, 1864-05-06

Matters Military and Congressional
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1

ESPECIAL Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune,1
WASHINGTON. May s, 1854.
1ne Select Committee Oh the Treasury Dena,t,
naent nave had several meetingn, Investigations
th1ls lar confined to printing fractional cnrrcnrv
anu other papcr money in the Department. direrf.
co especially to three points: Cost and excellence
OF the ~ork as compared With that Of private com.
pahtee, and whether proper checks and cuards
against faud have been emp1oyed, Mr.
s'1'k, aeaa OF the printing bureau. and detective
eo'. baker have been examined. No conc1uson
has been reached.
The Captain of the Pensacols, In his examtn,.
:ion before the House Naral Committee, eaid ,rr
highest speed under steam Was nine knots. and
ht1 average Speed from ax to eight knots: that
WINE enc made under gai1, without steam. txelva
.nots, tae department appsehended that better
Ste4m machfncrywfn be Necessary, 4 boan1 NJ
3el engtneers is o1ganzcd to determine this oues.
'aon. Ihltfy or forty Witnesses have already been
examined o5 the Committee, and BONE tv-ntv
more have been summoned. Thus far nothinp h.s
oeen esao.'sneo against the Navy Department.
statements In his three dnys' speech. @AA0
The Senate took up the National B.nk h,u .,..,,
to-day, and agreed to the amendments 7n,da -
Committee Of the whole. The clause euab1;nr IL.
Bank OF Commerce to come under the ,+3o, ~
the act WIS agreed to. BY 20to1a.
The clause relative to the rate Of interest x,a d
hated IN hour. and then put over that m eta~4
might be unade to draw c1anse that Womb ha a..
ceptnble to MI parties.
The section relai to the taxation of b.nle
Was reached, and the question Is pending on Mr
Summers amendment, doubling the rate on tar,.
ion proposed BY the Finance Committee,
Tie fcnate Committee on Post Roads Remarked
avorahy to-day on the House bill for bridging tfe
ohio R.rer at the Falls.
WASHINGTON, Nay 4.-Tbe bin which passed the
louse today guaranteeing to the States Thoae
governments have been usurpcd or overthsown bF |
ebe1linp. republican form Of government was
feviouely amended In several important particu-
1rf, instead Of 0ne-tenth as originally reported
majority Of the people Ia required to take part IN
be election OF delegates preliminary to the re-es-
Of State government, and those who
ED Office merely magistcria1 Of military below the
Iade Of Colonel a1e not .deha7ed from voting
he delegates to the State Convention are to be
ected hy the loyal white male citizens, who are |
.quired to subscribe to the oath OF allegiance, and
nti1 the United States shall have recognized re-
1btcan form Of State government, the Provisional
oyenor, who Is authorized to be appointed By !
President Is 10 zee that the laws OF the United
[ates and laws Of the State government that wis |
!crhruwn By the rebellion are faithfully executed
isbin the State, bat no Law or usage whereby any
rTttude ehal! be recognized /
WASHINGTON, May 6.-In the Senate. to div. Iii.
LAndler, from the Committee on Commerce, 70. |.
'fted bill 10 prevent smuggling, which provides
az 11ter the first day OF August next alt baggage
% elects OF paesengefA, and all other articjea |
,n nalne into the United States from my foreign
'o4us' shall be inspected, and II my dutiable / a