The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-16

RI Herald ygosrsspoudsncslM 80 IA
WAsHINGroN, April l3, 1864. I'D
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL GRANT. Sad 90
Lieutenant General Grant returned from
Annapolis to day. - ...ssy1dsy.
THE NEW BANK BILL.
The new bank bill to be introduced by
MFR. Hooper is alniost tho satne as the orig.
inal bill defeated in the House few days
ago. 1t contains in ano ther shape thesaniei
Objectionable feature exempting the Bank
of Commerce from the operation of the law
BY providing that all banks with over i've
millions of dollars capital may come into
the list Of National Banks, retaining their
existing articles of association. zaoi3 rcE
THE INTERNAL REVENUE BILL. .'I sHa 1
The Committee of Ways and Means, in
perlccting the Internal Revenue bill, have
adopted the principle .suggested in the res
olution introduced by MIR. Odell on Monday,
rto.levy and ad yalorem tax oefrom one
leighthto one half pei cent upon al sales Of
stocks, bonds, merchandise and real estate.
This principle finds much favor in Congress
and its application il expected to produce a
very large revenue.
THE BILL TO PREVENT DEPRECIATION OF
THE CURRENCY a5to "a
The followingis the bill reported by Rep.
resentative Stevens, from the COMMITTEE Of
Ways and Means, to prevent depreciation
of the currency r.
I. That every person or every bank, as
socation or corporation issuing notes, bills
or other obligations calculated or intended
to circulate as money, unless thereto au-
thorized by act Of Congress, shall pay
duty of one fourth of one per centum each
month on the amount of such notes, bills,
or other obligations so issued by said per !
son. bank association efl corporation, and
shall OF, the first Mondsy of each and every
month make and deliver to the assessor of
the district in which such bank association,
or corporation may be located, or in which
said person may reside, a true and accurate
return of the amount of notes, bills or 9th. |
er obligations 50 issued; neither in circu !
lation or in vaults or elsewhere, in posses
sion or on deposit, aud shall annex to every |
such return declaration with the oath or
affirmation Of such person or Of the presi
dent or cashier of such bank, association
or corporation, in such form and. manner as
NAV be directed by the Commissioners Of
internal Revenue, that the same contains q
true and faithful state nent of the amount
OF circulation as aforesaid, and shall deliver |
8 CODY OF said return to the Collector OF |
rho district in which said bank association
or corporation is located, and shall within
ten DAYS from the Monday ID each and ev.
rry month pay to said Collector for said du 4
Il of one fourth on the amount so return
ed, and !or any neglect to render or make |
such return or payment, as aforesaid, every
snch person, bank, association or corpora
ton shall paw a penalty Of one per centamI
ON the amount Of notes bills or other obii-
cations issued as aforesaid, which amount
shall in default of proper return be esti-
mated by the assessor upon the best infor-
NATION he can obtain, and every such pen
atty may be recovered for the use OF the
United States in any court of competent
Jurisdiction. siTg $3.50 s1rg la ,tlssd
3. That after one year from the passage
of this act it shall be unlawful for any per- |
son. bank, association or corporation to Is
sue or circulate notes or other obligations
designed or calculated to circulate as uonsy
unless authorized by act,of Congress.
VISIT OF SECRETARY CHASE TO NEW YoRKs |
Secretary Chase left for New Yorktthisl
evening. .s,sH z-2a sS7al yt2T 4 ,YJIl3
THE REBEL TORPEDO CORPS.
The Navy Department. 10 in . receipt of
advices from Admiral Porter, from Aiexan-
dria, La, of March 20, enclosing some reb-
el correspondence. which was captured Ibyi
the gunboat Signal day or two before,
while the rebel mail carrier was crossing
the river, giving complete history OF thet
rebel torpedoes, the machine that blew npJ
the Housatonic and the manner in Which IT 4
was done. Admiral Portor. says, "They
have Just appointed a Torpedo corps, for !
the purpose of blowing up property OF all
kinds. Among other devilish inventionsisI
torpepo, resembling lump of coal, to be
placed in coal piles and among coal put on
board vessels. The, names of the parties
are all mentioned in the ,corresponden
and used photograph ofsone Of them,-l
Among the captured correspondence a
letter from t. E. Courtney TO Colonel d
E. CLARK, of, the Seventh Missouri cavalry,
dated Richmond, January sl9, sin which
speakiug of his inventions. he says
The castings have all been completed
some time, and the coal is so perfect that
tho most SCuSSSai Sye o&iVAos Noeoe.
The President thinks them perfect but Mr..
Seldom will do nothing withontl Congress
sional action, so have been engaged for
tho past two weeks in getting up bill
which will cover my case. At last it has
met his approval, andIxil to lay 60 to the
Senate, and hence to the House in secret
session. It provides tha The GSecretary of
War shall have. power Sts: organize "secret
service corps comm ssion enlist and de,
tail parties, who shall retain former rank
and pay, also give such compensation as he
msy deem ft mot excssdl1g thN per cent
for property partially aud tbtsny destroyed;
also to advance when necessary, out OF the
secret service fund money to parties ems
gagipg TO injure the enemy. At you have
not used cmaE sdssiEssH Stterl3 would !,
r-IeiI ~ortf srtr9VSE