The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-30
Action Of ths HOUSE on the Bill Amend
Iug tho Currency Act.
eenatsrisi LaudatieEs Or ths Late
owen Lsvsjsy.
Enginscra Report On ths Proposed Connection
OF Tidswatsr with ths Great Lakes
Enter esting Orders from the 1ecrs.
tary Of the Navy.
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CERsnLs CONSIDERATIONS Axoss rnx Saiksps 90
LINCOLN At wAsHm0roN-oLD Blafa. 90 sTL-
YER sPmk0s, TO THE RkscUs.
There has been torrbe confederation here snsng the
krleads Of Lincoln. They are AFRAID Of the Fremont
fncvemeat. which becomes boldcr and strons.- every
clay Lincoln likes tho play Of Macbeth aud iooks upon
Fremont as hs Banquo Consultations have been hold
Win Old Blair. Of Silver Springs. who snupposed 90
tnow how 70 reoicct President he certsinly
teoted jackson. After inquiries behind tho
! am enabled 10 send you the facts % the affair
! Montgomery Blair has been going between tho white
x5ouse and Silver Springs very often recently. FEC
days he started for Fortress Monror. Cserca has
oas thsre also, The ksALD stated yesterday. rhsss
fsits TO FORTRESS Monroe parts Of Bais move.
nsas Od Blair decided that tho bces way Get rid cs
Fremont was "to put him In military hoe" and 20
put his leading friends in other holes He suggested
Shst Butler could take santops place IN the War Depart
thsal Montgomery and Cameron went 20 Fortress
Monroe 10 SEQ sboutt
Stanton has done his work. He was appointed 10 mas
acre Mcclellan and he did IL with help Of the esprit
f tho Lord" Several soldiers were also massa
cred during this undertaking, but the politicians SAID
s'No matter about that" Stanton s enthusias
tic about Grant, and Lincoln afraid OF him. Butler u
IRE admitted. Consequently Old Blair wants Stanton
movsa and Butler appointed. believing that this win
0reakone Of the wings Of the Fremont movement Then
giving Fr0wSut small command somewhere will de-
esp.tste this dangerous opposition.
for the other wing Of the Fremont faction located IN
Hsw YORK that win be looked after. Greeley aud tho
s4sse viii manage thai il they be controlled. Old
2tar desires that Montgomery be accommodated with
Audeeshp or foreign mission that Greeley be appoint
ID Postmaster General. This is well known 20 DO the
chief obJsc. Of Greeleys ambition, has been for
pears past. and |. viii certainly secure the Trbsrs.
Coward suggests that Greeley may be removed
Abe election over and this 10 doubtless part the
plan. Perhaps the Belgian mission, which Congress
Asked to ra,ss to fret class Is the intended for
Montgomery Blair H s|
The removal OF Stsnton appointment Of Butler 10 tho
Va Department. transfer Of Montgomery Blair forois
emission; eeva alton OF Greeley to the Postmaster Gene
raiship sud burial OF Fremont In "miIitary hole
are therefore, thc main features OF this campaign
% elect aoon Old Blsrs reputation upon his
success IN c'cctiug Jackson and Lincoln cannot
why u is not easy to re.eect one President ~ an
other. But Blair and Company may find that the times
pare ohsnged and that tho are different. and that
wires pulled 1864 viii not operate like the wires which
&sp< OLD Hickory tho Presidential chair Watch tho
svssit e this conspiracy 1t may affect Grant Jet.
nnFO~s Or rus PROPOSED ooNxscrroH OF rIns
wArsR WITH THE WESTERN LAKES.
The President comm Congress to day tho
report " Charles b. Stuart. Consulting Engineer, upon
she improvements TO PASS gunboas from tide water 70
Tho Western lakes The engineer assumes that upon
she connection a those lakes with tide water Depend tho
Jurisdiction Of government, common defence as zen
- welfare 81 ::st the Mississippi {ysr should likewise
IS Sps0ied With the akes SiSss t6st Tie great food
producing region This chain Of lakes for the lanAt
80 hich 10 a ifraG
o utterly deoncee;s leaving the lake cities 70
destruction by nglish on dscarat,on Of var nv
Great Brtans damage, to which the cost pro.
" tns pprevcment would be utterly psgnacant.
- o'avsa various recommendations, and gives as the
total est,R4.s for improved gunboat locks for tho Erie
Os~sgo Champain and the cayuga and Seneca canals,
With ssveh fSst Of water eighteen million dollars,
aud with eight feet Of water. twenty millions 1--WE
ihundred thousand dollars the cans around
Niassrs Fats at from ten to thirteen million dollars
rHE MISSION or GOVERNOR BRAMLETTE AND Xxx.
.s~a SENATOR DIXON.
Governor Brame.te aud OK senator Dixon will leave
ths afternoon their to Kentucky II is under
That they had free Interchange opinion with
The Prcsdec and Secretary Of War; and both parties
IN and harmonious the enforcement OF the
draft thai State under the ameuda tory Enrolment act
Governor Braniete, OF Kentucky, denies the state
lnspt In tho tribune Of Monday, that he had pro-
type oahng upon tho people OF that state 10
resist by tho enrolment Of tho slaves ard in effect
taking Kentucky out or tie Union and also that plans
had been adopted 20 General Grants communications
ana thus force tho Union armies to fan back from Georgia
and Tennessee.
ACTION THE aousE ON THE CURRENCY BILL.
Tho Currency bill again considered In Committee Of
che Whole Of the House to-day and considerable progress
rads perrcctng it. viii probably be passed by the
l.on M foov
materially altered from The shape which ii from
che Committee on Ways and Means
INQUIRY INTO FOREIGN SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL
t4 TAXATION.
The Secretary o. tho Treasury has determined 10 sand
Tire chief cIcrk Of tho Internal Revenue bureau 20 visit
Eurepesa countries this SUMMER 70 make observations
and collect facts regard 70 the manner Of administering
che informal Revenue departments those nations where
80 large portion OF the revenues derived from inter-
mol taxation, with TO perfecting and rendering
more elective the system in this country.
CONGRESSMAN NEaLECryUL or THEIR DUTIES.
cTnere wasa slim attendance OF the members OF tho
oasc again to-day al times barely quorum being pro-
Cont Thrse more members received leaves OF absence
OF from three days three each. AZ the rate
paves ~ absence being granted the House will soon
nnd 'tsef without quorum In daily attendance Az II
H. much important legislation IL transacted BY less than
squoruu, and II Ia In the power Of small proportion Of
Che members actually in tho discharge OF their dutes at
any time 10 suspend all business BY pupossy absen,ng
Themselves for that purpose.
THr PROPOSED CONGREGATIONAL AusSpngsr FRO
H1BTtNG sLAvERy
1iheing evident that any attempt TO press Mr. stevens
fens rss9iuor smendatory OF the cotsttucn 10 vote
se.day would lead to hibuscrng and disorder In ths
House. that gentleman wisely moved 10 postpone Il for
swc WEEKS which agreed w. II is exceedingly
1aubsfu whethor any amendment Q: the constitution
eSoshns slavery be passed a. this session. such
nc,sdrc requires o two.thirds vote, aud the demo
oratic msbcrs disposed 70 oppose at the present
time
ANNOUNCEMENT or rIrR vBArH OF NH. LovEJoy IN
Tgf SENATE.