The New York herald., 1864-06-08
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
Bill for an Additional Lean sf -Four
Hundred Millions Introduced.
THE DEBT OF THE NATION.
The bill to Prevent Gold 0peoula-
tions Tabled In the House.

Appointments Confirmed by the
Senate,
de.s Co.. 90.
WASHINGTON, jane Z. lS84.
THE PROPOSED nav G0vsRNMEsr LOAN or FOUR
HUNDRED MILLIONS.
The Loan bill from the Secretary OF the Treasury 70.
ported to-day BY Representative Hooper OF the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means authorizes four hundred millions
Of dollars TO be borrowed Tor the service OF the d.
cai year. ending June So 1885, coupon registered
bonds, redeemabe after any period not than forty
years from date of denominations than Aty dol
lars. and AZ annual rate Of interest exceeding
six Per oentum, payable twice annually In
coin or 10 Treasury notes; or In Treasury notes.
In lieu Of the above bonds. TO the extent OF $780,
oo00oo OF denominations not less than ten dollars,
payasae any time afsr three years from date, with In
tesss q an annual rate not exceeding and thrss
tsnths per eentum. payable tn lawful monsy ssnanau-
sy o. q the msturity Of the notes. The Secretary
authorized TO dispose OF the bonds any part thereof
the United States in Europe such he may
deem expedtent for lawful money or tho Unltsd States
or for Treasury notes. for certificates OF ndebtednes
for certificates Of deposit 10 the temporary
and threetenths Treasury notes. 70 be substituted lieu
Of any Treasury notes Of any Uoted States notes
tore issued uudsr the authority Of previous acts OF Con-
gss and authorizes temporary loans fer not less than
thirty days. and payable at ton days notice aser the
torn Of deposit at rate Of interest not exceeding six
per centum, but lims the aggregate amount OF such
loans to 000 The total amount OF United States
legal tender issued to be hereafter issued
limited to s4oo 100000, excepting that it may be IN
creased temporarily for payments account Of the em
porary loans" but not beyond $500 ,O00, 900.
Tho bill also authorizes the Secretary TO issue regis
tered bonds In exchange any coupon bonds
been or may hereafter be issued and issue new bonds
In exchange for any coupons other bonds that may
have become mutiated, deaced endorsed. II also
legazes all previous issues Of postage stamps for rac
tona currency and provides for ressuing other frac
tonal currency addlonto and place Of the postage
stamps previously issued which may have become do
faced limiting the whole amount Of fractional currency
to the amount prescribed by the law OF last year.
BY this bill the validity Of the signature OF the Register
OF the Treasury is ccucrmci al bonds previously is
sued, by the law under wh ch they issued
required to be signed by tho Of the United
States. The bill vi!l be- Only law und r
which the public debt be ice bcrre tho lst o.
July, 1885, there which bonds
or Treasury noes cia 9 i ;e ef tie Ct SO Of the
present fiscal year ending the 80 day OF June OF
present month.
THB PRESENT INDEBTEDNESS OF THE GovERNMENr.
The whole amount OF the public debt, including all
pended requsitious is 81 734 463 or this
S462 800 is in legal tender and other bear
log interest, leaving bearing interest,"
and the suspended requsitlons 81. I'll ,567 500.
THE BILL TO PREVENT SPECULATION IN GOLD.
The discussion upon the Gold BILL the House to- day
clearly indicates thst the whole matter very likely
prove a failure So many difficulties have presented
themselves that the most ardent supporters Of the bill
are SILENT Mr. Hooper not even attempting refutation
Of the arguments against IL. Hopes still entertained
that the object Of the bill will be attained but there 10
no probability Of It's accomplishment this session.
TIE BANKRUPT BILL.
Tho passage Of Bankrupt bill will bs urged NOR.
row or next day, in tho House OF Representatives..
GENERAL HAScocK's NAME IN THE BALTIMORE con-
vRNTI0N.
IL understood that the introduction Of the name
0 General Hancock candidate for tho Vice Presidea
tia nomination at Baltimore trick o. the Seward.
Weed party To kill OF Daniel 8. Dickinson aud Simon
Cameron q once. As soon - General Hancock's
presented Cameron won't to Hamn, and Dickia
500 thus driven from the fold. Thu Weed faction
chuck.e heartily their success
ccHriRxArIoNs BY THE SENATE.
The Senate to-day, in executive session, confirmed the
following nominations
Volunteers, to be Major General.
Brigader General John Gbbon, United States voun.
tsers, TO be MAJOR General
The following were confirmed brigadier generaIs:--
colonel John R. Brooke. Fifty tn~d Pennsylvania for
distinguished services in the Old Wilderness and spot
Colonel Nelson A. Niles. sixty.6rs, New York. from
May IL, 1864 for distinguished the Old VIII
desDess aud at Spottsy yIvnnis Court House.
Colonel Joseph Hayes Eighteenth Massachusetts,, from
May IL, 1864.
Colo .cl Byron r Pierce, Third Michigan.
Lieutenant Colonel joseph Bailey, Fourth Wisconsin
cavalry TO be brisader general BY brcve for meritori
oss services IN enabling the Mississippi nets to gss over
the lower falls Of tho Red river.
Also Aired Deny, Of Ohio. to be agent for Indians
on the Upper Missouri in the Territory Of Montana;
a.arop % Kinney o. Neorssk1 bras r to BE- indian % agent
land once .s Sioux city II. cakin., q Wisconsin, 70 be
the Falls Of st. crox Wisconsin vice B. r. Rey.
nods. removed James Wilbur, OF Oregon to be Agent
Gist, 70 be Deputy Postmaster Memphis Tenn John
H. Davidson to be Deputy Postmaster ironon Iowa;
Joseph Young, Of Iowa, to be additional Paymaster in
SUSPENSION OF OFFICERS BIT TIE PROVOST MAR.
sHAL GENERAL.
Captain Berry, the Provost Marshal of the Sixth dis
tct o Kentucky Captain Coppuck the Provost Marshal
Of the Second dsrio OF New Jersey Captain Merriam Of
the Ninth Massachusetts, and Dr.. Richardson Surgeon Of
the Board Of the Ninth district Of Massachusetts, have
suspended by the Provost Narshal for granting ex
cessvs exemptions under the present draft
PROSPECTS, FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-.
Representative Morrill, said to-day, during debate,
that tho House could nnsh up M business so as to ad
journ In two weeks.
DROWNING OF Rxv. GORDON wrNsLow.
Rev. Gordon Winslow, Of New York. army chaplain,
aad for tms past agent Of the Sanitary Commits
sion, was accidentally drowned In the Potomac this
morning. be on the Sanitary Commission transport
steamer Mary Raplsy, accompanying his son, Colonel
wiBsow, Of the Firth New York Zouaves, wounded
severely in the recent batuet. In attempting TO draw