The New York herald., 1863-02-22

eaiary x5OJo, m ASSISTANT Soilcltof ~ ~ o c~'
81. 800 The have. IN lieu Of previous
compensation, annual salary Of 81 500. with Que pcr
centum 500 600 when the revcaae col
scted shall exceed that
THE ROADS IN VIRGINIA IMPROVING.
The reads in yirgnia rapidly becoming good and
army movement viii be feasible in a few days.
SUPPRESSION OF DIsLoYAL NEWSPAPERS.
II Is rumored that tho judiciary Committee Of the
House disposed report bill authorizing the Post
master General to exclude from tho nai any newspapers
be may know be dsloya
MILITARY ARRESTS,
The bill about executive and imprisonInents
was agan up the senate In the OF the discus.
sion Mr. owol denounced the military interference With
q convention OF democrats kentucky aud sent 70
Clerks table 10 show that they had assaied
the government but condemned the usuration OF the
Executive.
rAssAGE OF THE POSTAL Reform BILL.
Tho Postal ro-m bill passed tho House day easily
CROUCH, after yera mcnbers had delivered The speeches
they fet ~ee due 10 their respective constituencies.
THE AFFAIR BETWEEN MEssRs. HICKMAN AND vooR-
Mr. Hickman, Of pcnusyivania has made tho er'ende
hoaoate TO tho friends OF Mr. Voorhees, Of Indiana for
tho offensive made by him In she House, and no
further trouble IS anticipated in the matter.
AFFAIRS IN UTAH.
Senator Wade his report respecting Utah Territory
makes this significant statement Although claiming 10
have population enough 70 ente them 70 be admitted ~
state into the Union they have but one paper published
In the Tcrritry thus plainly showing nexpltcabc dee
sire % snow nothing OF what ts going in the world
else oesre avoid free discussion II l. the
the hi tory OF country in which large
population has bcen satisfied with one parcr.
nI.Ow At MAIsHAL LAMoH.
An amendment was offered to-day bv MIR. Grimes to
~, Al
be appointed for the Jail. The amendment rejected.
Il under b. blow At the
District and is probably last ane to be made by the
clique OF &C Gals who have for ye nd haf attempt
cd to opness lor having done hs duty under the
constitution and the laws Tho failure Of this attack is
regarded proof that tho virulence Of the radical
hatred has in some measure abated.
THE PROHIBITION or SLAVERY IN ARIZONA.
section prohibiting slavery put in the Senate bill
organizing the Territory Of Arizona although years
since Mr. Wade reported aud supported Territorial bills
without that provision II is probably supposed that the
thing is necessary lust TO please the abotonistsl
OFFICERS or ARIZONA TERRITORY.
The Ar1onians in the city about TO hold a meeting
to determine thar choice officers the Territory
1t is understood tina; Hon J. A. Guriey, Of Ohio has been
selected as Governor.
THE INDEMNITY BILL.
The Committee Of Conference tho bill to indemnity
the President for all consequences that may
arbitrary arrests, without the
habeas corpus has not yet been announced. They will
lind some difficulty IN settling the question whether this
indemnity shcnld be continued in "copperhcad"
President should be elected at some future time.
NEW System or MILirAKY TACTICS FOR BLACK
SOLDIERS.
MAJOR General Casey hard work rpon the new eys
tenn Of Tor the African regiments The General il
somewhat puzzled know wha. changes TO establish
between the white and black tactics; but is necessary
that his boo. soad be completed Immediately, in order
that the coorcd soldiers WI to replace the years
men may lie onabiy instructed ana placed ia the
field.
UNION SENTIMENT IN MISSISSIPPI. NORTH ALABAMA
AND TENNESSEE.
The late reports from Mississippi North Alabama and
Tennessee show that there is strong Union element
wherever have been carried. Can there be
stronger argument than this against conscaon bills
aud the asmng OF negroes. General Grant and other
generals are enrolling such loyal men in armies.
RECEPTION Ar TINE WHITE HOUSE.
The public reception the White House today was
very numerously attended The East Room and suite Of
parlors al dining dcnsey thronscd The President
cordial in his greetings and Mrs Lincoln manifested
towards all the aiablity for which she is dis.
tngushed.
PROMOTIONS.
Official statements show that and then
promo cd IRON the ranks OF the army.
INCREASE OF SALARIES.
proposition adopted yesterday for increasing the
salary tts United sttcs although Mr.
Sherman showed that his duties did require greaer
labor then was REQUIRED Of many other I'll iais.
Congress Is constantly giving assistants and c!er. 5
= outcan officers as they are needed, and
many chiefs o. bureaus whose minds
stanty occupied ~ the consideratn OF points of law
about CLAIMS ana accounts OF tho great magnitude
whose salaries IL not proposed 10 increase Many
tiem work into tho night, and may he tuf said that
their thoughts continually fixed up,u halr business
S5me the roilers auditors ana ctors answer
this description but the propositions
generally Tor those who have much brain work
than they There seems 10 be furore IN Congress TO
officers aud multiply salaries hence the passage
OF the Arizona Territorial bill, ana the propo
stion TO overthrow courts Of justice IN this
District, which no lawyer or citizen calls for
II Congress will csslate in vital matter, Why viii
II not take c,gnznacs u all District affairs ard levy
taxes and appropriate money 80 that Washington nay
suitable place in appca national capital,
Mr. noottle said debate, that the District bes lgei
the people Of the United states and not to the local in
habants. In this business OF icgisating the District
Judges out Of otc of your senator's himself Judge
has taken leading pirt The thing hard, md seve
cha!!co might be returned in future with compound In
Even senator Wilson anticipated the condcnna
ton that just throughout the country might express
IMPROVEMENT IN CAMP COOKING.
The bill providing Tor an Improvement In the culinary
dcpar tmcnt Of the army, which originated by Lr
Puilum, medical inspector, and strongly recommended
by the surgeon General, vii. probably become law. u
has already been reported 70 tho senate, and whfn
adopted will go far to redder camp life not only toerabl
but attractive 10 soaicr..
LECTURES or MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
A proposition ~ on loot to institute here a regular
series of lectures uIoI military medicine and surgery
be free all graduates Of recognized mcd
cal colleges and the lecturers to be selected IRON the
most experienced surgeons Of the regular army
NATIONAL ACADEMY or SCIENCE.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Massachusetts, introduced to.day
bill to Incorporate National Academy Of
Science Among the Incoporators are named proe
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