New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-03


from the Committee Of Ways and Means tonight or
. tomorrow:
Section allows goods in bond over one year and
lees than three 10 10 withdrawn for consumption,
ppon payment OF duties imposed by the tarf OF July
Ia, 1862
Section allows cotton and raw silk Of the growth
or produce of places beyond the Cape of Good Hope,
when imported from places this side the Cape OF
Good Hope, to be exempt from the ten per cent ad-
ditional duty now imposed.
Section 8 al ows exemption Of guano for two years
longer.
Section 4 allows exemption of ships and vessel,
from any thing more than an annual tuDnage duty TO
and from ports in Central America.
Section reduces the duty on printing paper TO
twenty per cent.
Section fixes crude petroleum or crude oil at
twenty per cent.
Section allows gunyowder to be exempt, and
allows a drawback on sal,peter used IN the manu-
fsetuTe Of gunPowder when exported.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS BILL.
The Court OF Claims bill, as reported from the
Committee of Conference and passed by the House
to-day, provides for two additional Judges, one TO
be ChefJ ustice enables the Court TO enter up final
Judgment, subjeet 10 an appeal TO the Supreme
Court by either party IN cases involving more than
5000, and by the Government also where the de-
eison may affect class of cases. This power OF
6nal judgment is, however, subject TO the pIovso
tha, the Sum adjudged cannot be paid out of the
Treasury unless an appropriation therefor has been
voted BY Congress. 1t is probable that the Chief
Justice Of the new Court will be The Hon. John A.
Bingham Of Ohio, who is strongly pressed by his
fellow -Congressmen. There several candidates.
from Illinois for one of the Judgeships.
REoRGANIZATIoN OF THE ENGINEER CORPS.
The bill providing for tie reorganization Of the
Engineer Corps, and for ether purposes, which
passed both Houses tonight embraces in one Of lie
sections all the material provisions OF Tbaddeus Ste.
verss bill, which passed the House and WAS re-
ported adversely to by the Senate, for the enlist
nent, equipment, and payment of African soldiers
without the prohibition OF cruiting stations in the
Border States Mr.. Wicklfe o. kentucky, hearing
.5e word Afican" spasmodically tried to stop the
bass. .re of the bill.
tcoMMe, ,rce BETWEEN TIE FAST AND WEST.
Ninety Me--pbers of Congress, Representatives
and Senators have. subscresd the following call for
a convention " to pro. .r'ote facilities for commerce
between the East and we%:
Regarding the enlargement OF the sanais between
the Valley Of the Mississippi nnu d we 1
a. Of great national, commercial Snd military lm'
portance. and as tending to promote .ne a~enetop- ~
Snent, prosperity, and ulity o. onE Tnqie country
we invite a meeting OF all those interested In =.
subject, at Chicago, on the first Tuesday in june
next. We especially ask the cooperation and and OF
a. ,e Doarcs of Trade, Chambers Of Commerce, Agri-
cultural Societies. and business associations Of the
Waei.ag,on, d. c., March 2, 1863
AN NsUBORDISATE LIEUTENANT.
Fire, Lieut.. Gilbert S. Lawrence 9TH NewYork
Volunteers, WAS brought TO Cour-Msrlia and 10
grief, on the Rsppahauuock, for saying IN the pres
enee of officers and civilians, " have no confidence
in Gen. Hooker. Burnside was stuck in the mud;
and he will be stuck worse" And when told by
Msj. Cross, 9Th n. ii. Vols, that he would be dis
bonorably discharged if bis language was known at
Headquarters, said: III be damnd if care; that's
what want" And also for publicly declaring, :" !
want 10 get out Of the service. don't believe we
will succeed. / sm dissatisfied generally. Nobody
but Mcclellan can command this army" Found
guilty. This warrior was dishonoratly discharged
from the service, and sentenced to forfeit all his pay
and emoluments.
GEN. COCuRANE.
Gen, Cochrane is in the city, on his way TO Cew.
York.
THE RULES AND ARTICLES - WAR.
Gen. Hitchcock was before the Military Commit.
too Of the House to-day, to arg. upop them the ne.
cessity Of passing the law r.Rodslpg the rules and
articles Of war, which has already passed the Senate.
THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
The Joint Comuittee On Che Conduct of the War
will report only selection from the teeimony taken
before them The rest Of it, deposited in tho secret
archives oi the Sem 10, must be looked for by the
curious in some fdure history of the politics and
civilization OF the. Uultsl States.
CONGRESS.
The galerl a. of both Houses are crowded to-
night, atbo Agh there is little in either TO excite or
interest ar ordinary observer The Senate has spent
much Of. the evening on the bill! amendatory TO the
Intern Al Revenue law 10 which few amendments
have, been adopted The House has passed with no
dS eussion and little controversy large number Of
Rails, many of them Of private or local nature.
APPROPRIATIONS BY CONGRESS.
The appropriations covered by the following bills
which have been psssed by Congress, and approved
by the President, namely, the Military Academy,
che Invalid Pension Consul and Diplomatic, the De-
6ciency, the Amy, the Post Office aud the Fortif.
cation bills amount $s68 ,237 ,l25 65.
The Naval and Legislative bill which have been
passed but not yet approved amount to about eighty
millions. The Miscellaneous bill is still pending.
TIE INDEMNITY BILL.
Az o'clock the Senate, which had been spending
upward of three hours on the Tax BILL took up the
the Indemnity bill, and Senator Wall commenced an
elaborate speech against it. The prospects are that
1t will CONSUME tue night
GEN MCCLELLAN NOT TO BE REINsTaTED.
There is 10 truth in the report that Gen. McClel-
Jan is 10 be reinsated Generalin-Chief. The pc
Suss Of the dispatches soon " be sent to Congress