New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-12


summate the same under flag Of truce.
THE NEW FINANCIAL MEAsURY.
The financial measure reported from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means to-day is in accordance
with the recommendation Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury.
1t is proposed to establish separate Bureau,
charged with the execution Of this act, and all laws
which may be passed by Congress respecting the
issue and circulation Of National currency, secured
by pledge of United States stocks.
The chief officer is to be called the Controller Of
the Currency. with salary of 5000 per snnum,
and is to be under the direction of the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
United States stock is considered to mean all
coupon and registered bonds now issued or that may
be issued on the faith of the United States by the
Secretary in pursuance oflaw.
ANY chartered bank or banking association in good
credit, and whose capital is less than 500, 900,
granted under the law Of any State or Territory or
Dis,rct of Columbia may avail itself of the advan-
tages of the National currency authorized by this act
under certain conditions.
The bill also provides for the formation of associa
tons by any number of persons, for carrying on the
business of banking, with United States stocks as q
basis.
Pn,es are authorized to be engraved for notes OF
the denominations Of S. so, 500, $50, 500, $500,
aud $1,000.
Banks or Associations falling 10 redeem in lawful
currency of the United States are to be proceeded
against the United States TO Lave the frs! lien on
their assets.
/ The bill covers nearly 50 printed pages
/ STATIONERY FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
The contract for supplying stationery to the State
/ Department and United States Consulaied has been
awarded to Philip * Salomons Of this city.
THE GENERAL BANKRUPT LAW.
/ Among the business which will be left unfinished
| by Congress is the General Bankrupt law, which
has been steadily gaining in friends.
THE VOTE on THE CONFlscATIoN BILL.
Messrs. Blair Of Virginia, Casey of kentucky,
MAYNARD Of Tennessee, and Fisher Of Delaware are
the onv representatives from the Slave States who
voted for the Conference report the corfseation
bill.
PROMOTIONS.
Schuyer Hamilton has been nominated for Major
| General. and j. H. Ward of Now.Yofk for Brgader-
General Of Volunteers.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsIDETR.
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ate tooay by the President under the act of the 9TH
of July, recognizing the Department; Chiei OF
Yard and Docks, Commodore Joseph Smith Equip
ments and Recruiting, Commodore Andrew H.
Foote Navigation, Capt. Charles II. Davis; Ordl'
nance, Capt. Jonn A. Dagireni Construction and
Repairs. John Lenthal; Steam Engineering, Benz
+. Isberwood. Provisions aud Clothing, lIoratic
Bridge; Medicine and Surgery, DR. VIM. Wheelsn
PATRIOTIC RESPONSES.
Information received here from al the New-En-
gland and Northern States, through Official sources
exhibits evidence Of the prompt and patriotic demon
STATIONS on the part of the people in responding to
the call Of the President for additional ;roops
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connect
cut, Rhode leland, and Now.fork, through the
Executive and military authorities Of those States
are responding with. real worry Of their ancient
fame Other States are dong equally well.
THE NAyAL GRADE BILL.
Considerable nterest IL manfeted in behSlf Of
the rassage by Congress Of the Naval Grades bill,
50 called. providing .or the promotion Il olfcer 10
the navy ior mefioious conduct, az well AS in the
arn,v.
4 While men who were captains in the Army when
tie War comm ucei have been promoted TO major
genefal,. some of them without having performed
any meritorious service whatever, such men
Goljsborough, Dupont, Walker, Farragut, Foot,
Morris, and Others, who have rendered gallant
vice in our Navy, have not been promoted because
Of practice in the service of rotation in promotion
without respect to service rendered.
The result is that each of the Major Generals now
in the service, receives twice or thricees much pay
ss either Of the naval heroes above named. Such
facts. it is insisted should stimulate Congress to s.
frame the trade BILL as to enable the President in
rewardine our actual naval officers TO date their
promotions back to take elec! from the time the
Deritorious service was rendered, is the case OF
the army.
n THE TARIFF BILL.
The bin increasing temporarily the duties on i'm
ror. mud for other purposes, now requires only the
Presidents signature 10 become a law Among the
modified clauses Of the most Importance are the fol-
lowing:
sugar. above No. 70, and not above No. Is, Dutch
stapdaId IN color, cents per pound above No. Ia,
not stove diied, and not above No. ~, Duteh stand,
ara in color cents per pouudi on all stoVe-dIieu
or refined sugar. and oil other sugar above no. ~,
/ Du,ch standard ia color cents per pound.
TIE additional duties on spiruous liquors, cor
dial, &C.. remain az originally reported, excepting
that spriis manufactured or distilled from gram or
other materials, fiat proof, 30 cents per gallon.
Bar IRON rolled or hammered, exceeding IN value
$50 per tun. 81 per TIM; exceeding in value that
amonnt, 81 yer tun Will, other iron Is - per tun,
according to width aud thickness. On boiler or
other Ilae iron, s. PEI tnn. Anvils, u per 100 IDS
Sheet iron 50. g. aud = per tun.
Zinc, spelter, aud teutonegal IN sheets, OF one
per cent per b. the same manufactured, IN blocks,
or pine, % cents per 100 ID.
On cork wood manufactured, 20, in lieu Of the
: 80. ar, dutv of 20 Der cent ad yalOrem.