New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-22
THE CASE OF COLONEL vANDEvER
Louis EapOlsOn's Anxiety About Our Rebellion
NAVAL DEPOT AT BRUNSWICK, GA
Honorable Action by Mr.. southard.
SpesiA Dispatch 70 The N. p. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan

Executive and Judicial bill. with several note
worthy amendments. The following clauses, an
nexed to the appropriation for the mileage and com
pensaton Of Senator's 10 stricken ont:
Provided that until further Legislation partso
: this appropriation shall be paid for mileage o
Senators and Representatives, yond the sum o
ten cents per mile each way, and the distance to b
computed according to existing laws"
The appropriation for the Agricultural Department
is reduced from $l3O 900 to $4,000. The paragraph
raising Frederick Stewards salary from $4,000 II
$1,000 is knocked out and the appropriation for the
pay Of the Secretary of State and bis subordinate,
is correspondingIy reduced $1,000. The appropna
ton for the publication of the laws is reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000, and the clause contemplating
their advertisement in newspapers is omitted.
Zone city newspaper" is substituted for The
National Intelgsncer, as the journal for the SUB.
scriptiOn to which, by the Treasury Department. an
Der Of additional clerks In the Pension Bureau, in
several of the Auditors and Assistant Treasurers
Offices, and in Bureaus of the Navy Department, lie
authorized
PAY OF INSPECTORS IN THE NETWORK Gus.
TOM.HOUSE.
The Inspectors Of the New-York Custom House.
seventy -four in number, petti0ned Congress to-day
10 raise their pay from three dollars per diem to ve
to date from Jan. ], 1862. Among the reasons for
this is that the dignity Of the Government which
to certain extent is represented on board foreign
ship by an Inspector, claims q more than ordinary
expense Of living and dress.
! The petition concludes with the statement that
they might reasonably and justly ask q diminution
ha;- tabo brt find II I'm
conveniently done with perfect safety to the Reve.
nue." So they ssk for law authorizing fifty addi-
,ionsl Inspectors. Surveyor Andrews ndorses the
petition.
THE CASE OF COL. yANDEvER.
The principle established by the report of the Com
mittse on Elections In the case Of Col. Vandever,
was that the Member Of Congress who accepts a
commission In the army of the United States yacates
bis seat by the act. The contest yesterday and to-
day over this conclusion Of law partly legal and
partly political and greatly Of feeling kinded by tho
war; This contest and the final disposition made of
the case by the House postpoping its further consd-
GRAFTON till the Sd of March, will be appreciated from
the fact that no less than eighteen members were
supposed to be in the same boat with COL Vandcyer;
fourteen of them Republicans, and four Democrats.
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and Webster. The former wsre Messrs. Campbell,
Diven, Franchot, Kellogg of Michigan, McKeon,
Marton, Sherman, Van Wyck, Vandever, Van
valkenburgh, Dunn, Gurley, Mcpherson, and
Shanks The last four are said to have been only
volunteer aids to commanding generals and not to
have been commissioned, and 80 are out OF the
category.
LOUIS NAPoLEoN's ANXIETY ABOUT OUR RE-
BELLIOS.
The tenor of private adyces received by gentle
men here in established relations with statesmen in
France, is that the Emperor Napoleon yet inspired
by the most friendly feelings to the Federal Govern
ment and the loyal States, but that his impression
that the Union cannot be restored is confirmed.
NAVAL DEPOT AT BRUNSWICK, GA.
II is said that tho Government have been induced
10 establish under an act Of Congress some years
old, a great naval depot at Brunswick, Ca. and to
make erections and improvements there which con-
template permanent basis at that point for military
operations in the South.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
The Court of Claims BILL as passed by the Senate
to-day is shorn of The provision for two additional
Judges feature which to some at least of it's
most ardent supporters, its principal recommends
ton. The amendments made since its passage by
the House, send it back there again, and it is con-
sijered not improbable that it will die with this
Congress,
MIR. SOuTIItRD ACTS HONORABLE
Mr. Il. j. Southland has followed the advice oil Tue
Senate Select Committee, and commenced 70 reiuhd
the commission which be received upon the charter
parties OF the vessels forming the Banks fApedtion.
THE CHARACTER OF THE LONDON TINES RICH
MOND CORRESPONDENTS.
recon, letter from Richmond TO The London
Times contains paragraph to the effect that the
,yr;tcr learned in conversation with the Colonel
and Adiutant of the 35lh Massachusetts, Regiment,
whom he met at Gen. Stuar's headquarters after
their capture, that the war would never be finished
by fighting, and that A" their chief political faith
seemed TO BIZ an unutcrable aversion to Mr. Charles
Samner" Mr.. Il. G. Wales, the father of the Adin
tant, writes at his sons request, to Mr. Charles
Sumner that every word of this statement, both as
regards himself and his fellow captives is " utterly
and totally false"
| CONVERSION OF MRS LINCOLN.
We have almost the highest official authority under
the Government for stating that Mrs. Lincoln has at
last become thoroughly ADti.Slavery-is hearty in
1sr :IS.SyS & Is9 Ewsgsi0S!Ga syg:!s%A.i9. W.