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WASHINGTON. Efforts to Obtain a Correction of the Quota of New York. Ex-Senator Foote Within tho Union Lines. Speech of Mr. Hale on the Administra- tion of the Navy Department. ebollious States Ruled Out of the Dilectoral College. Proposed Wholesale Increase of Taxes, RRAGEDY AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT Clerk Shot Dead by a Young Woman, &., , &., ko, Wasmyaton, Jan. ‘30,'1865. FORTS TO OBTAIN A CORRECTION OP THE QUOTA OF NEW YORK. Adelogation from New York, consisting of Senators ndrews and Bell; Colonel Van Buren, member of the louse; Colonel Stonehouse, Assistant Adjutant Genral nd George W. Blunt, Esq., are here ‘for the purpose of btaining an explanation and correction of the quota of hat State under the present call. They had an interview two hours’ length with Secretary Stanton to-day, to om they were referred by Provost Marshal Goneral , Which was not satisfactory, Subsequently they had in interview with the President, and are te have another o-morrow, They still have hopes of obtaining a satis. ctory solution of the dificulty. THE ENROLMENT ACT. The Enrolment bill now before the Sennte Military Dom mittee gives permission to obtain substitutes from mong persons enrolled on the provost marshals’ books. EX-SENATOR FOOTE WITHIN THR UNION LINES. A despatch was reccived to-night at the War Depart- pent annoouncing that Mr. Foote, lato of the rebel Con- gress, had entered our lines at Winchester. HE VOTES OF THE REBELLIOUS! STATES EXCLUDED ==¥ROM TRE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. = The joint resolution from the Judiciary Committee of the House, excluding the electoral votes of the rebellious es, Was passed to-day without debate, under tho pre- ous question. This includes Louisiana and Tennessee, nd the passage of such a resolution, without. cven a vision, is, under the ctrcumstances, to say the least, pathor. remarkable. Tho concurrence of tho Senate is oubtful. RRANGEMENTS FOR DISPOSING OF GOVERNMENT a BOND. An arrangement has been comploted between the Gee- -of the Treasury and Jay Cooke & Co. to dispoao'of he seven-thirty loan. The success which attended their fforts in placing the original five-twenties induces tho jief that, under thelr management, the funds abso- itely indispénsable to the carrying on of the govern- nt can be obtained much more rapidly than under tho arrangement. The Treasury must have money once to miect ite constantly accumulating liabilities, Mr, Fessenden hopes in this way to obtain at least a ‘rélfef from the pressure upon him. ARRIVAL OF WESTERN FINANCIERS. ‘There never was before such large numbers of the bust- men from the Northwest tm the capital as now. The are earnestly advocating the appeintment of ‘MoCullovh, the present Comptroller of the Currency, Secretary of the Treasury, This would involve the ement of Mr. Usher, who is from the same State, . MoCulloch enjoys the reputation of being the ablest ‘Weatefn bankers In this arrangement Jesse K. Du- late auditor of the State of Illinois, ieassicned to Interior Department. Isaac N. Arnold is spoken of in same connection. THE NATIONAL CURRENCY. “The ‘one dollar and two dollar notes to be tamued by the r Department to the National Banks will soon be ivered by the engravers. & ORNERAL INCREASE OF TAXES. ‘The ‘sub-committee of tho Ways and Means Committee submitted a part of the new Tax bill to the whole mmiitee. Almost all tho list of taxes is increased by Is bit: HE PAPER DUTY FIXED AT FIFTEEN PER CENT BY THE SKNATE. The Finance Commitice of the Serate, to whom was ferréd the House bill reducing the duty on paper, havo mended tho bill by fixing the duty.at fiftoen per cont, ‘THE TOBACCO TAX. ‘The tobacco tax continues to be the vexatious question fore the Ways and Means Committee. A nimber of ies holding heavy etocks of manufactzred tobacco, as It as speculators im the article, are hero making a des- ‘te effort to induce Congress to tax leaf tobacco and duce the tax on the manufactured article. THE FORRIGN MIS810NS. Besides the mission to Franco, those to Denmark and in are both understood to be vacant by the resigna- of Messrs. Koebner and Wood. It is hardly probable these vacancies will be fillod till after the 4th of ch, when the Cabinet shall have been reorganized. SECRETARY WELLES’ SUCCESSOR. Should Welles retire, Admiral Farragut is said to have determined upon as his successor. ‘THE LAKE BRIR PIRACY. ‘The House sovera) woeks ago called for a copy of Dix's report relative to the rebel raid on Lake and the seizure of the steamers Philo Parsons and Queen; bat the President deems it incompatible ith the public interests to communicate the report at present time, TREASURY CLERK SHOT DEAD BY 4 YOUNG LADY. A tragic odturrence at the Tressury Department this 1s @ topic of general convorsation here to-night facta appear to be that a derk in the Currency Bu- named Barroughs, came here from Chicago about years sines, leaving » young lady, named Mary in that olty, t@ whom he was under an engage- of marriage. A few moathssince he married an- Indy, and Mims Marris, becoming desperate under wrongs, camo on here, and about four o'clock this on called him out of his oflice into the corridor, ‘shot him twice, ono ball taking effect in his face and other in his abdomen, from the effects of which he pired in a few minutes, The homicide is in custody on charge of murder. ALIATION IN THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF W4AR—THB BREACH BETWEAN THB BADICALS AND THE ADMINISTRATION. No vote was obtained in the Senate to-day upon the iaton question. As the debate progresses it becomes: 0 polnted and personal, and the excitement Increases the testimony introduced into the speeches showing grievous barbarities to which our brave warriors bavo and are still boing subjected. Mr. Wade censured 0 President very severely in his remarks to-day, for lecting or soldiers, as well as for sending Mr. Blair City Point in @ government steamor, The breach be- tho radicals, led by Wado-and Chandler, and the ministration men, seems widening daily, and throat Jens an Open rupture, Senator Hale, meanwhile, tmproves