, 1863-02-18
Matters Congressional and
Military.

A@NNh
ders may b. relied on as strong By Union men
and supporters Of the Administration in all
vital measures.
There is general rejoicing over the unan1- |
nous passage Of the CONSUMPTION bill IN the |
Senate last night. The Democats we're ex- |
pectcd to oppose it bitterly, hut they did not
suppose it would be put on its passage and so |
went off about 10 or IL o'clock at night to |
party at Count Mcrcicr's. the loyal Border |
up majority and put the bill through By 4
vote at midnight. It exempts nobody on ac-
count Of official position, except the Presf-
dent Cabinet officers, members Of the Judi !
ciary and Governors. The eattenspt to exempt
clergymen was voted down By large major
ity, us also was m attempt to exempt Con-
grrse1ncn and members Of the State Legisla-
lures. II contains, however,, a provision for
paying the Government d sum Of money,
where the conscript cannot go, with which
bounty the Government will procure sub.
stitute. The exemptions are nearly all in be-
half Of poor, and persons having poor, deper-
dent families in charge. It is expected that
those feature will render it remarkably popu-
lar. It is understood that the House Military
Committee will probably report ii back with
out any amendment, and put it through under
the previous question.
The House acted this evening upon the Sell
ate's amendments to tho Finance bill.
They agreed to the Scnate'e amendment,
that interest on the interest-Dearing notes
should be paid in legal tenders, and non-con-
CURED in the following:
Fi,.t-Thc provision making interest bear
ing notes also a legal tender.
&co,td-The Sena1c's amendment cutting
down the amount Of legal tenders from two
hundred to fifty millions.
| 1zin'-Thc Scnate's amendments to the
t House bank taxation section with the gradua.
| scale.
! The whole matter will now 60 to the Com
mittcc Of Conference when the Senate is
likely to carry most Of its points. If Mr..
| Chase urges them as administrative necessary
| it will be sure to do so. Gold spectators
are protesting that in the mean while gold
will go up again.
The House expected to take up Mr.. shcr-
mans bank bill tomorrow, when its friends
claim it will 60 through. with. little or no op-
position on the Republican A4dc-
Mr.. Grimes Senate bill WAS passed by the
Sen ate to-day, to authorize the President in
all civil and foreign wars to issue letters ol
.naEquc and rcrrisal, establish such rules and
regulations for the Government and the con
troll thereof as he may deem expedicnt. Mr.
Grimes, besides urging the bill on othe
! grounds, said hc wished to give the admins
tration all the means and appliances for III
contingencies, and then hold the Presflcn
and Cabinet strictly responsible for their use
and demand of them SUCCESS.
Collamer and McDougal1 supported til
measure in speeches, Sumner, Dixon an
Garnet Davis opposed. The measure VIC
. carried by five to one.
, The latest adyiccs from the City Of Mczic
| arc up TO the 9th Of January, when an attac
was daily expected on Pnebla, which va
regarded as having sufficient garrison and TO
tiiications to resist the French, who were al
proaching q, 600 strang.
The Committee on the Conduct Of The va
will probably recommend not to print the
: | report abont Frankliu's Interference wit
Burnsidc's plan at Fredericksburg, and su
I sequcnt1y for the sake Of the good Of scyers,
: SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trbunc.1
WASHINGTON, Feb, II, 1863.
The House Post Office Committee has h;
"a two sessions on Judge Collamcr's postal +
- form bill. They concur in all Of 1t cxcepti1
r requiring publishers to prepay the posta;
:. on nil magazines sent to subscribers, q,
-
- ing tho free circulation of papers
- the county where published. They concur
- in one Of the main features Of the bill, that
- changing the compensation Of Postnaste
:, from commissions to salaries, by 1najori
-. vote, but Mr. ColEN, the chairman, and sol
~ =. others opposed it. All attempt will be ma
~ to pass the bill through this week, thou
~ ~ with the pressure Of business
~ chances arc not altogether safe. 0
~ valuable reform in the bill abolis1
letters carried in cities increasing postage
drop-lcttcrs to two cents, with which reyel
all mail and dror.letters arc to be dcliyc,
free.
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday Secret:
/. Seward opposed the restoration Of Gene
cd Butler to New Orleans.
lp- WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-Thc n. 7. Eeen
he | EaS's Washington special says: The ":
,,r and Means Committee adhere to the th
1e0 hundred million legal tender clauses OF
M Finance bill, but struck ont theSonate tax
to- bunk notes.
ez- There Was large attendance Of CopI
70 heals ut the French Minister'S last night,
Guiding Wyck1ife, Powell and Valianaigh:
or, Senator Fessenden has reported the Ho
~ Naval Appropriation bill from the Fina
Committee with an amendment proyid
led that no contract shall lie entered into for
,m- construction Of iron sea steamers, 1or VI
mn sl2, ,0o0 coo Is appropriated, until their, pl
ln'e and specifications have been approved b
Board Of three skillful naval officers,
proposals to build have been made accord
10 law.
The appropriation for building foat
dock at New York is stricken out Of the
duccd from 81, ,ss30 0oo to s46s, 900: For
sa dock at Norfolk $50, 900. The Naval He
R i tai appropriation Of 81 sec, 600 is stricken
- . also that Of s17,5oO for Naval Hospita
:: D. Mound City, Illinois.
aber The bill to provide Ways and means for
will support Of the Government VII be ret9l n
to the Senate for further action, the HI
having non, concurrcd III several amendnl
Of that body, including that for striking
the right of holders of six per cent. Irca
cing notes and making the former ,a ieGas e te
3riG5' ut their face value, excluding interest TO
.raea same extent rs United States notes.
est,s The House also non-concurrcd in stri
ede5 ont the 7th section, making coupons o
"TG Tha bonds and Treasury notes thirty days b
A". thew become due receivable for custom
f,r coin and aou-concurred in striking ou
ayily sec.lon 80 taoaisLns rho Secre+arv q
4'a"' Treasury to allow any money obi;
,.e from leans or internal revenue
Fila tc deposited in solvent banks
4''''' adequate security for its payment. The h
also dicagrcce to tic Sepate's amendmei
the bank section, striking out the 81
scale, aud substituting one;haE Of on
,.v;;,- cent. each half year after the first of
cccnt ncxt until 1865, upon the average amoi
nv is notes OF bills outstanding as currency u
r;cnt the Fix months next preceding the r.
rozcn pro, ided for after April 1st. 1st3 Ihe
lind duty to be one per cent. for each ll'lf
ronns tlcrcaftcr, on the average count
The House Military Committee has
,oa IN to take up the senate's ConscEiption bill
will tue Speaker table mud pass it withou
: nm, usual reference to j committee.
;on Of more hopeful feeling exists here II
ing the military aud naval aftoirs, In