, 1862-06-12
MA1TERS AT THE CAPITAL.
The Mileage Question.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
YESTERDAY.
Appointments by the President.
THE COLLECTION OF Z. 8.
TAXES In DIAIE,
A Measure that will work
Changes.
THE NEW ASS:'T. SECT. OF WAR,
THE Si0,000,GG0 TREA3uRT
ISSUE.
e View of the National Finances.
f. Very DcI,Eot::u: Story.

Se1,atG: Tru!a!::i!. fam the judiciary COM |
.s:itttc, reported L substitute for his bill It
Vas referred to thu: Ccu.inittcc. It provides |
that whenever auy T'cssGn shall, on the high |
Geas, Wllftil}J anu corruNliy destroy any YES |
sels belonging to citizens otthe United States, !
such plrstu shall 5e liable to penalty, and |
punished by fine not exceeding SIC, 900, and !
imprisonment from iTc to twenty years
ANY vessel ewner, in port or While at sea,
who destroys, or causes to be destroyed, his
vessel with the intention Of defrauding the
underwriters or others, such owners shall be
liablc to similar punishment.
Mr. Powells bill to provide for means and
modes Of taking evidence in support Of claims,
makes it the duty Of the commissioners in
chanccry in the UDiied States courts to take
such evidence and report 10 the Quart =rn1as-
ter General. In cases where citizens have
furnished the army with supplies, voluntarily
OF involuntarily, whers the army has taken
citizen's property without his consent or
injured his inclosure, or by damages done
real estate by the army occupying the
premises, with Or without the consent Of
the owners, the claims for turnpike tolls
Of troops or wagoEs Of the United States,
the commissioner is authorized to take cyi-
dcnce On both sides, cross examine the wit
ncsses and examine tho property in question
personally His fees shall be paid by the
claimant. The Quartcrmastcr General shall
report the facts with his opinion 10 Congress.
Al cases within this district are to he adjudi-
Gated upon BY the court Of claims.
Tic Mileage Committee reported on back
pay and emoluments.
The bill passed the Senate with amendments,
striking out the section cutting down the
milcageto twenty cents by the nearest r.1ll-
road route. F. \. Conkling moved against the
advice Of the anti~n.ileage friends, who, fore
SEEING the result, to amend by providing for
the payment only Of actual travelling expenses,
the same to be determined by the members
affidavit. This vas carried triunphantly By q
yen and nay vote. Then somebody moved the
concurrence in the amendment Of the Com
! nittee. The House ignorantly voted yea
without division It is too late to elIect the
vote to strike out the section. Had direct
| vote been taken Oh the section as amended
| it would have been rejected.
| The House bill, framed by Mr.. Wilson, ofIowa,
prescribing in tho oath OF Office, an oath as to
past and present loyalty was reported to the
S. nate by Mr. Trumbul], from the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee, without amendment.
The Sena:e has confirmed Brigadicr General
lockwood, who WIS twice rejected. Also
Co!oncl5 Elliott, Of Iowa, Fowler, Of the en-
.ineer corps, Howe, Of the artillery, Dr..
Wood, assistant surgeon general with th=
rank Of captain, and all medical inspectors
yet nominated; DR.. Cuylcr BY t'To majority,
the others without decision.
The bill reorganizing the circuits Of tho
u S. courts passed the House as reported
by Mr.. Wilton Of Iowa, and modified by
him OIL tie suggestion of four n,en,bcrs, max.
irg the circuits as follows: Kentucky and
Tennessee: Ohio and Michigan; Wisconsin,,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska
and Kansas Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana
and others to remain as now. The bill goes
back to the Senate.
The House passed the bill dischargiug sol
dtEs. seutt reed by courts martial, from ths
Eenitcntiary Of this District, and instructed
| tue Judiciary Coromittce to report I bill pro
hibiting further confinement there, excep
for Infamous ofien5es under the civil law
The Judiciary Committee will tomorrow TAX,
up The inquiry Us 10 Ben Woods loyalty, sub
r,ittcd to them By 4 vote Of the Heusc.
