New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-03
FROM WARRINGTON,
Special Di.patch to The n Y Tribune.
WAsHNGTON Tuesday Feb. .. 1864.
covrrpNf TIoyg ny THE S,VhTR


Executive Session to-day:
Edward A. Rollin, Deputy Commissioner Oh inirtaa
eyeuue in place of Edward MCPHERSON. clccteO Cork
of the House; j. L. DOty, Governor ol u'Ah Jon N
Goodwin. Governor OF Arizona NeWtoh hoiD'Ii%
Governor OF Dakota o. Reed secretary Of ogah "a
yid u. Porter Rear Admiral; John Rodgers and D q.
Rowan. Commodore
ENLISTMENT or REBEL PRISONERS.
Trustworthy private adyiees from Point Look
out state that 800 Rebel prisoners have been enlisted IN
the United States service by recruiting officer rom
Fortress Monroe Abou; 500 more have peti,ioncd
70 be allowed 10 take the oath unde! the Amnesty
Proclamation.
The letters received by the prisoners rom their com
rades in the Rebel armies filed with expreS'omd
increasing disgust at the Rebe service and Of hops it
peace wl be speedily brought about.
A CAsARD EXPOSED.
There is not word OF truth in The silly story
published in New York paper that the Marine Band
.ad been furnished b. the President, and hoVen ~
Mrs. Lincoln. IN the occasion OF Fernando Wood" BAH
TIE FRENCH sPoUATIoN CLAIM.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela'ons
have decided to report the bill in payment OF ho French
spoliaton claim amounting to sjCC@ool
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The Finance Committee Of the Senate re-
ported back the House b to increase internal rTenns
with amendments They drop the tax OIL whisky on
hand but increase the rates to sixty cents Tor al name
lactured nom the passage Of the bill to May l. sVcniJ
cents ON all manufactured from May ] TO judy AID
eighty cents for all manufactured thereafter.
THE VIRGINIA CoNTESTED STAT.
The Committee on Elections will tO-a0rOw
report in tie ease Of kitchen ngi Mckenzie, contest
ants Cor seat from the With Virgins District and
recommend hat neither OF these gentlemen be admitted
T.si, regarded from the cICgmatlnce5 oI Che coS,
Jadc!ons conclusion.
RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENT.
The resolutions introduced by Mr.. Freeman
CLARKE " Nev.York In the House to-day 10 secure.
beyond contingency. tie permanent payment ofintcr
est or tie public debt IN CON. amt prevent an undue
increase o. debt and TO restrict the paper circuatos
of the country were referred 10 hc Committee on Ways
and Means t. investigate the ezpcdeuey of reporting
Din for this purpose providing that the duties On
foreign imports, on articles OF luxury NOS manufactured
or poduccd in this country. sh. be increased so a. %
produce a revenue Of Sl20COOOO per annum' also -
10 ncr,a,g tp Internal revenue TAX upon uNUieS snd
ucl articles OF domestic m1nuIctuIr ~ come m coa
p.;.t.uL with mpoItuiions, 10 produce revenue
s.OGJuO1O. also. to restrict the bank oliculatous
the country State and National to sJ0l0O.00O also
10 authorize AN issue Of bonds 10 the amount Of
S.u1O0OOO tie whole any portion to be disposed Of
al the discretion OF the Secretary oil e Treasury when
DEE bay deem it expcd.ent TO the proceeds Tor the 10
demptiun OF lcgai-teGder notes.
The intention of this resolution - 90 have lc state
Bank currcacy. now in circulation. amounting TO two
hundred million Of dollars ,eplaued by the Naiiond-
Bank Currency for which three hundred millions can
De- issued In other words the state Bank to rcorgah
ilo as National Banks placing the currency upon
Glmer basis with the view 10 the resumption Of Spece
p,ymcnt IL is understood that these propositions afs
.alulscd by many u tn, most prominent banking m'n
I'm the country. and are not regarded UniNoraby ~
the secretary Of trt Treasury.
TWO SCRyw SLooPS ORDERED To SERVICE.
The United States steamers Ilconderoga ana
Sacramento, belonging To the class of screw so'f~
about which SD much discussion has been raised hi'c
been ordered TO active service and will probably le'ro
the United States before many days Ia compliance
with their orders. These vessels were bun 81 mo
N,,,.Y,rls and no' BY contractors, As sisted bys
New. Yo,, pip,r They viii probably be sent 10 tho
Wilmington OIL Charleston blockade
TuE PIRATE ALABAMA.
Il Is sand. ON ,cmi-olicial authority here tha
al tie United State. Navy. which Lave jnS
r,,,.I 10 be very last are under orders from The h"I
pcnutmcnt 10 proceed to the Eastern HemIsphe' y"
the purpose Of chasing the pirate Alabama o"o
,.c e. is said. viii leave here his week. and t'' o'''
s,,r after. Since the arrival Of the Vanderbilt INV"
NATHAN ma, been received At Washington o' 'u'""
movement, of semmes and i, is confidently 'Sp''NN
u,, re next chase viii not be 50 devoid OIL piou
the last .,,,,,v,roN
Tho limited State, steamer KenSngton' wh'ca
.., ...,r,ly blockndmg home port has been ordo'.
~. ,,c Navy Department to proceed to charleston Wv
,,. o,r,p,,ndcr has been instructed TO report 10 huA
",n.Ilr,en f,r fuure instructions. The ken'ns'~
- purchased vessel but is reported to be very 'S'
n, IA, Associated Press. ,ss,
WASHINGTON Tuesday Feb = 'o''
UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN COMMISSION,
THE public meeting held tonight III the ns
Of the House of Representatives in celebration %
second anniversary of the United states 'ni'S'.'m
,,,s.ion was largely attended. Vice-Presiden' HAZE.
,.,. iIo1 and delivered the opening address he W
rI,o,,ed INV George H. Stuart, esd. oil Phh'adop'"
President OF tho Christian Commission. WAC g"''