, 1863-01-21

uuNoeF elected TO the next Uonse. fAf
ter along debate a vote taken showed a ma.
3ority In flyor Of declaring his seat vacant.
The case now hangs on appeal from the de-
cision Of the Chair. The majority ia sufl-
cient to declare the seat vacant, it being
claimed that two.tbirds are not necessary for
such purpoce.
Unless thtsappeai is sustained, several more
Seats will be speedily declared vacant; and in
the opinion Of some able lawyers in the House,
Gen. schenck, Garfield, Dnmont aud other
military officers elected to; the next House
VIII have their seats declared vacant, and new
elections ordered, II they continue In the mil.
itary service after the 18th Of March next.
Among other. unfortunate results Of such
decision would be giving Vallandigham anoth~
CT chance for his life. ,'
The Secretary of the Interior communicated
bill to the House to-day organizing the
Bureau Of Statistics, to include the Census
Bureau and to be under Commissioner at
$4,0o0 year. The first result Of tlis would
be to oust Kennedy the present Census su.
perintendent and known secession sympa-
thizer.
:, WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.-!Thc Secretary Of
the Interior sent to the House to-day recon-
iuendatfon for tie establishment Of Bureau
9f t Statistics h391 in his Department. with draft Of
The Senate to.day received Communication
from the Postmaster General giving IN an
swcr to the inquiries growing ont Of the
Wheeling arid other cases Of exclusion Of
printed matter from the mails by militaryau
thority. he throws the responsibility on the
nrfhnYi$SaE h.
more interfere with 1t than any-other citizen.
The Commissioner Of internal Revenue
has submitted Ills first statement.
me entire number 11 Of persons employed in
:, &c cannot yet state precisely what will be
the amount Of revenue.
he has received from all sources, excepting
stamp duties, during the current fiscal year
ending with June mex, the sum OF $G1, 719, ,799.
He estimates tue receipts from stamp duties
during tile same period will amount to $15,-
c0,Co0, and that without material change
in the business Of the country, revenue
fFom H2a the san1e sources for the fiscal year Of
Co., The estimates Of receipts and cxpenli-
lures show tile cost Of assessing aud collect
ing the taxes under the present system will
be SLIGO per cent?
The Commissioner has strong confidence
that in the States now acknowledging the au-
hAVA4Lf ~ eAE AOA3k1Lut4UQs iuG EXPENSE CHI
neyer exceed three per cent, He makes many
important suggestions, including modifica-
tions Of the law and the ppolntmentmcnt Of
. solicitor or legal adviser.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Gothic Senate has con-
flrmed George ". Mcclure to be coiner Of
the branch mint of the United States at Dem
yer City; Oscar D. Munson to be assayer Of
the same. Joseph Smith, George ". Slower,
Francis e: Gregory and Silas stringham, to
be Rear Admirals.
Tie House Military Committee has adopted
in fAvor Of submarine telegraph,
along the Southern coast
WASHINGTON, Jan. '20.--The Ways and
Means Committee yesterday acted on the re-
port Of the subcommittee, Messrs. Spaulding,
Horton and Hooper, Of their interview with
Chase. Dy q vote unanimous, saye
one dissenting, they gave t he Secretary power.
TO Sell bonds At the best price lie could obtain
They also took away from the holders illegal
tender notes the right to convert them ut
pleasure into twenty year bonds. To-mor-
row a bill will be reported that will satisfy
both the Committee and the Treasury Depart
meut.
Carl Schurz has received the command Of
sieel's corps. Gen. sigel beingplaced In CON-
mand Of the Reserves.
NEW YORK., Jan. 20.-The Ibst has run,or
That Gen. Halleck intends to send large
part Of the army Of the Potomac to the West