The New York Herald Newspaper, June 8, 1864, Page 4

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Mr, Stanton, in @ bulletin issued at a quarter past ten (ast night, aanounces that despatches from General Brant had been received, dated nine o'clook yesterday morning. The rebels made an assault on General Burn- vido’s corpa at midnight on the previous night, but were repulsed. Gooveral Grant and General Lee have been in communi- sation by letter with regard to the care of the wounded ‘tnd dead on both sides. General Grant states that he re- {rete that bis efforts to alleviate the sufferings of the wounded on tve field have boen rendered nugatory. He bas also icf rmed Genoral Lee that some reboi officers ‘cd mon who wore looking after the wounded had been taptured by mistake, in consequence of the letter of Gen. Lee not arriving in proper time, and will be immediately foturned. Mr. Stanton adds that no otber military news bas been ric ived at the War Department, Our correapondents with the Army of the Potomac give further details ef last week's operations, including an ‘Sttack made oa Thursday by the chemy on the Fifth and Nioth corps, in which the rebels were repulsed, and a furious cannonading on Sunday night, which continued for somo time in the darkness, but without much result. Thore ts vothing later from General Shorman’s ar: y or from Geveral Butler. CONGRESS. The smount of business transacted in the Senate yes torday wos small, and the proceedings were vot very m Mr. Sumner presented from the Forei:n Committee a report on the sub ect of ame the neutrality laws and asking to be di charged {w ther consideration, which was agreed to, He also re- ported fay cobly (rom the game committee on the bill relative to consular jurisdiction over the ¢rews of toreign Vessels iv American ports. A vumbor of petitions asking for Lhe abolition of slavery were presented. The question of agreeiog with the House in defining the 30th of May ult. as the time when tbe resolution for the tempo- sary imcrosse of the tariff took effect was brought up: + no vote on the matter was reached. Some otber sub j20tg of Little public interest were considered, after which the Sonate held an executive session, and confirmed a Buciber of nominations of the President, On the open- Of the d\ors au adjournment took place. In the House of Representatives @ resolution for the Printing of twonty thousand copies of the report of the Commissioner of Patents fer the use of the Ilovse and ten thousand for the use of the Commissioner was latrodaced and referred to the Printing Committee. A bill author ‘zing an ad@itiona! loan of four bandred millions of dollars for the support of the government was presented from the Ways and Meaos Committee, and, after some dis- ovssion, waa recommitted to be reportei complete. A Tesolution was adopted requesting the President to furni#h the defence and papere of Geveral Curtis before the military commission in the inquiry retative to cotton speculations with- fo the army ltoes, The bill to prevent speculation in gold was token up, discussed (or some time, and Soaily tabled, by Gfty three agninst forty-seven. A motion was made to reconsider the vote by which the bill was tabled, aud ite reconsideration was postpoced till Saturday next. The conference committee's report on the disagreeing amend- menta to the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill, relative tothe appolotment of consular pupila, was de bated by several members, aud then disagreed to and a new committee of conference asked for. Thirty thousand copies of the mochauical portien of the Pateut Oflce re port were ordered to be pristed. Some other business of Live importance wes transacted, alter which the House @dyourned. ‘Tho Nitional Republican Convention, for the nomiaa- tion of candidates for President amd Vice President of the United States, met at Baltimore festerday, Senator Morgan, of Now Yor, Chairman of the National Repab- Hoan Committee, opened the proceedings with ap appro- Priete speced, and conchided bis remarks by appointing Rev. Dr. Robert J. Breckioridgo, of Kentuoky, temporary President. Dr. Breckiuriage, upon taking the ohsir, addressed (the Convention at ie , ‘or: then ap! , Jongth. Committees on credentials @evization and resolutions were ‘and the Conveation took @ recess until seven o'clock. Upon reassembling, ox-Governor William Dennison, of Ohio, was chosen permanent President, together with a ‘Vice Prosident and Secretary from each State reprosenied. ‘There being a0 business ready, Parson Brownlow, of Ten teases, was called out and made a characteristic specob, end the Coovention thereupon adjourned til! nine o'clock Shia morning. The indications are that Mr. Linooln and Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, will reosive tho nomina Mons for President and Vice President, and that ® radica) Platform will be adopted. The Ruropean maiis by the stoamship China reached thie olty (rom Boston about midnight last night The TERMS cash i advance conc by mail will be et the riak of the sender, Nowe but bank bills current tn New Work taken. 