every opportunity freshen his quarrel with the Navy Department, This onsumed tho morning hour, and the fotaliation debate tho rest of tho day, to the exclusion of important public @ogiriation. Horry Winter Davis has the floor of the House on the ‘Baval Appropriation bill, and to-morrow, of wlohover the q@oncideration of the bill is resumed, will make a speech avaiust tho administration of the Navy Department, which ho has been for some time preparing. It is in- @eaded as & oo-operative movement with Senator Male, @ach of these gentlemen availing thems! vee of the oppor- agunity to avenge their grievano-s and annihilate Secretary ‘Wolles ar’ Captain Fox by a simultaneous discharge of their rhetorical batteries, THN REPORT OF THE NAVAL COMMITTER. \ fhe Naval Committee of the House of Representatives ir. unanimously adopted the report of {ts chairman, HL Rice, on the subject of the resolution intro- tration of the engineering department of the navy, in- cluding the sweeping charges of fraud and incapacity. result of which, as given in Mr. Rice's report, is « com- Plete vindication of its character im both respecta, It shows the machinery to be up with the latest improve- ance with the most recent scientifie researches and prac- tical experiments, and has the endorsement of all able and experienced engincora, ‘The comparison of this muchinery with that previously constructed for our navy, and for the French and English navies, and for the .mercbant marine, showa an incontestible superiority and @ greater specd of vessels. The report also shows that the machinery of the Pensacola was renewed by the department only after tho most earnest endeavors to make it so far successful as to admit of use with the slowest admissable speed of a vessel An examination of over forty witnesses failed to give any color, even the slightest, to the chargos of fraud and incapacity; but proved, on the contrary, that ‘the government Interest could not possibly have been better protected, both as to cost and character of the machinery. THE CLAIMS OF NAVAL CONTRACTORS, ‘Tho House Naval Committee will to-morrow take up and finally dispose of the claims of the contractors for iton-clad double-endors for extra compensation. Long arguments have been prepared and will be submitted to the committee upon this subject. COLONFI. LYMAN ORDERED TO BOSTON. Lieutenant Colonel Georgs H.. Lyman, Medical In- Spector, United States Army, on duty at New Yurk, has been ordered to Boston for duty. THE UNEMPLOYED GENERALS, It is understoot that the Senate Military Committec willsoon report a Dill for the assignment or dismissal of unemployed general ofiicers, THB GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE ARMY. ‘The Secretary of War sent to-day to the Sonate o lst of all the genoral officers in the service of the United States ‘on the Ist of Jantary, 18¢5. It comprises ‘sixty-six major generals and two hundred and seventy- elx brigadiers, making a total of three hundred and thinty-three, Of this ber two hundred and’ forty- five are in command, two hundred of whom are briga- dier geuernis.» Fight major generals and twelve brigadier generals are awaiting ordera, and one majop goneral and one hundred’ and forty: brigadiers are off duty’ on ac- count of wounds and sickness. These are Generals Sickles, ‘Ricketts, Asboth, Larlow,, R_ 0. ‘Tyler, Schemmelfenning, Paul, Gresham, Underwood, Con- nor, McIntosh, Bradley, Long, Eagan and Stan- hard: Two brigadier generals (Hayes and Dufie) are prisoncrs of war. Goneral Hayes {s now ro- leased on. parole for the purpose! of attending to the|distribution of supplies scut to our soldiers in rebel Prisons. Generals Banks and’ Lee aro before the 'Com- mittee on the Conduct of the War, and Generals John McNeil, Francis fpinola and Thomas N. Sweeney ure \inder trial by court martial. The remainder are on courts martial and military commissions and awaiting orders, GENERAL POUBLEDAY’Ss COURT, The military commission, of which Major General Dou- bieday is President, has concluded ita: labors in ‘this-eity, and is now awaiting orders. The commission expects to be ordered to Philadelphia in @ day or two to try the par- {ies connected with the alleged Navy Yard frauds, THE ARMY REGISTER. ‘The Secretary of War, in response to an inquiry, says that the preparation for the publication ot the Army Reg- igter has already beep commenced. The delay has beon occasioned by the difficulty of ascertaining accurately tho Bumerous changes’ which have taken place from death, resignation and other casualties, changes of station, &c., involving extensive correspondence, RECRUITS FOR OLD REGIMENTS, ‘Bome time ago the House directed an inquiry to be made respecting recruits to fill up old regimenta, The Secretary of War replies that no letter was written to Governor Andrew on ‘the subject, as ‘the Fesdlution states, but that in July, 1862, = telegram was sent to’ the Governor ag follows:— “You are authorized to say that new recruits for old regi- ments Will be mustered out with the regiments.” Tho Principle announced in the telogram, he remarks, has not Deen appliéd to alt’ sbldiors mustered Into the service to, fill up old regiments, as tt was held inapplicable to subsequent cnlistments in 1663; but the principle applied to such cases has been to hold them for the teri of ser- vico for which they were mustered in, taking tho mustar- in rolls as conclusive evidence of thelr enlistment con- tract with the governinent, where it was not modified by express authority of the War Department. It fs helloved also that in all, excepting those existing cases whore bounties were pald, the bounty received by soldiers cor- Teaponds with the mastor-in rolls, APLOINTMENTS CONFIRMED. ‘The Senate to day confirmed the nomination of John A. Stewart to be Aselotant Treasurer of the United States and Treasurer of the Assay Office at New York, and Horace N. Congar, of New Jersey, to be Comm.ssioner of Inmigiation, vice James Bowen, resigned Philip Figgclnesy, to bo consul at Demerara, and Simon Hinsh- back, consul at Sonacburg. THE ESCAPED NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS. Messrs. Richardson and Brown, journalists, who