Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-06-18

was passed. The bill providing for the erec.
ton of new Jail in tho District of Columbia
was rejected.
In the Senate on the 18th, after the morn.
ing hour, during which q variety of subjects
were discussed, the Naval Appropriation bill
was taken up. On amendment to appropriate
500, ,797 for .he contingent expenses of the
Nayal Academy, and Sos, 900 for repairs of
the buildings at Annapolis, q prolonged dis.
cussen took place, the real question at issue
being the return of the Naval Academy to
Annapolis. The amendment of the commit.
tee was finally adopted-yeas 2s, nays g.
the Senate thus recorded itself in favor Of
the Academy at Annapolis. An amendment
abolshing the spirit ration, and substituting
for it On allowance of five cents per diem was
adopted.
The House passed the Senate resolution MAJ
king an appropriation for raising the sunken
vessels in and about Hampton Roads also
resolution of thanks to Lieutenant Morris
who commanded the frigate Cumberland sunk
by the Merrimac. The Senate bill providing
for the appointment of additional Army Sur
geons was passed, as was also the Senate bill
prescribing an oath of loyalty for grand and
petit jurors serving in United States Courts
Senator Harris's bill to establish Provis-
ional Governments in the Rebel country, az
reported frolu the Committee on the Judi
ciary, amended so as to empower the Presi'
dent to establish Provisional Governments
for each of the Rebel States not districts, as
it originally stood; and clause is added pro-
viding that the Legislative power shall not
be SO exercised as TO " interfere with the laws
and institutions existing in such States at
the time the authorities assumed to array the
same against the United States further than
shall be necessary to carry into effect the
provisions and purposes of this act"
The Secretary Of the Treasury in Il letter
to the Committee on Ways and Means, says,
under the law $50, ,000,0 900 demand notes, re-
ceivable for customs, have been issued and
$50, ,000,0 900 notes not SO receivable. The
outstanding amount is therefore $3.50, ,000, 900.
being the entire sum heretofore authorized
by the existing statutes. Ofthis aggregate
$50, 100000 in demand notes are held by
banks and capitalists, and not used as circu-
lation, being held at a premium in conse.
quence of their availability for customs. The
whclc issue of $50, 100000 in demand notes
may thus be regarded as practically with
drawn from circulation. The limit of tempo
rary deposit is now reached, and nothing
further can be expected from that SOURCE
1t is therefore upon the conversion of United
States notes into FIVE and twenty hundredths
now practically limited to the $90,000,000
of legal tender notes, and from the receipts
from customs that the Treasury must main.
ly depend under existing legislation for means
to meet current expenditures. Hence the
suggestion of the Secretary of the Treasury
for authority to issue Sl50,000,0 900 legal ten
der notes, of not less denomination than
five dollars, in accordance with which the bill
was reported from the Committee on Ways
and Means
On Monday a week Mr.. Gurley present
ed a petition from 633 citizens of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, asking for the expulsion of the
lIon. G. l.. Vallandigham from the House
OF Representatives, the petitioners beliey-
ing him, as they declare, to be traitor to
his country, and disgrace to the State OF
Ohio