New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-24

+,vas excises. and oil other dues TO the oen-
49,, coyerrmspt. except duties on imports.
New banks that 90 into operation under TINS
.ot oil be authorized TO receive deposits, dis
count bills aud notes, sell exchange, and 90
al kinds of banking business. Under this act
- hank may be established at New-York,
v.;fs a cspital of $5O,OOO,OOO or SlOO,OOO, GOO.
m, restrictions which the Committee have
thrown around this important measure are
das,oed sufficient to guard bill holders and pre-
vent frauds upon the public. They require
each bank to keep always on hand 20 per cent
Of tbe amount of bills in circulation. Ihey
mako the stockholders personally liable to an
o,,ourt equal TO the stock held by them Inc
Committee VIII have the bill ready TO report
immediately after the LIST OF January ana VIII
mos, ;ts early adoption. 1t meets fully the
recommendations of the Secretary OF the Treas
urv and is intended to carry out his views
II ia understood that in Secretary Chase's
oo.,t,r.,ee. with the banks in New-York last
,-,os tbe question Of suspending specie pay
,rorts wes eyaded or postponed until the En-
cEsb question ia in process of settlement
Co,eroment is unwilling TO recommend, and
tbe banks are unwilling to take step which
looks like the adoption of retalatory policy
toward England Nor is The drain of specie
at present large.
TIE NEW REBEL COMMISSIONERS.
The repOrt circulated week or two since,
ia tae effect that Breckenridge and Hunter had
been appointed by the Confederate Government
.s Commissioners to the European Powers,
,ce sGdell and Mason, consigned to Fort
Warren, is probably correct 1t is thought
that they have not yet left the country.
TIE RITURN OF FUGITIVE SLAVES BY THE
ARMY.
We commend to the special attention OF
their constituents those representatives VINO
voted in the House to-day to lay on Inc 'aole
the resolution instructing the Military Commit
fee to frame an army regulation forbidding the
return of fugitive slaves by soldiers, and pun
ishng officers who require it done. Inc ie"
Republicans who, by this vote, declared In
substance that this was appropriate WORK Tor
our troops, viii undoubtedly be remembered.
THE WAR TARIFF.
The war tariff on sugar, coffee, tea, and
,uolasses was introduced into the House to-
day, run through that body, passed by the
Senate. taken To the President and sisned ey
him. and is now law, TO so into effect TO-
morrow. In addition to this revenue measure,
which was fastened by the expected arrival OF
large consguments of each of the above com
modities. the Committee will, Immediately on
the reassenbling of Congress, submit an excise
bill which will be operative In all the States,
aud largely productive of income.
PAYMENT OF OFFICERS APPOINTED BY GEN.
FREMONT.
Adiutant-G General Thomas last week sane
toned the payment of all the officers appointed
BY Gen. Fremont, named in the list forwarded
by Gen. Haleck. New names have been for
warded here since, and instructions asked in
regard to them. Orders were sent out to-day
By Mr. Thomas, to pay every officer actually in
service under Gen. Fremont, whatis justly due
hun.
THE sUTLER QUESTION.
The Suffers have lost their lien upon SOL
dIers pay, as the Paymaster-General VIII soon
inform them in o General Order, founded upon
tho act recently passed by both Houses. Bat they
are stranirg every nerve to defeat the other
measures foe the curtailment OF their oppressive
privileges, which are in contemplation. Nj
merous letters from soldiers and soldiers
friends, praying for relief are still coming to
Senator Wilson, who has received but one IN
favor of the Suffers, save those from them
selves
The bill which he will introduce at an early
day will provide for the election OF regimental
suffers By all the commissioned officers, and
for the preparation of a schedule of articles to
be sold and of prices to be paid. \ suter
who violates these regulations forfets his stu
alton and all his property in the camp ore
half of which is to 60 to the informer.
CONVICTION OF SURGEON NEW.
Surgeon George w. New, 9TH Indiana,
charged with conduct to the prejudice Of good
order and discipline, in selling to privates of
his own and I'd Virginia regiments whisky and
brandy, which were part of the hospital stores
for the use of the sick who needed it, and for
which he was responsible, and retaining the
money received, was convicted by court
martial of which Col Jones, 25th Ohio, was
President, and sentenced to pay over the pro-
ceeds of his sales and to be dismissed from the
service Gen. Reynolds has approved the ind
ing and sentence.
DISMISSAL OF LIEUT.. WRIGHT
Lieut.. Wright, 10Th Massachusetts, has been
h., "a. INA fial