1 organ NEW YORK HKKALD, WSDNESDAY, ° JUNK 8, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. news by this arrival was telegraphed from Halifax and Published iu yesterday's Hunatn. ‘The Street Cleaning Commissioners met agata yester day, pursuant to adjournment, aod after some discussion resolved to modify their spectications for the coutrac- tors, 80 as to give the entire commission the supervision of the boats for the carryimg away of the garbage, dirt and ashes. Now proposals will’ be immediately adver- tiged, and bids reosived in accordance therewith. The annual maoting of the Amorican Mcdical Assocta- tion was het yesterday at Irviug Hall, ‘A large number of delegates from various States were present. Tho Rev Dr. DeWitt dolivered an appropriate prayer. The morn. ing session was comm novd at eleven o’olock, Dr. Alden Murch, late President, in the chair, A committee of twenty-one was appointed to select candidates for officers for the ersuing year. The committee, at the afternoon session, which commeteod at three o’clook, reported the following names, which were unanimously elected:—Preat . dent—Dr. N, 8, Davis, Chicago, Vice Presidents—Wm. H. Mussey, Cincinnati; Worthington Hooker, New Haven; Wm, Wheelin, Distriot of Columbia; F. E. B. Hinsey, District of Columbia. Treasurer—Casper Wister, Phila- Gelpbia. Secretary—Guido Furman. ‘The association will bold daily gessions until the business is all dis- posed or, The Supreme Court, general term, decided yesterday that the Board of Education had no power to restore a teacher who had been removed by the local board. The relator in the case, Mary McHugh, was removed by the | lcal board of the Sixth ward for some misconduct ts . She appealed to the Board of Education, who re- ersed the dec'sion and ordered Miss McHugh to be rein- stated, ‘Ibis the local board refused to do, when a man- dirtnus was applied for at the special term. The Judge dened the application, however, on the ground that the Jeard of Fccation had no control over school boards in the dismissal or appointment of teactiors; and now the no. eral term affirms that judgment, The decision is an interesting one to school teachers. ‘The Tax Commissioner case was argued before the 5Sa- preme Court, general term, yesterday, by Messrs. Mc- Keon and Noyes on the part of the old Board and ex-Judge Allen on the part of the now appointees. The Court took the papers, and announced that thore would be a deci- pactey on the 18th instant, to which date the court ad- | per he lady, named Amelia Boer, obtained a ver- Giot of $150 yesterday, inthe Superior Court, against ‘Samuel Mathews for slanderous words made use of by the defendant while she was dunning him for an old Dalance alleged to have been due her husband when he loft the defendant’s employment. Inthe General Sessions ycsterday William Patterson, charged with stealing a quantity of currency from the Premises of John C. Stockwell, 25 Ann street, pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and was remanded for Sentence, John Jackson, who charged Thomas Ryan with stabbing him on the 28d of February, having furnished sufficiout Teasons to Mr. Hutchings, the acting prosecuting officer, why the charge should be withdraws, the Court granted the motion, William and James O'Brien, boys, who wore indicted for burglariously entering the store of Louis Simonson, 50 New Bowery, on the 12th of April, and steal. ing therefrom ove hundred dollars’ worth of se- The Havana oom, in chronfeling tho ar rival there of one of our correspondents, on roule for Mex'oo, to describe the reception of Prince Maximilian, t:k+ oceasion to remark that “ The New Yore Henan thus imitates the enterprise of the London Times when similar events occur in Europe.” The Havana jour- nalists appear to labor under a singular con- fusion of ideas. Instead of imitating the enter- prise of the Times, we so far surpass and exceed it that any comparison between the two papers is immeasurably in our favor. Twenty-five years ago, before the HersLp revolutionized journalism, the 7¥mes may bave had a high reputation for enterprise. We are not disposed to dispute the assertion that, even now, it stands at the head of the Huropean press. But when the American pr ess is taken into consideration, and we begin to talk, not of the best newspaper in Europe, but of the beat newspaper in the world, then the Times sinks to @ second rate position and the Hxnrawp ranks facile princeps. In the Crimean war, for example, the Times had but one or two correspondents. In the Mexican war we had a dozen reporters, and received our despatches by a special line of couriers, organ- ized at a vast expense, and repeatedly out- stripping the government messengers. The Times accompl:shed this feat but once, with the news of the victory of Waterloo, We.achieved it twenty times during the Mexican campaign; and yet we are not content, like the Times, to rest our reputation upon these old successes. During the Italian,war we had more corres- pondents with the Allied army than the Times had, and published fuller accounts, illustrated with maps. During the Indian war we had one correspondent in the fleld, and so had thé Zi mes. Thus, in all these wars at least, the Times can- not be compared with the Humatp in ent er- prise. 