The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-12
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE,
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ON SPECIAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

QlD SpEC1AL WARRINGTON DISPATCHES.
WAaaIaGioS, July II, 1861.
sYNors,s OF THE ARMY BILL.
me Army bill for the year ending with June next,
whiuh passed the Hoage to-day, apprupriAtes about
SOL o06, Oo0 including, for the pay or the army,
a e0 for three mon:hs volunteers, S5o COO for
three years. vounteers $56 900 Oco for subsistence in
Kind for regular troops, nearly $4,000 900; for
.ubsistsnOs in kind for three years. volunteers
Sss ,osa 900; for supplies Of the Quartermsster's
Department ever sil.ooo,Oo0, and for incidental
sxpanses thereof over 81 500 900; for the pur
sAsse Of a. 900 dragon end artillery horscs $4,000
800 for Incorporation OF army, &C., over $4,000 0oei
for suptaats the Western rivers, 81 900 600 for forth
ncsasOns IN Nav York. Maine, Maryland, Virginia. Fori
d. and California; seas 900. Appropriations also In
cuod FOR azrearAes for the year ending with June last
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Navy bill approprates about $50 900 0o0 Of which
over s., 600 for the repair and equipmen.
81 vessels 81 soc, 600 for the completion Of seven
assm screw sloops-of.wNr authorized last February
ea1 400 the completion oseven slocps and SIDE
wheel s.eamers nearly 600 for the charter Of YES
res their purchase ttrg for SERVICE and reserve
tions existing contracts for the fitting out Of shps
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NTHE VAN WICK INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
TIE Committee OF Investigation moved By Mr.. Van
80 sAlutary as II is Ie,essary. Machiaysl teaches
that It Is wise in government TO be careful
In it, expenditures Ut the commencement Of a WAY be-
caasethen enthusiasm prevails, and money Is easily 90
tanned In the beginning equip carefully and economically
Fsut 70 end war successfully cost must bs disre
carried Too great vigilance cannot be exercised to pre-
vent under the present administration the options
and pecuiatious which were q prominent feature
OF ito predecessoss Already the cid vnsures, vhoss
sxcesses aroused the indgostion Of the people, have
scented the public plumber They swarming around
the department The favorites Of the Buchanan d.
psAy whose outrageous corruption rise to the loves
tigHson Comntee In the last Congress and the hatory q
whoee frauds I'll hundreds Of the pages OF the record OF
the naval and other Investigations have now donned
Union hsbilments and pressing forward With Gaia
line rapaciiy and steam engine mpetuosy to claim fat
jobs growing out Of the present necessities the gov
ernment- These men are willy. Government contracts
are the only food which they feed and out of which
they amass colossal fortunes, while good, s,auuch
Union men, willing and capable to fulal At
q less price the contracts promptly, fairly aud
honestly, are thrust aside to mako way for these
professional contractors. This will necessarily
be expensive one and the government has need Of all
possible vigilance TO avoid the rtan Of corruption and
extravi gance which damned the Buchanan admins:ra
ton before its treason was discovered II ia bad policy
TO spend all the money In the beginning, and be bard
pressed La the hour OF need for means with which 10
carry to succcssul conclusion There 10 already work
for Van wycks committee and the fact Of is c1gsniza
ton may deter contract gamblers from cutting out more
Of the same character Tie committee should fortiiy
itself with good verbatim reporter and then lie, Loose
the dogs Of war Y
THE TROUBLE AMONG THE GARIBAIpI GUARD
appears that the cne,ae among the Garibald Guard
was not altogether without By some oversight
the regiment is armed with three different kinds of arms
requiring different cartridges This is grievance worthy
81 complaint nteS'eres greatly with the efficiency of
the e0t creates rreparable confusion the face o,
IN enemy, and msy, in the very moment Of greatest
dspger, render the powsess FOR their own de-
fence The mutneers ask that they shall all be provided
alike with efficient arms with which they shall n least be
able 10 defend themselves in action
THr DOMINICAN QUESTION.
Tho President, in reply TO resolution OF the House
cafg fov the correspondence tOuchng the annexation
Of the dominican republic to spain has replied Is no.
Seemed advisable TO communicate II q. This time
THE DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS
The time Of enlistment Of the District yo,prtea,e is
daily expiring and the different oorps are cut
of service ~ fast - they return from The Upper Potomac
most Of them have been doing soldiers duty brave
~ and well They were nearly all armed with the y;ne
uskes Of the pattern Of 1885, which are now p