Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE DISPATCHES OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES
NOON DISPATCHES.
FROM WASHINGTON
Report of Generals SteedmRn and Full

Report of Generals Steedman and Full
IertOn.
| WASHINGTON, June l3.-Generals Steedman and
Fullerton have submitted their report of the OPP
erations Of the Ere edmen's Bureau IN the Militia
! ~ Department of South Carolina and Florida.
| They highly commend Gen. Scott, the Assistant
Commissioner in South Carolina, for the wise pol
lev that pervades his system Of governing the
freedmen. They recommend a discontinuance OF
the employment OF citizens IN the Bureau, ana IN
stance several cases OF evil Of agents being in
terested in the working Of plantations. They
finally recommend that the Sea Islands gwen to
the negroes By Gen. ShCrmans orders, be return
ed to their owners; provided they pay the freed
men for all improvements that the latter have
made while in possession Of the property
Mr.. Davis Case.
Charles OCOnnor states that the President will
give him an answer Tomorrow upon the question
of turning over Mr.. Davis to Judge Underwood :
Court. He seems perfectly confident of final sue
cess. There is rumor that no action will be
taken at present by the President, but that the
question will he postponed.
Transportation of the Mails.
The Postmaster General positively refuses to
increase the pay of New England railroads for
carrying the mails inasmuch as he considers they
are now paying all that the service will warrant,
while such enormous sums are lost in carrying
mails over the South.
The Adjournment OF Congress.
At an informal meeting of Senators to day, it
was decided TO close the present session of Con-
gress early in July.
Appropriations for the Improvement
of Rivers and HarbOrs.
The following appropriations have been made
for the continuation of harbor and river improve
IAents in the various States. New York, S3SS, 5g9
Michigan, SOL 66l; Wisconsin, $50 1853; Ohio, $780,,
$50; Illinois. SSS ,704: Indiana, $4,000; Oregon,
$4,000. There is also general appropriation
for the Improvement of the Western rivers,
amounting to Sl,525,GOO
The Labor Question i'm the South.
An assistant of the Freedman's Bureau. making
q tour through South Carolina, reports the supply
of labor inadequate to the demand, but where sub
sistenee is not wanting labor will be quite pro-
ductve, he thinks. as when capital owned labor.
In parts of Chesterfield district the supply Of pro-
will come uIon all classes, unless speedily re-
lieved by the Government 1t is estimated that
5000 bushels Of corn and 10000 pounds of bacon,
provisions for three months, in addition to that
now in the hands of the planters. will be required
to supply the necessary labor until the harvesting
of the crops. These supplies the planters have
neither the cash nor the credit to purchase, and
unless relief comes from the Government many
of the plantations will be abandoned by the freed
men, who will go in search of employment where
they can get sufficient food.
The Constitutional Amendment of the
House.
A canvass of the House of Representatives was
made to-day, and counting some members who
are expected to arrive tomorrow morning, 1t Is
estimated that the Constitutional amendment
one.
The Issue of Currency by National
Banks 10 be Restricted
The House Committee on Banking, to-day
agreed to report an amendment to the National
Bank Act, TO prevent any banl. from having over
81 100000 in circulation and to reduce to so per
cent the circulation of all banks having under
half million dollars capital.
State Banks.
The Senate Finance Committee are considering
the proposition TO allow State banks one year
more to wind up or convert their securities into
national banks, under the present law. Those
which are not wound up by July are liable to
tax of ten per cent.
Light House Destroyed.
Information has been received Mt the Office of
the Light House Board, that the light hOuSe.at
Bay Point, Port Royal harbOr. was entirely des-
troyed by a tornado which visited that vicinity on
the 18th ult.
Fraudulent Circulars.
Lawyers, claim agents and Others, from Boston,
Cincinnati, Nashville and Louisville, have for the
past few weeks flooded the country with circulars
advising officers of the late war that they en-
titled to $500 extra pay as communication allegiance
for servants between May LIST, 1864, and March
Sd, 1865. We are authorized by the Paymaster
General and by the second Comptroller to say
that the law allows no such extra pay, and that
all such representations are fraudulent and in
tended to deceive the public.
The Treasury Department has received a copy
of a circular that has been generally distributed
throughout the country by an establishment IN
New York. in which they state that for $50 in cur
rency they will procure for parties $50 in the new
five cent coin. This is a transparent attempt at
swindling. 1t has already been announced that
as soon rs the coin is ready for distrbu-
ton quantities in $50 packages may be obtained
by addressing the Director Of the Mint at Phila-
deli 4
The Niagara Ship Canal Bill.
The passage of the Niagara Ship Canal bill in
in the Senate is likely to be with Mr.. 'MOrgan's
amendment, requiring the sanction of the State