Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-10
washInston News and Gossip.
washington. February 6.
PAY OF CoNaREssMRN.


The indications of the debate in the
Senate, to- day, were that that body, at least,
will vote to reduce the compensation of
members of Congress- as well as that Of other
officers of the Government. There is fair
prospect that the hands of profane reform
will be laid even upon mileage. Congress
begins TO perceive, with Senator Doolittle,
that the people will not believe that il is in
earnest until it touches its own pay and
emoluments.
GENERAL LANE.
General Lanes friends think that he will
resume his seat in the Senate unless allowed
to head the expedition about to move South
from Kansas, which they do not think he
will command, unless the President or Gen.
Hunter changes his mind
BRIGHr's SUCCESSOR.
Richard W. Thompson is believed to be
the more probable successor Of J esse d. Bright
in the Senate. Robert Dale Owen is also
spoken of Neither is a Republican. It is
not known whether Governor Morton, who
is now here, will make the appointment be-
fore returning to Indiana.
REJECTION OF TRAVELLING AMERICANS AT THE
TUlLERIEs.
The correspondence called for by Senator
Sumner, between Minister Dayton and Sec
retary Seward, concerning the sorrows of
tray cling Americans refused admission to the
Tuileries will probably be communicated to
the Senate to morrow. 1t is said that Mr..
Dayton's letter is extremely pleasant reading;
that Mr.. Seward in his reply intimates that
however unpleasant to Americans desirous
Of playing the courtier the fact may be, it is,
after all, for the French Court to say who
shall and who shall not be presented.
REBELS ON PENSION ROLLS.
The President has approved the bill au-
thorizing he Secretary of the Interior to
strike from the pension rolls the names of
all such persons as have or may hereafter
take up arms against the Government of the
United States, or who have ir any manner
encouraged the rebels or manifested sym.
pathy with their cause. 1t is known that
some persons in the West, after drawing
their pensions, have openly Joined the en-
emy, while others who have not taken this
extreme step, have openly sympathized with
the rebels and drawn their pensions. The
law just passed affords partial remedy
against disloyal pensioners receiving money
from the Government.
THE REBEL COMMUNICATION.
1t is said in intelligent circles that no
answer has yet been given to the rebel flag
of truce, and that the contents of the COM
munication are not publicly known.
PAYMENT OF THE 7.3O BONDS
The order of Secretary Chase, directing
| the payment OF the coupons of the 10th Of
August 7.3O bonds in New York, will be 30
| far modified as to make them payable also
| by the Treasurer of the United States at
| Washington, and by the Assistant Treasurers
at Boston and Philadelphia. The Secretary
desires TO afford every facility to the holders
| of the bonds compatible with the full security
against fraud and counterfeiting. This Sc.
curity is thought to be as important to the
holders as to the Government.
SMALL COIN.
Small coin continues scarce for business
transactions. In order to preclude the fooC
of small notes from a distance, many o
which are counterfeit, bill was introduced
in the Senate to-day authorizing the Corpo
ration of Washington to issue notes of les
denomination than S., to an amount not ex
ceeding 100000, redeemable in current banl
notes at par in Washington, or in UniteC
States Treasury notes.
THE PRESIDENT AS COMMANDER-IN. CHIEF.
Since the President concluded to ASSUME
command of the army and Navy of the Uni
ted States, his influence has been felt every
where. An officer OF the Mississippi fotill
at Cairo writes:
every thing now is working well, and
have faith that the country will yet be re
paid the great labor and expense of our flo
tilla. 1t has infused new spirit into ever
one since the President appears to take sue
an interest in our operations"