Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-06
LATEST TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.
FROM MAsHINGTON.

q ~ O~Ns
surratt TO be sent 10 the United State.
ON one of the Mediterranean Fleet
RumOrs OF n Change I'm the STATE
COmmittees-COnfes seat of MT
Arnell-SenatOrs from Nebraska Ar
rived, etc., etc.
WASHINGTON, DEC. 5.-One of the fee
in the Mediterranean will be dispatched
with the prisoner Surratt to this country at
once.
Rumors are beginning to circulate again
ola change in the State Department 1t is
now said that Hon. Reverdy johnson il
likely soon to take the port folio of Secre-
! tary of State. At all events it is pretty
certain that something has gone wrong re-
Gently, for it is generally whispered in d.
! plomatic circles that Mr.. Seward will soon
retire.
The Republican Senators in arranging
the committees ofthat body it is said will
depOse DoOlitttle from the chairman
ship Of the Indian Committee, and
Dixon from the Postofice Committee, and
Cowau from the important committees
which he holds.
1t is reported Secretary McCulloch will
order Van Dyck, Assistant Treasurer at
New York, TO sell few millions of gold.
There is nearly one hundred millions of
gold in the treasury.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Ths Senate has
displaced Messrs. Cowan, Doolittle and
Dixon from the Craftsmanship of their re-
spective committees. They 90 now to the
foot. Mr.. Castillo, of New Jersey has Mr..
COwan's place on the Finance Committee
There were Tumors this morning. that the
Business Committee appointed by the Re-
publican caucus had agreed to recommend
the appointment of select committee to
inquire INFO the expediency of an impeach-
ment of the President, but careful inquiry
proves that the report was unfounded.
There is a contested election case in the
House from tennessee. Mr.. Thomas con-
tests the seat of Mr. Arnell, on the ground
that the Tennessee law, DISTINGUISHING the
rebels, is unconstitutional.
Generals J. NJ. Thager and T. w Upton,
Senators elect from Nebraska, have arrived !
here, the former has brought with him |
the Constitution of the new State. L. NJ. |
Morinett one of the representatives elect, |
will arrive shortly.
1t is ascertained that the population of
Nebraska is nearly 10000. The mem orial |
and Constitution will soon be presented to |
Congress. An act will have to be passed |
before these Senators and Representatives
can be admitted to Congress.
The heads Of the various bureaus of the
Treasury Department, have Joined in let
Ter to the Committee of Ways and Means
Of the House of Representatives, urging
The passage Of the bill proposed at the last
session, for the reorganization of the Urea.
'ury Department, or one similar. In this
etter they recommend an increase of sala.
les, owing to the fact the experienced
Jerks, in consequence of the small salarie-
'eceived, are forced to resign, to accept
positions with better pay, very much to the
inconvenience of the Department. ,
The caucus Of Republican Senators last .
light took no action in regard to electing a
lew president pro tenn in place of Senator ,
Foster.
Gov. Ramsey, Of Minnesota, is to be :
hartman of the Postal Committee I
The structures in the Commercial Adver-
ser upon Secretary McCulloch's report, !;
tracts much attention, and meets with !;
eneral approval.
The report of the investigating commit /;
e discloses startling frauds upon the Gov :
Parties in high position in the E
outh during the war are seriously impIi- !;
ated. The frauds amounts to hundreds of :,
lillions Of dollars. I