New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-04
SENATOR WILSON'S MILITARY BILL
REPUBLICAN VICTORY II BURLINGTON, IOWA,
The Vote on Tabling the Bankrupt Bill
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.
SENATOR smERMAN's BANK BILL.
Special Di,pseb to The N. y. Tribune.
WAsHrSGroy, Tuesdsy Feb 8 1903.

SENATOR sHfRMAN'S BANK BILL,
Senator Sherman's bank bill will not be taken up
tomorrow. ii il be taken up on Thursday, its pas
cage during that days session lie expected. The
letter addressed by Secretary Chase 10 the Finance
Committee will then probably be read, In which he
declares HE ability to carry the finances without
further issue OF lega tender If his currency scheme
is adopted BY Congress. The prospects Of iis being
adopted increase hourly.
THE sOUrH REFUSE 4 UNION WITH TIIE FREE
NORTH.
The Hon. Henry May Of Baltimore, who is be-
ieyed TO DO better acquainted with tie feelings and
purposes of the Rebels than any other man in the
House, Is reported in The Gio5e to have said In Lis
speech yesterday; "The people Of the South be
lieye, and believe that there is established fixed
and unalterable sntsgonsm between the sections
where Slavery il and 10 not allowed, and that no
future political union, as long as Slavery exists, can
ever be maintained between them upon any basis
whatever"
Mr.. May went on n say that the only alternatives
presented to the country are separation or subju-
CATION, and he administered rebuke to Mr.. Val
landgbam for laying so much stress upon arguments
for reunion found in physical geography, when all
D
- the nature Of man."
SENATOR WILSON'S MILITARY BILL.
The Senate viii tomorrow consider Senator VIII
sons exceedingly important bill to encourage re-
enlsimen,s for enrolling aud drafting the militia for
consolidating companies, and other military reforms
REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN BURLINGTON, IOWA.
Senator Grimes has received a telegram from
Burlington, Iowa, announcing the election for the
first time for years Of all the Republican candidates
for municipal Offices, by majori,es ranging from 30
TO 100. Las, October the Democrats carried the
town By over 100 majority. ,,,ss.
In Executive Session to-day, the Senate confirmed
the Hon. T. H. Watson as Assistant Secretary Of
War and a number of Assessors and Collectors up.
pou'ed during the recess.
NoN-PAyMENT or OFFICERS Not on DTTY.
The bill introduced by Senator Lane Of Kansas
today provides that the pay Of all military officers
who shall not be assigned 10 duty within 80 days
after the passage Of the act shall cease aud deter
mine at the expiration Of that tine, for go long as
they reman unemployed, unless they shall procure
special leaves Of absence for longer period from
tue Surgeon General, approved by the Secretary of
War Tee second section of the biz repeats the
law limiting the number OF Major and Brsadier-
Generals.
PAYMENT OF PERSONS HOLDING UNRECOGNIIID
OFFICES.
The Senstes amendment TO the Army Approprla-
ton bill, printed in TIE TRIsuSEs special dispatches
III morning, forbiddng The payment Of officers bold
Ing offices uurecosnzed by law or appointed during
the recess to oil vacancies existing at the tine Of the
adjournment, war adopted by the House without
diyi ion.
TuE FRENCH INVASION OF NfNt'o.
The Senate to-day took mp Senator McDoasails
Mexican resolutions, out Of courtesy to tue mover,
rather than from sympathy with his proportions.
The motion to lay the resolutions on the table viii
undoubtedly prevail. Almost, if not quite all the
uncompramising friends Of the Administration will
probably vote 70 give them their qneIns.
TIE COURT OF CLAIMS BILL
The House Judiciary Committee las authorized
,he Court of Claims bill 10 be reported, with "a rec
ounendalion that tie Senate Amendments bc noG-
eoneurred IN. Among them was one striking ont
tho provision by which two more Judges were added
to the bench.
STAMPS FOR CERTIFICATES OF STOCKS OF cox
PORATIoNs.
The following decision has been made by tie
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, relative to
stamps required upon certificates OF stocks OF cor
porltionsi
+ Whenever tie oA ere Of corporation receive
/ satisfactory evidence that any peron. pciront, or
marty have become stockholders in such corporation
and shal make IN the books thereof the requisite en-
tries showing that such person, persons or party
have become stockbolleis and shall make or sign
certificate or certificates thereof, II shaii De me
duty OF such officers to aiX To oveTy snch certhose
the appropriate revenue stamp, the expense tho'eo
to be paid by the person, persons, OF Pt'f, ioi
whose use or benefit such certificate or oet"h'"es
are made and signed. ,,,,
TIE VOTE On TABLING TIE BANhhtTi DILL
The vote by which the House Bankrupt ON was
laid on tine table to-day was resisted ~ oG' TWO
Democrats This, principally, viii account lvr 'Ie
nc ion Of tho majority The vote is not considered
M conclusive against the chances Of system of
uniform bankruptcy. 1t il thought that Senator
Fosters bill will be acceptable to the House.
TIE TAX ON WHISKY AND TOBACCO.
There appcars to be no douJ. that Mr. Chase las
written a letter t. the Ways aud Means asking for
large increase in the tax on whisky ord tobacco.
DEATHS OF soLDlERf
The following soldiers have died in The hospitals
here since our Iaet report:
Sen Il. Schroeder ], % Pa J. h. Henry +, 1875 MY.
1et5. uesgyi {, IA Res. J. hIMay L. o. \. y.
c. r IIustei s1E !, AIT I'aoc Nelson, a, lSSPa-
Lee Forsyth, @, l3t Ps. Peter {, H.sgs, q IA Ia
d. H. MeGTes0r. e. "a N. Y. lein Cable, + lJl lE
!. W. Smith. III, Me, All A. ID. Snow, ID, l31 ~ y.
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