New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-11
GENERAL M'CLELLAN'S COMMAND
A Motion to Expel U. S. Senator Powell
Special Disps.eh to The n y Tribune
WAsHINeTOS Monday. Feb 10, 1864

spseiI dispatch to The N. y Tribune
WAsuISeIoS, Monday. Feb TO- 1861.
TIE WAYS AND MEANS SCHEME.
The Finance Committee of the Senate had a
dead lock of three and three over the legal
lender clause in the Ways and Meao' finance
scheme, aud consequently had 10 report it Ia
The Seuote with the bill, and the amendments
upon which they did agree. Among these was
ole providing for the payment in coin of the
interest upon the public debt; another devotug
receipts from customs, public lands, and sales
Of cOpfscated property to the payment If this
interest and the creation OF sinking fund :;
another authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
aTy to cell, in his DISCRETION from time tn time,
the Government bond. for wbat they W II fetch
on the market; another allowing Treasury
notes - be temporarily depO.itcd in any Of the
Sub-Trcasuries to the amOuut Of S25,O0O, 600,
and certificates Of deposit to be issued bearing
interest at five per cent il the deposit be left
over thirty days. The disagreement in Cum
mittee does not foreshadOw the vote in the
Senate. The popular power 10 the body will
pass TIE bid alter delay Of perhaps weeks
debate. The Currency Subcommittee Of the
Ways and Means (Mr. Spauldiug's) will, i'll
the nieaptime, without waiting tor The Tax
bill or the Senate vote, take up tomorrow the
Bank bill recommended by Secretary Chase,
and perfect its details without loss Of time.
CONTRACTS AND ORDERS FOR SUPPLIES.
Senator Wilson. to-day, Introduced the fol
lowing bill, concerning contracts and orders
for Government supplies:
SkC l. he enacted Sc That al contracts o. orders whic
Rave been u-y be made by Executive Department
the bureau thereof aeu1s ""o-f th
authority Of such Depsr m-ut Tor HeIy naval OF any otb-
Government supplies shaH De f'qru % S eAe.'su "'
ally strictly sccoIdsnce win each aud al 81 tio term
and dOns Of such contracts or 4idI' and his on al
failure cIrcute then. they Sian he hereby soiosasd
sSc q That all cont act. oresf' VII may oo hef-ae
prs sLs b. made ony viii parties srtH"i ehsssed IL b'
onn, manufacturing Of iur-hne aud desins in srti
els. of the KIND contracted TOT or ordered
src D. Cha, contract or order nsde a. sore.d shsl
be tran f.n.d by parry lses to such coEtrsc
sy such transfer shall cause the saSuen' Of She Contract OF
ordsf transferred.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY
The report by Gen. Ward on the Reciprocity
Treaty is ready for presentation to the House
1t recommends the appointment Of three Com
wis.ontrs, to meet lke number on behalf Of
Great Britain, to regulate the commerce anC
navigation between her Majusty's Possessions
in North America and the United States, and
make them reciprocally beneficial aud satisiac
tory. as was intended by the Reciprocity
Treaty.
TIE NATIONAL FOUNDRY.
The bill of which Seuutur Wnsou gave notice
to-day will provide for the es,abIlsnment Of 9
national fouadery on the Hudson River, mol
FAR south of West Point, and OF mandatory
Of iron suitable for cannon in Penusy lyauia
probably at Bloomfield.
GEN. siGEL's MAJOg.GRNERALsIIP.
Gen. Sgels nomination "a Major. Genera
will be sent in TO the Senate tomorrow.
CONFIRMATION OF MAJOR-GEN. HITCHCOCK
The Senate in executive session to day con.
armed the nomination If Ethan Allen Hitch
cock as Major-Gcneral OF Volunteers lie wa
Immediately ordered by telegraph to take CON
mand at Cairo, where he wall aariye Tomorrow
Gen. Hitchcock is q grandson of Old Etha
Allen and was born 10 Vermont. He Wa
educated at West Point and was Assistau
Adjutant-General TO Gen. Scott in Mexico
eral by BIeyet. Soon aitcrward jeff Davis
then Secretary of War;. quarIeed with hil
and be was obliged TO resign. Since h
resignation he has resided in retirement at ST
LOUIS. He is considered among the yer
sblest officers in the service; 10 a Gree
,Slountain boy in all noble senses Of the word
" thoroughly religious aud Anti Slavery uaa
one after the fashion, in q word, Of N
blessed fighting saints of Cromwelrs time. Iii
appointment was desired by Gen. Halleck.
OTHER COMBINATIONS.
Inc Senate also confirmed Major.Gener,
'a'eck, Brigadier-G Generals Robert And-rso
aNu Denver, Col. +. s. Sbey IA Drpur
Fuarler'naster-G General, Gustaye Korner, AID I
Gen. hal'eeA, with rank Of Colobe, and
n""oer OF Quartermasters, Commis-nri.. an
L,su'e"an''' The paymusters rrportcd wer
OIL referred back 10 The Military Committee. Wi,
INSTRUCTIONS to reduce the number and rrpo,
he most competent The Mhtar, Commute