9 we The Times sent on a single correspondent to describe the coronation of the present Russian -Emperor. It was this circumstance, probably, which supplied our Havana contemporaries with the comparison they make. But we already have three or four correspondents in Mexico, and now send on another as a reinforcement to our corps. The Times had one correspondent with the Prince of Wales during his tour through this country and the British provinces. We had two correspondents in the Prince’s gars, pleaded guilty to the offence, As that was their first offence, and their mother assuring | suite and half adozen others assieting at va- the Court that she would take good care rious important points, such as Montreal. Detroit and Boston. The Times received its accounts of the Prinee’s movements by mail from Canada, although they could have been telegraphed to New York, while the Heratp accounts were telegraphed direct. The con- of them in future, the sentence was suspended for the present. Thg case of Charles Patterson, alias Taft Cherry, indicted for burglary in the first dogree, and also for felonious assault and battery, was called on for trial; but on motion of the prisoner’s counsel, whose witnesses p Absent, the trial was set down for next Tuesday. < the Fifth avenue shooting case, where be ar shot’ Mr. Clisrles Wallace! Sequence was that the Heratp reports fenced another day of disquie- | reached London in advance‘ of those of the fi vess yesterday, The trevsso | London Times, and were read there first. chi. ond, 28 the sellers predominated, ive way. Gold was als» dull, asd the -Covernment securities were rather ter: 70 Was-no pressing demand for any de- criptiom, Money continues plenty; but loans are not 80 casily cbtaioable at the rate of toterest which has ruled for some weeks past, Many lenders now demand seven per cent, The markets were again dull yesterday, and prices ‘were unsettled hy tbe variations in gold. There was rot much disposition. to do business, owing to the uncer- tainty about the tariff, and the sales on the whole were light, to both imported and domestic merchandise Te- troleum was steady, without cbange in prices. Cotton ‘was likewise steady. On ’Change breadstuffs generally were frm, with a brisk demand for wheat for export. Provisions were without deckipd change, though pork was slightly off tnder the vigorous hammering of the market by the bears. Whiskey ralod steady. Freights ‘were a little firmer, though rather less active in the mat- ter of grain sbipmenie, ‘The market for beef caitle was depressed by heavy re- ceipts this week, and prices deciined about lo. per pound on the average; scarcely so much op the best cattle, which were comparatively scarce, but even more on the lower grades. Prices ranged from 423¢c. to 19c. 8 19}4¢., with but few gales above 19cv Milch cows were steady. Veais were in fair comand at last week’s ptices. Sheep and lambs were rather lower. Prices varied from $5 25 to $8.20 50 euch. Hogs sold te a fair extent at 82,0. a 9x40. The receipts were 4,054 beef cattle, 188 cows, 1,521 ‘veals, 8,418 sheep and lambs, and 34,221 hoge. The Baltimore Convention. The first day’s proceed ngs of the Baltimore Republican or National Union Convention are before our readers. They are limited, except- ing a speech or two, to the dry formalities of : bus it is apparent that Abraham be endorsed and set up for another 's probable that a regular out- and- adical platform will be adopted, for t.e purpose of taking the wind out of the sails of the independent “ radical democracy”? ticket of the two Johns, General John C. Fremont and General John Cochrane. Senator Morgan, Chairman of the Republi- can National Committee, in calling the Con- vention to order, made a little speech, the prominent feature of which was the declara- tion that ‘we (the Convention) will fall short of accomplishing our great mission if we shall not declare in favor of an amendment of the constitution prohibiting forever African slavery in the United States.” O7 course the adop- tion of such @ resolution will be equivalent to the declaration that Honest Old Abe's eman- cipation, amnesty and reconstruction proclama- tions and theories are all bosh; but what does that signify, if Old Abe himself, with all these documents in his pockets, is lifted upon this new constitutional abolition platform. We presume that Senator Morgan speaks by authority from Mr. Seward, aad that the con- stitutional amendment suggested will be made part of Old Abe's new platform. We guess, too, that confiscation and a division of the spoils thereof, and, perbaps, enough of the Monroe doctrine to save appearances, will also be adopted. We expect to know all abont it before to-morrow morning. In the meantime, the idea that Mr. Secretary Chase would turn up at Baltimore a dangerous, if not a success- fal, rival to his master, turns out a great mis- take. Mr. Chase desires it to be understood that his surrender is without reservation. And 80 we await the nomination and endorsement of Abrabam Liacoln, with the repudiation of his abolition and reconstraction policy and some other things, in the platform of the Con- vention. King Shoddy rnies the roast. A Hovse von Genenat MBape.