, 1864-02-07
cs of flnud in connection With naval contracts
there.

The bands Of guerillas seem to have vacated
Fairfax county, Va.
A cavalry expedition made a long scout to-
Tards the Blue Ridge without and59g mgg.S1: any
band.
The New York Timex special says:
The House is said to have been pollcd on
tie whisky question, end majority found TO
adhere to Its tax on stocks Of whisky on hand.
ton s o Smn sssss: / &c e pss Ct of s sses isp Is tss
Reso,eed h II. 8erats and Hou.e or R<prusat1~
tfrtf qf Me bnited St1teS q america In C3ngreu
hetn Of may be- mustered into the military service
Of the Cn1ted States shall receive the same uni
form. clothing, nrms. equipments, camp equipase,
emoIumcnte, other than bounty, Is other soldiers
OF the regular OF volunteer forces of the United
States Of Ike arm the service during tho whole
s saes &c se1See T md that % esey y o eeoS WIG
Ehall hereafter be mustered into the service shall
receive sucl suu1s In bonnty as the rresident
United States, NOT exceeding one Hundred dollars.
The following is the bill relating to mem:
hers Of Congress, reported by Mr.. Trumbull
with amendments, TO N1t: Etrake our lae
printed in ikaliex::
.<aars. 1s x'a5fa g a<d t sas 81 Il 81
Of The Hcnse OF Representatives Of the United
States enlI during Ills continuance In Office, here
after appear or Ec " coanse attorney or afGn IN
my commission, in which The United States is
PeFss ee1s any eonpensaton q s4y Ind directly o.
indirectly. for services Of an description rendered
By himself another in relation to any such cause
House OF Representatives skal. nf7er Als tlsetion
and during his continuance In office, nor 49u any
head " depa,tneht, hsod q 13rsaa, e.xrk, or
receive any Compensation whatsoever, directly or
indirectly Tor any scrriccs rendered or 10 bs rem
dered to ans pcison eisleT " nlset OF anosner,
ter or thfng IN witch the United States is party,
husaa oer any any
military, civil. or naval commission whatcvcr.-.
And any person offending agalnst any provision Q!
this act shs On conviction @ IL the5eG1 oe o. aee1oa o
not ttees thnnl ercted1g tea thousand dollars nud
by imprisonment fof term not llcss thanl e.
xdg e an s6a 81 e s. D3e1sr e.
pa6le Of holding my Office Of honor trust or profit
hinder the government Of The, United States.
WAsu1NGToa, Feb. 0.-Ibe Secretary Of
nav all the creditors ofthe Government, until
further ordered, fifty per cent in legal tenders
instead of twenty-five as heretofore. The re-
mainder Is to be paid In certificates OF in
debtedncss.
Ten nIllion dollars In one and two year five
per cent. legal tenders have been sent to pay
ite Army Of the Cumberland. Ten millions
have been sent to New Orleans, to pay the
Tie War Department has received no addi-
| tional intelligence to-day from Knoxville.
| The latest ndTfees received represent our
| forces there in critical condition.
Three new coloEed regiments arc to be or
| ganIzcd in the lower Maryland counties.
There are several thousand recruits rcndez-
voused ut different points in that section.
A delegation from the Bank OF Commerce
| is here successfully urging snch Modification
| of the National Banking Law is will let that
do business under its provisions. They give
an elegant entertainment tonight, a. which
BIessrs. Chase and Mccullough, Senators
Fceeendcn, Sherman, Hale and Anthony, and
| Representatives Ganson, Hooper, Frank,
Kasson, Clark and Pruyn are present.
The disagreement between tic House and
The Senate upon the tax on whisky will be
| made tho subject ot committee Of confer.
cnce. Those who know the temper OF The
House Eay that it will not rcccdc from it,
policy Of taxing this immense property II
the hands of spectators; that it Will edhert
it seeks te.add to the treasury.
Mr. Myers, Of Pennsylvania, In the course
of Ills speech OF the Conscription bill at
tackled Woodward and Mcclellan, and wa
for conilscating every foot Of rebel property
Part Of it he would sell to replenish th'
Treasury, md the rest he would divide anon:
the soldiers aftcrthe war: Two parties woul!
60 South; the negroes, because the Nortl
would be too cold for them; and copper
heads, because 1t would be too hot.
Mrs. Liuco1n's friends explain the basis
the statement recently made that eho sen
from the White House conserratorics th
| flowers for Fernando Wond'a reception, b.
SAYING that Mrs. Fernando Wood had wEittc
Ito her once or twice nsking for the noWeEf
and that Mrs. Lincoln had finally told tn
gardener that he could get come for her:
Henderson was dismissed from tho Regl'
ter's office in the Treasury, and Is in the Ol
Capitol prison. He is accused Of having n
ceived bribes to favor the passage Of claim
Of particular creditors. Suspicious fell upo
him by reason Of his display Of fine horse
: carriage, and other possessions not in keel
Ing with clerks salary.
hIr. Lovejoy continues very i'll, and son
Of his friends begin to entertain fears col
cerning Ills recovery,