New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-02
HE DEBATE III THE SENATE.
he Issue Of the Legal Tender Notes.
,sv. FREMONTs DEPARTMENT.
The Filling Of Vacancies in The Regular Service.

aAyTRT IN THE DIsTRICT-IHE DEBATE IN
THE SENATE.
Senator Wright of Indiana, in his speech
against the abolition of Slavery in the DISTRICT
Of Columbia, and against the passage oil 'ne
Presidents emancipation resolution, dec'"'eu 'ie
ecnfscation bill the most important measure po'
ore Conoress and one which would &" lar
oward the suppression of the reoeiion' iio
attended his vote for the new article OF war;
prohibiting slave.catchpg by the National ar
mes and intimsted that natural causes, among
them fine marching OF hundreds of thousands
IF Nortberrers South. and of tens of thousands
Of Southern prisoners North, were at work
against Slavery.
sspstor Fessenden, in one of his brief, eGcc-
Tive, ofl.hand speeches, swept away the cobWeb
objections 10 the Abolition bill, raised by Border
state Senators and their allies. The parallel
which Sc drew between Virginia aud New
England, as they were and as they are, was
intrinsic.
Senator Collamer proposed amendments TO
,ae bin before the Senate providing for the
keeping of public record of the ages, names,
PERSONAL descriptions, ETC., of those liberated
usder the act, and giving them documentary
evidence Of their freedom to prevent their re-
enslavement in Maryland or Virginia.
THE LEGAL-TENDER NOTES.
The tide of legal tender notes is fully SET in.
sl,7eO. 900 worth have come to the Treasury
ND to noon to-day. OF these, $3.50, 200 were
fves, $560 900 were tens, aud $40, 600 were
tventies. The ffties, hundreds. five hundreds,
sad thousands will be- here in two or three
days. The effect Of tho seal, obliteratng the
head Of Liberty aud giving grotesqueness of
design 10 the original plate, 10 regretted
smoDg the psyees of the notes.
PAYMAsTERs.
The Paymaster- General in answer TO reso-
luton of the House calling for the number and
names Of the PsyDastefs, with GA account OF
he disbursements and compensation OF each,
said that lie had not now, and had not had
SINCE the resolution reached him, a sufficient
clerical force 70 answer the inquiries pro-
gOnndsd.
TIE ISSUE OF PASSES.
Geo Wadswortb answered sn application
.io- pass across the river, made TO him to-day,
Dr. saying that The system Of passes for cit-
rsus Is abolished, to take effect tomorrow.
MILITARY NOMINATIONS.
Gen. Cadyallader was nominated as Major
General of Volunteers to-day. The new
Brieadier Generals were sent into The Senate
to-day. To addition 10 the six Indiana Colonies,
whose nominations we have already recorded,
were: Major Benjamin Alvord, Paymaster;
Cant CuVier Grover, Of the 10th Infantry;
Cen. Bohlen. Pennsylvania; Col. Buicrd, ILL.,
rois. now with Flag Officer Foote; Col. Max
Weber. New-York; and Jas. q. Blunt Alter
Col. Canby's confirmation as Brigadier-OeneraI
Yesterday. motion was entered to reconsider
When his name next comes up he may meet
With opposition.
GIN. FEEMONT'S DEPARTMENT,
News from Gen. Fremont's department If
70 be looked for before many dsys.
VACANCIES IN TIE REGULAR sERvICE.
II il sa.d that the Senate Military Com
mit.ee, dissenting from the rule that volunteer
oaIcers must seek for promotion in their own
branch Of service only will practically give
effect to their view, that vacancies in the
regular army should be filed by experienced
men FROM the volunteer regiments In prefer
suce to civilians.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Ames Of the Cbcopee manBiactOry has
presented Flag-Ofiicer Foote with sword,
and Lent Worden with cutlass
To III. Associated Press.
WAsHiSGIos. Tuesday, April !. 1861.
sKIRNIsiiEs.
gentleman just returned fom the Rsppalsunock
repore that Major Nanstoin Houssn and Capt.
Camp. White, while out on service, were surprised
and taken prisoners by toe Louisiana Tigers. Lieut.
Col Clsyfsh and Capt. Koenig, in encountering
Rebel scouting force, killed TWO Of the eneIDy's
officers. whose horgss were brought into Our camp.
Capt.. Newsletter was taken prisoner BY the enemy
Shots sre frequently exchanged between picAets OF
scouting parties.
RRCOSyOISsANCE.
reconnaissance was made yesterday, and thirty
"agon loads Of forage secured.
The PLOT OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN
CIRCLE AND GIN. PIERCE.
appears IRON oine'al correspondence that toward
The close OF last year letter, written by Dr. Hop
sins came into possession Of the State Department
1t Was therein stated that organization had been
hrmed. by which the members Of the knights Of The
Golden Circle were TO rush into the army and service
of the Federal Government, and thus gain influence
and position for carrying Out their treasonable
schemes and further, that expresideni Pierce WE
among ils prominent members. When this letter
was received, note was TO cxPresideut Pierce
lNrlolin., Z.