—The Phila delphians have presented the wife of General Meade with a house, on the corner of Nine- teenth street and Delancey place, in that city. This is a handsome acknowledgment of the servioes of the lady’s distinguished husband, and isan acknowledgment of the right kind. It quite agrees with our idea, expressed a few days since, as to how these matters should be done. We congratulate the fellow citizens of the gallant commander of the Army of the Potomae upon the good sense that led them to spend their money ia this practical and useful way, rather than upon the nonsense of an elaborate but unnecessary sword, This dit cisive ween the two journals fs de- vd fo the quustion of enterprise. find over two pages of tele- graphic cory ndence; and the Heraup sel- dom appears without one page of matter sent by telegraph. The telegrams in the London Times bardly average as many lines. They are mere driblets, supplied by a sort of private associated press. Our instructions to corres- pondents are always to employ the telegraph if possible. The Times tfustructs its attaches Rever to use the telegraph where mails are ac- cessible. In this fast age such a distinction marks the comparative rank of the newspaper. But the war of the rebellion has supplied us with materials for still further illustrations of our superiority. This war is one of the most important events in the history of the world. To record it the Times despatched two corres- pondents to this country. Without weaken- ing our regular force, without withdraw- ing “any of our correspondents stationed at all the capitals of Exirope and in South and Central. America, ye mow have from thirty to forty reporter in the field, all finely mounted and equipped, to say nothing of those at Cairo, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans and other places of interest in or near the rebel States. We venture to say that the Times has never displayed such enterprise in any war at any period of its existence, and that it has never published such full, graphic, acca- rate and impartial reports of any battle as those which have adorned our columns daily since the outbreak of the rebellion. Upon this point, upon our use of the telegraph, and upon any other feature of true journalism, we challenge comparison with the Times, or with any etber paper ever published. It is impossible, there- fore, for us to admit the claim of our London contemporary to the first place as a cosmopoli- ytan mewspaper. That place we have fairly won, and shall hold against all rivals. It is at varlance with the facts, as the Havana papers must acknowledge, to state that the Heratp imitates the London Times; but we believe that the Londom Times might very profitably imitate the Henavp. Lincoln and Secretary Coase Comixe to His Ssxses— Tae New Govensment Losx.—We are re- joiced to have occasion to announce that an in- dication of wisdom has made its appearance in the operations of the head of the financial de- partment of the government. Long since we proposed lice of policy to the Secretary of the Treasury which, had it been then adopted, would bave saved millions of dollars to the public treasury, accelerated the efforts to sus- teia the credit of the country, and relleved the people of the discouraging effects of the present enormons prices of living. But better Tate thaa never; and wo now congratulate the public upon the new light which bas just ap- peared above our financial horizon. It was at the commencement of the war our conviction Treasury notes as currency would saise the price of gold, and in « corresponding, or rather in an exaggerated and unwarrantable degree, produce the evils we mention. We told Mr. Secretary Chase that his proper plan to raise money to meet the prodigious ex- penses of the war was to issue government bonds, and have them sold for what they would bring. Ho bas now done so in offering seventy- five millions of government bonds to the public at the highost bidder. This is clearly an admission that his former course was wrong, and is the beginning of a movement to being about a centraction of the ourrency, which cannot help producing the most beneficial re- sults. It has a tangible bearing upon the pros- pective resumption of specie paymonts, and as such must produce a most healthful effect in reducing the price of gold, and, as a natural oonsequence, of those commodities which enter into the consumption of every man’s household. It may smash some speculators in: Wall street, and damage those greedy extortlonists whe that the issue of a vast amount of irresponsible | infest almost every branch of trade in whiob the good of the great masses of the people, upon whose confidence every government must rely in times of momentous public dangert Ia this movement Mr. Chase has ignored ¢! policy of France in issuing assignats as a gov- ernment currency expedient in time of war, and adopted the English system of uttering « representative of indebtedness, as nearly ap- proaching the.standard of gold as clroumstances would admit. In adopting her expedient France showed