Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-04
Congress Assembled-The Excursion
lists Returned, etc.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The House as
sembled this forenoon.
Mr. Wells tariff bill was presented.
Mr.. Wentworth offered resolution in
structing the Judiciary to inquire what
measures are necessary TO prevent the Su-
preme Court from releasing the assassins
President Lincoln objected to.
The next in regular order was Mr. Ste
vens' bill for the reconstruction Of the re
bellious States.
Mr. Bingham made an effort to recon
slider.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The Congres-
sional excursionists have returned.
The decision in the test oath case will not
be given to-day.
The Cassel case will not be given to-day,
az Justice Green is unable to attend.
The Secretary Of War commemorated to
to the House, to-day, the report of General
Grant, relative to the protection Of the
overland routes, and the necessity of an in
crease of the regular army.
General Grant does not think any force
would prevent the occasional inroads of
Indians, and he opposes any increase
in the regular army.
The Congressional exCursiOnists, after
their arrival here this morning. held 4
meeting and passed a series Of resolutions
returning thanks 10 the agthOrities and cit
liens Of several Southern cities in which
they had been.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
makes written application for an investiga-
ton of the recent Indian massacre. He
says if measures are not taken to avert it,
it will come to 4 general war with the wild
tribes of that section.
The reports circulated through some of
the associated press papers of list purport-
ing to be the names of pardoned Confeder
ates, is grossly incorrect The President
and Attorney General are much annoyed
by the unauthorized and erroneous publi-
cation.
A partial list was sent to the House to-
day. Among the recommendations Of
Commissioner Wells are a reduction Of the
present general tax of 5 per cent. on the
products and sales of manufacturing indus
try to 8 per cent, and corresponding re-
duction in specific taxes levied on anala-
gous branches of industrial pursuits the
removal OF ell direct internal taxes now
levied upon the production of bar, plate
and sheet iron, and of such additional taxes
as are yet levied upon the elements for the
manufacture of steel; reduction of the
tax of q per cent. On the gross receipts of
refined sugar to l J or l per cent. and the
entire removal of internal revenue tax
upon the manufacture of salt.
The Arkansas delegation had an agree
able interview with the President to-day.
Tomorrow they will meet the Cabinet
and Gen. Grant They have no PROPOSE
tons to make, and no authority to make
any.
Mr.. Bogy, commissioner of the Indian
bureau, claims that the charges against him
were made by foreign importers because
he made awards exclusively for American
goods.
Most of the Congressional excursionists
are in their seats to-day. Mr.. Wade was
surrounded by Senators, asking about his
present status, and how much demoralized
by Southern tone. Wade said he had been
most kindly and courteously treated, and
had talked to Southern people palmer than
he had ever spoken in the Senate.
Fred. Stewards mission to Hayti is TO es-
tabish naval station in the bay of Sono-
70.
1t is positively affirmed that the test case
as to whether Alabama is a State in the
Union will be decided in the affirmative
The Committee on Reconstruction will,
it is understood, report against the propos-
ition offering to Southern States admission
without further conditiolstha the adoption
of the constitutional amendment.