New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-05

on Committees The waters Of the Hudson run
down stream just the same as ever.
The Finance Committee OF the Senate have
amen ed the House Finance bill, so that ts main
provisions are as follows: The Secretary Of the
Treasury is authorized to borrow s9OO,COOOOO, and
ssR therefor coupons, as registered bonds, payable
after such periods as may be fixed by him, not less
than five nor more than ioty years from date, in
CON- and of such DENOMINATIONS not less than $50,
he msy deem ezYedieut bearing interest at rate
nos exceeding siX per centnm per annum- payable In
bonds not exceeding 800 annually. and on all ctler
bonds semi-anuualy in coin. The Secretary has the
discretion to dspose Of such bonds 81 any time upon
such terms az he may deem most advisable, for law
iul money! of The United States, or for any ce,tlf'
Gates Of indebtedness or deposit that may at any
time be unTaid, or for any Of the Treasury
Notes heretofore issued, or which my
be issued. under tie provisions of this act.
All tie bond, aud Treasury notes, or United States
notes, issued under lis authority. shall be exempt
from taxation by under State or MUNICIPAL
authority. The Secretary has power 20 Issue
500 coo in Treasury Notes, payable ut socA
times, hot exceeding three years from dhe, as he
nav determine bearing iuieres, at a rare not ex-
ceeOing per ceutum per aunun, which interest on
al notes t,r less a,nouuts than $io0 shall be PAYABLE
At the maturity thereof and on all notes Cor $l0J
AID upward al the times authorized on treir fuce.
The iuerctj pIon those notes and on certificates OF
indebtedness aDd deposits here 4ftsr, 10 be paid in
lawtul money, the notes TO be OF sue
denominations az the Secretary may deem
cxped.sut, no, lees Than $40 each. and
cev4ble for internal duties aud al debts and
demands due to the United States excepting dni.ei
OF Imports and shall be legal tender AZ their fac
value, excluding inie!ort at tie same exteu, o.
United States notes. The Committee, in the thiid
section, propose to reduce from s3toOOOO TO
$l,SJ0 900, the authority 90 Issue L required ly the
exgeucies Of tie public service for the payment OF
tie Army and Navy, and o.her creditors Of the
Government, IN United States notes. They include
the amount f tie notes author.lel by the joint
resolution PASSED Jan. Il aud repeal 30 much Of tic
act Of February 1862 end July las as restricts the
negotiations of banks 10 market value The holders
of United States notes. issued under these laws,
required to present them for the purpose OF exchau
ping them for bonds, as therein provided, or be-
fore the FIRST day of July next, and thereafter the
right to 60 to exchange shall cease and determine.
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amendments, propose to strike out the proviso limit
Ing the whole amount of fractional currency issued
including postage and revenue stamps issued as cur
rency, to $jOOOOOCO. The eighth section is pro-
nosed TO be amended by requiring all banks, as
soci ,tions, corporations, or individuals, issu'
ing notes OF bills for circulation as currency,
to pay o duty of one Per centum each lnlf
wear from and after April III next upon the average
amount of notes or bills Issued and outstanding DUR
ng the six months next preceding the return pro-
yided for IL the section. The sliding scale Of tax
cordng 10 the amount of capital If stricken out The
Committee also report in favor OF striking out the
ninth section, which 20 mobiles tie independent
Treasury act, as 10 authorize the Secretary, st his
discretion, TO allow any money obtained from loans
and internal revenue TO be deposited in solvent
banks TO be drafted checked upon by tue Secretary
of the Treasury.
| The annual report Of the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction of the State Of New-fofk states
that the number of school districts is ll,163, Of
,cboolhouses ll.7JO. The money expended in
building furnishing, hiring, and repairing school
borsss for the year was $3.50 3l6 So in the eiits
and 1910, S52 al in the rural districts. The number
of volumes in the district libraries IS $685. ana
the amount expended S32,9l2 GIN the cities
1853 80 and in tie rural districts $@G,JJ9 10. The
expenditure for school apparatus was s9l .f5G lS-in
the cities $50 26S H. in the country districts 40
40. The number Of persons between the ages OF
four and twenty-one years is reported as fol-
lows: IL 1862, in the cities, ii3 $50; in the rural
districts S7S ,9O7-toial. ,322 s23. In 1863 tetood
323 079 in the cities, and 9l5OSS-a total Of &c.,
l67. In the cities there has been only an estimate
10 the country there has been census. SJ2,JjO are
reported to have attended school during he year.
The number Of private schools 10 l,Jj7, with an
aggregate attendance Of 1884. The pupils in COL
leges and academies count about 40 0JO. Tie num-
Der of teachers employed was 2C,5oO-7 ,5Sj males,
and IS 9l5 females. The expenditures for teachers
wages in cities 81 900, 497 20. in rural districts
81, $50, 873 79-iotal. $275O 81 o..
An unknown woman was found dead at the foo,
Of William street, South Brooklyn, on Tuesday
It seems probable that size was murdered. The
Coroners investigation is not yet concluded.
The United States Senate has confirmed the
nominations Of the 800 Collectors and Assessors
under the Internal Revenue bill-all with the ex-
ception Of Six Of them.
Horace p. Russ, the inventor Of the Rrss pave
ment in this city, died recently at Halifax, N. S.,
where be had been for some years gagged in gold
mining.
John Decker was reelected Chief Engineer Of
the New-York Fire Department on Tuesday night.
The stock market has hesitaiiDg action under
the delay Washington upon the financial question. The
quotations are irregular but generally heavy ct the
opening with better feeling a. the close OF the session
Governments were without important transactions.
Shares generally lower but show improvement in
anna dercrirNnna Second Bond tlefe com.