her weakness, and her people soon discovered it, and another evidence of credit had to be selected. In selecting hers England showed her good sense and strength; and, in choosing something allied te the latter plan, Mr. Chase has exhibited a dogree of wis- dom for which he deserves credit, although displayed at eo late a period, after the advice we have so repeatedly given him. We again congratulate the public upon the light now being shed, after such an. extended period of darkness, upon the financial affairs of the country. The Congressional and Other Local tions, as Compared with the Pros! Contest. It may be in consequence of the anomalous condition of political affairs generally, or it may be from policy, or from cupidity, oF from & trait of rasoality which pervades that un- scrupulous class of the community known as politicians in grain, but it is an extraordinary’ circumstance that so little attention is paid at this time to the Congressional and other local’ elections occurring in the fall. Amidst all the questions now agitating the public mind, out- side the paramount war issues, no question is of more consequence than the composition of the Congress which shall come into power with the induction of the President to be elected next November. The Presidential election itself is of scarcely more importance; for, without a sympathizing and congenial Con- gress, the Executive is little better than an automaton in the administration of the govern- ment. « It is unnecessary to go out of the Congres- sional districts comprised within the limits of the metropolis to comprehend the weight of this subject. Here the prizes are great and nu- merous. The republicans will be united on their Presidential candidate, and the democrats on theirs. Local interests may not be involved directly in the Presidential result in the city; but the distribution of the local spoils will lend importance anda peculiar charm to the con- test, and as that contest may be decided so will, ina great measure, the local spoils be dispensed. How jis it, then, that so much apathy exists in regard to the local elections occurring. simultaneously with that for the Presidency? The present city delegation in Congress, elected two years ago, have proven false to their constituents, and lent hesitating support, if not presented direct opposition, to the war policy, which was the actuating princi- ple that insured their succese. This delega- tion should not be re-elected; and the result of the municipal election last winter de- monstrates the fact that they cannet be if the elements then predominating are again invoked and concentrated. The present delegation were chosen bya coalition of the opposing democratic factions, Mozart and Tam- many. The candidates of the same coalition were defeated in the municipal election by the spontaneous action of independent citizens and former adherents of the old factions, who spurned the bribes and threats of their fermer political managers and voted for the McKeon nominations. In the latter contest the Mozart and Tammany cliques made separate bargains— Fernan@o Weod on one side and Peter B. Sweeny on the other—presuming the mass of the democrats would go with them. But both Wood and-Sweeny, together with their bar- -gains, were repudiated, as we have seen, and the independent candidates elected. Since then the independent Mozart and Tammany democrats have been acting together in a boud of brotherly union; and, with the aid of these no party and patriotic citizens who wére joined with them {in the laet successful, municipal contest, they cau sweep the city clean of the present worthless Congressional delega- tion, should either succeed in obtaining a re- nomination, and elect in their stead men of the true patriotic stamp—men possessing the con- fidence of the people, and who will prove worthy representatives of the great interests of thecity. Nominations made according to this suggestion will present some show ef fairness and honesty, and will not furnish that odor of auction bargaining and corruption which has distinguished and disgraced the managers of Mozart and Tammany in times past. With the union that elected the McKeon ticket last winter, the corruptionist and secessionist can- didates will be defeated, and their places filled by those who will do their duty fairly towards their constitueats, and ‘prove an honor and a strength to the republic in this its hour of tribulation and danger. Let the work of ward orgenization be at once commenced. Personal Intelligemce. SHOCRSTARY CHASE IN THE CITY. