The New York herald., 1863-12-17
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wAsanGros, Dec ls, 1903
HAPPY EPFEcr or asN. BUrLsR's ORDas NO. 46.
Information has been here that the Order No.
46 OF General Buter, recently issued has worked
ders in rccsimng TO ther allegiance to the government
sympithzers with rebellion in that department. fts
operation began in the city OF Norfolk Saturday
whom number OF hitherto noted opponents OF gov
ernment voluntarily in and took the oath o. ale
glance On Monday tho number OF applicants Tor certia
Gates OF loyalty great that they could hardly be
accommodated, and it recommended to tho Provost
Marshal that he should place himself the top OF tho
Custom House. and cali upon all tho ctzens TO mold up
ther hands at aud take the oath OF allegiance Tho
su.ion by Gen. Butler OF civil fund to be applied
renovation OF the city Of Norfolk BY supplying gas
viing civil police and steam dre department. repairing
wharves bridges and streets and making other improve
ments, winning the confidence OF the rabid
opponents OF the government aud eecng total change
Unpopular opinion in that department
FINANCIAL MArTRRs.
Since tho middle OF October last the National Bank
Note Company printed Tor the government neariy
eighty five millions OF legal tender notes Sixty five mil
lions have been received and paid out to the army. navy
contract creditors OF the government The remaining
twenty millions are being printed at the rate Of m
hon pee day, and received aud registered
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to NEE,
drafts that office When the whole shall have been pad
the interest bearing Treasury notes. added to tho
outstanding postal and fractional currency will mako
dvs hundred millions OF dollars Fifty millions OF tho
eighty dvs millions just issued is the reserved fund
authorized by last Congress meet temporary deposits
paid In bis annual report M Chase
mends the removal Of the restriction upon tho temporary
deposits aud that authority be conferred upon him to Is
legal tender notes to the extent Of oneha OF such
would thus be authorized 10 issue hundred miioos
additional legal tenders to meet the same ali OF which
would be added to thu currency Of the country he
asks repeal OF the restriction OF national bank note cur
rency to three hundred millions I this request should
DO granted and 1t probably will be, and the present
standing legal tenders should be withdrawn
alton, the currency OF the country will
one thousand millions II is not and cannot be expected
that tho annunciaton OF conclusion OF peace would
very materially reduce this volume OF currency Until
resumption Of specie payments
THE AsTi-GoLD AND SILVER SPECULATION BILL.
effort will be made pass IN tho Senate before tho
odays, the bill Of General Lane OF Kansss TO restrict
speculative tranc IN sold silver and exchange. It
not introduced without consultation with oibsr gsn,s
mea occupying high public positions
The PEACE RyMoas.
Tae Efforts the part Of the stock obbers Ne. Yor.
TO manufacture the peace Commissioners OF uews a
subject OF much merrment here 1t has been sscsained
that this canard originated in of dispatches pro
cured to be from Washington to OF
in New YORK These weresued with tho clbaii,tic lot
ters, "J n. H." Immediately inquiry was instituted
to tue teulty OF this "J. Il. r. and responsi bic
person could be discovered to the description
Wall street; however. caught the dodge. evory news
paper representative In Washington Immediately
flooded with dispatches from New ork Brooklyn, vii
liao, athar MI tha
date vicinity OF New York, reeratng the fact that
letters had been exhibited aud positive integsnc re
ceived showing that commissioners either from the
government at Rchmoad from OF the te6e
states were on their way hither with propositions OF
peace some OF the newspaper people swallowed the
bait tho HERALD correspondents preferred to a,csr
facts although dozen personal oommun catioas
of facts had bean made to them and many more
dispatches from people In aad about your city whom
they aid not know sent TO them. The whole affair
was an adroitly planned "se' but tho gentlemen Gu
gagged in II are recommended W transmit vouchers for
respectabiIiy when they usxt atsmpt to ssn the
HaaLo.
PRoczzDtsos or CONGRESS.
Tns proceedings Of the senate to-day Of
porant character Adjournment followed after
reading u tho Journal. The failure the part Of the
the House resolution " adjourn
Friday Till the 9th OF January doubtless owing
tho FAC; that there are now several important
bills witch require immediate attention. These are
now the hands Of the committees which beloved
VIII DO abls report before Friday or Monday. Il Is
no, improbable ths, the bills ~i bs passed sary
week. aud Congress will thep bs enabled to al oarn till
the spsc,nsd tins |
rns proceedings OF ths uouss to-day ~sre seacsAy
nnteress,ns, the only excsmsnt having been on tbs
resolution OF MI Rollins, Of Missouri substantially tho
same the famous oris.endsu resolution Il lice over
for debats House having refused to order the pre-
vious QUESTION
THs ApJouRsxzNr or ooS9R8ss Pos ras BoLr. |
DAYS.
rbs senate having refused 10 with the Hous, in
the resolution adjourn from Fridry next TO JAausry
g. ths msmbses somewhat troubled In regard to the
chaacss Of eating thcsr uhrissmas dinners u Aoms |
Another resolution adsptsd 70 adjourn from Wed.
pesday nsss 10 January g. upon which senate w sct
Some surprse "a expressed tss satoa of
senate. that body heretofore bs,a vsry ubsI
10 the matter OF sdjournmcnts
AnnrDnEsrs TO THE sssoLxssr ACT.
Senator Wilson's amcudmen, 10 the Conscr,ptco oil \
esempts tho following persons Such - are
mentally or physically unnt for the sssvps
the VIC, President of the United States the yudx-
OF The various courts Of tho Unitei states the
heads OF the various departments OF tos United
3stss tbs Governors or the several Slases the ooly
sou llsblo 70 military duty OF widow, wholly depend.
cnt hs labor for support, tho only son d 90 |
aged nnrn pArcst or pArests. wholly depsndeat on
b isbct for support aud 10 Ase are several soas
oil arGle4 such parent parents may olsot which /
sba bo sssnp, tsc <ay brother of orphan children
usssr twelve vsa~ osd. wholly dependent % hs sbors
to- s~srsS. vsav~ sa~sa ssvsrs, saye bs,a !