New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-03

Tai senate then went into Executive scs.ion.
Adjourned TIL Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. WASHBL kNE (iep., Ill., from Tie Com
r.,'tee on Commerce reported "a iil grn'lu.
Iovcfs 10 The Secretary of tie Treasury 0d9lul1l.
10 those conferred by the hill If tie 18th OF Jny
last, providing ior the collection OF duties oA ui-
.orts and fJI o'leg pIrpJtos be caused 10 hc read
q letter from tho Secretary urging tie immcdia q
passage of the bill the same being important 10 The
public neros; Ia view Ol the fact Of olu occupation
VI Ncw.OIledus.
The ll WAS passed.
IL provides thnt il any vessel or other vel ice shsl
be refused clearance permit by the Secretary oi
the treasury or by his order and shall proceed io
ay foreign dome-.ir post, lt flal be forfeited o "t
United S.atea Whom permits OF clearances sLAli De
granted, bonds may be required in penalty equal
70 he value ~ the vessel and cargo for an ad-
be.-uce 90 the condition annexed
The ago j. to Dee delivered 80 lie port q dcsuDo-
ton aud no part thereof 10 he uscl 20 give alf nnd
comfort 10 anv part oi thc country In ION
against the Unied Statos. Tie Secretary is iufihef
empowered O. prohibit tac Importation OF 4 gus
wares aud merchandise into ly part ~ the luii-4
S.at,s. over INV ruilroad or turnpike, whenever
there is satisfactory reason to believe the goods afc
for tne OF The insurgents, or may iai iH'o lhe
pa. css.gn.
. Tlc escretarv j. ar'lo-i1.1 % make ruch general
or reciu regulation 10 may Dc rror or 10 carry lu,
eie, the purposes Of t- act II these rules .Aouli
be- violated or an attempt be- made 10 90 ro, tAe
goods sIal b. forfeited o. tie ,4lie4 states. 4A'
.tfalt.. nav is ui.i 4fri in .c0o-. -nre Wl'A to
eighth ami ninth sections Of The set n July s-i q,
witch this bin il suppl eaeutiry AT pentl,ies nnd
f0tC.sares are Goo ho aitosei - 49, roquire- u) iAe
aet n hrfoh, l''J o.ia.i5 'Lt GiI-s 'i iHl'i'-
ST.. STEVENS Rer., Pa. ro~ cCamnii'so ou
Way. aud Means, reported bill making an Apif''
m .t'ou tor the support Of the Amy ~. toe yeaf
ending with June, l-b3
Tic NO1-e then took up and freely di7cls'tl --'
bin yrsniing pensions.
Sir. GOODWIN rep, Me- said the li bad been
carefully prepared. and WAS unanimously repof.e i
from The Committee on Invalid Pensions, after being
submitted to the Commissioner of Pensi0nf.
The bill provides pensions for all Iorsons, whether
regular OF volunteer. engaged in the military and
naval service, who have been disabled or wo in1cd
since The iih Of March, FOL, ard hereafter while "a
the service Of the United States, ald ia iae oidH.y
etc.
The further confederation Of tie subject wac uen
p0stpcurd un.il tuesday neX.
Nr. ODEIL Rep, y y pTefcu,od q ucuo...
from the Chamber OF Commerce in favor Of % tax
upOn all sales of merchandise bv which i o. c.ti-
mated $liJ,0'0,uJU can be annually collected.
The Home then went into Tie cousLgr4iion OF
private hills.
8r. MORRILL, Rep.. VII rising 20 personal
explanation, referred 10 the fact that Il NJ hia
instance the House recently passod the resolution re-
oueftinq the President 10 eike from the roll oi the
army any officer known 70 lie lahiuaily intoxicated.
be resolution mentioned name, but thereby pub
bic ate, ton was directed 10 Gen. ". /. Smith. Ii
was proper % say De prcicited his notion on lni1r-
nation OF II. l.. Slydan of NeW-iork, whose note
lie now produced, ard from which il appear tic
la.er ycoa an eyewitnets AZ Yorktown end gives ss
the result OF his observation that Con. Smith too
much under the influence Of liquor TO command bic
troors. Mr. Mouill further remarked that he r.
ceycd similar information orally from another
source that Smith, on tho occasion TO which refer
eoce has been made, was too drunk 10 1T upon
his lofre. NJ. &0rnll then causei letter % be-
read from Ger. Smith, in which the latter charged
him with uttering false flalder sg4ust liA nld as
having previously taken 10 steps 10 fuhstan.de ii
Though standing face 10 face with the enemy, he
would turn back 10 LIm and demand that Mr.. Nor
rlll prove his charge, or make Eetraci ION ~ pub
lcly ne he had inflicted the wrong Mr. Morrill,
next caused 20 be read paper signed by the officers
Of the Vermont brigade under Gen. hnith's COM
naud, iu which thcf s4y the charge of drunkenness
Was untrue and ahsO.utely taie, and was ac,uated
/ by unworthy mO'ivcs p lculated 10 destroy the good
name Of one Of tie mot brave aud aailiiul ol,ers.
The siguers Of ihe paper cay, in their opinion be
confirmation Of Smith by the Senate, ~ BrGAdlcr-
General woad.b au &C.. justly Ina due, and that the
..rvice would ic greatly aided thereby in the cup
preston of tle Rebellion.
Nj BIDDLL TN, Pa remarked that the g.n-
q
traction of the charge. IIe .Biidlcl had soen "a
liugushed H.rr, uot % tho Regular Army, hu.
fr..l nom civil life, aud on the stat Of GcDcud Ne
Clrlan. who informed him that ho bad been In poe
,Hiyu 90 obserye the conduct OF Cen Smith or that
occasion. Not oliy wac the charge npiiut Smith
unfomded In fac but ihe conduct Of tbat General
,v,. marked Iy par .uiar zenl aud intn1!li'y. llo
.l GOA bis loiae ~ Hr cut while e. !ea yoriug o.
through m0raa8 Or di,cull ground and tnis mad
TEL 10 1lc I.i.r' pIc .chtaucn.
Mr. NOb;liLIepeafci he had merely given tho
authority 90 which he had based hi. resolution. Ilo
uade no charge, and IN eIcllpati1u al Gen. smith,
he lad caused 10 be- road tbe testimony Of ihe Yer
10 Brigade.
Mr. BIpDl = was hapry 90 regard uc gentle
mau's REMARKS l.s nn entire retrtcron.
Mr. WASUBlkNL llicp, H. s4ld a. this was
qurs ion touclIug cbargcs against one General lo
would sItal. a. Tie charges uslEat nnJiHct. i..
MARITIME remarked, in biz History u the GuOntiuf
inai PARIS was llied with JOY at the victor, ot
iioud-cnoo'e, Lut that even the Joy Of the people
was cruel. History was fepCgiug tell ia Tho
cfucl injustice ,ho country was nOV doing 90 ono oi
tle brovcat Generals now ~ the service e. man Of
courage military skin, energy, temperance and
modest. Gen. Grant had stood tho baptism Of
fire. lie had been IN more battles than any man IA
tbs couutry, excepting Gen. Scott aud bad every
where d.ltingCjsbed hueeli, agd tesIiMeny " VIZ.