The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-23


,nces of Washington was agreed to, and q J
lrther amendment adopted to the effect II
hat no minor under Is years of age, shall
q mustered into the U. s. service, &c. =
he bill was then postponed. A resolution b
1as adopted to inquire into the expectancy
f 80 amending the naturalization laws as
o confs. the rights Of citizenship on for t
,igners who may serve in the present war.
The resolution in relation to the proposed
expulsion Of Senator Bright, of Indiana,
Was then taken up and discussed. The bill
reported by Mr.. Colfax, to regulate the car
rinpe OF printed matter outside Of the mails,
came 10 in the House yesterday. and met
with considerable opposition. Various q
mendments were proposed and voted down,
and motions to recommit defeated. Finally,
a motion was made to lay it on the table,
which was carried-yess IS, nays 60. The
Senate bill authorizing the appointment OF
two assistant Secretaries Of War Was taken |
up, amended 50 as to authorize the Pres'-
dent to appoint two more Secretaries Of War,
and then passed.
Dickens last " All the Year Round con.
t.ips an article arguing in favor Of Amer
lean Disunion."
The Committee Of Ways and Means Of the
u. s. House of Representatives were IN ses-
sion nearly all Saturday night in endeavor.
ing to perfect the direct tax bill. twill
take several days to complete it, and it will
be very long-the sections thus tar co~plet-
ed Law tax on almost:every article. Many OF
the provisions Of the direct tax bill passed
in the special sessicn-the operations OF
which are now suspended by the resolutio on
passed in Dscember-are incorporated al
ready in the new bill. An income bill be-
fore the committee proposes to levy tax OF
three per Ct. on all amounts Of salaries over
eight hundred dollars per annum.
The exports from New York to foreign
ports for the year 1861 were valued at $l42 :
s3l,lO0, comprising $l38,594,O 900 in mer-
chandise, and "a 236 200 in specie-showing
large increase in the value Of the merchan-
disc exported, and corresponding decrease
in the export of specie. The imports at New
York 10 1861 were valued at $l62, 76S, 800. OF
which sos 326, 500 were dutiable goods. $780,.
$4,000 were free goods, and SS7 .OSS, 4Oc
were iu specie, showing great falling oh
in dutiable goods, and q corresponding In
crease in the import Of specie. The expor'
Of domestic produce and the import Of spe
Gle are alike almost unprecedented. The
revenue from customs was but SCI, 7l4,9Sl
but at the close there was large increase
over last year.
The London correspondent of the N. \
} Commercial says:--" 1t was notified yester
day at Mess-s. Baring's that they had r.
.ceived no orders to pay the dividend on tn
sterling coupons on the Virginia i've pc
, cents. which fell due on the lst inst. Ihl
: intimation was Of course calculated to dam
: age the reputation of that State, and OF tn
Confederate cause generally, but ithas ju'
: tran .pired that the Hansa has brought tn
REQUIRED remittances, and it is understoo
), that the payment will be advertised the "a
> after to-morrow Monday in the usual way.
! The forty.hfth anniversary meeting OF II
!. American Colonization Society was held
:. Tuesday 10 Washington. The president
= the Society, Mr.. Mason, Of New York. y
Pinney, and colored man from Liberia, q
liyered addresses, the last named argingt
" recognition of that republic by the Unit
States government. q ayase.''sn1 -s'a'
The prospects are that California will
inundated deeper than ever. The farmf
= and miners have already been immense
- sers BY the freshets this winter. The g
" product will be reduced millions from q
'er g
:, cause.
ar Salt, in consequence Of the supply to
,ed South being intercepted, is selling in wa
:, iugton at 30 cents a bushel. This article
ted is said, will be placed in the new tariff
~. AZ q source of considerable revenue.
re- = The prices of beef and pork, in the MOI
vas ern markets. have slightly declined.
vas Prices in the stock market in New I
lion advanced little yesterday.
ne Me- rh,n died in Baltimore Vester(