es- €aped from Salisbury prison, appoared before the Com- mitteo on the Conduct of the War this morning, testify. ing that the rebel authorities are murtering our soldiers: by cold and hunger, while they might easily supply them with ample food and fucl, On November 25 many of the prisdners wer) without food for forty-oight hours, They mention deliberato cases of killing and wounding. Dur- {ug thy two months from the 18th of October to tho 18th of December the deaths were twenty per céntum of the whole. When they left, at the latter date, tHey were dying at tho rate of thirteen per centum per month, THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, It is stated by Professor Henry that the partial do struction of the Smitheonian Institution building will not interrupt the! regular active operations of the Institu- ton, THE RELEASE OF COLONEL NORTH. ‘The following was addressed, on January 26, 1665, to Mr, William P, Wood, Superintendent of the Old Capitol prison militacy commission, before Teas ft the g tary of War directs that he be immediately frow Report the réceipt and execution of this jement. ‘the rder. Ve ‘obedient servan: ome BD TOWNSEND, Aotant Adjutant Geaerdl THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION, ‘Mr. Pommaoy, (rep.) of Kansas, prosonted a concurreat Fesolution of the Legislature of Kansas, setting forth that the military force on the frontier of that State is insufl- cient for the protection of the overiand route against Indian dopredations, and akking that it be increased. ‘The resolution was referred to the Committee on Mil- tary Affairs. PETITION FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THR SOUTHERN CoN. KRACT. wav a ws Berar er Me nie ested to present, Ho would say nothing favorable or otherwise as to its con- tenta, fo preserved ft because fts author, as 8 citizen, ‘was entitled to the right of petition. The petition was read by the Clerk, It atte forth that the Bin; jose ge Long intesions had hee Pog ‘was no hope of peace through negotiation ; in, rail and the Popo ned combined to recom? ngze the South; that to that end France and Austria had entered upon a division of the Mexican States to acquire California; that the issue between the North and the South is independence or extermination, undor which to e war bad hardly otitioner, therefere, prays for the jon of the confederacy to secure the Sepa. Tho mediats recognit great — pi AVERAL Sexatons (interrupting)—Whose petition is ra | Geese Cotarees en 7 Am, ‘Obio—T wonld ifqnire if tt is customary to Teed pth when iteaentdr a Pg ed Ir said he put the question if there teat jection to the ing of the petition, and purmenasg MP Row objected, and the reading wes 4 revaar NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1865. a leaf tobacco, which was refe ittee om Fi sf Mr. F. (rep.) of Me presented ask- r. Fan rey le. at ition ine cee am oc ae ints wi Ted to Prvy Aach on bacon” THR DUTY ON TAvER. Mr. from the Finance Committee, the House resolution reducing the duty on im} paret, with an amendment striking out “threo” and ring “Afteen” per cent It was ordered to be ON Cor SPECIAL COMMOTTES RRUPTION. The oneaaeae 4 Davis the y aprelnimase ofa ‘specia) committee on the corruptions of the government Oe eee Ben oS wn ne Mr. Davis, (opp.) of A an amendment to hie resolution, thatwhen ® taajority In the ‘Seuss i pelle eally op; to the administration, a majority of the - unihee otal be selected from the majority party in 1° Mr. Hate, (rep.) of N. H., ssid the subject had come upon him unexpected!y; but he had said on Saturday that he was opposed utterly to the creation of any more com- mittees on fraud until the Senate had taken some action in the cases already prairie io Hs notice, and had fully in- vestigated them. He held in his hand a long report of a select committee @f the Senate, appointed last year, from which be would read the conilasion to which that com- mittee bad ome. The Committee say that an examina- tion of the subject eatistied thom that there was as mach fraud on tho government by purchases made by chiefs of bireaus as in any other way, To illustrate tiie feet be would call attention to one instance. [Here Mr, Hale read from the report of the Special Committeo on Frauds in the Navy Department, Hale continued, The principal witness in the case of these frauds was, as I sald on Saturday, arrested by order of tho! Navy Department. His “store was taken possession of, ia papers and the private of his wife’ were. ‘seizod, and he bimealk, “wee sent to Fort Warren and kept thore, where he was denled intercourse with his family, and instructions were given not tq release him undera bail less than five bundred thoasand ars. He was kopt there wntil indignation began to be excited in his case, and the attention of tho President was called to tt. ‘Then they consented to take four hund:ed and eighty thousand dollars off from his bail and to relenee tilm on dat! of twenty thousand dollars, I was asked by tho honorable Senator from Kentucky if Mr. Smith wes arrested because he gave testimony against the Navy Department. It is imposcible forme: te scan the motives of men; it 15 enough fur me to deal with my own motives; and, standing hore, under all the responsl- biities which to mo—Jealois as any man of the little rpwtaiion that belongs to me—careful of my word as most men—T aver before my gountry and before my God, that I have not the shadow of a dovb. ‘hat the cause of this man’s arrest and incarceration wxs that ho gave evi- dénee in thet investigation. In that connection 1 have a ible statement to make of the man who ordered this arrest and committed this outrage in Boston, com- pared with which thy Inquisition was @ tendor mercy. Boing remoustrat-d wth on some reason of this so: /acuinat sending these cases to the — naval ‘sud “military ‘conrts martial, why he did not take the ordinary courts ‘of fuftica, he made thig remarkable avowal, that “the civil courts organize to acquit, but We orgcnize courts to convict.” Mr. Davis—That's true, too, Mr. Hate—If thero are some friends of the individual edt to here, to deny what I say, I think I could flash gu every mind the