Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-23
From Washington.

from the Committee OF Ways and Means to-
dag provides that for temporary pdrposes
the Secretary Of the Treasury is author
lied 10 issue on the credit Of the United
States, Que hundred millions Of dollars OF
| United States notes, not bearing interest,
payable 10 the bearer at the Treasury, o.
at the Office vi tue assistant treasury in the
city Of New York, at the pleasure Of the
United States, ami Of such denominations
as lie may deem eSpedirnt, not less than
Eve dollars each, aud such notes, aud all
other United States notes payable on de-
mand, not bearing interest, heretofore SUI
thoFized, shall DO receivable iOr all debts
aud demands doc to the United States, and
for all salaries debts, aud demands owing
by tho United States 10 individuals, cor.
porations and associations within the
United States, and shall also be lawful
money as legal tender in payments Of all
debts, public or private, within the United
States. and any holder Of said United States
notes, depOSiting any sum not less than
$50 or other than multiple Of 30 with the
Treasurer OF the United States or either Of
| tue assislaut treAsnrors, or either Of the
Designated repositories at Cincinnati OF
baltimore, shall receive in exchange there
| fore, duplicate certificates Of deposit, one
of which may be transmitted 10 tho Sec
rotary o! tho Treasurer, who shall thrreupon
issue to the holder aU equal amount In
bends, Of the United States coupon or reg.
istCred, as may be desired, bearing interest
at tho rate Of q per cent, and Tedcemable
ut the pleasure Of tho Government, nilor
20 years from date, or in sums Of not
less than $4,000 for which the Secretary
il he deems iteKpedient, may issue similar
bonds, the principal aud interest Of which
may DO expressed in the currency Of any
foreign country aud payable there, aud
such United States notes shall be received
rs coin nj their par value in payment for
any bonds that may DC hereafter ncgOtia-
ted By the Secretary Of the Treasury and
may DO re.isSued from time to time as ext.
geGcics OF public service may require.
There shall be printed on the back Of
the United States notes which may b. is.
sued under the provisions Of this act the
following wordgt "The within note Is a
legal tender for lhc payment Of al debts,
public and private, and is excbangedble for
bonds Of the United States bearing O per
cent interest"
To enable the Secretary Of the TrcaSu.
ry to fund tho treasury notes aud floating
debt Of she United States he is authorized
to Issue, on the credit Of the United States,
coupon bonds or registered bonds to an
amount not exceeding four hundred mil.
lions Of dOllars and rcdeemable at the
pleasure Of the Government after twenty
years from date and bearing interest at the
r,te Of six per ccntum per annum, payable
seni.annually, and the bonds herein nn.
thorized shall be Of such denominations,
not less than $50, as may be determined
upon by tho Secretary Of the Treasury, or
ia Sums Of not less than So 800, for which,
If requested, the Secretary, II he deems it
e1pedient, may issue similar bonds, the
principal and interest Of which may be Cx-
pressed in currency Of any foreign country
aud payable there.
The Secretary Is authorized to issue the
said bonds at their par value, TO my credi-
tor or creditors Of the Uaited States who
may elect TO receive them in satisfaction Of
their demands provided that all such
claims or demands shall have been first
audited and settled by proper accounting
officers Of the Treasury. And tho SecEe-
lary Of the Treasury may also exchange
such bonds at any time for lawful money
Of the United States, or for any Of the
Treasury notes that have been or may
hereafter be issued under any former act
OF Congress, or that may DO issued under
The provisions Of this act. The United
States notes aud bonds authorized by this
act, as those that have been heretofore
authorized, shall be signed by the Treasure
er Of the United States, or for the Treasur-
or By such persons as may be specially Ep.
pointed by the Secretary Of tho Treasury
for such purpose, and shall DO counter
signed by the Register Of the Treasury, or
fol the Register by such persons as the
Secretary OF tho Treasury may specially
appoint for such purpose; and all provis.
ions Of the act entitled to authorize the
issue Of Treasury noteB approved the 23d
day Of Dec, 1851, so far as they can DO
applied 70 this act, and mot inconsistent
Herewith, are revived and rc.cnNctel, and
the sum Of S3OO,OOO is appropriated to en-
able the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 car.
~ the act into effect.
The Senate to-day in Executive session,
confirmed large number Of nominations,
Among them, John Lathrop Mattley, as
Minister to Austria, and Robert Pruyn, Of
New York, rs Minister resident TO Japan,
TIE President to-day nominated Noah
SWayu, Of Ohio, as Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court Of the United States,
TO GIL the vacancy occasioued by the death
Of Judge Mclean.
The Joint Committee on the conduct 81
the war have agreed upon an amendment
to the Joint Rules OfIhe two Houses, TO tue
effect that whenever any member rises in
his place aud state that the Executive wish.
es Congress to secretly act 10 any matter
connected with the war,it shall DO the duty
} Of Congress to 50 into secret session, and
. deliberate and come tot conclusion there.
! on before adjournment. The speeches Art
| 10 be limited to Eve minutes. Each ant
0 every member found dlselaiming the pro
9 ceediBgs shall be expelled.