The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.


wAsm0ros. Jan. II. 1854
FEE GENERAL 0aARAor1R or run NEW HkroLxEsr
fhe Enronsat bin now before tho senate win probably
s M bsdy Tomorrow and 30 ssut 10 the House for
cooouence. Is oorrecs some Of the fauIts in the present
Get, and ts object 10 render scent the opera
ttoa Of the present law The only persons specifically
enpsed hon the dram the Vice President Of the
United States the Judges OF United States Courts the
hsads OF The several Executive DEPARTMENT. and the
Governors Of Ssass and By Implication such persons
are physically Or mentally unnt Tor service according
70 The prescribed army regulations Tho two classes for
enrolment and drat merged into one which made
70 include persons betweenkhs ages twenty and forty
hvs ysa credits to b given cities towns and wards
% - 70 equalize - far possible the a throughout
each district Tho oommutaton Is increased four
dred dollars those who pay Il to be exempted from che
present draft, but liable be called upon the next
Ia other words. they In the condition OF . re.
served class. Drafted men may they prefer, be
transferred 70 the navy, such transfer being
credited 10 their respective localities alterations
are made in the details Of the old act for conducting The
draft attorneys agents restricted TO the fee Of
IS for preparing tho necessary exemption papers The
bin has yet been perfected BY the Senate but viii
probably pass thai body with tho above prominent
features a-.r lvAe aa#4 Avs a 80
THE RRADnIssI0N OF ARKANSAS TO ru UNION.
+. delegation from Arkansas composed OF Drs. Kirk
wood and Beoach and Messrs. Snow and Mills, accom-
panied BY General CAN'T has arrived bore TO endeavor to
make arrangements for the return of the State to the
Union tho crasure from her escutcheon the stain
of rebellion They will have interview with the Pre-
sident to morrow. rat4
DESIRES FOR AN EXTENSION OF TRADE IN NORTH
s CAROLINA AND LOUISIANA
Loyal mon living outside our lines in North Carolina
md Iouie
the policy Of allowing trade in all articles not strictly
contraband Of between their districts and the
occupied by forces They represent that such
privileges granted Of Union sentiment would
result, caused not only by better appreciation Of
the motives governing the federal government in putting
down tho rebellion but by Identification Of interests with
the North. An extensive trade is now carried
reptitiousy through the bayous in louisiana
and The people beyond our lines receive from smuegers
almost every article they desro but at prices
Hundreds OF bales OF cotton have been secured in this
illicit traffic by smuggers and il is stated that
TRADE reopened under proper restrictions the Of
goods thai would 60 to the nhabtn ts would exceed
those now received by them very itte while the trans
mission OF conraband would not be rendered at all
more certain than at present Family supplies thus, II
is claimed, would not render any aid to the rebellion
while this restoration Of legitimate trade would 10 very
great measure prepare the way for reconciliation.
. INFLUENTIAL REPUBLICANS DETERMINED ON TUE
!. REMOVAL OF SECRETARY STANTON p
fresh and formidable movement Is on foot TO procure
the OF the present Secretary OF War whose i'm
perous mode Of Administering that department and over
ruling the Presideut himself has aggravated his unpopu
ary TO such degree that many OF tho most influential
supporters OF Mr. Lincoln about to demand change
10 the War Department the qua Of their
operation IN his reelection.
The FIVE TER CENT TREASURY NOTES.
Tho printing presses in tho Treasury Department arc
worked utmost capacity day aud night printing
the Eve per csat interest bearngnctes fFIty mil
lions them ready and Monday the Treasury
Department win commssce stamping them and paying
them out the public creditors Tue anticipated de-
and Tor them in cKchs0ge for curr6ncy, through the
agencies, bag proved failure. 50 . sufficient
amount the shall be printed they viii DO subst
tuted Tor legal tenders which locked up 10 the
Sub Treasury New York and other depostarcs, thus
beratng ovcr hundred millions OF grccnbacks for
the payment the army and navy. The amount Of
satisfied acquisitions before the Secretary OF tho
Treasury exceeds one million OF dollars and this
not DO met by further than derived from the
Avetwenty bonds, nor by immediate tlxation tho sole
dependence Of the department is upon the rapid printing
Of these dvc pee cent Interest bearing ootes
rnE TAX on TOBACCO.
The following is understood TO DO tho conc
ed at TO day by the Committee Of Ways aud Means
corning tho Single article Of tobacco Tho Law which
shcy will report will provide
1. That ell Manufacturers shall take out special license
2 Bonds OF registry shall DO kept
5. Each manufacturer shall keep an accurate account
or all manufactures, to which no shall make oath weekly
The following said TO be tho rate Of internal
agreed upon subject OF course 70 DO altered in Commit
too OF the whole
On csveodsh plug and twist manufactured Of ali kinds
including One cut snuff, segars or king prepared
with all the stems In. or exclusively stems 80 CENTS
pound.
Snun, dry or damp. 30 cent? pound.
Fine cut, 10 bulk. exceeding half pound 30 cents
Fine cut. tn FOIL &C., ounce. c6hts package
Fine cut IN TN FOIL &C., two ounces, cents por pack
ago - -. - >-sr2-~
age
Fine cut. Ia tin foil, &C. additional ounce. cen.s per
package
Segars worth not over SO ~ per 1000
Seyars worth not over SIS, IS per 900
Segars worth not over $50, 90 pee 900.
Segars worth not over $25, 81 per 900
Segars worth not over $50. So per 600
Segars worth not over $40. $40 per 900
Segars worth not $50. SIS per 900
Segars worth over $50, so per 900.