conviction of its trath. Twill tell you how it is dorie; for while I am on this thing I want to ex- pose tt Yon know that by the retiring law which wo acbed—{I voted against it, because I knew it was calc: lated to promote favorit sm)—by this. law retired of cers, who have no employment except at the Will of the. Secretary, are pat upon’ theso courts martial. (Mr. Hals here read the names Of the oiteers constituting the court that tried Mr. Smith, of Boston, and said they were all retired officers.) These ofigers are all anxious for pay—for employment; and If. thoy make thomsolves acceptable to tho Secretary of the Navy, they can get it; if they don’t, theycan’t, This court, being thus organized, the Secretary of the Nay appears-as” pros*cutor, and the man is prosecuted. it being known thet the Secretary wants a conviction, there js nothing else for them to do but convict, ‘Mr. Hale here read the protest of the Massachusetts gislature in the caso of Mr. Smith, characterizing the Proceedings as unwarrentable and illezal.) Mr. Hale said “that ifany Chief Justice of the Supreme Court had or- dered the incarceration of any man unt!! he could find five bund thousand dollars ball he would be im- Peached. (Mr. Hale) would go.out of the Senate as e came into {t—an uncompromising foe of robbery and oppression. . He knew he would haye.the hounds on his strack; but he did not care. They bad becn there before, Thore was a renson for it, and thNt reason had been as- signed. . He continued:—He was not tn accord with tho Department. He wished that tobe recorded ; he was proud. of it; ho was glad to have it said of him. He diffored with the department in the beginning of the war, and his Treason, was this:—In the boginning of the war, when the cowntry was ina condition which all could remember, when be raw the Scorctary of the Na employ his brother-in-law to purchase ships and pay him a greater corp pensation than was paid to the Presid Vioe Presi- ‘dent and Cabinet all combined ; when he saw the Secreta: of the Navy put his band into the public and di out its contents without stint to his brother-in-law, feet rye tates Temarks about the Navy Do- "i - ment; but he never been half asvere enough on it. Every officer of the navy who had distinguished ‘Bims if and titustrated the national fame on the deck of | bis veasel ‘had immediately fallen under the disploasure of the adminiatration of the Navy Admiral Stringham and Admiral Dupont had been laid on the shelf. If they had beem polene, _prezing om the wiry of the country,..they not. ‘abused than they were. What was that y more fort Why, wo have a remarkable intus at the head of Navy nt—I mean the actual fecre- tary of tho Navy, He used to be's passed midshipman, 1 bel eve he never got any bi; in the mavy. About the tim? of the sicgo of Fort Sumtor his gewhis beamed upon the world in one of the most ridiculous and ‘urd ideas for the reliof of that fort that was ever heard of. twas thought that man who had the brains to conceive such an absurd idea must be a centua, and he |was next found to be practically the First Lord of the Admiralty. Preity von it became neojssory. to, build, some twenty. iron-clads. The Nava! Committee recommended thut the building should)>s under tho au. thority of the President of the United States lusiend of the) Secretary of the Navy. ‘The result. was known. S veral speeches w ro mndc, aud nally the bin heearve Wlaw, “and pliced the Boildfog under the contro) of the Savy Department. ‘Pwenty iron-clads were ordered to be belt, and they were two years betlding, Lest xogg’on I futroduced a resolution caliing the attention of the Com- m ico on the. Condact of the War to their history. This new genius in the Naty Department the opinion of the bureau of construction, avd unde took ( build something upon the suggestions of bis ot geains, Lwould Uo giad to have that committee on Hila pubject Twill 4 ul. They w un hour; but it w bottom of the een on they were rane of ment to-morrow. THR ‘Mr. Witros, (rop.) of Masa, intred abil for the better reorganization of the pay department of the Oni ted States Army, which was referred to the Committoo on Milltary Aftsirs, It gives the Paymaster General rank and pay of a brigadier ¢ neral, and provides for tho appointment of two assistants, who shall be ex oficto inspector general the departm: oats ten de strié ta, to which paymas- deputies, not excecding ten Aviat oftcora ot the pay’ dopartment for aury a Inapec. jo o pay it uty as } tors of such department, not exceeding four tm namber at any ono ti: who shall receive during their detail the rank and pay i H if in at a3 mendment proper mesg ot and! direeting the President to use all retaliation to secure hutnane treatment om. Mr. Hunpnitna, (opp.) of Ind., objected to the wii drawal of the motion to recommit, EXECUTIVE SRESIOY, Of motion of Mr. Snenvan the eXoqutive session and soon after adjou & Senate went into med. Houpe of Representatives. Wasmxarow, Jan, 30, 1865, ‘IMM INDIANA YOLUNTRERA, The Srraxrr presented the memorial of the Indiana Legisleturo, aeking for a discharge of the recruits from, ‘that State, who volunteered In old’ regiments in 1862 on the understanding and agreement of the mustering officer that they were to be discharged with the regiment when ite term of service expired. This wae ordered to be printed, and was reforted to the Military Coramittes, MICHIGAN SITY A PORT OF ENTRY, ‘The Srmaxrn presented the petition of four citizens of Indiana and Iilinoiy, Incleding the Board ‘Trade, asking for tho passage of an act conatitating the harbor of Michigan City, Indiana, @ port of entry, and releasing the claim of the general Ohta to the tonnage duty of sail hartor tothe Michigan City Company, 16 aid in its {mprovément, ‘The Beranun ( jieow in the chair) introduced a bill for thovy purposes, which Was orderrd to be printed, and referred to tle Committee on Commerce. INCHT.ASH OF THR PAT OF CONGRESSMEN AND THE EXYLOTER OF CONGRESS, “Ur, Jouxsox, (opp.) of Pa. offered @ preamble setting contemped | owanp and sverd oc! that the forth that as the compensation of members of Congress cere gna em of. th Ca io the the goverument in the