Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-17
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.


The fate Of the Bankrupt Bill: in the House
is doubtful.
The Posts special says the President has not
yet signed the Freedmen's Bureau bill. II is an
derstood that the subject win be consideredat the
next Cabinet meeting.
Pred. Douglass in his lecture the other night,
said he had confidence in Congress. the people.
and the military. but in no one else in Washing
ton; thus leaving the plain inference thatyhe had
no faith in the President.
Its true that the order suppressing.the Rich
mond Examiner emanated from General Grant.
II was based on the ground that Pollard, the cd
itor had broken bis parole. He was at the White
House the other day seeking 70 be relieved from
the order Of suspension.
Julia G. Tyler, widow Of the late President
Tylor, appeared as appellant against David L.
Gardner. respondent In the general term of the
Supreme Court. this morning. The case is an APP
peal from the decision Of surrogate Of Richmond
county. before whom the will Of the mother Of
Mrs. Tylerwas entered FOR probate. The will was
nj the time contested by David L. Gardner,
brother Of Mrs. Tyler. on the ground that il was
made under influences exercised over her by Mrs.
Tyler. The surrogate set aside the will. and Mrs.
Tyler is now appealing from his decision.
In the interview with the President Of one Of
the Committee Of the Methodist Conference, now
in session in Virginia. the committee alluded 10
the orders ejecting them from their churches. and
said the military had informed the people the
order for the cjectment had come from the Presi-
dent These orders had gone into operation about
the FIRST Of September last, but none Of the dele
CATION had seen them, or copies Of the same. The
President inquired about the order Of ejectment,
and tho connection which the military had with
II. Rev. Mr.. Hogan replied that the only order
that he had heard Of was one from the War De-
partment SOHO time age. relative to a church in
the Valley OF Virginia, at Winchester, perhaps
which case had been referred 10 General Hancock
10 investigate. and report TO the Department. and
not having heard anything about the case since.
he supposed IL had been satisfactorily settled.
To the statements thus made the President. after
referring 30 the delicate nature Of church difficult
ties generally. said he thought the Government
should interfere az little possible in such mat
tiers. A sort Of general conversation then ensued,
during which IL was suggested by of the Com
mittee that awritten statement Of ejectment cases
be collected and laid before the President to
which the President assented. adding that he pre-
sumod the matter would be fully invested and
that they would be relieved from military inter-
ference. The Committee told the President that
where n majority of the Congregations were OPP
posed 10 them, they preferred to withdraw peace
ably. but not to give way TO n minority; and one
reverend gentleman stated that In his district the
opposition Church party was composed exclu-
sively Of negroes. The President then said that
there should he an investigation Of facts, and tho
Government would not Get arbitrarily. with which
the committee expressed themselves satisfied and
retired. Throughout the interview, the Presi-
dents manner was remarkably kind and cour-
tooua