, 1863-02-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE NEGRO REGIMENT BILL
PASSED.
IMPORTANT TREASURY MAT
TIERS.

After another days protracted debate, the
House this evening passed Thad. Stevens
negro regiment bill, by vote Of So to S..
Bsforc the passage, Cascy's amendment was
adopted, providing that slaves of loyal mas
ters in States excepted by the Presidents
Proclamation should not be enlisted, and no
recruiting offices should be opened In such
States except on procuring The consent Of the
Governor thereof
The bill itself givcs permission to enlist
any number ofnegroes not exceeding 800 900,
10 be paid ten dollars month, with r:ltlons
and equipments, TO be ot11cercd by white
men, On the passage Of tho bill, Messrs.
Blair and Scgnr Of Virginia lodged; Thomas,
Vim. Kellogg, Harrison aud Horton, voted
against it.
The Illinois ship canal bill is expected to
come up tomorrow in the House. Its friends
say II they get it up at all they viii pass It to-
anorrow.
Gen. McKinstry will soon know Ills fate.
The findings and sentence Of Ills court martial
arc in the hands Of the Adjutant General, and
will soon be made public. Theresu1t is secret,
but Is thought not to be acquittal.
Gen. Buell's court 1has adjourned at Cincin-
natl, the testimony being all in, the record
will soun be made.
The Missouri Emancipation bill, reported
back by Mr. Harris to the Senate, was today
amended so as to limit the time to twelve
months. The amount appropriated stands at
twenty millions.
Tie Senate Finance Committee has not yet
had tue Nine Hundred Million House bill un-
der consideration.
Mr.. Sherman reported back his banking
bill, amended so rs to make the amount Of
issucs three hundred instead Of two hundred
millions, onc-half to be distributed among
The States pro rota, and half issued at the dis
cretion Of the Secretary Of the Treasury. The
tax Of two per ceut- on bank Issues is strick-
en- out, on the ground that tho Senate has no
!; power to originate.
| P.H. Watson was nominated Assistant Sec
rotary Of War to-day, vice Wo!cott resigned.
| Hc would have been confirmed at once had
| there been quorum present.
Nolcott is not go Ill Us last week, and it is
i hoped he will be able to leave New Yos}s for
home soon, but his recovery is despaired Of
During the discussion no the Negro Rcgi'
ncnt Bill to-layw Little Coz diaclaimed the
theory that the Northwest would unite with
the South, but warned the members that this
farling existed, and they we're helping
strengthen It.
Mr. Arnold asked him If this feeling did
not exist solely among his own party friends
Secretary Ehasc sent letter to tho senat,
Finance Committee to-day, to the effect tha
II Congress made his banking scheme a law
allowing $Soo, ,o00, 900 in Treasury notes to b
issued under 1t, be should mot require m,
further issues Of legal tender or any Issue o
notes bearing three years interest, and re
commended that those clauses be stricken ou
, Of tue House bill. THIS is said to hare bec1
done at the meeting today. :
. We arc, however, authoritiyely assure
that thr bill has not yet been considered.
not, the probabilities would still seem to b
that the course euggcstcd-by Mr, Chase vi
be followed, thy first step having already bee
taken.
~ Little Cox was removed from fat clcrksEi
in the Interior Office on Saturday. His r
moval had already been ordered, when pet
~ ton signed By long list Of Congressms
C. came in, asking that it be done. He has BET
r IN uuconccalcd Democrat oil the time, II
!. bitterly opposed to the Union party at Il
in last Ohio election.
Ills friends arc now endeavoring to wor
q him in somewhere else. Thcpublic will no
=, . what officer will be induced to make pla
At | for him.
y Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribunel
lt WASHINGTON, Fob ., 1e5,
~ ~ The New York Senatorial election com
of Tomorrow. Preston Kings chances a
a. said to be improving. Thurlow Weeds pt
~. ~. tive refusal to become candidate is 4
"a nounecd.
cd Ths Commissioner Of Pensions appoii
;ls al tho following among pension surgeons
~ Christian Hersclc, Muscatinc, Iowa.
IS. The Navy Department has adyiccs TINT
stead otiour gunboathcing injarcd in the c
nc test with the Georgia fort, 1t lay under its
a eei for some hours, simply as an experiment, u
came out unfnjurcd.
ID, Butter is still hcsitsting to accept the N
nc Orleans command, which the Prcsidcnt ur
II. mon him. lie makes proposition OF
own,oycr which thss President hcs'tates'
The select Committee on an air line
road 10. New York, have unanimously as'
MS on bill s,..
n, After the ship canal bill, tic House
clc probably take up tho bankrupt bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Full and satfst4ct
the Miniefcr and St.tr Dcn.rfmcnt regarding
m, recent alleged eIorts 10 induce h6 Mcrcie
1on depart from just and friendly course
trai 6recting our annirB.
" Hhw YoEx, Feb. 2.-Thc NJ T, T:mes