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury arrived in this city yesterday, and is stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel. His mein business here at present is to confer with the Bank Toan Committee about the deposits by the banks with Mr. Cleoo on account of temporary leaps, and mot for the Purpose of nogotiating @ loan, as erroneously stated in some of the evening papers. There is no iateation on the part of the Gecretary to increase the issue of legal tender Botes. Mr. Chase expects to be able te conclude bis busi- ness 10-day, and if 90, will returh t) Washington imme- diately. Mr. Chase corrects @ statement in relation to the daily expenditures of the governmént, and puts it at something in (he peighborkood of two and a balf millions, instead of four. ‘The Sabine Pass Affair. REBEL ACCOUNTS. ‘The Richmond papors of the 80th wit. have the following denpatch from Texas in relation to the capture of the United States gunboats Granite City and Wave:— Vi Colonel Griffin, with » force and a battery of best te Grs Sane cols oor 8, a aie bi [To the receat accounts received of the capture of the gunboats Granite City and Wave, sear Sabino Pass, Texas, it fs to be regrotted thet no mention i@ mado of the names of the officers reported wounded. Any ove having iet- tors concerning the capture of these vessels will confer a favor upon the family and friends of the officers by send. ing them or reporting their contents to the editor of the ‘Hrato.] Found Drowned x4 pear Hook. Banpy Poor June 7, Ad ‘There was found drowned at Bandy Hoot, on the ae ‘The Bill to Prevent Gold Specula- INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON - Bill for an Additional Lean ef Four Hundred Millions Introduced, THE DEBT OF THE NATION, tions abled in the House. Appointments Confirmed by the J Senate, &e., &., &o, Wasmmarox, Jane 7, 1804, THE PROPOSED NEW GOVERNMENT LOAN OF FOUR HUNDRED MILLIONS. * The Loan bill from the Seoretary of the Treasary, re- Ported to-day by Representative Hooper, of the Commit- (oe of Ways and Means, authorizes four hundred miiions of dollars to be borrowed for the service of the next fis- oal year, ending June 80, 1865, on coupon or registered bonds, redeemable after any period not more than forty yoars from date, of denominations not less than fifty dol- lara, and at an annual rate of iaterest not excoeding six per ocentum, payable twice annually in coin or in Treasury notes; or in Treasury notes, tm Meu of the above bonds, to the extont of $200,- 000/000 of denominations not leas than tem dollars, Payable any time after three yours trom date, with ia- terest at an annual rate not exeecoding sovea and three- tenths per ecntam, payable tn fawful money semi-anau- ily, or at the maturity of the notes. The Secretary is authorized to dispose of the bonds or apy part thereof ta the United States or in Europe, on such terms ashe may ‘deem expedient, for lawful money of the United States, oF for Treasury notes, or for cortificates of indebtedness, oF for certificates of deposit ia the temporary loans. ‘The Dill leo authorizes the Secretary to issue seven and three-tenths Treasury notes, to be substituted in liew of any Treasury notes or of any Usited States notes here- tofore issued under the authority of previous acts of Con- gress, and authorizes-temporary loans fer not less than thirty days, and payable at ten days’ notice after the torm of deposit, at a rate of interest not oxceeding six per centum, but limits the aggregate amount of such loans to $150,000,000. The total amount of United States logal tender notes issucd or to be herea(ter issued is limited to $400,000,000, excepting that it may be in- creased temporarily for payments om account of the ‘‘tem- porary loans,’’ but not beyond $500,000,000. ‘The Diil-also authorizes we Secretary to issue rogis- tered bonds in exchange for any coupon bonds that have been or may hereafter be issued, and to issue few bonds * ta exchange for any coupons or other bonds that may have become mutilated, defaced or endorsed. It also logalizes all previous issues of postage stamps for frac- tional currency, and provides for reissuing other frac- tional currency in addition’ to and in place of the postage stamps previously issued which may have become de. faced, limiting the whole amount of fractional currency to the amount presoribed by the law of last year. By this bill the validity of the signature of the Register of the Treasury is csuftrmed on ail bonds previously is sued, by the law under whch they were issued, wee requited to be signed by the |ivssurer of the United States, Tho bill new rewort a will be ta opty law andor whieh the public debt cum be ive eas d Bere tho Ist of July, 1865, as there i st i: tores onc ér whieh bonds or Ireasury no«s © Sone) soeetke ctse of the present fiscal your, > 30h day of June of the present month. TUB PRESENT INDEBISDNE3S OF THR GOVERNMENT. The whole amount of the pubilc debt, including all sus pended requieitious is now $1,734,235,463 Of this amount $162,068,890 is in legal tender and other notes not bear- tog interest, leaving the awount of debt bearing interest, and the suspended requisitions $1,271,567 ,563. THE BILE TO PREVENT SPECULATION IN GOLD. ‘The diecuasion upon the Gold bill, in the House to-day clearly indicates thet the whole matter is very likely to prove a failure. So many difficulties ave presented themselves that the most ardeat supporters of the bill fre sileat, Mr. Hooper not even attempting a refutation of the arguinents against it. Hopes are still entertained that the object of the biil will be attained; but there is 0 probability of ite accomplishment this session. THE BANKXUPT BILL. ‘The passage of the Bankrupt bill will be urged to. mor- Tow or next day, in the House