Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-28
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Legislative Committee - Reconstruct
siOR Nesting al Montgomery, Ala,
etc. etc. ~ N sttH = ~ {,
NEW YORK, March 27.-The legislative
committee charged with the investigation
Of Che affairs offhe Pacific Steamship COM
pany, held a meeting aud heard the. testi-
mony on the subject yesterday. The
President and one or two directors. of the
company, and several other stockholders
testified, among them Mr., Leonard. W, Je-
rome, who stated that he had lost eight
hundred thousand dollars in different stocks
last February. The President stated that
the eompany-wa worth thirty seven mil
I lion of dollars sa7 t-fev
The Herald's Montgomery, Alabama,
special says reconstruetiOh meeting Of
both oslOEs- Rasg held there on sMOnaay
night. Resolutions faYoring a faithful
concurrence in the requirement Of the mill
tary bill with the colored men, who are en-
titled to political equality, and calling for
a State Convention, were adopted Gen.
Wager Swayne and two or three ex-
Rebel officers addressed the meeting Gov
Patton was among the Vice Presidents.
Gen. sSheridan's order assuming COM
mand of the fifth military district, coml
pFising Louisiana and Texas, has been pub
liBhed, he declares the governments of
those States TO be provisional only, and
proposes to make no removals from Office,
unless the present imcumbents impede the.
carrying out Of the provision ofthe law.
BreYet MAJOR General ingalls, who was
the efficient chief quartermaster Of the
army of the Potamac, has been ordered to
assume the duties Of chief quartermaster at
this city. General .YanVIeit goes to Bal
timore in a similar capacity.
The Times special says: sThe report
that General Grant made suggestion yes
terday to member of Congress relative to
an adjournment while he was uponthe floor
of the House, is without foundation in fact,
as | am authoritatiyely informed that Gem
Grant has not expressed an opinion as to
the propriety or necessity of an adjourn
ment as nothing has trsnspired here rela
tive to the execution of the reconstruction
law except what has been done with the
full knowledge and appreciation of General
Grant
The two Houses of Congress having
failed to agree upon a day of adjournment,
it becomes the duty of the President, I'M
der the constitution, to order an adjodrn-
ment, fixing the day himself
The Senate committee reported against
the confirmation of Mr.. Blair as Minister
to Austria.
1t is reported the Senate Judiciary Com
rnittee reported in favor of adjotirning till
December because the Southern States
courts would declare the reconstruction act
Unconstitutional, and the act in that event
would not be operative for many months, or
until it shall be finally decided by the SUI
preme Court, and that no decision can be |
made sooner than the regular meeting Of
Congress in December, so thai no adgant-
age would accrue from an earlier meeting
Of that body. ...........
The Herald's special saws: The confr-
nation of Mathew Mcmahon as postmaster
Of Brooklyn win be certain. 49,
Senator Morrill,, of Maine, and Repre-
sentative Hopkins, of Wisconsin, are mem
bers Of the Union Congressional Committee.
Their names were omitted from the list yes
terday. a -1-- .srz s-'se. ..s-1 d Z. fs..a