The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

NEWS tRUM WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON. April 10. 1854
Vag CURRENCY sILL.
TIE advocates Of tho Currency BILL amendatofy OF the
Nauoaai Bank act notwithstanding It's defeat 10 tbs
House. confident Of is becoming law before the termi
ration session will in few days be brought up
Ia the Senate substantially originally reported 10 tho
House Tho feature In tho bill which met with The most
strenuous opposition the exemption Of the national
banks from State taxation. This feature regarded as
essential 70 TIE security Of these Institutions, ami II 10
csasd 70 be only joss the power which and
regulates Thorn should alone exercise the prerogatve Of
taxation. IL Ia not intended that they shall DO exempt
from tax but that the taxes shall DO assessed and col
iecsed By the general government. The stock In
tho hands Of stockholders viii. Of 6ourss DO subject
TO local taxation as personal property. Under this law
believed that the State hanks would nnd 10 be
their interest TO become part or the SYSTEM and thus
tho currency coud be bettsr regulated and excessive
expansion DO more enectualy prevented, than under
existiug arrangements.
THs SLAVERY PRoHIRIrIoN AMENDMENT.
No doubt Is now entertained OF the passage by the
House Of the bill to amend tho constitution. Number
Of democrats already seuaed their intention 20
vce for It. The passage Of th bin expected 70 racili
te greatly the transaction Of business the Senate
IL will take away from certain Senators many Of pre-
texts heretofore sex upon BY them ring tho changes
continually upon tho inevitable agger.
CONTINUATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL SESSION.
Is not expected that the iabors Of the present
session OF Congress will bs brought close before
the FIRST Of July. Although the appropriation
bills have oil been attended 10 the most Important
measures Of the session have yet to DO introduced
Among these are the Internal Revenue, Tarif
and Bank ble either OF which will occupy the attention
OfC IN pcri
mate business all the campaign speeches yet 70 be
delivered
THE NAVY REGISrER FOR THE PRESENT YEAR.
The Navy Register for 1864 has just boon Issued Il
volume Of about three hundred pages and contains all
necessary Information to vessels and officers in the
navy. The matter ia more conveniently arranged than
In previous registers II reports the number Of vessels,
including those still building to DO 617 among them u
ironcads and two rams, the AvengeS and indicator
From December 81 1852 to March 1864 the navy has
lost thirty vessels by capture snagging
wreck, &C., including six irop-cads and three rams.
THE NINE MONTHS SOLDIERS.
The report Of Adjutant General Townsend relative to
nine months states that under the act Of July IT,
1862 there received into tho service Of this class
eighty thousand and eighty men, Of whom sixty
thousand two hundred and FIVE militia twenty-five
thousand dollars In bounty paid to volunteers
cepted under the act BY mistake OF mastering officers
and paymasters bounties pad TO three Thousand
nine hundred and thirty-fo Vermont nine months
militia.
THE WESTERN MIGRATION.
Captain James l. Fsk United states Army who has
distinguished himself by commanding and conducting
two emigratng parties from Minnesota, by way OF the
Northern route to the great gold fields of Idaho declines
this year accept similar command. This is to be
GREETED because hundreds OF persons In the Northwest
have incurred heavy in preparing 10 go 10 Idaho
Montana. via St. Paul. and 1t weud be almost ruinous
to them to attempt to change to another route Tho
government will certainly select and detail some other
ofcer for that duty, there being appropriation Of
900 for the purpose Of assisting those who wish to
emgrate by this route.
DEATH OF JOHN G. RIvEs.
John O. Rves, proprietor and publisher Of the Congress
sa Globe for the last thrtyhve years. died at his resi-
dence, near Bladensburg. this morning.
THE GOODYEAR PATENT.
Remonstrances from many OF tho leading railroad cor.
porations the country the House Of
Representatives yesterday, against the extension OF the
Goodyear patent.
WARRINGTON POLITICAL CLUBS.
Various political clubs have been organized in Wash.
ington and among those most recently formed 10 the
Ohio Union Club with Solicitor Jordan President. The
society devoted the support Of the future nominees
OF the Baltimore Convention.
THE WILKES COURT MARTIAL.
The Wilkes court martial been directed by the Sec
Rotary or the Navy to rc.assemble tomorrow.
REFORM or ABUSES IN NAVAL CONTRACTS.
Senator Grimes bill for reforming the abuses In naval
supplies which shown exist by the conviction Of
Sover and the arrest Of ScoHeld Raymond Savage
has been reported against by Senator Hale Chairman
OF the Committee Naval Affairs Therefore the old
naval agency system Will not probably be changed at,
present
THB PETITION OF THE ENGINEERS FOR AID.
The greater number OF the engineers who have built
engines here petiioning Congress aid Mr. Hale
has not yet reported the subject Without interfering
with the merits OF the claims only just say
grant the prayer will increase the expenditures far
beyond the amount already considered by that Senator
rs extravagant.
CAPTAIN HALsTEAD.
Captain Halstead OF the Military Examining Board has
been assigned to the stat OF General Casey Assistant
Adutant General This post entities him to the OF
major. lie served the staff with distinction In all the
engagements OF the Army OF the Potomac since Cedar
Mountain, and has been frequently mentioned In official
reports 10 the War Department for gaiantry In action
INSPECTION OF WESTERN MILITARY PRISONS.
Lieut. Col. Marsh, OF the Veteran Reserve Corps has
been relieved from duty the Military Examining Board,
and ordered TO the West to inspect all prisons and depos
for rebel prisoners The Colonel has been for many
months entrusted with Of the most important duties
the Board, and is regarded serious loss that
Bureau.
RECOVERY OF MR.. FERNANDO WOOD.
Mr. Fernando Wood yesterday resumed his scat IN the
House, after a attack Of sickness.
OUR MINISTER TO GUATEMALA.
Hon William Kellogg, member OF Congress, OF iii.
nos, has been appointed minister TO Guatemala, and With
his family left Washington yesterday.
Letter from Mr.. Co nway, OF Kansas.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
New YORK, April 10, 1864.
Ny attention has just been called 70 yesterdays pro.
ceedings Of tho national House OF Representatives in
which appears that am charged by the Hon. Mr.. Cox
of Ohio, with having oered In the last Congress
lutions recognizing the Southern confederacy.
wish to add TO this announcement word OF expa.