The New York herald., 1862-02-06
Expulsion Of Senator Bright, Of In
diana, from the Senate.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
important Debate In the House on the
Financial Measures.
Urgent Necessity for the Passage Of tho
Treasury Note Bill.
Circular from Gen. N9eigs Relative
to Army Contracts.
The Great Party at the White
House.
&c., &c.. &C.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 8, 1882.
VA~t &~S'
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.


The subcommittee Of Ways and Means have prepared
rough draft OF tho tar BILL which will at once be
printed for private uss and to be laid before the full
committee for their nnal action. few days only VIII
elapsc before will be and reported the House
Secretary Of the Treasury to-day addressed another
letter to Representative Spauldng urging immediate a.
tion on the Treasury bill but several speeches
will be previous voting upon the pending amond
II is probable that final vote will bs taken 70
morrow. Arrangements have been made by the oppo-
nens of the bill to form substitute therefor by conso
dating the leading features in the propositions already
submitted by Mossrs. Morrill,, Of Vermont, vaIandgham
and Roscoe Conklng.
EXPULSION OF MIR. BRIGHT FROM THE SENATE.
The Bright Unexpectedly brought to concu-
sion to day The expected speeches omitted, and
after brief speech from Mr Bright the vote was taken
and Jesse b. Bright was formally expelled from the
Senate Of the United States. To the last he n
air OF defiance After concluding his remarks he retired
from the chamber. The Senate crowded with mem
bers the House and others entitled the privilege
the floor. The galleries crowded sufocation.
The details Of tho proceedngsas will be found in the
official rcport-wsre very interesting just as the vote
about to be taken the gaslghts Senate cham
Der were lighted and tho result OF the vote called forth
burst Of applause from the galleries, which was, how
ever Immediately suppressed. Mr. Bright, OF course.
absentee.
THE oUARrERxAsrER's DEPARTMENT.
Quartermastcr General Megs has addressed circular
70 ell officers Of his department II appears, he says
that memorandum Of rates Of transportation by rail
road sent Of the principal quartermasters In
tended by the War Department to be used guide Ia
settling accounts, limit beyond which payments
would be allowed in any case has been by officers
misunderstood, and considered a. fixing . governments
IN ma n all
advised that is the duty Of every quartermaster or
every officer OF the government In making contracts for
services materials and In making purchases TO maks
them the loves, aanabe rates In no case should the
government pay higher rates than individual
poration for the services the materials Any
auartermaster who allows through freghts TO be
charged local reghs at higher rates than ordl
nary paid goods sent long distances violates
his duty. The rates for transportation for passengers
specified In the tariff above referred 10, were, ct the
time Of preparation understood to be ons-thrd below
the ordinary rates upon railroads In the Middle States
On Western railroads freight and passenger charges are
generally at lower rates that In the Middle States, and
that which would be fair compensation to road in the
mountains OF the East would be very nigh rate over
the easy grades Of the cheapy constructed railroads
the prairie country In addition TO the resuauoh 10
qusrermastsrs' departments the attention OF the newp
apnointsd especially called to article
eleven page 17 the revised regulations OF the army
in regard to public property money and accounts Many Of
the regulations in this article are literal transcripts from
Tho lava Of Congress Paragraph Io4 IN regard TO giving
pube notice of all purchases and contracts, where an
Immediate delivery is NOT required by public exigency
Is q, ,bs words Of the law careful adherence TO these
,s.us,iops will guide the public officers and protect the
treasury against imposition.
THE MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
am requested TO state that the list OF military officers
in todsy's Tribune reported TO have been confirmed By
ths Senate on tho 4th inst not true. But two
were made that day. and have been
made to-day. A large proportion OF the names In Tho
list referred 10 have not yet been acted upon and those
that have been confirmed not important but inferior
ofncsrs In rank.
THE ARMY.
. Major W. r. Camp, Paymaster, recently stationed -
Fortress Mon,rsss has been ordered 70 report for duy "