The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-06

ported from the Military Committee in the House Tuesday
was understood 20 DO aimed al Colonel Andrews now ~
head Of that department political grounds ana
was voted down strong protest aga,us, It wes eotcrcd
from the republican side
MEETING or NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS.
4 meeting OF newspaper publishers from all parts Of
the country been CALLED 70 meet here Monday oven
log next to urge upon congres The Importance Of reduc-
ing or repeating the duty on imported paper.
PAYMENT FOR PROPERTY DESTROYED BY TROOPS.
The House Military Committee has established the pro-
oedsus Of paying property destroyed by our troops 10
tho present var .e. = !. q. LlsS-"
INDEMNITY TO NAME AND MAssA0 npsErTs.
The Senate bi introduced Tuesday for she purpose OF
executing The fourth srtcc " the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain Of August o. lS42 a.
reefs the Secretary tho Treasury 70 pay 70 hassachu
s32 eos aud Maine sii3 $685. being attic rate
or one dollar and Quarter per FOX public lands IN
possession Of those perAns described 10 tho third and
fourth articles TO be pad Maine shall agree TO
quiet BIZ good and suciens releases all the occupants
OF the public lands In Maine and Massachusetts, the
Secretary may al his discretion pay these demands IN
any United satos six per cent SECURITIES that are or may
DO authorized by law. = !ss
1 TIE APPOINTMENT OF MDsHPMEN.
The House this evening manifested disposition to dis
own the chdron Of secretary wecs a. tho naval school
appears that the Secretary has assumed The authority
70 appoint n tho school ssvenysx midshipmon the
number that the seeded States entitled to have W
tho academy BY law each Congressional district Ia en-
titled to two appointments. tho nominations being made
by tho representative Il tho district In Congress- OF
the ssyenty.sx appointed BY Mr.. woss only two we're
recommended by Congressman, the rest having been
brought in In patches by ontsidsrs There Is prov
sion by law for these appointment or tho support OF
tho pupils and II vote had been taken to-day upon tho
resolution 10 dismiss thero would have passed nerc
symptoms however that party lnos viii DO drawn
and an appropriation made for tho support Of les eans
pndus. aiSs.
RxvENUE STAMPS. b-tsS..
It is stated hero that Dr. Ayre, who large por
ton Of Tribune establishment, has refused the
Internal revenue stamps upon his pa.ent medicines,
asserting that he mako moro money by pay.
ing the penalties .hsa using the stamps. Com
missioner Boutwell, insists that the peualty shall DO
imposed for every bottle and box sold without the stamp
RETURN OF GENERAL CRAWFORD.
General s. W. Crawford has returned to Washington, 10
report for such duty he may bs able 70 perform. al
though not sufficiently from his wound
10 endure active service 10 tho ncld.
TIE ARMY.
James st. c. Morton Tuesday nomnated ny ths
President for Brigader Genoral. .srAst ~ ~N-s,
Lieutenant j. W. rishor, late OF General McCe,lans
stan, has been ordered TO rejoin his regiment.
OPERATIONS op TIE rArENr oYYIoE.
The annual report OF the Commissioner Of ,atcuts
shows that Ave Thousand and thirty eight applications
for patents mads during the year 1852, and that
three thousand 1--we hundred aud twenty grant
ed caveats filed, eight hurried and twenty -four; appl
cations for extension forty patents extended TWEEN
ty-two patents expired, six hundred AVID forty eight
ALL oyrepng eighty three OF the patents issued TO
citizens tho United States 1858 sis received
patents reissues, &c. and s11 os1 for copies
cordng The expenses were 1882 800. The receipts
swollen by appropriation for refundiug rs OK
pended Of neariv $5l 0O0 The for clerk hire
upwards Of 1922 GEO. Of which 50 4e2 for Temporal
ry clerks
LEAGUE ISLAND AND BECRRrARY wRLLEs.
The Naval Appropr alton bill was ammended in COMMIT
ot The whole to-day put OF the power
Secretary Weles contract for League Island under
It. Mr. Washburne, Of Illinois, warned the House that
the Secretary attempting steal that Island for
Navy Yard by making contracts In defiance Of law.
THE A'DowELL COURT OF INQUIRY.
The evidence In Mcdowell Court Of Inquiry
closed General Mcdowell will Monday submit
statement: reviewing the tsst,znsny
ANrirArHY OF soLDrsss TO NsaRoss.
The practical feeling q white soldiers towards negroes
Is In the that yesterday morning oos
charge Of . guard q ten arrived tho Soldiers
Rest aad Al once showed their antpathy soored
people BY assauns tho oonabands employed about tho
quarters keep the place 10 order aad 70 make nes
throe Of whom badly beaten. In . short time,
however, tho guard on duty thsrs restored quiet by
srrssting eight ten Of the rnseadsrs, who
confined the guard house. Tho Baltimore papers state
that In coming through that CITY they attacked every
colorsd pcrson coming In their way and assaulted the
police who eudsAvorsd TO protect thsm.
rHB REBELS PARoLIs0 DEssRrERs AND sTRAGGLEKs.
The robels have established once for psroing priso
ners few miles south Fairfax House. where the
business Of parol,ng deserers and sraggers from
army regularly carried on. Il said that the Office
does lively business.
TOBACCO PoR the SOLDIERS.
The recommendation has been made by the military
authorities have tobacco added the army ration
resolution 10 that effect win offered House
morrow
THE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD.
The Senate Military Committee have made a report
with bill 70 establish the Metropolitan Railroad They
report that tho road from Washington the Chesapeake
will place ts depot upon the deep waters thereof direct
interior water communication via the Chesapeake
Delaware Canal, the Rartan Canal, New York harbor,
the Hudson rvor the Housatonc river the Connecticut
Thames and other rivers, which fall into Long Island
Sound with al the Atlantic cities and situated
upon these rivers al the New England States that by
this the ample facilities for intercourse aud
the current for freight, win be afforded the
government for military purposes, and 10 the people tho
rapid aud chsap Of sending aid 70 their friends
that = portion OF the road " Point Of Rocks
viii enable the government 10 control the Val
ley Of Virginia, cutting OF all chances Of future
raid and Of the loyal State. and win
meuse amount in transportation. The conncsylis road
being link between Cumberland and Pixbarr
connected by uniting the existing road from Point Of
Rocks Cumberland and the Metropolitan road viii form
the Fort Wayne aud Chicago road The main stem Of
tho great Pacisc road tina, viii shorten the distance
between Washington Pitisburs than ono hun
dred miles saving every person travelling between the
West and Washington ten dollars and saving upon militia
ry stores the produce Of the wct &c from four
dollars per ton, and reducing the between Washing
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