Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-29
Washington Items

W ASHlk6ION, Jan. "a statement
made to the Senate Agricultural Commit
tee, by G. r. Dodge, statician of the agri-
cultural department, declares that the an
nual consumption of uEsound wool in the
United States is little more than one-third
Of the estimate made 10 the recent special
revenue reports, and makes the total wool
supply of four years ending June 80, 1865,
about 500 100000 pounds, of which $780,
OOO, 600 pounds were produced in this coun-
try, 279 10000 pounds imported, and an
equivalent Of 900 100000 pounds intro
duced rs manufactured woolens 1t makes
the national consumption in theloyal States
during the war seven pounds per capita,
against four and half pounds prior to the
war showing an increase Of SIS per cent.
from the waste Of wear and the scarcity of
cotton.
The Senate has confirmed the nominal
ton Of Geo, :. Hiliard as United States
Attorney for the District Of Massachusetts.
II is believed in well informed circles
that the Secretary Of the Treasury favoIs
the proposition before the committee Of
Congress, TO give in payment to national
banks holding compound interest notes
part Of their legal reserves, loans and GER
tifcates at lower rate OF interest, equal to
one-hall Of their required loan, which re-
serve is now about S200,000,O90. These
will be practically to the banks the same as
legal tenders, for they can demand legal
tenders for them on ten days notice.
In the United States Supreme Court to-
day, decisions were rendered in the liquor
and lottery cases of the United States w.
Nassar; the same va. Graft, of New York
the same vs. Greene and other cases, from
New Jersey and the same vs. Swayne, from
Massachusetts, Chief Justice Chase read
the opinion Of the court in these cases, hold
ing that neither license under the act of
1864, nor the special tax under the act of
1866, coniers upon the party licensed, or
who pays the tax OF q State where there is
no conflict Of law in the premises; the act
Of Congress providing for the federal taxa
ton Of business not being inconsistent
with the right of State 10 tax and regulate
such business carried on within its limits
hence, parties, rs in the State Of New
York in one case, claiming the right to sell
lottery tickets, contrary 10 the laws of States,
by virtue Of a license from the Federal
government; and parties claiming the
right 10 sell az in the other case, without
paving Federal tax Of 500, because the
State prohibits such business, in both cases
are in error; and so in respect to parties
claiming the same right in New Jersey,
and to parties claiming the right to sell
liquors in Massachusetts,. Judgments were
rendered accordingly, one opinion disposing
Of all the cases. No dissenting opinion
was read.
Col. Bomiord, Acting Assistant Commits
sioner Of the Freedmen's Bureau at Ra
leigh, reports to Major Gen. Howard, I'M
der date Of January Goth, the operations
Of the Bureau in that State during De
cember last. He states that the more
than ordinary cold weather, together
with the limited call for labor, has caused
much restitution and q large demand
upon the Government was, in consequence,
made for food. The issurnce Of rations
10 destitute whites did not commence I'M !
iii the middle Of the month, which issue,
including regularly organized hospitals
and asylums, amounted 70 1892 full IA
tions. Many Of the sub-djstricis where
distitution prevailed had not been heard
from az the end Of the month. In conse-
quence Of the difficulty Of investigating
cases in some parts of the State, and the
scarcity Of employ ment, many Of the freed
men have been led % embrace Opportuni-
ties to contract with responsible parties 10
60 10 Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas and
Tennessee. Sometime ago orders were re-
oeiyed 10 beak up the settlements along the
coast as rapidly as possible without injury
to the freedmen located there. The popu- |
lation OF Roanoke Island has been dimin- |
ished one-haiL
Since September last one hundred and |
City persons have left More viii leave a I
soon as transportation can be obtained. |
All these people have found employment |
in the eastern counties, where they have |
located. Col. Bomford reports favorable Z
progress ia the work Of education. On the |
3lst Of December there we're in operation |
one hundred and eighteen schools, With !
one hundred and twenty-five teachers and /
three hundred and forty-four pupils. Since |
the transfer 70 the civil courts of the |
authority formerly held by the bureau no /
arrests have been made 10y ils officers.
During the month there we're under treat.
ment IN various hospitals in the State one
thousand anG eighty one persons OF this
number there were Eve hundred aud seven
discharged and twenty-five deaths.