The New York herald., 1863-03-03


MPonrASr 70 .nr0nrTzs.
1ne bin reported iron The Committee on wsys ~
Means and psssd tonight without debate provides Aas
IL goods, wares and merchandise now In the pablis
stores or bonded Warehouses which duties are im.
posed, having been In bond than year and is
than hres years when the ao entitled "Au act increasing
temporarily the duties imports and for other pur.
poses," approved July II last went into sxscutiop,
may entered for consumption and tho bonds cancelled
any time before the 1st Of next In payment OF
the duties At the rates prescribed by the act Aforesaid
and all acts and parts Of acts inconsistent with tho pro-
visions sf this act are repealed.
The act above referred 10 modified - 70 sow e.
raw silk resled from the COCOON Of the growth
produce Of countries beyond the Cape Of Hope 70
be exempt from any additional duties, when imported
from places this side Of the Cape Of Good Hope from two
years from and after the passage Of this act.
So much OF the giving protection 70 the discovers a
guano deposits prohibits the export thereof Ia suspend
cd relation ell persons who have complied with ths
provisions section third Of said for two years. frc0
and after the 14h Of july 1s6s The provso In section
fifteen Of the first reced act shall construed TO include
any ship, vessel steamer to from any port place
south Of Mexico, down TO and including Aspnwau and
Panama In lieu Of tho present duties there shall bs COL
lected upon printing paper unszed used for books and
newspapers exclusively twenty per centun ad vaorsm;
upon sud Lao and stitch lac the Same duties now imposed
gum shelac upon polishing powders Of all descriptions,
Frankfort black and Berlin chnez, ng and wash blue
twenty five per centum I'D vaorem. From and after ths
pas Of this there shall be allowed drawback %
foreign saltpetre manufactured into gunpowder h
the United states and exported therefrom, equal
in amount TO the duty paid On the foreign
saltpetre from which shall be manufactured, 70
be ascertaned undcr such regulations shall be pre-
scribed by the Secretary q the Treasury, and no more
49, uxoF Ars-
backs allowed shall be retained for the use Of the
United States by the collection the collectors paying
such drawbacks respectively.
The above bill yet bc acted upon by the Senate
Both Secretaries Seward and Chase on the 6ooU
OF Congress to-day The presence Of the latter tonsss
attracted attention, supposed that all bills thas
rubbed had been passed. Stanton and Wsss
have not visited either house during this session.
DEPARTURE OF GENERAL M'p0wELL FOR THE WET.
Major General Irwin Mcdowell left tho eleven A. n.
train day Cairo 70 act president Of The court
martial be convened here his arrival for the tss
OF speculating officers.
THE HAYrrEN MINISTER.
The republican members OF Congress express their
surprise that tho Hayen Minister has mot made his sp-
pearance in the the Senate and House which ars
set apart for the use OF the diplomatic corps.
Ex-MAYOR LENOx KzPoRrHD KILLED.
Information has been received here that Walter Lenoy,
formerly Mayor Of Washington, was killed IN MchmonA
lately.
RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
Tho reception at the White House tonight, bsinA
tho only evening reception Of the season, atractsd
that surpassed anything seen in washingtoo
Visitors hours making their way from the entrance
ths Blue ROOM in which the President and Mrs. Lincoln
greeting their guests The throng wss great shas
It was near midnight the rooms were closed. A
both houses Of Congress In session. there were few
Senators Conaressmen present, but several of the
secretaries and foreign Ministers were noticeable ooa
sp,cucus among shcm was Secretary Chase, with his
charming daughter at his sde Towards the close Of the
evening both the President and Mrs. Lincoln left The
receiving parior and mingled famary among the visitors
In the east room.
THE ARMY.
higadier General Kimball, Of the Army Of the Pcts-
mac, has been ordered to report TO General Grant.
NAVAL ORDERS.
Commodore n. D. Woolson has been ordered 70 tAe
command Of the steamer Princess Royal.
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant E. H. FairooA has bssa
ordered 70 the command Of the steamer Montgomery