District of Colum! proportion to the onerous ex)ccses wliending the neces The Dismissal of Judge Conrsol. aoe of life, therefore m the Montreal |, dan. 28. Bevoived, een CY ated thingy-theve ond one-third “The on ing penewnesmens in the Buening cont" e vies OF Ot) reason ove Pie was referred to the Cominitteo of, Ways and yocterday, and we Lave to bel CALIFORNIA SWAP ANS. of Cal., introduced @ bill to confirm which was r-erred. On motion of Mr. Wuaox, ¢ Towa, the Com- Pe (rey Ob mittee on Judiciary was eS) to inquire what lation is necessary to prevent payment for of troops and y of the United States to railroad’ oy parprenea grants ate on — the same free of toll. r ? ‘TOR INCRRASR OF SALARIES, Mr. Coan (rep.) of Wis, oftored @ resolution that, in view of the oncrous expouse of the government in st ing and maintaining our army and and the. taxes operate against the re larg. imposed this on the People tomcat such expenses ts the sess of sons which induce us to make this stacement louse or ib to nact wi | selarioa or compensation of say sass of employes thai be | ABtielpated Raids from the United raised or increased. Tha House laid the resolution om the Torouto Globe, Jan. 28.] il pane eee (aiecaccig! aeisimeaiet Consiaersot Apprehension prevailed yesterday at On motion of Mr. Auiisox, (rep,) of Iowa, the Commit. Brockvill Kingston of antici as ra on ae part tee of Ways and Means was lnstrucied to inquire into the expediency of establishing in the Treasury Department a bureas of commercial statistics, aud the collection and publication of facts relating to international commerce, ‘with leave to report a bill or otherwise, INSPECTION OF LIQUORS, On motion of Mr. Ixcenso:, (rop,) of T., a resolution was adopted {ustructing the Committee of Ways and Means to inquire into the expediency of reporting a uni- form mode of guaging and inspocting domestic quors. THANKS TO THE PREIDINT FOR REMOVING GENIAL BUTLER, Mr. Ross, (opp.) of Ill., introduced a resolution that the thanks are hereby tendered, to tho Prusident of the United States for relieving Major Geuoral Butler from military command, ‘The resolution was lald on the table—97 against 43. GBSERAL JRF, C. DAVIS AND TUR CONTKABANDS. On motion of Mr. Gruyxeiz, (rop.) of Iowa, a rosotu- tion was adopted that the Committee on the Conduct of the War be directed to inquire inte the treatment of mon, women and children made free 7 the President's Emannipation proclamation, by the Fourteenth army corps, under General Jeff. C. Davis, attached vo Major General Sherman's arwy, on the recent march froin At- lanta tO Savannah, and ‘report theseon. ab the ourliest 0, INCRYASB OF TAXFS. Mr. 14am, (rep.) of Wie., offered # resolution, which waa laid on the table, instrnciing the Comunittee of Ways and Means to inquire Lato the expediency of reporting a bill amendatory of the Internal Revenue act, by which the dutios may be Increased thirty-three and'a half per cout. A Pmeonsr Marti. Mr. Farxeworrn, (rop.) of I!l., noticed comments hiaself tu the Washington correspondence of the BPribune, written, he said, by an employé of the House, tm which he, with othera, was repre: ed as having “flibasiered”’ to prevent the passing ¢ Washburnola resolution reducing the tax on po F tb no desire . Be Hou: large tuinority of the the pi of the resol'ition, and ¢ ont, because under the gag rule no ¢ vwed for wideration vestigation, Ys Pemarks: Ought not to pass without notice, and he therefore pro- posed to explain his position, ng that he voted to favor monoy Ho had neither seen, nor heard of, paper many ra lobbylug here to. promote their in- terest. The nowspaper men Y) ives wer, engaged in lobbying. He expressed himseif in favor of coutinuing the present taritf. . ‘THR PREADNTIAL VOTR. On motion of Mr. Stevi, rep.) of PA, the Houge con- curred in the Senate’s join: resolution, appointing « com- Miithee to examine und report the votes for President and Vice President, and to notify the persons chosen of their election. o ‘The committee on the part of tho Senate consists of be ' a apa 2) | bears no jaya and Means, Sat oe rstecront is The of nication , inti wed lands to the State of Califorula, | mating to him thatthe Governor Genera! bas deemed it th navy to | Wo do notat present feel at liberty to announce the rea Congress and of the country are due, and | TUB ACADEMY OF MUSIC CROWDED TO REPLE- | women poured in at the reception doors, filled tho dress- | Ipg and reception rooms, overowed the seats, private | aud public, and filled the floor to repletion, The {nvited CANADA. has at last received a commu- from the Assistant Provincial Secretary, ex, to cause @ commission of Luquiry to issue, with a view to investigate all the pi nected with the St Albans offouders up to the time of their discharge by him, and conveying to him his Obs Sorene bars Ci that he (radge Gpurect} pending Investigation, abstain from act as Judge of the Scesions of the Peace. He wea alse itt over to Colone] Krmatinger dui ‘Wo shall simply that tt neat fair play on the nart ef the public entirely to suspend their judgment until ey See tho reasons which have moved the government. of lawless characters from the Lawrence being frozen over renders this Mr. Chambers, M. P. for Brockville, waa besa" last night, by the Mayor thereof, say: that a militia force should be stationed at that wwn, Ho inet the members of the Government last night, and represented the mat- ter to thom. It will receive due attention. It is said the banks are prepared for an attack, having obtained # sup- ly of arms, The Ball of the New York Fire Depart- ment, TION--THB DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, ETC. Jam, crowd and jam. Probably the Academy of Music never saw such @ tremendous crowd or a better natured. on® congregated within its walls than the one as- sembled there last evening. It was the occasion of the thirty-sizth annual ball in aid of the New York Fire Do- Partinent Fund, and the manayors of the affair have rea- fon to congratulate themes!yes upon the great saceess which has crowned their oforts in making the ball profitable and pleasurable to thelr guests. From seven o'clock in the evening until ‘twelve @ continuous and incessant stroam of men and gucsts were numerous and wortby of note, The Sena- Yorial Investigating Cofnmittes were present ina body, and entered into the festivities with becoming Senatorial gravity. The Mayor and heads of departments and agoodly sprinkling of members of the Common Council added in- terest tothe scens, The judges also wero well represented, and United States officers, civil and military, were to be frequently mot with, Among the distinguished military geutlowen present were Major Genorul Averill, Major ai Torvert, General J. D. Webster, of Major General also Colonel RM.’ Sawyer, Capiain , Captain Anderson: and Captain: or General Sherman's staff; arid Dr, Cherles eral Sherman's Medical f and tuo assistant engin " . and exerted ten Nn . The supper was provided a la oni Kelley, and was most adm rably got up. Indeed the supper wa one of the most notable’ features of tho-evening, aud gave the utmost satisfaction to all parties, ‘They dechrations of the Academy were very tasteful and quite unique. Clusters, baskets, bovquets, wroathe gnd festwons of flowers were pendant everywhere. A Mammoth basket of flowers was suspended from the ves for three metabers. The House ordered the conmitiee on their part to consist of fiys members, Mr. Wasox, from the Committee on the Judiciary, re- ported a preainbl getting forth that the local authorities of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carola, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee, have rebelled against the government of the United States, and Lave continued for more than three years, and were in armed rebeilion oa the 8th of November, 1861; therfore, States mentioned In the + entitled to represen vice of Preatdent and Vico Prost. ted States for the term of ojfice commencing ‘on the 4th of Murcll next, and no eleccoral votes shall be re- eclved or counted from'thore States eoncerning such ehoice of President and Vice President, Mr. Matsory, (opp.) of Ky., a8 a member of the Com- mitteo on the Kules, said y had prepared a rulo to meet the case, It was read for laformation. It proposed that, if on opening and counting the" vous any dilioulty should ar.se, it must be settled by the concurrent votes of the two: Housox, Mr. Witson anid he could not the resolution as a Sore for his own, [t was iimportant that action hould be taken on his resolut now, a3 the votey are to be counted noat Wednesday. The new rule could be re- ried and discused at another time, The regolution reported by Mr. “Wilson was then adopted. reamble to jon io the TIM NAVAL AVPTOPRIATION BIL. ‘The House resolved Itself into Committee of the Whole ‘on the state of the Union on tho Navy Appropriation bill, ‘Among the amendments adopted was one providing at one midshipman in addition to those authorized by w shall be appointed for cach Congreasional district on the neminatton of the member of Congross’ or delezate from gaid district; bui no raidshipman shall be appointed for any district not represented in Congrers. Mr. Davie, (rep.) of Md., offered an amendment pro- ‘viding for the appointment of a Board of Admiralty by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senato, rd is to Le advisory on matters of naval organization and W, Mr. Sravipixc, (rep.) of Ohio, hoped the. amendment would not be adopied, as the Committee on Naval Allaire bad tie subject under consideration, Tho Cuatawan (air. Wachburne) decided the amendment out of order, D°t wos not rustuined by the committee. Ponting thie #mendment the comm.ttee rose, and the Hoase adjourucd. Reported Evacuation of Mobile. Cano, Jan, 90, 1865. from Mobite Eay, jon of Mubile, The ro- on the 20th. v Orleans. the 24th, has ng the river, A steamer had arrived at New 0: briaging a Tumor of the ovat ed from the ting of Magenta, froia The Weldon und Guston Bridges De- stroyed by a Fresh Fuwraxss Moxroe, Jan, 27, 1805 m North Carolina Lave reacted hers Ww tho that the We aud Gaston bridges have been away by the heavy freshet in that river, Whe Overtund Mutt. f Tan. 90, 1865 A despatch from Atehtvon fay# the Overiand matt stages will probably begin to run through in about ten days. Advices fic effec The Arkanas Senatorship. Sr. Lours, Jan. 90, 1868, Tho recent statement of the Little Rock Democrat that the election of W, D, Snow to the United States Senate, by the Legislature of Arkunsas, was a furce proves to be optrue. ‘the General Assembly being present. He was legally elected, more than a quorum of | wag dome, and from this festoons of tri-colored bunting stroamed ont tall sides of the room, At the siave end of the hal! the apparatus of Engine Company 12 aud Hoso Companies 7 and 29 wese displayed, the bright work of the machines acting as #0 many mrrors._ Front- ing these, and suspended in mid air, appeared the word Charity, eupported ‘on each side by a star, Under this appeared a splendid eagle and the words “Now York Firo Department. Fund;”” and, under this aga, the hooks, ladders, axoa, fire caps and other insignia of the department, the. whole blazing out in Innumerable gas i and producing a most pleasing effect, Over this ‘Was suspended the banner of the department, The ball opened at nine o'clock with an overture and grand march by Grafulia, The programme comprised twonty-eight dances, mterspersed with as many prome- Bades, and kept the quests busy Until the email hours, It must be said that the various committess exerted them+ solves to please all parties, and that the shortcomings, such as they were, must be charged to the account of the immense crowd that attended, and who were as well vided for asacrowd could be who had come together, under the refinements of civilized lite, to flud that every- else bad been us furtunate as themselves in pro- Curing-tickets of admission. Altogether it we one of the finest and most remunerative balls of the season, and ewolls the coffers of the Fire Department Fund somo thousands of dollars, The Hibernian Outwurd Bound. Pontiann, Jan. 30, 1866, ‘Thesteamship Hibernian will leave Portland next Bat- urday in place of the Damascus, leaving the latter to make an extra trip. City Intelligence. A MAN Frome To Da\tn tt Wantex Riven.