New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-18
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sDeOi.l Dispatch to NE N. Y. Tribune.

THE WAYS AND MEANS BILL.
The WAYS and Means bill passed the House to day
In very nearly the same shape in which 1t was
originally passed, almost all the Senste amendments
being disagreed TO. The most important Senate
amendment adopted was that providing that tire IN
teres on the 900 600 600 iptereshearng notes sha
be PAID ia legal tender notes instead OF coin. Ih'
hill as pasaea by the House to-day provides as'' ei-
Jows:
SECTION /. The 100000, 600 bonds are to be made
payable in the discretion Of 1he Secretary Of the
Treasury at any time between ten and forty years.
I'm the House bill these bonds were TO rrn for
evenly years, as amended b. the Senate shey were
10 run from FIVE TO forty years.
SEC. Q. All the amendments to this secti,n which
provdcs for the issue of 500 900 900 bearing
notes were disagreed &c, except that the interest ia
to be paid in legatender notes. instead Of coin, az
well as the interest Of a.. certificates Of Indebtedness
and deposit hereafter issued. These notes are made
payable after three years, instead Of emo: exceeding
three years as the Secretary may determine" ss
:be Senate had it. TIE interest-bearisg notes are
70 be convertible into legal-tender no,.s instead OF
being made legal tender ON their face.
SEC. 3. The amendments Of the Senate reducing
the amount of legal-tender notes from three humid
red to one bundled and fifty millions was disagreed
TO.
The restriction in the net of February 25 1862,
market value in the sele Of bonds s repealed, and
after July l. the legalrender notes. are not TO be
convertible into fve-twenty six rer cent bonds.
Both Senate amendments.
SEC 4. Fractional currency is TO be limited TO fifty
millions.
sizes. ) and 6. No material differences between
the two Houses.
SIC. Z. Providing. that coupons may be received
for Customs at any time within thirty days before
they become due or AFTER stricken out by the Senate
is retained.
SEC s. The House adhered to the original sliding
scale of taxing tank circulation, refusing to acceae
TO the Senate amendment imposing per cent on the
whole average amount Of currency during the nex'
two years, and 2 per cent thereafter. Upon the
proposition TO retain the section as originally passed
by the House, the Committee of Ways and Means
etood to /.
Section nine, p,:viding for the suspension Of tbe
Sub-Treasury sc., far as 10 enable the Secretary
oftbe Treasury to deposit any moaey from loan, or
internal revenue from loans revenue in solvent
banks which wac stricken out b. the Senate, if
setained Unessthe Senate recede, es is improbable,
tie bill must 20 tc Conference Committee. An
effort will be Inade 20 take the banking bill from the
Speakers table Te-y soon, perhaps tomorrow, end
PCT 1t upon ito passage at once, witt ont reference
to the Committee of Ways and Means, since . oh
reference would, il the judgmeD. Of its frier1 de-
jso- ardze it. If it ehal be taken CD, Mr. Spauld:ne
viii deliver carefully prepared epeech in ito srp
port: The action o. the House to-day adverse IA
those Senate amen 3ments TO the Loan bI
which 20 with the banking bill aaC
are considered part of it, such that taxing banks
heavily, and that reducing the amount Ct legai'tendo
slotes onehalf lie Indication that tho fate Of to
Banking bill is al leas: doubtful.
fgHE RESTORATION OF GEN. HgTLER.
Its Understood that the opposition o. Secretary
Seward ia now the only obstacle TO the restoration 81
Cen. Better to the ooIa1rand Of the Department o.
the Gull.
ELL AT TIE FL INCH MINISTER'S.
TIE French Minister gave brilliant ball last
nigh. Among the members Of Congress who were
bis gOes:s were Senators Powell of Kentucky and
Bayasl Of Delaware, and Representatives Vallan.
digher, Nyclife, PeadIe.or. and Critende,.
C-ERKs IN THE AUDITORS OFFICES.
The secretary Of the Treasury has asked Congress
TO add mere han one hgndred permsnent cle,ks TO
TIE ENGINEER. CORPS.
The bill reported by Senator Wilson to reolgazze
Ia corps Of engineers merges the typographical en-
gipeers in TIC engineers proper rad makes tie COZ
aOldated corss e consist Of ohiof engineer, wi.t
che rank Of msjorseneral, tive inepecor-generas Of
Qualifications With The rank If bligadier-generals
ave colonies, tE0 I.eutenant-celones 20 msjors 20
captairs 30 frs. Geg:enants and 10 second leuten.
aues. The hrst otbser named 10 be selected frodn
the Ems neers the otass to rank according to their
dates Of commission IN either corps
TIE bill also provides hat no eagineau below the
rank sf fed officers shall be promoted before DIES
ing an examination before a Board, ana hat they
should he suspended from promotion Gor year in
case of anre and the second failure 10 be struck
from tho rolls. Additional sections incrsss. the
force of the Ordnance and Qaartermaster's Derart-
paents during war and year thereafter.
LATE ADgICEs FROM MEXICO.
Adyiees from the City Of Mexico up to the 9lh o5
January received here state that at tina. date the
Mexicans were daily expecting TN attack upon tue
Notifications at Pueblo from the French forces,
which they believed TO be about 10000 strong.
They felt pertain of their ability to repulss Gen.
Forey, conhding both ia their numbers aud the
strength Of their defeDses
THE PASSAGE Of THE PRIyATEERING BILL.
tte hll which Senator Grimes succeeded in car.
ying to-day by O very large majority against the
opposition OF the Chairman Of the Committee Of
Foreign Relai.ons, eplhorzes The President 10 Issue