The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-07
Action Of the Senate on the
Enrolment Bill
No Moro Negroes to DO Recruited by Stat
N Agents In Rebel States. n

the Eaunro bo1oro keCersDur8.
The Pirate Shenandoah Excluded
from Brazilian Ports,
10, 90, DO. 4,
wAsmaros, Feb. ., 1895.
fHu PIRATE SHENANDOAH ExcLUDED From ERA
LILLIAN PORTS.
Advces from Mr. Webb United States Minister 70 Rio
Janero received at the State Department bring the
gratifying intelligence that the government Of Brazil has
issued decree excluding the pirate Shenandoah from
the ports Of that empire Al the date Of these sdvices
Mr. Stewards in the Of the Florida had mot
been received al Rio
SPEEDY ENFORCEMENT OF THE DRAFT.
The rumor that another draft for two hundred thousand
men was TO be Immediately ordered is not
truA The pending draft win be enforced a.
rapidly a. possible in order to provide for contingencies
and insure such vigorous prosecution Of military ope
rations a. viii satisfy the enemy Of the unmistakabe
hopeessness Of their cause and rpen the growing peace
sentiment Of the South until It shall overshadow the war
party and bring about peace and reunion.
THE QUOTA OF NEW YORK.
Tho Committee Of Supervisors Of New York obtained
from the President to-day order to the Provost Mar
shall General to furnish them with statement Of the
to New York based Upon tho presentation Of the
order the Provost Marshal General declined furnish
the information This refusal reported 70 the Pres
dent
TIE TAX BILL-rHE TAX ON SALES.
The resolution Of the Ways and Means Committee,
proposing tau OF one half OF ono per cent upon all
Sales which submitted with the Tax BILL is intended
a. feeer in regard 70 this system Of taxation which
has for the last year been sedulousy pressed upon the
attention Of Congress by Mr. odell and Others the
best and most equablc, well most ecient modo Of
raising internal revenue.
THE ENLISTMENT OF NEGROES IN THE SOUTH.
During the discussion Of the Enrolment bill in the
Senate to-day Mr. Sausbury endsavorcd make point
against Senator Wilson by charging Massachusetts, with
enlisng negroes in the South TO all hor quotas thereby
saving her white from the horrors Of war and pac
ing the degraded negroes upon the level Of the white
young men Of Delaware In reply, Mr. Wilson showed
that Massachusetts, had only been called upon for
hundred and seventeen thousand men, but that
she had furnished hundred and twenty
I'VE thousand thrce year men, only between
four and nvs thousand Of whom were blacks; while
Of all classes she had sent TO the war over one
hundred and nfty three thousand men, being excess
her quotas Of thirty-six thousand fur
nshed the government through her liberal bountiss u
had been supposed that with the passage Of the
tutionai amendment Congress might have been ridden
Sausburys cannot let him rest On Saturday the Senate
refused him permission by vote Of nineteen 70 twenty,
70 ride in all the city This morning, however Mr.
Sumner returned to the attack when Senators Connes
Dixon Doolttc johnson, Lane Of Indiana Morrill, and
Wiley changed 'front.' and granted the permission by
twenty six 10 ten.
THE RED RIVER cAnPAroN.
General Emory OF the Nlnetesnth corps, was to-day
before the Committee the Conduct Of the War; and
testified in reference 70 the Red river campaign His
testimony rather unfavorabie 10 the management
and conduct Of tho expedition
ARRIVAL or GENERALS ToRBKRr AND FORSYTH.
Major General Torbert and General Forsyth, General
shsrdans chief Of STAR among sho arrivals At VIII
lard'a
ORGANIZATION OF sHKRIDAN's cAvALRY Nro
The cavalry in the shenandoah valley IL 10 b organ
lied into corps It Il estimated that such organization
| win reduce the cost ofiu maintenance third
INCREASE or CHARGE FOR orrrcERs' BOARD IN
HOSPITALS.
An order has been issued by the War Department 10
tho Surgeon General the charge for board Of
officers in hospitals from dollar 70 dollar and
haifper day.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
The Senate day confirmed the following nominations
| by the Prcsidcnt:--
Edwin c. Cushman, Of Massachusetts,, to be consul at
Rome.
Captain John A. wlnslow, 70 DO commodore in the
navy, from the 10th OF June, 1894
Lieutenant William B. Cushing to be lieutenant COM
mandcr, from October q, 1854.
Second Lieutenant Charles Sherman to be rst lieu
Passed Assistant Surgeon John Paul QUINN TO DO sur
Acting Volunteer Isusenants Edward Hooker =. r.
Dsvins and Smith, 70 BE- acting volunteer sutsnans
Acting Master James r. wheeler, 70 b acting volun-
Acting rns Assistant Ensinsen Charles LsuIs Caidy,
| williamson, 70 Be acting chief ensinscrs 's- -
Acting riTst Assistant Engineers Samuel BeckerstAn
HSn C.!'' H hs,ssns John Scott Tho%:s Shelter
Atkinson, 70 b. acting chief engineers
Lsusenants Henry B. ssslsy, A. " McNarn, A. r.
rAss and Clara Merchant 70 b lieutenant commanders
iss Ii:u.sn.ns William Il HAM, % b captain in u.
Second Lieutenant George n wslss 70 b ar.s nsu.
Edward \ Eiiss a, i Richard n Mem and Hou.Io n
Iieutsnant Colonel Andrew AlexAndss, Assistant
Adutant General Of the Seventeenth army corps % be
Pvsss Ensst g. Kinney, to be second lieutenant First
| regiment United States cavalry. =.
! TnE pRAcAs BETWEEN MEssRs. yTHLD AND KsLLsY .
The special committee Of shs House on the assault
made by Judge Field, one Of the Louisiana members
elect, upon Hon ". D. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, have
completed their Abors and will report probably 10 NOR
row. The majority Of the committee win detail the
cs developed by their investigation and WIN leave
70 the House the designation OF the action 10 DO taken to
vindcste It's dignity and privileges lNU 0 &r
THE HOUSE READY roR HARD WORK.
The House Ia ready to 60 TO work vigorously 10
finish up the important business OF the session. sns
commence on Wednesday holding evening sesf
consider the amendments to the Tax bill w.
ATTORNEYS FEES. -
In Secretary santon's statement % altor fees
paid by the War Department. ~t,ed Il
Congress In response to ~ resolutse Inouiry.