—On Snn- day night the potico of Wostchester county found the body of an unknown man {n the Harlem river, frozon in the ice, at the foot of 138th street, How the unfortunate maan got into the wator conld not be discovered, nor Lave any fasts relative to his tdentity been d’scoverod. Coroner Ol ver, of Westchester county, held an Inquest on thy body’ yesterday, but did ‘not sveceed in Coiling any evidence tending to throw light on the melnnsholy ‘enee, The deroased was about five fect ten in hes in heivht, had heavy whiskers mivtahe, Ww coat, blink pants, pinid vost, i nd gray overshirt, Two hand- rs ne marked “H. M. 8, N,,” ond the ottie ith letter "7A Knife and small brags cheek, fgated flve, were rod on his person. iis ‘boots and hat bore lelphi e. The body will Application may be mde to ary Sturn’, Overseer of the ot, Mott Haven, Westchester county, Avner ox a Coancs or Amox—A Davina Armerr to Ruet a Taxeuest Hoe Micer Houghton, of the ‘Twentieth precinet, yesterday arrested a mon, named Joly Densler, on a charge of arson, under the following eircume'ances:—It seems that on Sunday evening @ fire rod in th pretuises ocenpled bythe accused at 277 Twen'y eighth street. The fire was soon discovered | by the also y thom, Hot de | | ne ghbors and the occupants of the house, and the qutek appleation of a fow pals of water and the of the police the fire war extingnished, On jon of the premiser by Fire Mar-hal Baker, ted Ly oMcer Houghton and roundsman Rovers, it wot evident the house had becn wilfully fred. In the Davement a pile of wood, cut into strips of about two and a half feet long, was found stacked tog ther endwive; this wood wos saturated with Kerosene oil; a Un bustin, Millgd with shavings, was under this wood; those shav: ing* wero also saturated with kerosene. In the floor of the first story, directly over this pile of wood, a recently bored hole of nearly three inches in «i. ameter, through which it is supposed the match was thrown. By the side of this hole lay an auger, which is Death of the State Treasurer of New | mid to have boen the tool with which the hole was made. Jersey. Tamwrow, N, J,, Jan. 90, 1868, Hon. R. M. Smith, Treasurer of the State, was taken ‘with paralysis on Sunday morning, at three o'clock, at his residence in Hightstown, and died this morning, In addition to this, a canteen was found beside the wood, which contained a small quantity of kerosene oil. In this vessel, it is alleged, the accused conveyed the oil to theipiace fred. When’ arrested on bis person was found a piticy. of insurance for $800 in tho Greenwich Insur- ance Company, which is said to be about double the value of his property. The accused kept a butcher shop, and He has heid the office for fifteen years, and was univer: | lived with hia family in apartments back of his wally respected as & most accomplished and faithfal officer. Brooklym City News. Duara or Mn. Mores H. Rowsnrs.—Mr. The conveyed the acoused and witness before Justioe Ledwith, and the Justice committed the prisoner to await an examination. Finx wt Wat Forniern Srazet.—About five o'clock yestorday afternoon & fire cocurred in the Empire Oakum of the Baperintendents of the Poor of the olty of Brook. | fotry, In Fortiéth street, between Seventh and Kighth lyn, died at his residence im Hudson avenue yesterday uf- ternoon, from disease contracted. while in the porform- denv's omeo. i dally and dent . ov with applicants for relief, Sanyo whom, it has Boot mcertained wero sufering from smallpox and other con- Lig or tem days ago ications for three cofins, all to be eent to ‘ane house in Navy street. Mr. Robetta,” being an: to ascertain the cance of Mnuch syortallty, went tay a a sera that the family was Linge gle rigs the 5 ever. He soon after was the wan ea "which has resulted Ya hls death. ‘Ho a large far Ton Kastren Deerucr Fannten —At a meeting of tho were successively duties, The Saperinten- | Compunica. yal thore | DMee av Joaves | 204 other potnts along our coast to the national deet an avenues, The fire broke ont In the ening room. Lore took Stet te tee, Sars etek ec in ju ani re Com ‘The Bre is said to have been accidental, Heavy Wonx at tux New Yorn Posr Orricn —By a jareful examination made within the past two weeks it appears that the total amount of matter witch passes @irough the bands of the clerks of the New York Post is about forty-five tons. During the coiche of the mail matter, exelasivo or that ten Key West, New Orloani foiag to Europe, Port Royal, , haw amotnted to four bundred and eigineen thou gad seven hundred and forty-four peunds, or more than Swedty-one tons per day. Brooklyn Common Council, last evening, a communica. Dertincnon of tae New Tram Cerr Crarevcy tion was presouted from. Mr, A. IH. Dailey, hondred others, residing fm the Eastern district, osking citlclal assistance to enable then to secure rufe to New York. panied by a rexolution, offered by Alderman Kalbfieisch, that in the Senate and Assembly be requ investigation into the [aa ped complained of, and u: thetr infiuence to obtain the passage of jaws as may ell am to redross the same. The resolution was ‘The Mervoronrtax Fut Derarmesws.—Thero is much iin in a few days, when @ ta oppoaition to the bill now before the Legislature having | &Tlv for }ts object the incorporation of Brooklyn within the limite the proposed Metropolitan Firo district. In the Common Couneil, last night, Alderinan O'Keofe offered ® resolution, which wes do and several | grasve. presentatives | rome thousands of do!lare to tustitute am | Bub treasure r has @ 8 —True to the announcement in Sunday's issue, the distribution of the new three cent currency stampa comtmenced at the Sub-Treasury office yesterday, The applications for packages wero quite numerous, and worth were doled out, The on hand amounting to a little over twenty thousand doll The distribution, gener- ally speaking, is In sums Of three dotlars to individual applicants; but banks and other corporations have tho vilege of receiving Atty dollars worth at one time. Of ger ply will have of, the Sub Treakurer will boable to give out heavier quantities to applicnota, Sire ov Tre Usirep States Horsi—Irs