New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-31
TIE PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF COL. CORCORiN
Tile Government Use Of Railroads
Special Dispatch to The n. Y. Trihune.

Secretary Chase ON Monday lasb prepared i
reply to the resolution addressed 10 Inn by
the Committee on Ways and Means. This
was read 10 Mr.. Spaulding on Tuesday, at tie
residence of Mr.. Chase, and was accepted By
/ him rs a full Enforcement Of the legal tender
scheme Of the Committee, and material part
OF the argument with which II was hs pur-
pose to urge the proposition Oh the House that
forenoon. 4 fair copy rom the rough DRAFT OF
I tbs reply was to have been sent to Mr..
SpauldiBg before II O'Clock. II did not come
I in time to DO used in lis speech, but OF the
complete and unequivocal approval by the
Secretary of the Treasury Of the scheme OF
making legal tender of $50, oOO,0Oo OF Notes,
there is no longer any doubt. The mail, the
next morning after Mr.. Spauiding's speech
brought to HIM letters from the leading New
York and Philadelphia bankers, heartily con-
mending his views as wise 10 themselves and
inevitable from necessity.
TIE PRESIDENT ACTIVELY DiSCniRGrSG His
DUTIES.
Those who failed to perceive the full signih-
canoe of the expression, "the President, Com
mander.in.C Chief of the Army and Navy" with
which Secretary Stantons frst order began,
would be- less at loss for It's meaning had
| they seen how busily at work the President
was this morning in the War Department.
We believe that he has concluded TO usurp his
own functions Of Office heuceiorward, military
commanders, small or great TO the contrary
notwithstanding. and intends 10 fact as Well
rs in name, 10 6il the place 20 which the
people elected him.
TIE RELIEF FOR UNION PRISONERS.
/ Bishop Anes and Hamilton Fish, the Com
missioners 10 visit the rebel States TO look
after the well-bcing OF our prisoners, bad an
interview at the War Department to-day with
Mr.. stanton and the Adiutant-Gcneral. They
,tar.ed this evening for Fort Monroe. where
Tie vaccinations with the rebel authorities for
tie Commissioner reception win be conducted
through Gen. Wool. 4 petition 10 in circula-
ton among Congressman for the appointment
Of Alfred Ely ~ third Commissioner.
THE RLMAINs or col. CAMERON.
4 request has been preferred through Gen.
Wool 70 tie rebel military authorities IN Rich
uond 70 permit al agent 70 visit the field OF
Bull Run 10 obtain the remains Of CO.. james
Cameron, and bring them to Pennsylvania.
Ills brother Simon is 10th to 20 10 Russia until
lie mas performed this sacred duty.
the CLOTHES sENr 40 ORR PRISONERS.
The rebels have refused to receive or to die
tribute She two thousand suits of clothes sent
from the North to our prisoners, 10 whom they
have Themselves denied every comfort, became
the package were not addressed t. the " Com
fcdcrsic States
col. PEGRAMs PAROLE.
Col. Pegran was allowed a. 20 South on bis
parole. on condition that he should return. IN
less he could secure the exchange Of Col WI
cox. or Of some other officer Of equal rank.
The exchange cannot be Effected and Col.
Corcoran will not be given up in return for
Smith, the convicted pirate. The rebels insist
that none of the officers whom they hold as
hostages for the pryaieersIneu shall be surren-
dered until rebels captured on the high seas,
like those taken Oh land, are treated az pris-
oncrs OF war.
TIE RAILROAD iNQURy.
The House judiciary Committee will to-mor-
row. in answer 10 resolutions oi inquiry sub
NIT report through Mr.. Porter of Indiana,
epnmerating the railroads in the United States
which have received grants Of public lands from
the Government TO aid in their construction,
and stating the conditions upon which sueh
ornnts were madc. The Committee say that
tbe roads named received these grants upon
toe condition that they should be end remain
public highways for the use OF the Government
of the United States, free from toll or cther
charges upon the transportation OF any troops
or property of the United States, and that they
accordingly are severally bound to iurnish the
means of Transportation and TO transport, Tree
from any charge whatsoever, oil troops stores
and other property of the Government. Among
tbe railroads which have received these
GRANTS and are now running trans arc the
Illinois Central Railway, 200 miles long;
the Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railway, w
miles long; the Pacific Railroad oil Missouri
about go miles completed tia Burlington ana
Missouri River Railroad about 10 miles com
pleted; the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad,
about 100 miles completed and the Mobile and
OHM Railroad. The Committee suggest TINT
where railroads have suffered, rs some nave
done. peculiar disasters from almost total BUS
pension Of their ordinary business nnd IRON
positive injuries in consequence oil The Iacs Iii"
they have been considered important lines o
rran,it for Government troops and stores, II
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