New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-04
FROM WARRINGTON.
Special Disps.ch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Tuesday, May g. 1854

WASHINGTON Tuesday, May g. 1864.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS
Tho Chase Committee of Investigation has
gone to work vigorously. The Secretary is determined
TO give every facility and every abuse that may
be exposed The opinion prevails here that the whole
issue of fractional currency must be called In IN order
TO show its excess If any overi ssuc exists. as Clarkes
enemies allecc His friends mpaenty deny that there
has been any oyerssue.
TIE FORT PILLOW MASSACRE.
One of the Committee who went to investi-
gate the Fort Pillow affair being asked Today If the
had exaggerated by the newspapers re
Piled passonaely that it had not for the reason that it
was not in human power exaggerate the atrocities OF
that occasion that half the truth had not been told
The Committees report is being written out, and
is looked for with intense interest coming Gs it does
in great measure the lips of dying victims Of the
atrooiiy.
THE WOMEN EMPLOYED IN THE TREASURY DE-
i PARTMENT.
II should be understood that the many ex-
ceont ladies holding cerksips in the Treasury, by
appointment OF the Secretary entirely distinct
class Of appoutees from those procured employed,
and dismissed by Mr. Clarke at his pleasure. 1t is not
to be disguised however that the idea OF furnishing
lie offices in Washington. requires that they should
take their woFk to their homes.
/ THE BANK BILL.
In Senate Mr.. Doolittle proposes to amend
the Bank bin by providing that no bank banking
ISOLATION whatever shall issue any new notes, except
National notes. after TIE passage Of tho act, not re-
deomGble in gold or silver coin on demand; and also,
that every bank etc. shall reduce the amount OF their
circulation to the Of cash capital paid in and per
cent added thereto or amount secured by pledge of
United States State stocks penalty of tax Of one
per cent per month on all of circulation after
period not yet specified.
TIE CASE OF c. M. CLARKE.
The Special Committee TO investigate charges
against c. NJ Clarke late Of the Bank-Note Bureau
met this evening and commenced their investigation
by calling Col l. G. Baker Chief Of Detective Police
Of the War Department and giving him a chance TO de
yelop bis cApola,,ons during lle last three months
STREET RAILWAY.
In Senate to-day the District Committee re-
ported ad oely on the Senate bill FOR the construction
Of a stree. railway in the District Of Columbia, with
Hay. Lloyd Bryan, and others a. corporations.
DrpOsrroRiEs OF PUBLIC MONEYS.
The Ninth National Bank, Ncw-York; First,
Salem. Mass. and Boston, and Third. Boston, have
been designated repositories Of internal TeYenuc and
al other publismoneys except receipts for customs
CLEgKsHIP PROMOTION.
l.. 8. Collamer, Vermont, some relation to
ssnator Colnmer has been promoted from second to
third class cerkship in the Registers Office. Treasury
THE ASTI-lMPORTATloS MOVEMENT
The loyal ladies here are earnest in their anti
importation movement and already haze some Of the
weslhiest women OF Washington donned the domestic
calico. Gold must go down and currency up. Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton suggests tie grcenback style Of
prints fort.ese robes Of patriotism.
SENATORIAL NEGLECT or DUTY
The Senate adjourned at >! to-day for want
Of quorum.
! Col. RUCKBR
The newspaper dispatch that Col. Ruckcr will
quilt the service II he ia confirmed BrigndierGcne
raj does the grossest wrong 10 VI the best and most
devoted soldiers In tie army. He would serve to the
end Of tie in any capacity whatever; and as Gen
Hooker once said q us would ou,scryc any in the
army.
RACES OF THR NATIONAL CoURsE.
| The first races Of the season took place on the
National Course yesterday.
! FnsT HEAr-Branaysine won in 2:i3, Lady Hamlin
second l. q Steele tlifd.
SrCOSn HEAT-lady iIamlin won In 2:iil; Brandy
wine second. 1911 Steele tIird.
| IHIAD UEAf-lady Hlmlin Won IN 2.4li; brandy
wine second. Iii.l Steele third.
FOURTH ilEAT-Lady llumlin won ~ 2:il; B!A steele
second Brand wine third.
American Star. Bay Mare. and Alice Grey were Ell
tered for the second race.
FIRST llEAr-Bay Mare Won In 23G; Alice Grey sec
Ond; American Star third
/ SFCCSD HFAT-American star won IN wv; Bay
Mare second: Alice Grey third.
TmnD llEAT-AmericaR Star withdrawni Bay Marc
won IN 2.J-
Mare the winner.
ARRIVAL OF MORE STARVED RELEASED PRISON !
ERS
About four hundred Of our half-staryed prison
ers arrived at Annapolis yesterday from Richmond on
parole. among them thirty officers. Another lot Of
about tie same number is to arrive this week
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts from Internal Revenue last
month amounted to upward Of ten millions Of dollars
by lar the largest amount received in any one month
from that source since tho law went into operation.
DISMISSED THE SERVICE.
Second Lieut. NJ. H. Maroney, 10th New
York Cavalry las been dismissed the service for con-
duct uRbceoming an officer and a gentleman
RESTORED TO COMMISSION
Capt. Daniel Gillctt, l20th New-IQrk Nolun-
teers heretofore dismissed has been restored to com
mission.
FERNANDO WOOD EXHIBITING HIMSBLF.
In the evening session tonight Fernando
Wood, assured by his runners OF the absence OF Gen
schenck and Henry Winter Davis assailed both of
them furously az the friends Of Freedom and tho sup
porters Of the Administration and slid off from that
seemingly insurmountabe glacis to an apology Of his
share IN the New.York riots. He accomplished lame