Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-12
LATEST TBLEGRAMS.
FROM WASHINGTON.
congregational Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ll-SENATE.-A
Sumner presented 4 petition from the loyal
citizens Of Arkansas, asking thesuperseding
Of the present State government, and for
Congress to declare the twenty-five LOYAL
States only competent to pass upon the con
siitutiOnal amendment. Referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Wade, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported tayorably on the bill to
amend the act organizing territory of
Idaho.
Mr. Lane introduced bill to amend the
act providing for the enrolling and calling
ont the militia. Referred
On motion, Mr. Grimes, from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, was requested to
inquire into the eXpediency of closing the
Norfolk Navy Yard, and placing the pub
lie property there under charge of the
commandant of the marine corps.
The Senate Committee ON Printing has
commenced an investigation into charges
laid by the soldiers and sailors Union, that
the Superintendent Wendell has discharged
soldiers from service az the government
printing Office, when they might have been
retained.
The colored regiment recruited in this
vicinity has been ordered to South Caro-
lima, under General Miles, former jailor to
Jefferson Davis, at Fort Monroe. General
Milesw will have his headquarters at Charlea-
ton.
1t is believed that the President will
sign the bill fixing the time for assembling
the fortieth Congress on the fourth of
March next
The Pension bill was discussed without
action til the expiration of the morning
hour.
A bill regulating the tenure of Office was
taken up, several amendments discussed,
and two adopted, which were ordered to be
printed.
The Tariff bill was reported, and one
thousand copies ordered TO he printed.
The Executive session adjourned TO Mon
day.
The Senate, in executive session to-day,
confirmed the following nominations: X.
L. Lowe commandment in the navy on the
active list II. +. Peck, OF Ohio, Minister
Resident and Consul General at Hayti
Albert G. Lawrence Of Rhode Island, Min
lister to Costa Rica; w II. Hoffman, of
Louisiana, Assistant Secretary of Legation
at Paris.
The tariff bill reported in the Senate to-
day by Mr.. Fessenden, from the Senate FL
nance Committee, is based upon the bill
prepared by Mr. Welles, the Commissioner
of internal Revenue, and submitted to the
Committee some time ago. In most in
stances, both the classification and rate of
Of Mr.. Welles bill have been adopted. The
principal alterations are in the articles Of
wool and iron. Among the alterations are
the following: The committees bill pro-
yides for tariff on all sugars not above No.
u, of 3 cents per pound; on all sugars be-
tween Nos II and Is, % cents per pound
on all above No. IS, A cents on pimento,
10 cents per pound on spirits manufaC-
tured or distilled from grain, etc So 90 |
PEI gallon; on Cordials, liquor-bitters, etc,
81 a. per gallon. BrandiCs are excepted by
the committee from the provisions Of the
proviso that liquors imported in bottles
shall be charged an additional duty of
three cents each, and on cigars, Cigaretts
and cherOate two dollars per pound. Cot
ton and cotton manufactures are generally
the same as in Welles bill, except that on
common webbing, etc, the duty is sixty
per cent advolorem. In regard 10 wool
and wooden manufactures, the committee
have adopted Welles, classification, and
generally the rate Of the House bill, manu-
features of camel hair being inserted with
the class of alapaca goats etc. The prin-
cipal changes are on unWashed wool OF first
class value. At fortv-two cents per pound,
exclusive offOreign port charges ten cents !
per pound. and ten per cent. advalOrem, |
with an additional on all fair OF the ala
pacs goat. camel, etc, If less value than
thirty-two cents per pound ten cents, and |
ten per cents adylOTem, and when over
thirtv-two cents per pound I'm value twelve |
cents per pound. On woods of third class |
the word unwashed Is omitted when l2cents |
OF less i'm value exclusive of port charges, /
, cents per pound and when more than |
y cents the value, 6 cents. The specific /
dutv on woods of the FIRST class imported /
and washed. shall be twice the amount and 1
when secured three times that required /
upon il when unwashei On sheep skins /
and goal skins, etc, 30 per centum adyalo- !
rem. and upon wooden rage, shaddy, etc, /
l2c Der H.. on wooden clothes, etc, Acc per /
pound 81 per cent adyaluTem on blankets
and wooden. and woTstei warns. etc, not /
exceeding Acc per pound in value, Do per 1
pound, and above 40 and moi exceeding Coz /
in galue SOC per pound, with an additional
30 Der centum advalOTem IN each case and /
bunting 20c per square yard and 20 per
Centum adyal0rem on women and chill
dreu'- goods value not exceeding zoe per |
square yard &c per square yard, and %
per ceutum 8dvalorem, and valued above
2OJ per square yard, So pen square yaut
and 35 per Ceutum advaloFem and all such
good- weighing over four Ounces per square
yard zoe per pound, ana 81 per Ceutum
adyalorem on hosiery. 40c per pound, and
80 per cFntum adYaioreu on hate and caps
of wool, resdy-made clothing, etc, 30
cents per pound on fax, unmauutactured,
SIS per ton ON Russia, Manila, Italian,
etc. hempz, manufactured, SO per TON
on an brown OF bleached fabrics, etc,
cents per square yard and 8 per cent
adyalorem. In hides and skins and leather,
the change are on raw goat, deer and calf
skins in the hair, raw sheep skins OF pelts
without wool, and on -kiyels and rooms,
picked o. salted, 10 per cent. advalorem
on skiyers. tanned or c1lored OF finished,
25 Der cent. adyalurtm. In regard 90 coal
The rates of Welle- bill are retained on
camel coal, and all Unanimous coal coming
from auy place thirty deFrees Of longitude
east OF Washington, II yy per ton. on D