New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-13
THE ENROLMENT

ed All or persons who have resoa. scrupes sssnst
prove tia, have been With this idea are
De allowed when d.d to 60 into the hospitals or to ss,!s,
Section. ie Of prs,en Rnromert ,c referring
es se Sesy repealed do Paysns. SoRSni
10 loyal masters for negroes in the service be made
ort Win tie stipulation that all such slaves to DO free.
| DIsxIssBD THE SERVICE.
! Col. James d. SWAIN Of SCOTS Nine Hundred,
has been dismissed tho service for disobedence Of Or
ders. and the regiment has been turned over TO the
NewYork State authorities by order Of tho Secretary
Of War;
| CAPTURE OP GUERRILLAS.
We learn from the front that our forces cap.
tered SIX or Sigh. guerras about three miles from
warrsnton last night They were dressed II, our uni
form.
GENERALS IN SERVICE.
By statements from the War Department, fur
nshsd the Senate (. appears that there 70 major
generals the number allowed By law In service and
drawing pay aud "a brigad!ergoneras, less than
the number provided for by law.
THE DUTIES ON FOREIGN WOODS.
A delegation, representing the wool-g-owiDg
Interests Of Pennsylvania. Western Virginia and the
eastern part Of Ohio here for the purpose Of consult
ing with the different Committees OF Congress- asking
for increased rate OF duties upon foreign woods.
especially ,hoss Of the rer texture from the Cape Of
Good Hope, Australia and MestZ.
The duty thsso woods At presen Is soyery low tina.
ii Is impossible for American wool growers to compete
with 1t In the market The tariff asked ia 10 cents per
pound on these woods which. It II hoped will better
protect the woolgrowins Interest Of the West. The
representations Of the delegation have been fsyoraby
| received thus far.
rILLBUSTRRIgG.
| II was q noticeable fact in the action OF the
House on tho enrolment bin to-day thu. snumber OF
parsons claiming 10 10 War Democrats among the
most prominent In liblstsTng to prevent the passage
Of tho Law TO provide troops TO reinforce the army for
the purpose OF cru,hng this Rebellion.
TBR ouIcKsrLyga MINING COMPANY CASE.
Tie Quicksilver Mining Company, which has
been the slbcc. o. muoh litigation again before
the o. s. Supreme Court to-day.
Lat Winter the Court pronounced the title OF the
Almsden Company void The QuicksiIye- Company.
a. well &c tho Almadcn, claim under Mexican grant.
TIE Anadsn record covered four thousand pages
Of printed matter and this appears equally ntri
cate and there is much diversity Of opinion TO the
result.
The Quicksilver Company was chartered In Ponnsyl
vans but IL 10 rnderstood that until recently Us stock
hss been largely held by Providence parties and /. Is
stated here that they have secured their advances 10
the Compsuy 10 enable IL TO acquire possession by
cheel mortgage rpon tho personal property end that
The stock hss changed hands The comes up sgain
during this menth.
EXAMINING SURGEONS APPOINTED.
The following appointments have been made
w tho onrisaons. Of Pensions: Dr. Adam Ferguson,
Charleston. LII; Dr. L. J. Knssbury. sp'ins Valley,
| Minnesota
PROSPECTS OF RAISING THY SUSBFS IRoN.cLADs.
information has been received here from
Charleston In relation TO raising the ironcads Wee
hawken and Keokuk The workmsn had already made
nn,idArnha oyors 10 get W the Keokus. which were
crowned with conIsyativo euoosss when the weather
became unvorahs that tho work had 10 be stopped
II Is Supposed That by this time tho operations have
RECOMMENDED. The weehawten. 10 is feared, cannot
DO got up too much tine having elapsed before effort,
wero made TO rase her 1t IL STATED positively that The
sinking OF tho WeshAwken was owing az stated orgi
naly 10 the negligence Of the executive officer In esy
Ing one Of the forward matches open. The Weehswken
IL valued st $40 and he Keokuk at about half that
sum.
To TIE Associs,sd rr.w
WARRINGTON, Friday Feb. 49, 1864.
SENATOR SUMMERS AMENDMENT TO THR cor
sTITUTIOy.
The Joint resolution recently introduced by
Senator sumner provide for submitting TO the several
States an amendmcn. Of tho Constitution Of the United
States u In the following wordsi
"AsrcIn Everywhere within tho limits Of the United
St,ts odd each State and Territory thereof all portons ars
oqus before tho law tha! psrson can hold another ~
slAve."
This Joint resolution was two days after It was intro
duced reported by Senator Sumner from tho Committee
on tho Judiciary wIthou. amendment, and adversely
scnstor Henderson had introduced joint resolution
for . similar object. But for this the Committee re-
ported tho following joint resolution which covers the
ground assumed In Senator Summers resolutions
Rs,o,gsd BY the Senate as5 Houss u Rfprsstnfahso q
tie United Sd.t, ~ Izsytcs IA Coages, nsnNsJ ina. TWO
this u both Houses ooneuriay Tho following article DO pro
posed the Legislatures OF tho several bates ~ an amend
men, tho Consultation Of tho United States, which, when
rutEed By three fouTh Of said lssturos shs DO valid
ali int-nss aud purposes as part Of tho seid Conatt1on
Ani,cIn 49, Sss INeither Slavery involuntary sery
tnJ@ except ss punhmen for crime whereof the party
shah have boon duly convicted shall exist within tho United
States Or any place subject 10 t.osr iurist!ct!oa
Seccn 2Cong shall have power to enforce i ers'ce
By appropriate leslslst!on.
From Fortress Monroe.
FoITREss MONROE, Thursday Feb. II, 1854