New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-12

letter from Paris to Madrid Journal in favor o
the establishment Of monarchy in Mexico is not ,
relation Of Hidalgo Costilla leader in the war O
Mexican independence. He Is q man of no nf1uenc,
in Mexico, was for time Secretary Of The Mexican
Legation at Madrid but afterward abured his native
country, and became a Spanish subject, and ia nov
In the household Of the French Empress
DINNER TO GEN. PRM.
Spanish and Spanish American residents Of New
York give dinner to Gen. Prm at Delmouico's or
Friday, to which they have invited the Spanish
Mexican and Spanish American Ministers here.
EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF CLAIMS.
Senator Powells bill introduced to-day TO provide
means and modes Of taking evidence in support OF
claims makes ii the duty of the Commissioners Of
Chancery in United States Courts to take such evil
dence and report it to the Quartermaster General in
the following cases: Where citizens have furnished
the Army with supplies, voluntarily or involuntari
ly; when the Army has taken citizens property
without his consent, or injured his inclosure dam.
ages done real estate by the Army occupying the
premises with or without tho owners consent;
claims for turnpike toll for troops or wagons of the
United States. The Commissioner is authorized to
take evidence on both sides, to crosHexsmine wit
nesses, TO examine the property in question person
ally and take whatever other steps shall tend to de-
velope the truth. His fees shall be paid by the
claimant. The Quartermaster- General shall report
the facts With bis opinion, to Congress. Within the
District Of Columbia all cases are to be adudIcated
upon by the Court of Claims.
ADDITIONAL OATH OF OFFICE.
mt. 4 n 4 n T. u. IL. L
already passed the House, prescribing an additional
oath of Office, was reported to the Senate to-day by
Mr.. Trumbull from the Judiciary Committee, with
out amendment. If it becomes law, as it is likely
to do, il will 20 far to prevent voluntary Rebels
from holding office.
THE MILEAGE REFORM.
1t is to be feared that the vote Of the House
to-day has postponed the mileage reform till the
meeting of another Congress. The Senate had
adopted as an additional section TO the bill to define
the pay and emoluments Of certain officers Of the
army the following:
SEC 49, And be 1t further enacted that hereafter the rate
Of mileage Of members of Congress shall be reduced fry per
their places OF residence TO The Of Congress respectively
semen; Of the mssts Of each Senator shall be certified
ns or ss ssat Of q the aou:s Of
;iyes by the Postmaster GeDcrn within 20 dsys after tho
commencement Of the hr session Of Zach ConIe.p ps
ri9ss s6at until railroad cop'.Iueted TO the f,oiuc
foss the Mileage Of Senators and Representative ron
beyond the Rocky Mountain shall be computed oJ tue
Usually Travelled route.
The Military Committee eff the House reported
back the bill with an amendment recommending that
this section b stricken opt on the ground stated
by Mr.. Blair in debate yesterday that i was not
germane to the bill, and that other bills designed to
efFectuate the same object were pending.
Mr. Holman answered this with the remark that
"The only tangible proposition pending to econo-
mise and reform the expenses Of this Governme Mt
was the section under confederation" The House
adjourned yesterday pending the previous question.
This morning Mr.. Washburn withdrew the de-
mand for the previous question, at the solicitation of
Mr.. +. A. Conkling in order To enable him to offer
an amendment, to the effect tina, members should be
paid their actual travelling expenses sworn to before
the Sergeant-st-Arms. The yeas and nays being
called on this notion it prevailed by large MAORI
~. The ques.isn recurring on the recommendation
of the Committee thus amended it was adopted
without q division, most of the members thinking
that they were formally cinchiDg the previous vote,
although, in point of fact. they were striking out
what they mad jus, putin. motion to reconsider and
Law on the table conclusively killed tho section.
There is 10 doubt that vote by Yeas and Nays
on the original proposition unamended would have
preserved the section passed by the Senate, aud
cnt down the mileage bills at least one-hslf Some
Of the most decided opponents Of mileage, who favor
more rsdic, reform, urged the pasoage OF the Sec
lion az il sood as being the best thiBgto be bad at
p7esept. When the House discovered what 1t had
done, it laughed heartily, not i'll pleased and many
members congratulated Dir. Conklng on the success
of hs move toward retrencbment.
THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN TIE DISTRICT
Senator Wilson will soon introduce bill into the
Senate amendatory of the act sboshing Slvavery IN
this district. One section cures defect pointed out
by the President in bis Message accompany his sign
ture of the bill, by allowing claimants, who are
minors or wives 10 appear before the Commissioners
BY guardian or husband, sNd those who arc officers
Of the army or nav, to give their evidence in writ
n ing properly aiiesiscc. .
Another clause extends the dement's Of the act +"
slaves whose masters reside here, but VINO were
hired out in Maryland or Virginia when the act went
into effect; and still another provision creates
solicitor, charged with the duty Of representing the
Government before the Commissioner
THE RECAPTURE OF OUR VESSELS.
Tho Senate Committee ON Commerce have under
consideration O resolution inquiring what further
legislation is necessary on the subject OF vessels
seized by the Rebels. and recsPtured by our cruisers
Senator Morrill, has prepared report and bil wheh
will probably be adopted by the Committee Ihey
are framed on the suppOstion that the properly IN
vessels seized by the Rebels never passed out OF the
original owners possession, who are therefore en-,
titled TO them upon their recapture, free rom Oil
claim for prize.money or salvage.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
IL AaoM Of Ilnoia has introduced into the