, 1864-01-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

uooga have not yet been received at the War
Department The almost constant journey
ing OF Gen. Grant during the Last month ac-
counts for the delay.
Dispatches to the War Department au-
nounce that trains LaTe passed over the main
bridges between Bridgepore and Chattanooga,
and that the road will be in regular running
order in few days. 4 large forco Of labor
e1s will be Immediately put to work on the
road between Stevenson and Nashville for
the much needed thorough repairs.
FORTY TEAR BONDS.
The Secretary of the Treasury will, If occa:
sion require, Issue under the authority grant
cd By the Inst Congress, tcE-forty-Jear bonds
in additiou to the five per cent short notes,
Of which the supply will be commensurate
with the demand. It ia'certain that no more
five twcntics will be put upon the mar
ket after the present issue is
exhausted. The Secretary present deter1ni-
nation ia,un1erstood to be to obtain the
means ,ne,n t*saarry on the war altogether by
SPECULATION N GOLD.
The Finance Committee of the Senate
has Ind informally under consideration the
general subject Of legislating to prevent
ticcs male BY members is one making it
pena1 offence to sell gold, silver or foreign
exchange, unless the persons selling havc the
same In actual possession, and authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to sell In open
market all the gold now in tho. tres
tereet t on nj tic pubic ait. The Committee
lcs thus far reached no conclusion, while
there is every disposition on the part Of the
Committee to effect the object in contemPla-
tion. More tAan one member doubts tho
practicability Of Eo doing By any Of the
means proposed.
TIE TOBACCO AK,
Committee Of Wars and Means viii not i'm
pose the tax on leaf tobacco.
INTERNAL REVENUE QUESTION.
In the House, In Committee Of the Whole,
having under consideration the Internal reTe-
nuc bill, IN excited political debate ensued
on Brooks amendment proposing to strike
out the drawback on cotton goods exported,
equal to tho tax imposed on raw cotton.
Voorhees,, Of Ind, made furious speech
declaring that Eastern mnnufnctories had one
hand on the throat of the Western farmer,
and the other in his pocket, and TINT the in
terna1 revenue Laws we're framed to inpover.
ish the Northwest Hc was In favor Of direct
tn1ation on the money: value Of all property
Mr. Washbu1ne, Of Illinois, made q triu,n-
ary and demagoguc appeal did not reflect the
sentiments Of q single trial made In the
Northwest
Mcesrs. Morrill, and Davies said New Eng
sland wou1d gladly adopt direct taxation On
property, but that when the internal revenue
| hill was discussed two years ago
| tie Northwest was q unit against
| snch taxation. Harrington, Of 1ndiana, and
,Jemes c. Allen, Of Illinois, spoke in the sam;
| tone as Voorhees,. Wilson, Of lowa, stated
| that the Northwest ncyer was 60 prosperous
rs now, and presented statistics showing
great increase in market prices Of farmer
| producta. Stevens said lie lnd listened t
| The came debate thirty years ago; John c
Calhoun and Daniel Webster being the prIn
| cipal diepuinnts. Brooks amendment Wa
| rejected. Morrill, Offered m amendment Tax
! Ing spirits heretofore imported, forty cent
additional to present duties; -adopted-ycas3
48; nays, IS. Stevens then offered q substi
tptc to the whole b{]l.
TIE COURT or CLA1Ms.
4 resolution will shortly be Introduces
by prominent member, directing the Hous
judiciary Committee to inquire into the es
pediency Of abolishing the Court Of Claims.
g.. / PLACE FOR BLAIR
Congressman Lean resigned. his positio
to-day on the Military Commission in orde
| to give place to Frank Blair, who had non
upon sny OF the standing Commfttecs. Blal
WIS Immediately appointed tQ the racancy
and Loan MRS put upon the Conduct Of th
sti{uted consists dn the part OF the Benatc {
; Wade, Chandler, and Harding, and on I'll
} part Of the House Of Gooch, Julian, Ode
ard Loan. All but the last named Senator
! and representative we're on last years Con
n,ittee.~ ..........
THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION.
= The emancipation question is nov the onl
4 ~ ST. 1SY1% a 3~x~0 1
4 Maryland, the sole difference Of opinion b
b Ing whether slavery shRll be done away vii
Mt once or by some gradual process. II
. Baltimore 4meriean and other leading Jon
y mails here sent very strong arguments In fav'
II Of the immediate abolition By law Of n
|, criek, where the Legislature Is now in &c
sion indicate that this policy will prerail. ~
that convention will meet In March Whf'
will kill slavery at blow.
PROMOTION.
70 Acting Master s. B. Washburn, Of vi
C l,as been promoted to volunteer Lieutcna
r, CT in tie navy.
Ie DEATAs or Cx1os SOLDIERS At R1cHNoE
The following arc the deaths Of Union 9
dicre In Richmond, for the month endi
:. CAPT, J1b. Gleason. sth, Missouri cavalry,
II Corp. n. c. Benton, 39th Indiana.
r, Corp qliee, "a Wissenatn LH,e nt,s artillery.
~ Corp. 4 G. Ba1nstt, ~ Michigan.
te Corp. y. c. Eanald, 18th Indiana,
~ se1M. T. J. Moore, I'd Ohio.
g corp. Geo: Ringer, 1sth ILL., cavalry.
GerR l,,n9nn n,o15ns, n lsi fe4 o9 FL; Mich c.v,,r,
:, Corp. Nutson, 1sth Indiana.
eeR. eeFRp T111aYfsfnsl 4iIs{ s'S T,sscsn ssd Illinois,
Corr. MtltE, nth Michigan cavalry.
d Corp. liz ielt, 18th Iowa.
Scrsesrt Manning Gth Kentucky cavalry.