Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
THs DISPATCHES OF TIKI ASSOCIATED PRESS
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. April The National Tatel.;
eeacer says: Capt. Raphael Semmes was Released
on his original parole, under the Johnston-Sber-
man constitution, under an order issued BIZ the
President yesterday,
A quarter of the persons just appointed to take
charge of the q post offices, reopened North Car
DINA and Georgia. are women. Two of the wo
men previously appointed could not take the
oath.
The President has approved and signed bill
more efectually to provide for the punishment of
certain crimes against the United States Ii pro-
vides that if any person or persons shall falsely
make. alter forge or counterfeit, and procure
to be falsely made. altered. forged or eoun-
forfeited. or to Willingly aid or assist in
the false making. or altering, or forging,
or eouuterfeiting any bonds, bids proposed, guar
antics of security to official bonds public records
afidavits or other writing for the purpose of de-
frauding the United States Government, or shall
utter cor publish. or. cause to be uttered or
published as true, any such forged altered or
counterfeit bonds, bid proposals, guarantee secu-
rity Of official bonds public records or other wri-
ting, for the purpose of defrauding the Govern
ment knowing the same to be false, altered or
cause or procure to be transmitted to or presented
any such false. forged or ALTERED or counterfeit
paper or record, knowing the same to be false.
altered or counterfeited for the purpose Of de-
frauding the United States, every such person
shall be deemed and adjudged guilty offelony, and
being thereof duly convicted, shall be sentenced
to be imprisoned and kept at hard labor for not
exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one
thousand dollars, or both Of said punishments at
the discretion of the Court.
Itfurther provides that if any ofense shall be
committed in any place which has been or may
hereafter be beyond the jurisdiction Of the United
States, which offense is not provided for by any
law Of the United States, such oTense shall on
conviction in any Court of the United States hav-
ing cognizance thereof be liable to and receive the
same punishment as the laws of the State in
which the place is situated provides for the like
offense when committed within the jurisdiction Of
such State
The President has also approved the bill pro-
viding in case of any officer of the Navy or ma
rine on board a vessel in the employ of the Uni
ted States, by any casualty or in action with the
enemy has been or may be sunk or otherwise de-
stroyed, shall thereby have lost his personal eff
fects the proper accounting officers are authoriz-
cd. with the approval of the Secretary Of the Ma
Wy, to allow such oficera sum not exceeding the
amount of his pay for one month as compensation
for the loss.
The President has also approved the bill proyi-
ding for the transfer Of the custody Of the library
of the Smithsonian Institute to the library Of
Congress.
NEW YORK, April The TriJune's Washington
special says: Provisional Governor Hamilton is
reported route to Washington, to see what is to
be done with Texas. The secesstionists have
seized upon the entire central part of the State
and are carrying everything with high hand.
A Washington special states that Lieutenant
General Grant gave splendid reception at his
residence in Washington last evening, which re-
eeption was attended by President Johnson, Thad.
Stevens, the French Minister. Madame Juarez
Minister Romeo, Alexander II. Stephens. and
many members of Congress, and ladies of the
eapito1