New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-26

oaicer of the Government, who shall directly or in.
directly receive, or agree to e money or other
valuable consideration for procuring or aiding to
procure any contract, Office or place from the Gov
ernment or any Department or officer thereof, shall
be liable to indictment as for misdemeanor and on
conviction shall be fined not exceeding $40 O00 and
imprisOned in the Penitentisry not exceeding two
vesrs In the discretion of the Court, and shall be
DISQUALIFIED from holding any Office under the Gov
eminent.
TIE BRIGADIER- GENERAL QUESTION.
The Senate, in Executive session, yesterday, had
rader consideration the Brisader-Generai question:
Che act limiting the number of Brigadier'Genersis
20 POO. sdoped by the Senate, having been ignored
j., the House. which thought that the Senate should
have moral courage enough within itself to decide
each csse on It's merits, aud IN view of ell the CIR
cumstsrces
The discovery has now been made that under the
existing law not moro than ten additional Brigader-
Generals can be commissioned. The law provides
hat each brigade shall consist of at least four reg
mente and il is not claimed anywhere that there are
more than four times 1876 regiments in the field.
1t is not believed that there are as many, but tax
ing that as the number it was concluded that the
senate, having confirmed ia cannot now properly
confirm more than IL in addion-about one-ffth of
.lose nominated.
THY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Senator Lime of Indiana, who opposed TO the
-0nfrmston OF Isaac Newton Commissioner Of
Department Of Agriculture after the vote Of yer
d q in his favor, which, however, was invalid be-
,.use the Senate lacked one OF quorum, has given
,tce q till to repeal the nc, establishing the De-
.srtmeut O. Agriculture.
THE POSTAL CONVENTION WITH MEXICO.
Tie Postal Convention between the United States
Mexico was to. day officially promulgated.
LARGE SEIZURE OF STOLEN ARMS.
The Provost Matsna discovered aud took into hi
possession about $40 coo worth of new rifles nue.
kets cavalry equipments etc. supposed to be stolen
property lie has recently seized other military
goods under similar circumstance.
FIFTEENTH L. :. INFANTRY.
The headouarters Of the 18th L. ). Infantry and
e recrlug depot thereof are transferred to IL camp
De established near Philadelphia The site Of the
ann viii bc selected by the regimcutal commander.
he recruits OF the regiment at present disposable
III be organized into a company at Newport Bar
acls, which viii be left 10 that posi uatil completed
, the mayi, Un, sufficiently instructed when it will
le sent 90 o.n the companies Of the regiment already
sine field.
RETCRN OF The PRESIDENT.
Tie President arrived here al ten minutes 10 :
clock this evening, on his return tip from New
OK city aud West Point. He left the latter place
ten minutes past 10 this morning, and the former
1t ten minutes past II o'clock, making The trip from
Eew-Yori, in seven hours and twenty minutes, being
the shortest time over the same route between that
city and Washington on record.
Tee Prcsidtut was accompanied on the trip by
Col. McCLlum General Director Of Military Roads,
ana from Philadelphia by PresileLt FELTON, Of the
Phiaielph.a and Fillmore Rsi,road Company, and
W, joined q, Baltimore ~ Mr. CGue't, tie Presi-
dent and ". P. Smith, the General Superintendent
Of the Ba'tmcre and Ohio Railroad Company, who
aaeu6ed the Presidential party 10 Ills city.
DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE.
Lcu,elaa, 3. II. Wariord Of the 9th New-ToTk
Volunteers has been discharge from the service Of
,le United States by tie President, in accordance
with . recommendation Of a court-uhtial.
PROPOSALS FOR RAISING VESSELS.
TIE Navy Department will receive proposals for
the rsisi Of the Varuna and oiher~vessels sunk in
Ire Mississippi River.
7,lT VETOED SMAII-N0TE BILL.
Tie Smail-Note bill VeioeG ny tue IIetloeH'' hao
rsfe enc, alone to the banks OUTSIDE Of the Ds,rc
II Columbia, which have flooded our community
with sua notes. The laws relating 10 the Distric
banks. tie issues Of which are nominal, remain III
changed
NiH-JIRsEY SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.
The J,-seymen here, With Sc ator Ten Eyek a
Chairman have formed So.die b. Aid Society
Subscriptions to tie amount Of $50 have algead,
I.en O. acri1ed. Committees were appointed u
visit ,bc ick and wounded Of Nev-Jersey in tn
iIe.ee, c,pnals in the neighblrhood Of Washing
to-.