of Representatives. GENEBAL HANCOCK’S NAME IN THE BALTIMORE CON- a YRNTION. It is understood here that the introduction of the name of General Hancock as a candidate for the Vice Presiden- tial nomination at Baltimore was a trick of the Seward. Weed party to kill of Daniel 8S. Dickinson aud Simon Cameron atonce. As soon ag General Hancock's name was presented Cameron went over to Hamlin, and Dickia- sgn was thes driven from the figld. Tho Weed faction chuck: heartily over their success. CONF.RMATIONS BY THE SENATE. ‘The Senate to-day, in executive session, confirmed the following nominatious: — ate Brigadier General John <ibbon, United States Volan- teers, to be Major General, ‘The following were confirmed as brigadier geaérais:— olonel Joba R. Brocke. Fitty-thied Pennsylvania, for — services in the Old Wiiderness and at Spoit *yColonel Nelsen “A. Niles, Sixty-fir May 12, 1864, for distingnished ser derpess aod at Spottsyivaoia Court } ‘Colouel Joseph Hayes, f cast el Byron R Pierce, Third Michigan. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Baliey, Fourth Wisconsin cavalry, to be brigadier general by brevet, for meritori- 04s services in ensbiing (he Missiesipp! fictilia to get over the lower falls of the Red river. Also Alired Deny, of Objo, to be agent for Indians on the if Missourj, in the Terfitory of Montane; Lathrop B. Kinney, of Nebraska, to be Indian agent bd i? ‘Territory of Utah, vice Frederick W. Hatch re- Samuel T. Davis, of lows, to be Register of the Inad office at Sioux Cy: Hy Calkins, et Wisconuin, to be receiver of public moneys for the land district of the Falls of St. Croix river, Wisconsin. vice B. F. Rey- — removed; James H. Wilbur, of Oregon, to be Agent of Lakame Indians, in Washington ‘Territory’, Rovert ©, Gist, te be Deputy Postmaster at Mempbis Tenn. ; John B. Davideon , to be Deputy Postmaster a fronton, ' lowa; pty B Young, of Iowa, to be additional Paymaster i the army. SUSPEXSION OF OFFICERS BY THE PROVOST MAR- SHAL GENRRAL. Captain Berry, the, Provost. Marahal of the Sixth dis- trict of Kentucky, Captain Coppuck, the Provost Marshal of the Second district of New Jersey, Captain Merriam, of the Ninth Messachusetts, and Dr. Richardson, Surgeon of the Board of, the Niath district of Massachusetts, have been suspended by the Provost Marshal for granting ex- cessive exemptions under the present draft. PROSPEC(S POR THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. Representative Morrill said to-day, during @ debato, that the House could doisb up its business so as to ad- Journ in two woens. “DROWNING OP REV. GORDON WINSLOW. Rev. Gordon Winslow, of New York, army chaplain, and for some time past an agent of the Sanitary Commis- sion, was sockientally drowned in the Potomac thie’ morning. Be wes on the Sanitary Commission tranaport meamer Mary Rapley, accompanying bis son, Colonel Winslow, of the Fifth New York Zovaves, wounded severely in the recent battlec. In attempting to draw a bucket of water from the river, be was jerked overboard and drowned. The body was not recovered. Mrs. Wins- Jow is in attendance upon her son, at the Mansion House hospitel, at Alexandria, CAPTURE OF 4 SCHOONER WITH REBEL SUPPLIES. The steamer Leslie Grrived at the Navy Yard iast Digh#fand reports the capture of a achooner in the Rap- Dahannock, loaded with lumber, whiskey, coffee, &o., for ‘the rebels. AN AGRICULTURAL MIsSION TO CHINA. Varnum D, Collins, Eeq., appointed agent of the Depart- ment of Agriculture by Commissioner Newton, has left this city to proceed to China, charged with the selection of new varieties of sorghum seed and other agricultural products capable of acclimatization, and the collection of General agricultural information. THE NUMBER OF NAVAL PRIZES. ‘The following i list of maval prizes up to the let of Jame, 1664:—Steamers, 282 ; schooners, 627 ; sloope, 150; darks, 20; brigs, $2; ships, 15; yachts and small craft, 188, Total, 1,227, The aggregate value is $17,000,000, to be distributed amoog the naval captors, THE OLBRICAL POSITIONS IN THR POSTAL MONEY ORDER OPFFIGR. Many applications aro made for the places of superia- tendent and clerks in the Money Orger Office recently coated ba Woe Peed Qolow Departaneal Br aot of Coueroen. ves in the Old Wil- General reonviae M, Dodge, United States” New York, from* 0. j Eighteenth Massachusetts, from ra As (heeq appointments must be made for the Ist of July next, applicants are required to forward thele tes- timonials to the Post Office Department without delay. SENATOR HALE GONE HOME. Senator Hate has gone to New Hampshire, to lock after his re-clection, leaving a large gmount of naval business Goatlended to, on some of whi departmeat urged ste a eo wat THIRTY-BIGHTH CONGRESS. confirm the original Mexicxa grant to this land. Tho bill neutrality laws, and asked to be dissharged from thelr ther consideration, which was agreed to, a yl ead coesuiar ‘isdiction over the crews OF vostels of we feraen maoae in waters and ports of the United States, fipsoas se roe mime aes wowramA. .) of, Kansas, from the Commisiese ack the bill FE tana Dakota, with a be postponed un until next December. Agreed to. ‘TRMPORARY TARIFF