New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-28
PAY AND RATIONS FOR UNION PRISONERS
OUR AFFAIRS WITH MEXICO.
SENATOR BRIGHT's TREASON
GEN ,sIGEL WILL E0T RESIGN

,norninO. which substitutes several simple rates
of postage on printed matter for the $40 rates
under existing laws:
A BILL TO render uniform tho postage on printed
SECTION BE erac,d bv ne Senate and HOME # Rep
reseaaffres Of The Unhsd Nfaes Corg,o oserbisd,
Tia. from and after April l2 tie To't ge on hll printed
osee i now rn,eil bv law b. be as follows. For lew,
p-peIs exceeding Ounces In Weish and Issued Dot
ofener than week, and carried lot exceeding 1890
miles cents PEE quarter; when ued twice. week 10 cents
per quber tbfse per week Is ens per quarter az
sesy in advance at Ire dice where tie sara newpsper
msed dcved ct the option Of The 'nbscrter And fol
oew.papers exceeding two weight add oJs
rse Of Tos,e shsl be collected for every sddiosl two
SEC 2 Bt TJTrile, mated Tbs, and ,Aer the same
Date the zines md periodicals through
soon thereof psil quarterly in sdvsuce as above
rrso'ioed provided ths small uewaers peri ideals
lblihed monthly ofrer ard pau pae,s Gin not
than .iIseu octave pages each when sirele
,cksscs weighing at les sh shal be q Eyed
the ttes not"itlndns Tie postage culairi each
Past. article Of such package would eed tat euount
books bound and unbound urseaed ciruas pamphlets
except allowed in the preCcSirg section eeNigs
nthogrsphs blanks envelopes ard oil other mater new
when sent through TIE uss po.tgs at the rsie Of
By sismpr, and circular ha he charged sne- rate
SIC BE JsyiAe, eHacse me. ior al ,s.e,s ov,i
collected for such al piea matter sent through
sEc. S Repeal. conflicting acts
ing the frauking privilege, as has been sup
posed, repeal the law enabling newspapers to
exchange and to circulate within the county
where they are published free of postage
TAX on NEWSPAPERS.
The Ways and Means Committee has deter.
mined not to put a stamp duty on newspapers,
but to tax them according to their circulation,
to be determined by the affidavit Of the pub
Usher.
TAX on RAILROAD PASSENGERS.
Passengers by railroad will be taxed, but not
freight.
RELIEF FOR UNION PRISONERS.
The following order, appointing tho Rev.
Bishop Ames and the Hon. Hamilton Fish
Commissioners to visit and relieve the prison
ers Of the United States, was Issued by Secre-
tary Stanton to-day:
Ordered. Thu, the Rev Bishop Ams, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church ard The B.uilton h Of sew York
prisoners beongug to the Amy Of The United States
captivity at ~ hHond' in Vifsnit ssd ,i'.whre aud I'M
having custody Of such 0hsoues relieve Their AID
0'a. iS .IsI Ss aIS H. e sJs o. ON H1 .nd
that Commits toner's be Teguestei ismedsey signify
by tsesrsrh to til. psr sai Their soeeP saee or reo o
OFT DELAY. IDWIN ri. STANTON Secretary.
THE ETPORTED CHARGES AGAINST TIE UNITED
STATES DIsTRICT-ATToRNEY IN NEw-YoRK.
The Secretary OF the Interior denies the
abatement made in one Of the NewYork papers
OF Yesterday to the effect that charges had been
fled il his Office against tie United States
pistrict.Attorney in New-York and his assist
ants. He Gays the story is wholly untrue
REMOVAL OF ILLINOIS CAVALRY.
Col. Farnsworths Illinois Cavalry, having
suffered greatly from sickness at their former
encampment near Clouds Mills, applied for
change Of location. Gen. Mcclellan granted
The request on condition that the removal
should cause no expense to tic Government.
To insure this they were sent to Alexandria,
here Gen. Montgomery quartered them upon
bel residents hitherto treated os if loyal.
be regiment now occupies fifty or sixty dwell
~ houses, two printing Offices, and the base
mont Of church belonging to the Methodist
Church South. The rebels, on their involuntary
departure from tLeir residences, revealed them
selves IN curses loud and deep against the
government. The Illinois Cavalry sgnalized
its arrival In Alexandria by cutting several grog
shops and impri'oning the proprietors, who
lad sold much bad liquor TO soldiers.
JUST APPROPRIATION TO OUR RETURNED
PRISONERS
The War Department has ordered that
henceforward, oil Union soldiers released from
rebel dungeons shall, upon their arrival here
receive, in addition TO full pay, Communication Of
Jstons for the whole time Of imprisonment
l. soldier will lose nothing pecubarily BY fall.
Ing into the hands Of the enemy.
TIE EASTERN SHORE or VIRGINIA.
q Maryland and Delaware Regiment ara
quartered On the eastern shore OF Virginia.
guarding the conquest Of Gen. Lockwood.
ILe Delaware Regiment, Of which Gen. Lock.
WOOD used to be Colonel, Is killing time by
PuOhsnihg newspaper. It's frat issue contains
n Sd'erusenent OF runaway ,ave, illus.
Grated with the usual dissolving Wow Of O boy
n bundle on bis back.
OUR AFFAIRS WITH MEXICO.
Gen. GOicuria has arrived to-day o,,o;ntss
- The Juarez Government Commissioners TO
b"soliate oil matters between tie United States
a"h Aie1ico, and to make q treaty. He has
"'oh Tor many years identified with the Libera,
party and is gentleman Of abilities. Part If
''s errand Is the transmission 10 Mexieo Of
arms 10 DO used in repelliDg the trlpartite IN.
vssion.
DISTURBANCE AT HARRISBURG