New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
disagreement on the Ways and MeansD'l'
ANEW CONFERENCE ON THE BANK Duly
pos ihs Militia Enrolling Bill was Postponed
EXAMINATION OF LAND GRANTS
quB NTKBER OF BRIGADlER GBNERALS
qus sTxBER OF BROADER GENERALS.
Nsws from Charleston Expected Soon
The Alabama, Or Oreto, Chased 800 Miles,
Promotion Of Brigadier Generals and COloh'ls'


BILL.
The Finance Conference Committee reported to-
6sy their concord on seven points and their diseord
On enc point they have agreed that the nine hun
dr,i mionso of bonds shall be made payable any
where from ten to forty years IN the discretion OF
the Secretary; that the four hundred millions inter
es-bearinc notes may be egsl.tender on their face,
or be convertible into ega-tender, as the Secretary
shalldecde to have them; that the Secretary shall
have authority contngently 10 issue one hundred
and fifty millions legel.teDder notee to provide Tor
tie redemption OF interes.beariDg notes. that the
Secretary shall he authorized TO issae one hundred
and fifty millions legal-tender notes absolutely, IN
eludng the one hundred millions recently authorized
ty Joint resolution that the fractional currency
.hsn be limited to fifty millions that the section OF
,be bin authorizing deposits in State banks sail be
stricken ont; that coupons shall not be receivable
for customs duties; 10 all which the House agrees
The Committee report their inability TO agree as 10
the taxation upon the circulation Of banks. new
Committee will be appointed, we suppose TO confer
mon this single subject of disagreement.
twill be seen that under the BILL Mr.. Secretary
Chase bas power to Issue FIVE hundred and fifty mil
lions legal lender notes, including the one bundled
millions authorized by joint resolution.
TIE MILITIA ENROLLING BILL.
TIE Militia Enrolling bill went over ill tomorrow
ct the instance Of Copperbead Senators, who were
away from their posts and al Mr. Mercier's party
when the bill was passed, and proie sed anxiety TO
zee the amendments Of the House in print. Messrs.
Bayard and Richardson ntimated that they should
make long speeches on the BILL which they neglected
70 do when The bill was frs, under consideration;
but if Sena or Foot, acting president of the body
confines speakers strictly to the pending question,
under the rule which he enforced in the case Of
Senator Garlic to-day, and announced bis purpose to
enforce TIL the close Of the session, they must be
cut Short as only the amendments of the House,
which are comparatively unimportsnt, are to be
voted upon.
EXAMINATION OF LAND GRANTS.
Extensive interests spriDging out OF tie Wes.ern
Railroad Grants, The Des Moines Improvement sud
claims between tie RaccOon Fork and the Northern
boundary Of Iowa, have recently been examined 10
The General Land Office, and reported upon by the
Commissioner with view to final adjustment.
TIE NUMBER OF BRIGADIER-GENE ERALS.
The House has amended the Senate bill restrict
ing the number of BngadierG by Doubling
IT, on the ground that otherwise many Colonies
promoted, whose places have been filed will be
excluded from service. The President has sent In
selections from the Hst Of Bligadiers returned 10
him 80 above tie number limited by law. Among
those nominated for confirmation arc Co.'s. SLepey
Of Maine, Blair Of Missouri, and Marion OF New
Hampshire.
TREPIDATION OF COPPERHEAD DEMOCRATS.
Democrats are spprehensive that the return home
o. the % New-Iismpshire to recruit will have
bad effect on the Copperbead cause there on election
day, and they are working indusriousy TO have the
order coun 'ermanded.
CASES OF COLLECTORS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate gave upward of two hours in Execu-
tive session to-day TO the Of two Collectors
motion 10 reconsider the vote by which the nom-
nation of Marx Howard, Collector for tho First
District Of Connecticut, was rejected, was defeated
Senator Harris secured the confirmation Of William
Mastsp. Collector Of the Thirteenth New.York Die
trct, and the selection Of Representative Steele.
NEWS PROM CHARLESTON EXPECTED soon.
The iron-cad Nahant aud the machinery for the
repair of the Weehawken having arrived at Port
ROYAL news from Charleston may be looked for.
CHASE AFTER THE ALABAMA.
The steamer Rhode Island, zone Of the fastest ves-
GELS in service, reports that she chased, on the
I'd inst, about 800 miles north Of Abaco, strange
craft, supposed to be the English pirate Alabama
The Department thinks most likely that she was the
OTeto.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
L. IL not expected that the Bankrupt bill, which
was formally taken up in the Senate to-day, will be
passed his session. OIber business that must have
attention is too pressing.
PROMOTION OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The nsues OF the following Brgsdiei Generals,
nominated 10 be Alphabetically were sent IN TO the
Senate by the President yesterday: Gems Rose
eraDs Hooker. Couch, Setgwick, Foster, Augur,
Schenck, HurlLut, Mcpherson, Meade, Negley,
eeloGeld Palmer, Blunt, Sheridan, and stoneDian.
PROMOTION or OFFICERS.
The names of the following oiicers, 10 lie Briga-
d,es-l enc las, were sent in to the Senate By the
President yesterday;
Col. Wilcox lat Michigan; Col. Corcoran, 69tb
Ne York; Maj. Cullum, Corps OF Engineers Geo.
j. Stepley Col. Blair lst Missouri Artillery; Col.
kenly, Ist Maryland; Fret IL. Weinei, Corps Of
TDgines..; Col. Croc%, 36th Ohio; Col Mott, 6th
NeW-Jeyssy; Capt. Gilbert. Let InfantIy; Major
Hunt, SD Artillery; Joseph J. Reynolds, Ind.
Gait Getty Jth Artillery; Co. Sully, lat Mime
so'a; Col. Avenu, sd Pennsylvania Cavalry;
Colonel Hays. cd Pennsylvania; Henry ii.
T. ,ley. MipEesota; Colonel Scammon, ga Ohio,
O.. w. Reyere, N. 81 IT. Col EIiet, additional
4. ID. G.; Col. Swseoy, SD Hi Cod. Gregg 9th
Ia. Cavalry; Col Tobert, let n. D.; Col. Lyle
I0tn Ohio; Col Kirk. 18Th ILL.,; Col. Hazen, 4ist
Ooio; Col. M&rston. I'd y. H.; Col Stuart, 5jth
ILL.,; Col. Scbernmelfennig, IAN Pa; Col. John
beatty. ID Ohio; Col. Nckenon, IAN Me- -;
Col. faye, additional A. ID. e.; Cob shackeliord'
BIZ Ky. Cavalry.
The President also nominated Tor Major'0eneral
Heinlzena aud Summer, to take rank from May
Is, 1862. the date Of the battle OF Williamsburg. IL
understood here th.,t the effect Of non'conllrnation
ly tie Esna,s Of any Of the nominecf whose o'c