The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-23
Why tho Florida Campaign
Was Ordered.
The Conference Committees Report
on tho Whisky Tax,
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Natioaai Convonto0. In tho following tsrms:-
Tho undersigned who by original appointment or sub.
se9uene Designation to l vacancies constitute the Exe
s ss SrS q s 90 s:1ss
call upon al qualified who the unconditional
maintenance Of the Union the supremacy q the cons,iu
:ad sdo!snt means, = ssaa delegates . ooav:s.
tho purposes q pro.entne candidates for Che ooes Of
State havng representation IN Congress will be entitled
70 Is many delegates as shall be equal TO twice the
bee Of electors 70 which such state entitled IN the
Electoral College Of tho United States
resolution $50 adopted inviting the Territories
and the District Of Columbia 70 eend delegates subject
the determination Of tho Convention Of their right 70
vote.
Tho Committee agreed 10 meet agarat the call Of the
Chairman.
The following members were present;-Messrs Edwin
Morgan, OF New York, President Lawrence Bralnerd,
Of Vermont John z. Goodrich OF Massachusetts Thsmas
G. Turner Of Rhode Island Gideon weles OF Connect
cut; Deuning Duor, Of New Jersey; Edward Mcpherson,
Of Pennsylvania; Nathaniel B. Smithers, Of Delaware;
James r. Wagner Of Maryland Thomas spooner OF Ohio
Henry Lane, Of Indiana; Ebenezer Peck OF Illinois; H.
N. Hoxio Of Iowa. William D. washburn OF Minnesota
Cornelius Cole Of California; O. H. Irsh OF Nebraska 10.
seph Gerhardt, Of tho District OF Columbia.
The committee was entirely harmonious In their pro.
ceedngs and adjourned in the best possible spirits.
THR GA MPAIGN IN FL0RIDA-cURIOUs REVELATIONS.
II Is stated that a curious development OF Executive
ntermeddiing with military has been devel.
oped by inquiries about the Florida expedition It
is said that upon hearing Of General Haeck quite
taken by SURPRISE and wrote to General Gilmore know
what he doing at Jacksonville place thai bad been
two three times In possession aud consd-
cd worth holding. and asking he 60 thcre,
hat wlt thoL un
contrary the positive instructions tho Secretary Of
War and General Haeck. In reply General Gilmore il
said have enclosed letter or instructions from the
President transmitted to him by Mr.. Hay, lats pri.
vate secretary Of Mr. Lincoln directing the
DO made Since this statement has been in circulation
s rumored that the expedition intended simply for
tho occupation Florida tho purpose securing the
election Of three Lincoln delegates National Nomi
mating Convention and that Of John Hay Congress
The cost Of the operation TO the Ia estimated
at about one million OF dollars.
THE SALE OF THE SURPLUS GOLD IN TIKI THEA
SURY.
No doubt Is entertained that bill will DO speedily
passed authorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury to sell
the surplus gold In tho Treasury confidently stated
that the Secretary desires authority and although
there Will be who, for political reasons will endea
70 prevent Its being gwen TO him, there will be
found 10 addition TO his immediate rionds enough who
arc convinced Of the proprey OF tho to
its passage.
TIE wHIsKEY TAX.
The Committee OF Conference the whskey bill bad
meeting to-day. II consists OF Senators Fesscndeu
Johuson and Howe, and Representatives washburne OF
Illinois, Stevens or Pennsylvania, and Fernando Wood Of
New York.
As both houses had agreed strike out the proposed
tax spirits hand not deemed by the majority
Of the committee to DO In controversy aud hence 90
remains
IL understood that tho sliding scale has been adopted
with notifications namey-sprss distilled ana Sold or
distilled and removed for consumption sale previous
to the FIRST Of July next Of frs. proof addition TO
the duties payable Licenses, duty Of sixty cents
gslon and upon all liquors which may BIO disted after
tho of this act and sold for cousup
ton SALE and after the lst day Jay next aud pre-
vous TO the LIST day Of January Next sxtyve cents
gallon; and all liquors which may be distilled after
the Of this act and sold for consumr
on SALE and after the LIST January next seventy
cents gallon The notifications are from seventy to
sixty Ave ceuts. and from eighty to seventy cents
Another point in controversy has been settled,
nameIy:-on distilled spirits imported from foreign
countries previous 70 the LIST OF July next, OF
FIRST proof, forty cents additional per gallon, and
on oil such Spirits imported from foreign countries
on and after tho first Of July next and previous
first OF January. duty Of fortyave instead OF nifty
cents per gallon and all such spirits imported on and
after the rs OF January next Atty instead Of sixty cents
per gallon
The report Of the Committee Conference will prob.
ably be acted upon finally BY both houses tomorrow.
THE MOVEMENTS OF The PIRATE ALABAMA.
Tho following paper prepared 10 ofcia quarter,
believed TO be by Admiral G. II. Davis the Chief OF the
Bureau Of Navigation =
The late concerning the Alabama and the wyo-
ming Involves problems navigation the solution of
which naturally gives rise to some discussion. The In
First-Concernins the Alabama: that the Alabama was
al Singapore the 22d OF December and that she
second-The wyoming was .. RHO (near Singapore,
Decsmbes % about 70 proceed the next day TO Batavia,
BOXERS and the additional information concerning
vessel that given BY our Minister Residen; A. Knnsga
watching the Alabama a. Annoy.
appears from the statements that tho Alabama after
consuming some time IN ooang ascended the China
blows with s greatest strength, in eleven days rsnning
distance q thousand six hundred aud eighty miles
the Wyoming assembled the whole length Of the China
SEA from Batavia 70 Annoy, distance Of twc thousand
miles, under the same circumstances, but without SINH
doubted and very justly, ~ East India nsyisator:
feat similar 70 .nas now Reported o. the XiaSams was
performed By the English steamer Vixen, an account Of
wh!on sivsc o y her ~ I.ser Asn 10 The SsSs
dieu" After leaving Singapore shs passed 70 the west
ward Of the Anambas, ana then steersd northeast,
then passing northwsrd OF the Natunss unel she had
reached The meridian Of 1i2 degrees east ongitude
She then steered NORTH carving her lore sna AZ sas
directly for Hong Kong, faeing The monsoon Inc dis
lance Is 1522 miles, and 20 was accomplished IN nine
days and twenty three hours, a. mean rate Of ass
TSs d'sisSSs from Singapore TO Annoy Cbs voyage Of
the Asbama) would DO performed In ten days and eight
hours the rate Of miles an hour and, ~ the inter-
or time eleven days, this would allow her sixteen
hours for coalns. But Il she consumed twcn,y.four
hours in coang she has accomplished her passage 10