Oonvanmon adopted, | mero an Exctawon,—The property known as the United to the effect that Board respect: | States Hotel, corner of Fulton and Water stroeta, has fully, but earnest! § ci A SA. ly Poy Pri acevo Ae a'Metro. | Dew purchased by Mr, William Tilden, with @ view, we in tho Legis!nture to use their most strenuous efforts to defeat the passage of the kame, Bounty Beoxers Brwane—The Brooklyn Common Council adopted & revolution last night prohibiting any Person irom enlisting any man in thin city for any other Jocality under a penalty of from $1,000 to $5,000 fine, or x months’ OF ON® Year's imprisonment in the voni- offteea fot commercial sem Many of our readers will remember when this hotel was erected, in 1828, by Mr. Holt, involving an outlay of some $300,000, At that titne it was regarded as the nest marble structure and the moot prominent hotel in the city. With the increase ‘of commerce all the old landmarks in Yhe lower part of the city have to give wag, Carolina and dovastate that entiro State. this side of SHERMAN. , The Georgians Tired of the War—Gene= rel Sherman Aboat to Take the Field=— His Peace Programme, Sec. Savannan, Jan. 22, 1908, Partios arriving from different points in the interior eff Goorg'a state that @ great reaction ts taking place in the mindgof the people, who now openly confeos that the attempt to establish a Southern confederacy is & failure, and that ft is useloes for Georgia to extend to this end. On the question of an immediate returs te the Union the people are divide. Some meetings in the interior have passed resolutions favoring such s stepy Dut s majority fayor delay until after the fina’ battle soon to bo fought dated forces of both sides, fearing, az one of their resolu tions expresses it, “that prompt action for peace under tae Present ciroumstances would be an exhibition of undue baste and weakness on the part of Georgia, at the em pense of her honor." y mure abe Detweem the consol General Sherman finds that tho people of Georgia have a hearty hatred for South Carolina, During nis march he was continually asked why he did not go into Sout That State seoms to receive as litle sympathy from Georgia as from North Carolina. A steamer just arrived here reports seeing two Monitor Umington, comiag south. ‘The fast gunboat Lilian arrived here yesterday wit important despatches for General Sherman, from Nort Carolina” She leuvon to-day, with importaht despatches from General Sherman to Admiral Porter and Grant. General Sherman intends to leave Savannah to-day oin lis army. Wo iv in good health and ine syirits; aw his army, which is very confident tha! the approach ing campaign will be as extensive and brilliant as wae the last. General Sherman says that if the people in tho North will provide the necessary men and money to carry om the war for four years that it will not last four months longer; but if they fail to dasothero {5 no telling how long it'may be prolonged, He is s rivusly opposed te ofiering peace to the enemy before their armies are am nihilaved. In ordor to secure prompt action and perfect concord tm the great undertaking now in progrees the following fm portant orders are tssued:— GENERAL ORDER*—NO, 4 Heapquantrrs, Divanty gy ov Tax Sort, Hivos Hsp, 8. C., Jan. 16, 1506. The State of North Carolina having ben attac this department, the undersigned tereby assur mand of the same, Ht will in foture be District of Norih Carolina, Department of the . ‘The commanding officer of the Divirict Ina will wake the ustal returns aud reports required by Fogulation 6 theme Leadquaitons, neral Commanding, ant Geucral, GENERAL 0} Tizspquarr® HitoN Bran, 8. ¢ ‘The command and charre of the dependencies baving, by ths order of Moor @ ; 1, sherman, cc iding Military Division of the Mirvise ppl, been assigied to mie, aa w portion of the Depart ment of the South, L hereby e comtannd therenf, This district of the department will be designated the Dictrict of Savannah, and will embrace the city of Seam null, With its forts, lines of defence au Fort Pulaski, and’ the islands tnd country ut the extent of tho m! 'y control of the garr son, Brevet Major General Cuvier Grover, United Statee Voltmtoers, is bereby assigned to the cominaud of the District. of Savannah. 3.6. FOSTER, Mojor General Commandiog, W. L. M. Bunorr, Acting Adjutant General, The Stolen Conds of the Crawiord County Bank. Mrapevitix, Pa, Jan, 20, 1868, Our stolon bonds arc all re-overcd’and the thief as Pestod. SAMUEL P. OFFICER, Cashier of the Crawtord County Baal, MAILS FOR EUROPE. The Specte Basis of the Republic/The Movements of the Union Forces—The Peace Mission—Important News from Mexico—Intercsting from Central. Ame= riea, Cuba, &., &c. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Canada, Captain Hockley, ‘will leave Boston on Wednesday for Liverpool. ‘The mails for Europe will close in this city wt a quarter: past one, and at half-past five o’clock this afternoon. The New Youre Hrnstp—Edition for Europe—will te published at nine o'clock this morning, It will contain an interesting account of a Trip beyon® the Sierra Nevada and around the Grand Golden Cirete of the United States, with a description of oar new Gold an@. {ilver Territories, with valuable statistics and a table of distances, illustrated by a map showing the Parks of Colorado, fringed with Auriferous Mountains; Accounte® the attempt of four Rebel Iron-Clad Vessels to destroy the Union Works at City Point, Va; The latest account® of the Union Land and Naval Fogoes near Wilmingtom, N. C.; The latest ascount of the movements of General Sherman's Army in Georgia and South Carolina; The latest News from the Army undor Licutenant General Grant, near Richmond, Va, and from the Union Forces ‘m all parts of the country; The latest report of the result of the Blair Peace Mission; Late and interesting News from Mexico’,accompanied with a Map showing the States ceded to Napoleon; News from Central America, the South Pacific, Cuba, St, Domingo, &e., and reports of all Important events of the past week. Bingie copies, in wrappers, realy for mailing, six conta, False Delicacy. 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