Senator Wilson has introduced i bill il
the Senate amcndatory of the act abolishin.
slavery in the District. One section cover
: the detect pointed out by the President il hi
/, message accompanying his signature to til
, bill, By allowing claimants who are minors 0
wives to appear before commissioners and Off
<,f ha IN uiro {hhir n,
Gcpcc in writing, properly attcstcd. Anothe
clause extends the benefits Of tho ACT t
: slavcs whose nlatters reside here, but VIII
were buried out into Maryland md Eirgini
Nhen the act went into effect.
|, A dinner was given to Gen. Prim in Nc'
;. York Oh Friday, to which the Spanish I'll
o Mexican ministers were invited.
c WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Secretary {
? the Treasury, in letter to the Committee c
t. Ways ard Means, says:
# Cndertt law, $50 oO0, 900 of Demand Treas
ury Notes, receivable for Custom House due:
/ lavc bcen issued, and s90, 900 Geo in notes no
i | SO receivable. The outstanding amount
therefore $50, ,00O, 600, being thu entire sun
= heretofore authorized hy the existing statute
F. OF this aggregate, S5G 5000, 600 in Deman
e Notes arc held By banks and capitalists, an,
:, Lot used AZ circulation, being held at a pre-
u:ium in consequence Of their availability IA
r customs. The whole issue OF $50, ,0O0, 900 i
Demand Notes may thus be- considered as prAt
tical]y withdrawn from circulation. Tac lini
Of temporary deposit Is now reached. Nothin
further car be expected from that source
at is therefore upon the conversion Of Unite
~ States noteG in 70 100, now practically lin
i1cd to $50, o,U00, ,OGO Of legal tender notes, an
VI the receipts from customs, that the Treasur
Isl l:lCst ulsiuly depend, under existing lcSisl;
20 ton, on the means to meet its current t.
=, penscs, hence the suggestion Of the Secre:ar
- OF the Treasury to Issue $50 600 600 leg
IN | ttudvr notes, Of rot less denomination tia
IS, in accordance with which the bill was t,
day reloi:cd from the Committee on Way
in ! aad Means.
m WASHINGTON, June 11.-Toc President b:
:, appointed Christopher 7. Wolcott, Of Obi
n. assistant Secretary Of War in the place
ed | Thomas A. Scott.
I'd WASHINGTON June 1.-the bill for the cole
to tion Of direct taxes In the irsurrcctionary dI
!. tr1cts has hccGme Law. 1t provides for the sa
" OF rial estate in certain cascs joF this purpos
y where owner5 hare abandoned thSiz llad
~ engage In the rebellion and the same shall
struck off to the United States at vcnlu
The commissioners proposed TO be appoints
~ may lease the same under such regulations
~ will secure proper and reasonable cnplo
&c Inent at wages or upon shares Of the crop
II, such persons or families as may be rcsidis
-, upon the lard. The proceeds Of the leases Al
- sales arc te be paid into the treasury, on
or fourth Of which is to be paid over to The ca
h error Of State wherein such lands are stu
IA It'd, or his authorized agent. When such j
-" tu1Ttc ction ehu!I be put down, and tho PEG,
shall elect { legislature and s.atc Office:
=. who shall take an oath to support the Cons
o tuition Of the United States, and such fact 81,
Of lie proclaimed by the President for the p,
tn pose Of reimbureing the loyal citizens Of S:
m State, OF for such other purpose as said St:
~ may direct, and one fourth Shall also be pE
lp- over the State as fund to aid the colonizatl
:a- CT emigration from said State Of any 1roe p
son Of African descent who may desire to
o., move theEefro1n to Hayti, Liberia or any d
It'll CT tropical State or colony.
ith Secretary Seward left for New York tod
IN to be absent for several days.
~ hon Rtverdy johnson, commissioner
e the state department, will take passage in I
49, next steamer from New ork for New Orlea
;od 1he treasury regulations heretofore decla,
respecting the resumption of interior CO
meEce with points recovered from the rebe
,ks Iemaan unchanged. Shipments may be ma
on United States forces under the ex1sting D