, 1864-03-08

DQt denied mat t16 question OF SlAVGly WIS A'
cd, and added that hs was proved to havc belonged
to the great American party. which, II successful
would hayc prevented the war. Tho ria1ng Of the
career.
The bill which passed the House to-day
requires any American vessel sailing to or from
foreign ports to carry lcttor and newspaper mails
At the request Of The Postmaster General o. Minis
tel 'tr Consul.
1ua HAMMOND COURT MARTIAL
Tho prosecution In tho trial Of Surgeon General
Hammond hare not yet ctoeed. The testimony
recently taken showe purchases Of medical supplies
to the amount Of one and half million Of dollars,
from Wyeth & Dso., Of Phl1adclphis, and J. G. Nc
Gu,rc & Co., Of Washington, whom 1t Is charged
Gen Hammond favored, Ut Government expense.
Some of the whisky furnished by Wyeth was
brought from the hospital into court, having tho
SECOND DISPATCH.
=: lspocial Dispatch to the Chicago Tfibune.}
WARRINGTON, March Z.
THE GOLD euEsr1ox.
1t is understood that the speech On the gold ques
ton, delivered last week BY Mr.. Stcbblns OF New
York, was written by the Washington correspond
ent Of the New York 75sbune. This will explain
the extravagant praise bestowed on It by the sanc
CORES pondent In SATURDAYS Issue Of that paper.
INTEKNAL REVENUE.
!. The Committee on the Internal Revenue, on the
proposed anendmcnts to the tax law to be sent to
the Committee Of Ways and Means tomorrow, wilt
recommend on all sales tax Of about ono-tenth Of
one per cent; twenty per cent on Leaf, aud forty
cents on manufactured tobacco four pei cent on
Incomes over tiyc and under ten Thousand dollars.
sECEsH PRoC1Iy1T1Es.
Eobt. Bcale. nominated for Warden Of the Wash-
fSfJ Ia rha Er7T1 ri
disloyal sympathics.
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION.
The Committee On Internal Revenue has hereto.
fore advised revenue officers not to prosecute
dealers In proprietary articles for selling
those articles In original PACKAGES without aalxing
appropriate stamps, where such sales are made
prior to April 1st, 1eG1
The Committee now decides not to extend this
privilege beyond that date, since Congress Is In
eess!on and can grant further relief II desired.
THE LANMAN BOOK Ion.
The House, by sixteen majority, adopted teso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Spaulding, revivin9 the
1anmau book job, but cutting down the price to
one dollar for each copy copyrighted.
Mr Farnsworth sayc notice that when Illinois
was called, le ehonld introduce a resolution re-
ecinding Mr.. Spaulding's.
TIE MEDICAL INSPECTOR oENE1AL-
In the executive session Of the Senate to-tlay, a
motion was entered to reconsider the confirmation
of Dr., Barnes, as Medical Inspector General. It
WIS subsequently ascertained TINT his commission
had already been lssued to him. So the rccon=ia'
Grafton cannot be had.
THE nuEI1 CASE.
It has long been mattef Of surprise to military
circles that the finding Of the Committee TO inyes
t3sntc the conduct Of Gen. Buell hns nerer bcen
made public. It now appears that the delay war
accidental.
The Committee pronounced Gen. Buell. free from
Ill blame and 1t Ia due to him to Say that be hat
borne unintended injustice Of fmputatfous
upon his military capacity and loyalty 80 long with
out tuurmur.
The Senate Committee on 1ndian Affairs reported
In tayot OF extending northern supremacy 80 rs t
embrace Dacotah.
WARRINGTON, March 7.-Tho President and Sec
seta1y of Was called on Admiral Dahlgren yestee
d1T afternoon, and informed him thst they hal re
the safe arrival Of Col. Dah1grcn, With 103 mel
Gen. Meade was examined before the Committee
on the Conduct Of the War Saturday, in relatiot
to his conduct At the battle Of GettysbnTg. and II
Generals Doubleday and >sickles, the General gay'
full history Of the battle, denying tn toto til!
ehaSges agslnet him. Several Gcoerals vho playef
prominent parts IN that engagement have beel
4 recent correspondence between the Presiden
and the Eecretary OF the Treasury, has given occa
afou to some tefeETams, which AEe unjust to both
Thsr t. the ieett authority for t{1yinEg t11i nc,
tion Of their respective positions and that nothing
IN them eylnced The slightest abatement Of rnntns
Ihe Senate ratified the treaties made with tn
various branches Of the shoshone Indians, b. Go!
Doty Of Utah. for the protection OF oEerlsnd e91l
fairoad md telegraph line and fot the safety Of tn
mtnera In 1dsho aud Utah.
The Honse Ways and Means Con,zistcc
% iepEth II .hesr aessson Ills nosnins. Al order
to issued detailing soldiers who desire to serv
in the nary, to numerous vessels which arc no'
Senator Fes4enden, who has been III, is bettc1
and will probab1y be In the Senate tomorrow
An Official announcement is noas Of the refe12t
of the Trust Funds nom October let to Dccembe
11st, BY which It appears:
Tie receipts FROM customs were nearly $aa,3D !,
sH,co; ; rom internal resenne, oScr $40 oo bog
from incidental and mlaeelaneous sources, $50
M0, and the remainder from tonds: certificates {
ETpenditnres We We're fss;, CO., Including for W
debt $1G3 3ao.0 90; navy debt ,oo00e0: rSdernI
ton Of certificates OF Indebtedness.
'%Sls W4aHmaros, " Ma4eh s.GThe following Inform,
ton viii be sufficient reaponee t. many inquire
which have been made upon the subject
pa1tment 70! ,edenpsson, arc paid, thc princIpali
lawful money and the interest in coin.
They arc, however, cxchangeablc 9t arg tine p p
fotc q u na;qrty for bonds falling due r. 1s n
Nope Of said bonds are OF less denomination tha
| $5Qe. The notes are therefore convertible on
| when presented in sums Of $500, OF the multiple
| in accordance with the act Of August, 1881.
| when 1t date of conversion the accrued intere
| On The 80 notce exceeds the accrued Interest
| the bonds, the bonds are issued. If coupon. vii
@ull conpone, aud If registered, bearing fntese
from jan. !, Or July ]. 1ext preceding the eoaes
When at date Of conversion The accrue
eeeds tha. an the $50 notes he interest due On Il
coupons with the hlst coupon STAMPED Wy with Y Y
date Of conversion OF II REGISTERED. With said q
| on their faces. II however, parties deslte Il
bonds to be Issued with full cnupons, on draw l1g
full half years. interest," they can deposit the .:
Treasurer Of the United statea, and forward
oririnal certificate Of deposit with the notes se
for conversion. The 80 notes shonId be sent
| the Treasury Department endorsed pay to =
Secretary Of the Treasury for rede1nption, vi
to be converted. The right to exchange Unit
States notes iesued under acts Of Feb. IS, 1864 Al
July 1sUa ceased July !, 1s:a, az per act Of MAR
WAsu1sorox, March lit Is understood tn
subsequent dispatches received here throw don
! upon tho correctness Of the information Of the
rival of Col. DahlgTea In our lines at fort Monte
| Nothing official, however. can be learned q II.
shortly investigate the Florida disaeter. Gen. s
| Hav will aleo be examined
The special to the Cb1tnerctcl saJs the memnt
m3ttee who have come on here while NJ. Roln
Is absent in New Hampshire, say that thns iaI tn
have discovered but very little that ie indicative
| corruption in that institution.