The House on, amendatory of resolution to increase temporarily the es approved April 29, 1864, wae called up by Mr. (rep.) of Obio, who olfered an am: ae thereto, after some discussion its consideration was postponed. ‘TAN CONGRESSIONAL DERATRS. ‘Mr. Awrnowy catied up the bill to pay bak the publica- tion of the debates of Congress and for other purposes. After discussion the bill was made the spectal for Friday. A FRERDMEN’S BURBAU. On motion of Mr. SumysR the bill to establish a Boreas of Freedmen’s Atfairs was calied up, but without oom- sidering it the Senate, on motion of Mi beer yer ahha} 3] " of Mich., went into executive sessi adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasainatoy, June 7, 1864, PRINTING THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS. Mr. Ontu, (rep.) ot Ind., offered a resolution that there be printed tweuty thousand cuies of the Report of the Comminsioner of Pateuts fur the use of the House, and ten thousan.t for tke Commissiouer of 1” The sub. hie mt ject was reerred to the Coumittce on Printi SDEISH EN C Bit OM TUE HHOOR, \ Mr. Law, (000) of subsitted on amendment the rules 6) xs io admit ex menbers of Congress to Ube flour when the House is ip session, ‘The proposition was referred to the ( ommittes wn the Roles, WAYS AND MEANS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THR GOVERIMENS pa Hoorga, (rep.) of Mass., 2 and Means, reported a hulle paaeidesaaae ee — ns for the support of the government, by amthor!: 8 loan of four hundred millions of dollars. He moved the bill Printed and recommitted to the Committee om Ways ald Meaus, with power to report at any time. ir. Cox, (opp.) of Ohio, objected to their reporting at an; Bie. i Horse, sald ail the loan bills willexpire duriag the resent month, and this bill is to provide ways and meane for the coming fees! year, Tho Dill was fecommitted to the Committes on Wags and Means, ‘THE EVIDENCE IN THR CASE OF GENERAL CURTIS. On motion of Mr, Witsox, (rep.) of lowa, , a resolution was adopted requesting President [iscoln to transmit the House a copy ef defence and all 4 evidence of General Samuel B. Curtis, m: before the commission of which General McDowell was President, | ma relation to cotton transactions. ; SPRCULATION IM COIN AND BULLION. ; ‘The House then resumed of the Senate bil, probibiting speculation ia coin and bullion. Goon op .) of Mase. subi asubstitute fom tne ‘rss 8001 ‘the bill. Mr. Ganson, (opp.) of N. Y., sald that this bill not strengthen the goverment, but would throw cles in the way of ordi business transactions. It etieot would peteetds add pes disrespect for legislative ene actments of this charac! hr, Davu, (rep) of Ni, considered the terms terms of bill ngooethttinal, and t then vs a nreriee «stat dariog 3 o we petra “ Mr. Pexpiniey, ca @ man could orem seg ler ate corn or whis- key for gold. are rendered illegal wridoncin thy acai ve in United notes oF in the national currency currency. ‘The design of the bill was to prevent dealing in gold.is New York. There was which this coud Do constitutional power, hewever, uader ‘de doce. Instead of attem| wo paper currency, the effur be to red: of aera money afoat, and not vainly strive to pull down: ie. Woopnarinon, (rep.) of Vt. jeeld that no More desirous of assietiag the government in the emergency tuan bimeelf; bat as to tbe pending bill, court would aay that ite provisions could be | There wea po warrant for it in the constitution or In any law with which Be was acquainted. TRE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL. The sub ect was laid as'de to take up the report of the Commitiee of Conterecce oa the disagr: ments “Sit Kasson, (top.)of lowa, expiniaed. the potata whiah te rep. wa, OX) poo were cg Cseen |, iM effect authorizing the President te sular duties ag be may direst. ow for cause—the reason to be submitted to Con- ‘be Senate had proposed twenty-five —- onl, bas — a was reduced, and they are to balled olerks. gs TS prom Ae Maiden io to im, the Committee have re- perpen rent vr he sees , send poy cee to pean courts, but so long as the Minister Resident remains there the saleries of the ae shall not be t fi og eh te itemen ang thea diangtend to30 inet 54, rhe Auotber cat of conference was asked, ‘THE GOLD SPECULATION BILL TAPLED, The House resumed the consideration of the Gold bill. Mr. Heorga answered the Cg which be seid ‘were rather ingenious ys technical than aa to the constitutional power to pass the bill. poiated to the clauses rating 10 to ‘be Daplic welfare, the requlation of commerce. the power to coin money regulate ae aie ee Ir. apg i ae Mich., eaid the bill would be more Senne s the enacting clause wore stricken oe. en pk Oey the Dill on the table, Care Tied —68 against 47. ‘An unsuccessful motion waa made to reconsider the ‘Vote and to Jay the motion on the table. Mr, Wasnevaye, aie of Hl. question of reconsi until yn Mr. Coz, mz, opp.) of Ubio, moved to ject on the o—40 ‘The subject = agate th ‘THR PATRET OFFICE , ‘Thirty thousand of the mecbapical part of the Patent Office report ordered to be pri ‘The officers of the Russian feos ere wintied), the city, a the Jane 7, 1866. Look of pari nares aA: