, 1864-02-01

Soldiers Asylun-The Santiago D1sns-
ter - Reciprocity Treaty - Soldiers
Money-Fostal Orders.
WAsuSsToK, Jan 81, 1863,
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WASHINGTON, Jan Fl, 1862
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Tic Treasury Department will send in TO-
IlorroW very elaborate statement Of the
working Of the Canadian reciprocity treaty.
The general drift Of the facts given is against
Tie advantage Of treaty to u.s. Those who
have investigated the subject say the effect
fit will bc to bring about an abrogatiou Of
the treaty.
SOLDIERS AsTLuM.
Congress will be urged before long to
make MI appropriation for the erection Of an
tie interior Of Pennsylvania.
THE SANTIAGO DISASTER.
The President has communicated to Con.
s-rees message containing dispatches from
our Minister to Chill, concerning the Santiago
disaster, which furnish some additional de-
tuils. When the fire broke out the lamps md
chandeliers were detached By hundreds. fall
ing among kneeling throng below, consist
ing mostly Of women and children. There
being n 20 pcwe, the congregation was kneel.
lEg each upon tue dress Of her neighbor, so
that II was impossible for many to rise be-
t"H the whole were euyeloped In Sea of
tlamc.
TRANSMISSION or SOLDIERS MONEY.
Senator Lane, Of Indiana, has introduced
hill, providing for the safe and speedy trans
mission Of money from soldiers to their fami-
LIES and friends His plan is to have army
AAEetNA6t DS4V4N pay AAs VA u Q0O} VI bVk-
<licrs, distribute allotment rolls to be signed
by those who wish to remit money, and desig-
natc for whom the money is to be retained b
the paymastcr, for which he will give his
check on the Assistant Treasurer at New
York, payable to the Allotment Commissioner
@: the State, from which majority of the
sncn or allotment rolls come. Allotment
Commissioners arc to be appointed In every
State, to have the rank Of paymaster. He
shall keep an Office ut the capital Of his
S;utc.
II is made the duty Of the commander of
t!c troops to sec tllat the troops under his
command have the appointed opportunity to
nuke an allotment The Allotment Com
regiments and batteries in the service, up to
two hundred.
MONEY POSTAL ORDERS.
1t was stated week or more ago that the
Chairman Of the House Postof1ce Committee
had q bill prepared, adopting tho English
Tue bill hns Just been introduced, and Its pro-
viefons arc SO important, as well as OF such
e. Il raj in1erst, that the following full syn
pIsis is forwarded. It authorizes the Post
vastc1-GcnerM to establish money order
-:>stcm through the post Offices Of the United
States. Offices designated for that purpose,
are to be known as money order Offices. The
los.master Of such Office under the direction
OF the Postmaster-Gcneru1i is to be directed
to Issue orders for money payable By any
applying therefor may select. Deputy Post
masicrs who issue such orders are required
10 send through tue mails promptly, to the
Office upon which it:-is drawn. due notice
thereof Money must, in all cases, under
heavy penalty, be deposited with the post
muster, before be issues money orders.
Ilank forms, engraved, will be supplied to
postofflces, and orders not in proper form are
ipynlid. a person applying for q money
o,der, on receiving it, shall enter his name
ard address on the record, together with the
dute and name Of the postmaster, to be pre-
served in tile Office issuing the orders. These
Shall not be for less thnn 81 or more than
so, the fees for which Shall be five ccnts for
nll under $40; te1 cents tor @ al In Under Sso.
9Eb2 corrected By the issue Of new order, and
%ayment Of additional fee, If tho first order
- not been forwarded. An order not pre-
entcd for payment within ninety days be-
omcs invalid, and can only be renewed by
application to the Postmaster General and the
payment Of another fcc- Orders lost or de-
stroycd can be replaced by the Postmaster
General, on the oath TINT such order has been
lost or destroyed, and a certilcate of the
Postmaster to whom 1t WINS issued. that It has
not nor will not be paid. These orders can
DC fndorsed over from one person to another
.but once. PostmasteTs are allowed ope.th1sd
nj the fees or one eighth Of one per cent, Of
,extfp compensation, and Postmasters OF
money order officers are required to execute
new Official bonds. The use Of money dcpos-
stcd for orders In any way Is declared cmbez-
p. lcmeut, and in case Of criminal action for
III, a transcript from the books OF the
.aIrd Auditor Of the Treasury shall be 70
): :eiyed as prima facie evidence in court.
e.. ,-..nterfeiting, forging and altering money
g-%;xs are punished By fine and impr1son-