, 1863-02-19
FROM WASHINGTON,
Treasury and Finance Matters


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Iff6une.j
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. 1853.
Mal!ory's bill for four bridges over the
Ohio, which came up in the House to-day, was
passed by large majority. 1t authorizes the
bridges at Louisville, 3{aysyille and the mouth
ofthc Big Sandy, tobe Of uniform heIghth and
ninety feet above high water mark. It leaves
the height Of the Cincinnati and Corington
bridge at 120 feet.
The Cincinnati representatives, Gurlcy and
Pendleton, in the absence Of positive instruc-
tions from home, did not feel warranted in IA
voring any change in the height Of that
bridge.
Tie Pittsburgh men opposed the bill on ac-
couAt Of alleged injury to river interests.
Louisville favored it.
By shrewd parliamentary management, the
friends Of the Missouri Emancipation Bill got
it up TO- day and referred it to the Special Com
mittee, By which they hope to avoid the Nc
cessity Of sending It to a committee Of the
whole. fthcy can do tlis, twill doubtless
pass.
Col. John Van E'alkenberg, Goth Indiana,
Is dismissed from the service for disloyal..J
and Conduct unbecoming an officer or gen
tleman. An order to this effect is just pre-
pared.
Assistant Surgeon 7. 4. Lewis, Of the 9th
disability.
The Senate proposed today to revise the
Presidents decision fixing the guage of the
Pacific st five feet, a gnase utterly unknown
to any railroad in the country, and to fix it
Z common width Of four feet eight inches.
The Senate has not Jet asked for confer
encc with the Committee on the Finance Bill,
and Mr. Sherman says there will not be any
hurry about 1t iu the meantime.
Last nights expectations about gold arc
! more than realized. Gold spcculators now
sny tll:4t tie further issue of legal tenders is
| bound to come ,and with it gold is bound 10 20
| still further up. The prevailing belief is,
however, that in the main, the Senate bill
embodying Mr.. Chase's plans will be sub.
stantislly adopted bya Conference Commit
tee Of tile two Houses. During the debate Of
the Habeas Corpus bill Mr. Voorhees, got of
| the stump speech in the House to-day OF
which he has been laboring to be delivered
for several weeks past. 1t was about up to
| the usual Voorhees, standard, and VAS OF
course violently against the conduct Of the
Administration. Leading Republicans did
not think it worth reply, though Democrats
are apparently well pleased;
The Senate Military Committee has report
cd a bill enabling tic President to confer
breyct rank on volunteer and other Officers
for gallant md lncrritofious conduct. The
statement that the House Judiciary Commit
tee has authorized Il bill to be reported fol-
the punishment Of Northern traitors is pre-
mature, Mr.. Bingham bcing authorized to ask
leave from the House for his bill for this pur
pose to be printed, th.t it may then be refer
red to the Committee for consideration.
Tie Secretary Of the Treasury has made 1
decision which will go far to break up tht
Pacific steamship monopoly from New Yor}
to:san Francisco. He decides that the prohibi
ton against foreign bottoms engaging in tht
coastiug trade does not apply to any Of th'
transit routes. The Committee on the Con
duct Of the War examined yesterday and to
day Generals Heintzlclnan, Sumner and Aver
III, the two former respecting doubtful point
in the Peninsular campaign, and Ayerill AM
Sumner also touching Ayeriil's forbidden cay
airy expedition.
The Banking bill Is expected to come up il
the House tomorrow, It's passage is doubt
tul. Some ofits friends give 1t up.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tsibune,l
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 10 p. m.
Tic Senate to-day ratified two treaties wit
Peru, referring the cases Of Georgiana and L
| rene Thompson, involving the question Of til
sovereignty Of Quuro Island to the arbitratio
Of King Leopold of Belgium, and other case
h Il commission Of four, two to be named
each party, TO sit at Lima.
Later financial indications strengthen til
belief held by the friends Of the sena1
| amendments to the nine hundred million bill
that the Committee Of Conference will t
forced to agree to most Of The features Of tn
| House hill, Including the issue Of s300, 900 ,0(
Of grrcnbacks. The bank taxing section vi
probably be compromised.
WAsu1SGro TON, Feb. 1S.-Thc Senate to.tla
| confirmed the following nominations Of col
suls: Clas. Gilbert Wheeler pf No., at Nj
rembcrg.: Nonll +. Wilson Of Ind, at l
Geneva; Wn,. Phelps Of ILL.,, ii st. Peter
burg; ". F. N. Army Of Kansas, asSecretaTy
, | the territory Of New Mexico; Edward Eva1
Of Washington Territory, Secretary Of th
, | Territory.
: WAsu1Saros, Feb, 1s.-There is no arm
l | news this morning, aud but little Of any kin
Vice President lIamlin has been called hon
: by important business, aud will not return
! fire tile end ofthe session.
5 Senator Foot Of n. II. has been elected
r take his place us President Of the Senate t!
:. remainder Of the session.
e Tilr consc5iption bill has not yet come I
c in the House, but when it does it is expect,
10 pass ut once, as it came from the Senate
New YORK, Feb. lS.-Thc New York Tin
Washington special says:
The Senate Military Committee instruct
their chairman to report Il bill authorizing t
collectors in insurrectionary districts to pr
chase at tNx sales and execute such lands
the President may designate as being need
for military and other Government uses.
It An appropriation is to be made for M
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