The Portland daily press., 1863-02-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senate Bill 10 provide Ways and Means for
Support of Government
The Naval Appropriation Bill.
Capture of Blockade Runners.
Disbanding Of Missouri Troops.
Decision of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.

Capt. Hiram Paulding was to-day confirmed
by the Senate as Rear Admiral in the Navy on
the retired list.
The bill to provide ways and means for the
support of the Government will be returned
to the Senate for further action, the House
having nor-concurred in several important
amendments OF that body, including that for
striking out the right of the holder of the six
per cent. Treasury notes, and making the
former legal tender at their face value, ex-
Guiding interest. The House also non-con-
Cured in striking out the It'll section, making
coupons Oh all bonds and treasury notes thirty
days before they become due receivable for
customs as coin, and non-concurred in strik-
ing out the section SO modifying the indepen-
dent treasury law as to authorize the Secre-
tary of Treasury to allow any money obtained
from loans or internal revenue to be deposited
in solvent banks with adequate security for its
payment. The House also disagrees to the
Senates amendment to the bank tax section,
striking out the sliding scale, and substitute
ing one half oil one per cent. each half year
from the LIST OF April next until April 1865,
upon an average amount of notes or bills out
standing as currency during the six months
next preceding the return provided for after
the LIST OF April, 1865, the tax or duty to be
one per cent. for each half year thereafter on
an average amount.
Senator Fessenden reports to the House the
naval appropriation bill from the Finance
Committee, with an amendments providing that
no contract shall be entered into for the con-
struction of iron sea steamers, for which Si2,-
100000 are appropriated, until their plan and
specifications have been approved BY a board
of three skilful naval officers, and advertise
ments for proposals to build have been made
according to law. The provision for building
floating dock at New York is stricken out
aud the appropriation for items of the section
containing it is reduced from Sl,2i3,OOO to
S4630OO. The appropriation for dry dock at
Norfolk, $4,000, and naval hospital, SIS, 800,
are stricken out, and also that OF Sl7,500 for
naval hospital at Mound City, ILL., The pro-
vision for an extra midshipman for each Con-
gressional District during the rebellion, is
omitted.
Information has been received here that the
u. >. steamer Reliance, Capt. McGowan, cap
tured in Mornkin river and brought to Port
Baltimore on the 18th inst, the sloop Clara
and the schooner North Star, while attempt
ing to run the blockade, loaded with contra
band goods. Two colored boys, aged about
Is, were found handcuiied and slowed away in
the hold of the former vessel. They stated
that they had been forcibly put on board the
vessel, and were TO be taken to Richmond to
be sold.
The War Department, in answer to call of
the Senate, has presented official documents
showing the cause Of an excess of Missouri
local troops above the authorization of Con-
gress. The number raised was over 1900, an
excess of 5000, which were ordered to be dis
banded. but on the protest of Gen. ochoield,
they were allowed by Gen. HaIleck TO be re-
tanned In the service for an emergency, but
that orders have been given for the dsband-
ing Of four regiments aud their absorption
into the others.
Commissioner Boutwell, has made the fol-
-. Al.
law, In regard to the manufacture of patented
articles Whenever person is owner of
patent or of right to manufacture a pa
tented article, and employs other persons to
make such patented articles, the patenter or
owner of the patent right will be regarded as
manufacturers, and the tax will be assessed
upon the sales as made by him or his agents.