 the
| Constitution will be defeated in the Senate.
| 4 full Senate continues, so members, and II
votes viii kill the amendment, being more
than oue-third. The eleven Dem cratic
I Eapafora Will wnNa awafnat II % will afaR
its alleged enemies. The following Seua-
tors, Sumner, WOss, Dixon, Of Conn, Nor
gan, Of n. Y, COwan, Of Pa, Van Wrinkle.
OF ". Va, Henderson and Stewart, making
in all 70; the remaining 81 Senators, there Is
good reason TO believe, will all vote for the
amendment.
NEW YoRK, March 5.-The Evening Ex-
press says the hardware trade Of the city
continues brisk, and about the only branch
OF trade in which there Is any marked sc-
tivity or animation. Merchants are here
from Chicago and ST. Louis, Cincinnati, Bal
timore, Savannah and Charleston. The
Western men are only buying to 4 moderate
extent.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-General Meade
says, over his signature, by letter 10 the
editor Of the Evening Telegraph, that there
IS no truth IN the report circulated from
Washington, that he has consented, at the
request Of the President, to allow his name
10 be presented to the Democratic State
Convention as q candidate for Governor OF
Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-SESATE. - The
President pro. tem., laid before the Seuat
the petition Of a citizen OF Columbia, S. c.:
setting forth, that his entire property, val
ued at one hundred thousand dollars, was
destroyed by the firing OF that city las
winter thar he has gIuuay - haau O 1oual
man, and asked indemnity from Congress.
Referred TO the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Wade presented the petition Of a cit
izen of Ohio, asking for all rights, and the
abolition Of all distinctions on account Of
color. Referred TO the Committee ON Re
construction.
Sumner presented a petition that no State
be restored TO the Union without a tull
guarantee for the future.
Grimes presented a memorial from Iowa
soldiers Tor an equalization Of ~b0untIes,
which was referred.
Brown introduced a bill to make eight
hours a days labor IN cases OF mechanics
employed by the United States. Referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Howe rose 10 a personal explanation.
He read, from the SPECIAL correspondence Of
the New York Iimes, an assertion that Ia
the debate on Friday he was demolished by
his colleague, DOolitt!e. Mr.. II. explained
that the position he occupied was simply a
change in the Constitution, which made the
Senate Judge Of the qualification, the cleo
ton aud admission Of its own mem
bers, so Mr.. Doolittle had demolished his
Howe's) position; he had simply demOlish-
ed a clause Of the Constitution. HIS coli
league, Mr.. DOoIittie, in arguing on what
the Senate might do in determining the
election, qualification and admission Of It's
own members, had gone 50 lar as to say that
if ever ex Senators from Canada were sent TO
this body the Senate had the power to admit
or reject them. He wanted to know If two
Senators, with equal qualifications and re-
turns present themselves, whether the SEN
ate could reject the one and accept the
other. That was all the dem%Olishing there
was, although DOolyttIe said he had simply
stated that If the Senate should admit two
Senators from Upper Canada, what could
the House do about it? What could the
Presiden He had made that a point IN
trying TO show that the Senate in determin-
ing upon the qualifications of its own mem
bers, could not bend itself by action Of the
House, nor by will Of the President.