Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-05
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NEW YORK. DISPATCH IS.
Investigation Of CussOnls COmpletesI-
Lean Certificate Proposition The
impeachment QuestiOn-RaEaOFs as
90 ths Tariff RaII, Etc, Ese.
. New YORK, Feb. 4.-The Times special
says: The investigations OF the custom
house officers, in New York and Boston,
have been completed, and the committee
returned to Washington. Several days
will elapse before their report will be made
1t is understood that 4 majority of the
Reconstruction Committee, have agreed
npon plan which, if adopted by Congress,
will be acceptable to the Southern States,
and viii speedily settle the question. The
leading Southern men now in Washington,
give assurance that their constituents will
at once comply with its requisitiOns
The loan certificate proposition is APP
proved by Senators Fessenden and Sherman,
and there is little or no opposition in either
house to It, Secretary McCulloch, also APP
proves it.
A Washington special says: The Judiei-
airy Committee have done nothing in the
Impeachment matter vet, except conferring
with several gentlemen informally, and
that has been done by Radical members at
the request of Mr.. Ashley, in order to see
how much Of prospect there vas 10 sus-
tain the charges.
Il is fimored that tieh. Sheridan will Re
sent out to the Plains, TO conduct the i'm
pending Indian war.
The joint retrenehment committee did
not yet find any foundation for the charges
against the management ofthe sub-treasury.
in New York. They will examine a few
more witnesses and report this week.
The Herald's special says it is definitely
settled that the articles of impeachment
will be presented to the House at an early
day, bnt the Senate will not take them up
until the next session.
A prominent Senator SAYS that the Presi-
dent informed him if the tariff bill passed
the House in its present shape he would be
compelled to veto it. The, bill can pass
the Senate over the veto, but whether itcan
the House is unknown.
The Tribune's special saws that in the
meeting of the Reconstruction Committee,
Saturday, each plan was debated thor
Oughly. Mr.. Stevens advocated his plan,
but it is said he did not receive much en-
enlargement. The committee agreed to
meet again next Tuesday. 1t is doubtful
whether a majority will agree upon any of
the plans before them.
The New Orleans Riot Committee will
submit civil bill for Professionally GOV
erning Louisiana until re-admitted to re-
presentation in Congress, and an enabling
act.
The Heralds Washington special saws
that the highly important consultations
which the President and his Cabinet have
been holding with leading Southern men,
on a new plan for reconstruction, ended
Saturday night imam agreement to series of
resolutions draFn up at the conference in
favor OF suffrage based on reading and
writing, and a property qualification of
$3.50, to be submitted for adoption, the
Southern Legislatures to pave the way for
the submission of the question by the Pre-
sldent in his message to the fortieth Con
gress. These resolutions were sent to the
Governors of several Southern States, Sun
day, accompanied by an advisory letter,
stating that they meet the Presidents APP
proval. The question of amnesty does not
appear TO have been an essential feature of
the proposed plan. The Governor of North
Carolina was gelegraphed Sunday night to
keep the Legislature of that State in ses-
| sion to consider these propositions, and
| similar messages were sent to the Execu-
tiyes of Alabama Georgia aud Mississippi.
Gov. Orr, of South Carolina, left Sunday
night to submit the new plan to the Legis-
! lature of his own State.
Tribune's special says the monthly state
ment OF the public debt will not make as
favorable an exhibit as the preceding enc
| with regard to contraction Of the four mill
lions. The Secretary will not publish it
this month, owing to the heavy demands on
| the treasury.