The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-17
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Interesting Proceedings i'm the
Senate
The Enrolment Bill Still Under
Consideration.
THR AMENDMENTS AGREED TO YESTERDAY,
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WASHINGTON, Jar. 10, 1854.
Tns D4BArs ON TIKI ENROLMENT BILL.
strong effort made In the Senate to-day 70 rescA
nai vote che amendments 10 the Enromcns act but
without avail. Innumersbe amendments 70 amend
ments were introduced, and the senate adjourned
at late hour without having 70 ssY
definite conclusion IN sbs matter. is nes I'm
probable that several Asyso next week may DO %.
cuped In debating this subject. there still being great
lack OF unanimy the part Of the Senators
ence 70 the Communication siause During the dscxssss
on the amendments 70 the bin This afternoon Mr. Trua
bull Of Illinois, brought upthe Richmond crusade profess
again. In the shape OF additional section 70 tire
. BILL authorizing the PrvsiteAA 10 raise, arm ana
equip ono hundred thousand men for ono hun6-
dred days, for the specisf purpose Of driving
the rrbe forces outof Virginia and Tscuing tho Union
prisoners at Richmond After considerable dssste sAs
amendment, which earnestly supported " Msssrs.
Trambul, Howe and Others audtas impsacticabiy ana
absurdity demonstrated BY numUes q Senators. II
rejected By vots or eleventh thrty.ens
GENERAL srONEMAN's DEPARTURE FOR rENNEssm.
General Stoueman len this oty yesterday for Chatta.
nooga whittier no been ordered - report General
Grant.
THB NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON DIRECT KAILK0AD.
Tho select Committee q the House We subject Of
independent railroad beween Washington ana New York
held meeting this morning IN which decided noe
consider work. TO 10 done ~ me government,
but Congress mghtroceve propositions from private
parties.
MRS. LINCOLN'S RECEPTION.
Mrs. Lucoln's reception brilliantly extended ths
afternoon there being large representation Of tho army
and navy and both branches Of Congress. nannber q
the diplomatic corps also In attendance
OONFIScATIOH OF A VIRGINIA JUDGES LIBRARY
Marshal OF the District has seized under NJ Con-
Gscation act the library Of Geo. p Scarborough. a
virgna Judge OF the United States Court Ct Caims
SPEAKER conPAx's RECEPTION.
The reception OF Speaker Colfax last evening was .
truly brilliant and popular gathering II was unquestion.
ably Of the agreeable reunions Of tho
PAYMENT OF THE MISSOURI HOME GUARD.
The bill appropriatng $500 900 to pay the Hone Guard
heretofore called the Department Missouri aow
only awaits President Lincoln's signature become
law.
APPOINTMENTS By THE PRESIDENT.
Yesterday the President sent the Senate for con
6rmsNon the Of R. F. Perkins Postmaster q San
Francisco Mr.. G. Stcrrs OF Kansas, day appoint
Cd chief clerk il the Fourth Auditors ofacc
HOMESTEAD LAW LANDS.
Five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nias acres
taken up At the Land ONCE at ST. Peters, MDnssots
DECISION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE COMMISSIONERS.
r'ron the application OF Messrs. Levy and Cooper,
the part the New York importers or per-
fnmery the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has Ae-
cided that the penalties Of the shall be enforced
account Of the sale OF articles enumerated 10 sches
without the appropriate stamps, whore such articles
sold in the original packages prior TO the nrs day II
April 1884, dealers who purchase sell again, pSo
vded that in all such the purchaser shall be fur
nshed by the seller with the requisite amount Of sa@ps,
which must be affixed and cancelled the pack
age ia ope NED.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ARLINGTON CONTRA
BAND COLONY.
Charges OF ncapacy have been preferred against sAe
present superintendent Of the Conraband ColonE - Ar
ngon and the undergoing investigates u
the headquarters OF the department.
COURT MARTIAL PoR THE TRIAL OF sURGEoN osxz-
RAJ HAMMOND.
BY direction Of the President general court martial
appointed TO meet in Washington the 10Th iostAns,
thereafter As practicable for the trial Of Brig
Gen. W. A. Hammond, Surgeon General or tho UHited
states Army and such other persons may brought
before il. Detailed for the court Major General
r. 6. ogiesby; Brsadier General W. $. Harvey, United
States Army; Brigadsr General W. s. Ketchum United
States Volunteers Breadier General G. Green Unjasd
states Volunteers Brevet Brigader General W. W. norris
Colonel Second United States artillery BrGadies General
A. p. Howe United States Volunteers BrigadisY Genera
II T. Paine United States Volunteers; Brigadss General
j. C. starkweather United States Volunteers Mjes John
A. Bingham, Judge Advocate Of the Court
ADMIRAL LEE's ACCOUNT OF THE DESTRUCTION OF
TIE BLOCKADE RUNNER DARE.
Admiral Lee has officially informed the Navy Depart
meDt that the and swift steamer Dare attempted
the 7th inst TO get into Wilmington. chased or by
the Montgomery and Aries, ran herself ashore above
Georgetown, bged, filled, and became complete wreck
This her FIRST trip. Enclosed her charter 70 run
cotton. Admiral Lee furnished . list TO show that
the is the twentieth steamer destroyed captured
by the Wilmington blocksders the midds OF July
last making average loss Of steamer for every
days TO the blockade runners. under whose dis.
couragiug Losses the illegal trade with Wilmington IL
rapidly diminished
ANTICIPATED INCLUSION OF THE NAVAL COMMITTEES.
II is understood that the Naval committees OF tho
House and Senate will before long make trial trip IN
one Of recently constructed vessels probably
from Alexandria Fortress Monroe order 10 test the
speed and fer themselves the actual working these
vessels, about whose speed and efficiency SO violent
controversy is now going on.
THE TWELFTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY.
The Twelfth Illinois cavalry, which left the Army Of
the Potomac about weeks ago for Chicago has boeo
nllcd up TO the MAXIMUM number. Lieutenant Colonel
Hasbrouck Davis has been commissioned colonel, and
Major Thomas W. Grosvenor succeeds Aim 40 lieutenan
colonel.
EXAMINATION or THE INVALID CORPS.
An entire denomination OF all the members Of the in
valid corps will DO made shortly by board appointed
that purpose who viii report the names Of those
the corps who physically abe endure the fatigue
and exposure Of active service IN ths Geld.
DECISIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT.
The supreme Court Of the unted atee two cases
against the CITY Of Dubuque, has reversed theudgment
Of the District o Iowa. aud remanded the causes