The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-03
sOpposition In the senate to the
Appropriation-

The Tax Bill Reported to the
Senate,
-. Co.. 90.
WARRINGTON, Nay 2, 1854.
TIE PRESIDENT AND THE BLAm CASE. sea
\ 6eme amusement occasioned In the House this
tnornng BY ~ letter nom President Lincoln TO Post
master General Blair In reference to the temporary
0isnatio0 q hA commission by Frank Blair 10 enable him
% try h luck candidate for Speaker Of the House.
As NOT Official letter. and s production there
tOrs NOT aecssstasd BY the oa for the correspondence
surprise generally expressed that should have beer
-Snoudsd In ths reply 70 the resolution.
FINAL PASSAGE OF THE swsNrY.FIvH MILLION
DOLLARS APPROXIMATION BILL.
There considerable opposition In the Senate day
% Tho passage Of the bill appropriatng e2S 900 FOR
che pay no. a TIE volunteers called out for hundred
days NJ. Comes and others took the ground that the
Germ servics too short TO make these volunteers
f suCsnt service 70 compensate for the expense The
appropriation was passed, however.
sHs PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.
The House very industrious today, disposng Of
Considerable business though Of character quite unin
teresting TO ousidsrs the attendance OF members
unsualy good but the galleries remained almost deserted
ehroughous The afternoon.
The proceedings OF the House were very dull this
evening, very few members being in attendance. A
pouring RAIN which about time for the reas
ssmbnG no doubt kept many away, but tho fact that
che interest 10 the discussions b exhausted, and che
sooner vote b taken, and the matter disposed or the
betsr. The Bankrupt bill other important measures
Ass awaiting the dposal Of this question: and the House
and the people are weary OF eectoneerng speeches.
THE MASSACRE AT FORT PILLOW.
The Sub Committee ON the Conduct Of the War (sena-
tor Wade and Representative Gooch returned from
Fort Pillow, They took Hpyseven depositions all o.
which more than confirm the newspaper accounts Of the
massacre. They cay that would bs impossible ex
asgorate tho orueltes committed Among tho witnesses
ho were examined 10 the negro who buried alive,
Ind who dug himself out Of his own grave. There ID no
doubt q Tho fact tha persons nailed :,
thrCgA thsir nssa 70 pieces a wood and then burned
aivs Nct oay On the day OF the surrender such
nsndsh acts psrpstrated, but the next day, cold
blood Ths victims ssen BY the committee OF
them plerosd and out in the face and eyes with
and swords, willis other parts Of their bodies were
nashsd and disasursd either by steel or lead.
fHn NEW MILITARY GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON.
0sassal Martndais has been relieved from his post
Alisary Governor Of Washington and ordered % the
'front.' Colonel Wissws, chief Of the Veteran Reserve
Bureau, succeeds him, retaining his former position.
sUDsOGPrIoNs TO TEE CONTINENT LOAN.
subsorpeioas the ten-forty loan reported TO the
Treasury Department to-day amount to 81 400. 900.
RsMovAL or THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
Ths work a removing the old State Department build
ing, v continue che north wing Of the Treasury,
ls eKpsotsd 10 commsace this week. number OF fine
shade trees being cut IN order 70 lay ous an
Avenue around NJ Treasury building Secretary Seward
and his CLERKS tho meantime win occupy apartments
10 Wluders bsilding.
ANOTHER ARrILLERY REoMRNr.
Another regiment has been organized from the Second
Pennsylvania heavy artillery to be called the Second
Pennsylvania provisional regiment The original crgan
zatlon numbered thirty-two hundred men.
ssrzURs OF GOVERNMENT HORSES.
All government horses found in the possession OF off,
GERS o. civilians without authority being seized by
the Provost MarshaL Collisions between the patrols and
citizens are frequent, and often quite exciting.
BIDS FOR COAL CONTRACTS.
Bids were opened At the ONCE Of the Chief Quarter.
to-day for supplying the government with COAL
Prices ranged from % 20 to 81 80 per ton.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE ARSENAL.
Extensive improvements are being made to the Arsenal
and i.s surroundings which viii render IL the largest
estabIshmsnt Of the kind In the country
rHs DEFEAT or TIE STATE CONSTITUTION IN NEVADA
rBRRTTORY.
COPY ofa letter from Governor Nye, o. Nevada, 10
the ssssary Of state sent TO Congress With
gard 70 The assas BY tho pesps Of The State cesssitu
tiou Ths Governor suggests that the constitution con-
salns6 ssrtsssss provisions IN regard to ths right
e sunrneo which aTaysd the dhloyai slemeut
sssinst II. Many miners objected 70 The provi.
sisn imposing tax upon mining. II was submitted
at the Same time with the State election, and
some persons upon the State ticket having excited
much dissatisfaction, there was exception taken TO
certain proceedings q the convention. All these causes
combined suosd 70 defeat the State constitution. vir
gnia City and the county adjacent, which are entitled
10 ooshd Of The representation Of the Territory, In
struossd thsr nominees 70 against the TAI on mines
Ths alarmed shs farmers, who thought the whole tax
would Ten q shsa, and many joined the dsadsctsd 70
dssos Ne csassisusioa. Hs says there good Union
majority In every prsoincs Of The county There are too
many disloya, who annoy and perplsx constantly
Considerable 6 the ssoessiou element exists In
recent immigration, mainly from Southern Illinois,
Missouri ana Southern Indiana, and scattered
rebel armies OF the Southwest. This character Of
Immigration, no thinks will be grestly Increased this
season. The struggle between the parties has been earn
est and embitered. He has doubt that Nevada win
Immediately respond 10 the enabling sct passed By Con
sress Thirty millions Of dollars in precious metals has
been mined che past year. when irrigation 10 re-
duccd 70 system Is claimed that the Territory viii
produce sufRoiency OF vegetables and cereals.
rurRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
pRsr SESSION
senate.
WASHINGTON, May Q, 1884.
PETITION FROM NAVAL OFFICERS
Mr. osrrD, (rep.) Of Iowa. presented petition from
aava ofcers, repressntise that formerly there were
ninety seven commanders and sxty.nvs captains n the
navy; and that now, Notwithstanding vast Increase
che commanders have been reduced twenty ssveu
numbsr, and that In consequence lieutenant commanders
have 20 serve commanders In numbers Of GASES, and
commanders captains without the additional rank and
pay They pray rce' IN the premises Referred 70 the
Naval Committee.
PRE- m RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA.
The bill 70 grant pre- empton 70 certain lands in Cali