, 1864-02-08

wards the Dlne Ridge without finding any
thing except few stragglers from Mosby's
band
THO Houso is said to have been polled Oh
TIC whisky question, and majority found to
adhere to Its ta1 on stocks Of whisky On hand.
The following ie copy Of the Joint re5o1u-
ton to eqralke the pay Of soldiers in the
United States army:
9; s5 . k:a &: &sss @ ce9 8 %s e E;pS;;$s,s E sy.,
atecm11ed, That al pereuas Of color who hsve
BEEN or msy be mustered into the military setTfce
Of the Gntcd States sEall receive the sau1o un1-
iof!n. Clothing. ar1ne. equipments, camp c1upa,c,
1ationF, medical and hospital attendance, pay aud
e@o!aEnente, other thsa bounty, Is other soldieEs
e IT, o. orees oi aae unttsa
tine 10 which they shall be Of shall haYe been in
eneh @ service 3nd that eyeFy person Of color who
receive such sume In bounty as tho President
Ehal order in the different States and parts Of the
United Etotcs, Ent exceeding one hundred dollars.
Tho following Is the bill relating to mem
with amendments, to wit: Strike out the
words within lbrackets,] and insert those
printed In itdlie>:
s,;,:t,t. ssfa g y ;t, s sas s;;s aa e is<sr Per-
g1ssf atsfm>4td, That ino member Of the sen.te o.
Of the House 0f. Representatives Of the United
States shall, during Lis continuance In oEce. here
court civii, criminal, n1itary, or naval. Or before
any commission. in which tha United States is q
cetye any compensation Q: apr land, dirrctlyo o.
indirectly for services OF any description rendered
b. himself or another IN relation to any such cause
House oi Representatives shall cJ;er HI eiset;oa
ard during Ills continuance in onics, nor kaau aay
head IF a department, head Of @ bursau eaa7., or
RECEIVE any Compensation whatsoever. di.saiY Or
tndfrcctly Tor any services rendered. or to tc 7sr
deyed, to any person. either by himself or auother
n sps
ter thing In which the United States Is party,
OF directly or indirectly interested before my de-
military, civil. OF naval commission whateveE.-
Ard any perEon Offending ags{Es. anT provision Of
this act shah On conrtction thereof be deemed
not i1ees thsn} ercteding Ten Moaeand dollars and
by imprisonment f7r term not llcss th1n] e.
oit.g t.ro yesre. q ae dlseTttlon q ne eourtf
rabe Of holding arg Office Of honor, truat or profit
under the government Of the Enited States.
WASHINGTON, 1eb. G.-The Secretary Of
the Treasury Today directed Gen. Skinner to
further ordered, fifty per cent In legal tenders
instead Of tweuty-dyoas heretofore. The re-
maindcr is to be pasd in certificates Ct In
cebtcdness.
Ten million dollars Ii. one and two gear exc
per cent legal tenders have been sent to Fay
l0E A11nt I'll iGE Aun3DE4 iGEu. 4EH T1ilIUf3
have been sent to New Orleans, to pay tbs
army there.
The War Department has received no addi~
tiona1 Intelligence to-dny from Knoxville.
The latcst adyiecs received represent our
forces there in critical condition.
Three new eolored regiments are to BE- Or
There are several thoueand recruits rendez-
yonsed at different points In that section
4 delegation from the Bank'of Commerce
is here successfully urging such modification
Of the National Banking Law Us Hil1 let that
institution in with its immense capital to
do business under it's provisions. They give
Aessrs. Chase and Mccullough, Senators
Fesserden, Sherman, Hale and anthony, and
Representatives, Ganson, Hooper, Frank,
kasson. CIark and Pruyn :re present
The disagreement between the Ho1sc and
tie Senate uron tie tax on whisky, will be
made tie subject OF a committee Of confer
ence. Those who know the temper Of the
House eay that 1t Tlll not recede from its
policy Of taxing this immense property in
the hands Of SPECTATORS; that It will adhere
to it's vote, and pursue the S1I, ,000, 600 shat
it seeks o..add to the treasury.
Iii. Myers, Of Pennsylvania, in the COURSE
Of bis speech on the ConscEipt1o1 bill, at
tackled Woodward and Mcclellan, and was
for coufseating every foot Of rebel property.
Part Of It be would sell to- replenish the
Ireasury, and the rest he would divide among
the soldiers .tter the war. Two parties would
go South; the negroes, because the North
Woula be too cold for them; and copper
heads, becanse It would be too hot
Mrs Lincoln's friends explain the basis OF
the statement recently made that she sent
from the White House conserFotories the
flowers for Fernando Woods reception, BY
saying that Mrs. Fernando Wood Ind written
to her once or twice asking for the flowers,
and that Mrs. Lincoln had finally told the
gardener that he could get some for her.
Henderson was dismissed from the Regis
Capitol prison. He Is acc1scd Of having re-
ceiyed bribes to favor the passage Of claims
of particular creditors. Suspicious 1ell upon
him BY reason Of his display Of fine horses,
carriage, and other possessions not in keep
ing with clerks salary.
. Iii. Loyejoy continncs TerJ Ill. and some
Of bis friends begin to entertain fears con-
corning his recovery,