Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-28

motion to reconsider was agreed to.
New YORK, July 27.-The morning pa
pers contain the following specials from
Washington
Gen. Dix Indignant
Gen. DIX is reported here to be exceed
ingly indignant at his nomination as Minis
ter to the Hague, which he AYERS was with
out his knowledge or consent, and one that
in view of his past and present prominence
and public services he cannot accept In self
respect.
The Three months Extra Pay 10 OIL
GERS Of the Army.
An official letter from the Paymaster Gen
eral to an army officer mustered out at the
close of the war, says that the amount due a
First Lieutenant under the original act of
Congress granting three months extra pay
proper is $50 The combinations and al
lowances are not included in the report.
The amount due other officers is in the same
proportion to their rank. By the original
act officers resigning or mustered out CT
other reason than their services being no
longer required, were not entitled to its
benefit The present act grants them to all
officers until the close of the war.
Proposed Treaty with Great Britain
Concerning Distressed Seamen.
The British Government has proposed to
the United States, through the Department
of State, a reciprocity of agreement between
the two countries in substance as follows:
That Clgland agrees to send home to the
Unite States all distressed American sea-
men in British waters; the United States to
follow suit In order to effect this Consum-
nation it will be necessary for Congressional
action.
The Treaty With the Indians
Advices from the Commissioners to the
Upper Missouri Sioux and other tribes of
Indians, in date of June 25th, have been re-
oeived by the Commissioners Of Indian At
fairs. The Commissioners report that they
have met with entire success in securing the
assent of the Indians not represented last fall
to the treaties they made. Both at Fort
Sully and Fort Rice large numbers of the
people of the tribes were present and APP
peared to be fully satisfied with the action
of their chiefs, and with the excuses given
| them for the delay in their promised pay
ments They now exhibit confidence in
stead Of distrusting the Commissioners, as
they did last fall. Many of the lower
] Youstans and two Kettles Sioux are plant
I ing at Crow Creek this year.
The Commissioners gave the Indians great
| credit for the absolute fulillment of their
| promise to keep the peace last winter amidst
| starvation and their other su1erings, and
| recommend that a reserve of corn may be
| kept on hand hereafter at the upper Agen-
| cies to meet emergencies. The Commission
| ers were to proceed to Fort Brerthold to
meet the Mandates, Arrickarels and other
| tribes, who were assembling at that point.
| A delegation of about one hundred from the
| Sissellon and Watapeson bands, formerly of
| Minnesota but lately gathered about Fort
| Wadsworth, were present at Fort Rice, but
| the negotiations with them failed, owing to
| the fact that the majority of the Indian dele
| gates claimed rights to land and money
! which the Commissioners could not recog-
| nize, and the Indians returned to their peO-
| pie. A large number of the SissellOn and
! Sioux have been employed for a long time
as scouts by the United States Military Off
! GERS in command in the Northwest
| The Freedmen's Bureau---Meeting of a
Board for Revising its Regulations.
A board of officers has been appointed by
| the Commissioners of Freedmen's Affairs,
| for the purpose of revising the regulations
| for the government of the Bureau, to meet
the requirements of Congress, extending the
| duration of the Bureau two years. The
board will convene at the Office of the Bureau
and commence its labOrs tomorrow. 1t is
composed of the following named officers
Bvt. Mai. Gen. J. DAVIS TnsON, Assistant
| Commissioner for the State of Georgia,
| President; Gen. Z. NJ. GREGORY, formerly
| Assistant Commissioner for the State OF
Texas, and Byt. Maj. Gen. J. w. SPRAGUE,
| Assistant Commissions for Missouri, Arkan-
sas and the Indian Territories, Chaplains
| NJ. FRENCH and NJ. De FORREST, of the
Reserve Corps, Secretaries. All the mem
hers of the board have arrived except Gen.
| SPRAGUE.
Promotions.
The President has appointed Gen. HAN
COCK to the Maior-Generalsmp in the regu-
lar service vacated by the promotion Of
| Gen. SHERMAN, and Gen. ORD to the Briga-
der eneralship, vice HANCOCK.
Colonel Ashby Released on Bail.
Colonel AsHBY was arrested to-day while
passing through the city for the crime Of
| treason. but was bailed out in the sum oil