New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-07
THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR
Reform IN THE POTOMAC C0MMISSARIiT.
GEN. McCLELLAN'S NEW RANK
GEN. LANE AND HIS EXPEDITION
Special Dispatch to The n. Y. Tribune. .o,
VAsnlNGToS. Thursdsy. Feb. 6, 1852.
THE LEGAI.-TENDLR CLAUSE.


Mr. Spauldng to-day that the Providence banks
desired The legal tender bill TO become the law
OF the land, aud that speedily. A dispatch
from Cincinnati expressed the impotence OF
tho bankers In that city to have $3.50, 100000
notes made legal tender. The measure gained
friends. Its enemies counted throughout their
combination clear majority against 1t. The
two parties faced each other in the House with
besitancy, and the skrm.shing began. Courtesy
gave an hour TO Thaddeus Stevens to make u
smashing speech IN favor Of the measure. He
closed the debate and the amendments poured
in. A tee. one, TO strike out the legal
tender clause, was soon put forward and
sGuarely met, with the decisive aud
rather surprising result OF 30 Nays
aud 50 Yeas. Tie debate had developed some
defects OF detail in the bill under fire. MIR.
Stevens moved substitute to remedy them,
and then pressed it to final vote. The skir-
mishng against it, though sharp, was inefiect-
unl. 1t passed at % o'clock, by vote of 90
20 3d. The Yeas and Nays are on record.
The alterations made by Mr. Stevens's substi-
tute leave the legal tender and other charac.
teristc features Of Mr. SpaudDgs bill un.
touched, but il retlres the present so 1000, 600
of notes and orders new notes for that amount
TO be substituted, So as to have all OF the same
description and sppe irance. 1t frees from iax-
alton United States bonds and stocks is.ued
under the act, allows holders Of notes TO fund
them in + per cent twenty-year bonds or 7 per
cent fye-year bonds; provides that the notes
may be impressed with the United States
Treasures seal, and Tue signature to them en-
grayed instead of written, and punishes coun-
terleitlDg of them with almost satisfactory
severity. The bill will pass the Senate
ORDNANCE WORKS IN NEw-ENGLAND.
A delegation from Boston, among them Gov.
Andrew, ex-Gog. Boutwell,, and Col. Amory
are here urging upon tie Government the
immediate establishment, ut a suitable point IN
New England, of works for the production Of
various kinds of ordnance, to meet the pres
ent and prospective necessities Of the Govern
ment. To-day they appeared before the House
Committee on the National Foundry and
Armory, and made strong plea for immediate
action. They presented letters from Edward
Everett and other influential New-L 1glanders,
demonstrating that Congress ought not to delay
moment in this matter, and ought, besides,
10 provide forthwith for the defense Of tie
Northern sea-coast.
The CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
Frank Blair was before the Joint Committee
On the Copduc, Of the War to-day, Il witness
as 10 the war management. in Missouri. The
Committee are laboring zealously, and daily add
10 the store Of valuable Information their in
ouisi.iOn has already elected, and which il
daily submitted to the Secretary OF War.
REFORM IN THE POTOMAC ARMY Com,nssA-
RIAT.
The knout of reform will soon swing through
the Commissariat and Qulrtermaster's Depart
ment across the Potonxs.
GEN. M'CLELLAfs N,w RANK.
The better opinion is that Gcn. Mcclellan
will not resign in consequence Of the change
which the censor allowed us partially TO nd-
cate last night, but Will strive in the Depart
ment of the Potomac to rival Gen. Buell. IN
Kentucky and Gen. Halleck in Missouri, on q
level with whom the new arrangement places
bim. II is understood that he has consulted
with several Of his General. respecting the
course proper for him TO purue'
HorfFuLNEsS OF THE PRESIDENT
The President said last night that he felt
more confidence now than ever in the power
Of the Government to suppress the rebellion.
PAY or CoNGKEssMEN.
The indications OF TIE debate in the Senate,
to.d,y. were that that body, at least, VIII vote
TO reduce the compensation OF Members oI
Cougress. as well az that OF other officers 0i
the Government. There IL n fair prospect that
the hands of profane reform VIII be laid even
mileage. Congress begins to perceive with upon
Senator DOolittle that the people VIII not DE-
lieye that it is in earnest until it touches
Its own pay and emclumrnis
MRS. GEN. GAINES AND i!ER NEW-ORLHASs
PROpIRTY.
Mrs Gen. Games has left Washington, VIA
Fortress Monroe, for the South.
PosT-ofTICE CLERKsHps.
All the new Clerkships ia tho git OF the
Post.Oilce Department have been filed, CON
siderable number BY women.
ANOTHER HERALD HuMBUG.
There is good reason to believe that the
statement in yesterday Heraid respecting the
dispatches covered By the rebel flag Of truce
from Manassas, bas no foundation. They may
have related to an exchange, or to the troat-
..... of nrisnners Int contained no threat Of