The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-24


New York. Friday, june "a, 1864.
THE STU ATION.
There Is nothing official or otherwise concerning the
movements Of the armies in Virginia yesterday. Mr..
Stanton has issued bulletin. and the telegraph is
silent.
Dispatches from headquarters at FIVE O'Clock on Tues
day morning, state that the day previous artillery
firing on the right and picket skirmishlns was
going on at various points along the line, result
tng In the wounding OF . few men, but causing no
change in the position. battery stationed on an Gle.
waited piece Of ground in front Of Petersburg kept annoy
ing batteries the elt for time when
opened In return, Of the shells exploding in the
eion oe firing on their part.
Our dispatches from Fortress Monroe 10 tho 22d de-
scribe tho attack the rebels under Ttshsgh Lee and
Hanpton At The White House. The charge the enemy
was driven back by the ars the gunboas Commodore
NorrsAnd three others. The rebels attempted
sspt General sSsFdaD failed as sheridan with all his
Haros arrived safely At White House, - Ne before re-
ported
The President and Assistant Secretary OF tbs Navy Fox
returned to Washington yesterday after their visit 10
CITY Point
CONGRESS-.
The proceedings Of Congress yesterday were highly
Important and interesting comprising among variety
Of other aters the passage by tho Senate OF the bill
repeang the laws for the rendition Of fugitive slaves
and IL action the bill aendatory OF the Enrolment
additional loan q four hundred millions q dollars.
In the Senate The House Pos. Route bill aud the bills
esmng goode imported for the Sanitary fairs
providing compensation to officers and soldiers for
property sacrificed while In tho dieoAAsge Of their
duties were passed. Ths Hosse joiDs resolution
nnsking provision 70 al the deficiency y the
appropriation for payment Of soldiers h the
Western departments was adopted. resolution re-
questing the President revoke the order BY which tie
circulation Of the Cincinnati EwQsirr in Kentucky
ssen prohibited submitted by Mr. Powell and ordered
% be printed Bans reported providing for bail %
bs granted by UnRed States courts An certain q
mitary arrest and prescribing The time within which
indictments may be found In Of persons charged
with crime against the United sta.ss Adverse reports
were made the bills restrict the Jurisdiction Of the
Court OF Claims and 10 establish boards Of com.
issiones sdadcsse claims for property destroyed
By the armies in the prosecution Of the war; The
Dill repeal the save aW WAS Speo talccn up
and after considerable discussion and unsuccessful srts
on part OF the opposition 70 amend was passed. BY
twenty yeas twelve nays The acts repealed by
q are those Of 17os and $780, the under which the
national government has heretofore compelled Ne SUR
rendey their Of slaves escaping into the free
etaes. The bill has already passed the Houee. sms
Cine wasspent without any definite rcealt 10 debate
over molten reconsider the vote by which I'M bl 70
prevent military interference in elections was passed on
the preceding day. after which the Senate proceeded to
the cous Iteration Of The amendsory OF We Drofment
act The dcssle II consumed tha remainder o! thc
day and the entire night scssou, lasting up TO hate
hour. The amendment authorizing the enlistment Of
men for year adopted by twenty W fourteen
The discussion Of the amendment repeating the three
hundred dollars draft Communication cjouss parttc
patec In by various Senator's and very iater ssne
The important feat In the proceedings OK the HOUSE
OF Representatives the consideration aud passing Of
the bill authorizing the government add
tioua loan Of four hundred millions of dousrs which
cuped the greater part Of theays session. Bills were
passed for District Of Columbia purposes sud extending
fr six months longer the time within which pasentess
may pay the Gnai balance shek patents,
and resolution was adopted directing the Military Com
mHtee n report a bin skipg the bountee allowed
by existing laws TO men who volunteered IN tne
earlier part OF the for less than three years,
and not less tan hnc months and then NE Loan bill
tcr Z, W Committee OF the Whole and discus sod
st great length Substitutes for the arst and second
tons OF the bE adopted which put the interest ~
eight per cent and made payable in paper currency
stcad Of co out after The committee had risen and ts
bii was reported 70 the House, there amendments
reeced and Is vas passed. without call or the yeas and
aays, nearly IN the form in which II came from
shs Committee On Ways and Mems author
izss Secretary Of the Treasury to borrow from time
- time four hundred millions Of dollars FOR which b.
uhal issue boads redeemabe NJ not less than ave
more than thirty years, or, deemed moro sxpsdsnt
forty yc.rs and 10 bear interest Of sx per cent pc,
annum payable semi annuity, In coin. The bill makes
various other important provisons but these are thu
ain features H. The House adjourned without trans
acting any Other busness
nIscELLAnE0Us HEwA
Ths Steamship peunsy md ranss from Queens
sowu and southnnpn reached this port yesterday with
European Dies 70 the eh june Ths news has bcer
ANTICIPATED M al Ne main points by our telesrAphc 70
ports from tho North Amrcan and Afr,oa.
The apanssh steam frgaies Isatsd and Carmss, whct
arrived on te 2 from Havana and have beeu auchoro
at Quarantine, cazno up 20 the cy yesterday morning
end sschsagsd saiuss with Castle wlhan, on Governor.
Ishnd.
Aosrum o< the Board II Cosncilmsn being p~eesn
yesterday the call OF the roll the Presdest ordsrce
che osrk 70 CO.. special mseting Cor Nils lFrkhy) after
ucon, st Two O'Clock.
In another column va be found ne pastieuhn Of VI
0r~s of Mr.. Issc Henderson, psblhbw a The Sssnf'
Poi and Navy Agent o. the gov~nnsss 81 sbs port
he wss arrested on the snaavh OF Joseph L Savage
whe charges bim with ksuns faAs csrstnca q ~
vouchers - navy agent and dsbursns ofnoss Of ~
DATED States, sad apuopvistlns excsssss n - amoussl
charged 70 " o~V ~. Mr. Hsndssop, previous 70 hi
no. TsoslfN ~ isrnal dismlsssl u ~ PrNidsu