The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-21
Action Of the House on the Internal
Revenue Bill.
Senatorial Debate on the Repeat Of
tho Fugitive Slave Laws.
Discussion in the House on the Re,
construction, Of Revolted States.
The Transfer Of Men from the Army to The
Navy Comm enced,
Gsvs &sss -
WASHINGTON. D. o., AprS 20. 1854

%. -" -.
WASHINGTON. D. o.. AprS 20. 1854
ARRIVAL or OENERAL GRANT.
General Graft arrived 10 town TO any, and spent tas
afternoon 81 she War Department..
TRANSFER or MEN PKoM THE ARMY 70 THE EAvY.
The transfer * from the army to no navy hss d
length commcns5d Four hundred aScady collecsS1
Baltimore from the Army Of the PoeoaC snd this -
partment:
MIR. LINooLNps ESTIMATE OF THE SENATE.
The President ssy that in tbs Senate he <ocs nine u
the Senators and onehaM or another" "Wn0 The
other nalfSv asked gentleman 70 whom the Ttesidens
was speaking. sHenry Wilson. cf Massachusetts" re-.
piled the Chief Magistrate "wison is for me. sass ~
President "before breakfast rathsr against willis
hts digestion ia going aicr IT, loves like pie dtins
the hours which spends visiting ts various dep
mcnts and asking for places and patronage and bitterly
my enemy from seven every evening Until be Roes -
bel, drops asleep and commences SNORING. Wilson ID
carrying water on both shoulders but sess he'll get
wetting and soil his clothes before he gets through"
SHARP PROTEST FROM GENERAL DUrh.n--HE DIX.
CLIrEs TO BE CIVIL MAYOR OF OLD POINT CON;
FORT.
General Butler has written very spirited letter to
high public functionary here, Of which the concluding
paragraph reads foows--sIf the arrangement pro-
posed be carried out, would The effect OF making
recording secretary for the win Of Major Gens
w. r. Smith, who would be the real commander. 70
this cannot submit. The Office Of civil mayor OF Oh
Point Comfort the sort OF service for which
mustered In therefore most respectfully demand either
to be relieved altogether from my present pooon or q
have under the General in. Chief, supreme control and
direction amy military having their base
within tho limits OF nay department"
SENATOR FOSTERS SPEECH ON THE FudrTIvEpxAv1
ELL.
profound sensation has been accustomed amory tha
radicals by Mr. Fosters speech in the Senate TO
the Fugitive Slave law Tho advocates OF It's reposS are
entirely ebac BY bis Arm adherence 10 conssstu.
tiona law and share with Mr.. sumner, the greasssse-
Iicitude concerning the atccs their BILL Afocblo eSsl
made to get vote tbs afternoon, but anumbero
Senator's having determined discuss tho subject q
length Mr. Sumner has reluctantly subsided evidently
nsttied at tho rough handling Of his pet scheme.
THR EVENING SESSION or THE HOUSE.
The proceedings at Intervening session Of the Hossa
10 night very dull aud uninscresng Mr.. KeoggJ
OF Michigan. attempted toget reconsideration Of tAe
vote postponing the Delaware and Rartan Railroad bn1
for two weeks, which led to nbustering. aud ~
finally abandoned the effort After tho morning hour
there gradual clearing outof tho members, the BIN
for tho reconstruction Of tho rebel States being unds
consideration and during the last hour there bat
small number remaining tho floor. n. Winter Davis
Wednesday. There somc twelve fifteen speeches
already prepared 10 DO delivered ON this bill.
THE NEW COINAGE.
Tho House having PASSED tho bsii providing for new
coinage Of and two cont pieces. composed princ,.
paly Of copper the nIckes 10 abandoned. Nose
OF tho democrats voted for II, Mr. }. C. Allen saying
that they to be made OF copper beshouid ceraas
~ support the bill, he o. tAe beading copper
heads The rcmark created considerable laughter.
THE MONTANA TERRITORIAL BILL.
Tho Montana bill led to interesting debate In -
Senate TO day. Mr. pootue warning republicans Of ~
Danger he party incurred by hasy Neutrality-suspicious.
SO unpalaa6le his remarks those Of Che Sumns<
school that at the conclusions OF tho morning hour, -
lection made TO the further consideration o. ~
ject
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED By THS SENATE.
The Senate to day confirmed tho following nomins-
TONS !.
Brigadcr GcncraiJamcs B. Stced0an, United States
Volunteers, TO be major general.
Colonel Alexander shalcr, sixty nth New York vousr
Colonel Jasper A. Malsby. Fortynith Illinois. 70 b
brigader general from August :, asos. ,
coionci Joshua + owens, sx,yrlnsh ronnsyivsn. -
be brigsder general from April Q, 1S4
John NJ Bfuacoit and John o Mott OF New York, were
confirmed ae additional paymastcrs.
AssIsTANr ApnTASI GENERALS.
The following assistant adjuant generals were cor
firs, Lieutenant William r. Driver, OF the Nineteenth
Massachusetts.
Iirst Iieuteuant james A. Sayes, Fifth Vermont.
First Lieutenant y. A. p,na, Eighth Illinois.
Captain Frank II. Cowdrey, Ninty 9th New York.
Captain John ID. Fisk, one Hundred and Twenty nrse
New York.
Captain james W. Iaia, One Hsodrcd and Nineteenth
Cart Cbas H. Miller Sixteenth Pennsylvania cavalry.
scrss,nt Augusiin !. Hayden sixth New YORK cavalry.
Captain G. W. Andrews, Sixth New York artillery.
cfynL APPOINTMENT
Stewart 70 be Collector OF Internal Revcnue
Thomas Osborne to be Marshal Of the United slsiss
Tor the District OF Kansas
MEDICAL rxs,xcroRs.
John Wilson, to be Medical Inspector IN tho Army 81
the United sta,os with rank Of lieutenant colonel
Captain EishaH Luddngtou 10 be Assistant Inspccssvs
with rank Of major.
Commander David McDougai TO he captain 10 the navys
Assistant Paymas,er wiiiiom W. williams, 70 DO pay.
master, vcc I. Marston Taylor, resigned.
HEAVY ARTILLERY AND THE DRAFT.
The Secretary OF War has ordered that the rsgs-
mcnts OF heavy artillery that may be organized and Asa
up 70 tho legal standard OF ss officers and mon wihiA
the period Of twenty days from this date win be re-
ceived and credited II regiments not full before
the 10th day OF May the recruits will DO put Into othsp
artillery or infantry organizations This order win
postpone tho draft, bot such troops may DO rAssA
prior 10 the dra4 viii 30 deducted from the quos roc
draft. II
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO rnE rEx.ronrY Dox.ss.
The subscriptions 10 the cnforty loan, rxovted ID
the Treasury today, amounted 10 81, 10000.
COMPUTATION OF SENTENCES ON DE .xsrRRs.
Twenty men sentenced 10 death for Assertion, have
had their sentences commutod BY the P csidcn hare
labor on the Dry Tortusas until the end OF The war.
covrrscATroN or REBEL PROPERTY. IN ALEXANDRIA,.
Over forty estates have been ',oired 10 Asxandria
during the last few days. ana arc now offered sale ~
the government under the Conf lcation act.
= ARRIVAL OF GENERALS DANA AND sHxrLEY.'1
Gsusras Dana and shcpsy/ arrived in town tonight.
COLONEL M'Rv nsoLDs' COMMAND.
Ccone, Mceynclds h a been assigned 70 the commans
q We Second cavalry Brigade Avsrs division, q Asf'
insburg.
THE CASE on CAPTAIN HENRY .. TODD.