The Portland daily press., 1866-03-21
From Washing,om.
The President has approved the act in rels


tor Monadnock was at Montevideo on the
18th of January, bound for. Valparaiso. This
vessel has everywhere excited the wonder and
admiration of all beholders, and given them a
better idea of American skill than any thing
they had previously known. -,, :. ...zI
John Z. Hale, U. S. Minister at Madrid, has
written to prominent members of Congress,
urging an increase Of his salary, which is now
$4,000 in gold.
Representative Brandegee last night made
an argument before the Committee on Naval
| Affairs, in favor of the establishment OF a Ma
| Wy Yard at New London, when Representa-
tive Kelley replied in favor of League Island.
The Committee will take a vote on the sub
| ject Friday. -.c,,..., /
Ine Committee on Claims refused to recog-
| niZe the liability of the Government for losses
sustained by loyal people during the war
| They report adversely to a claim for $4,000 for
| the loss by the destruction of printing Office
| III 1862 by rebels, the proprietor defending
the same to the best of his ability. They
commend his patriotism, but look upon his
fidelity as a due.
The Government does not seem to be APP
prehensive that the Fenians will attempt inva-
i sion Of the British Provinces, tner is the
British Minister seriously alarmed on the
subject.
Nothing is yet known to justifya belief that
thO rSllidlS nave dS ycI SOHe UtyOnu uOlulnS
meetings and making collections OF money in
aid of their cause. Certainly nothing has
been done of belligerent character to autho-
rise direct governmental interference.
The Secretary of War has communicated a
document to the House showing that on the
9th of January, of the troops in service, 1880
were in Missouri; 4641 in Virginia; 3,1O6 in
North Carolina; 4,76S in South Carolina !;
1908 in Georgia; 10,19S in Mississippi 1928
in Alabama; 1O,6S4 in Tennessee; 1851 in,
Arkansas; 10,15l in Louisiana and 29,24S in
Texas. Orders have been issued for further
reduction OF 1864 whites, and %, 900 colored,
or I'M all Al IA men, The troops, composing
the regular army number $685.. The regi-I
ments, excepting the 18th infantry regiment,
are assigned to Military Departments, and as
fast as recruits are made, unofganized COM
panies are formed, and put en- route for the
Departments.
About 5000 recruits per month are being
enlisted. Z, i s,,ar lie rrid.ssr aor,e,nsrr, al
The 18th regiment is recognizing at Harris
Island, New York, where it compeses temper
arily q garrison for Depot at which yolun-
teers are paid and discharged.
The number of generals, staff and retired
officers of the regular army is 500; and of gen.
erals anl staff officers in the volunteer ser
vice, 1,01S.
-I1A se,lty7one major generals and 100 Brig:
Generals ordered to be mustered by General
Orders are not included. atds4s1d ya bsa0ss Ills
The exhibit shows that three regular Off
GERS and 500 volunteer officers are receiving
pay but are unemployed. The latter consists
mostly of those ordered to their residences for
muster out.iy IN .ssssgspys-s tas,,, ss.s -r,. e., u
1t further appears from this document that
five regular officers and 652 volunteer officers
are without command. OF these, 60 belong
ing to the Veteran Reserve Corps are retained
under resolution of Congress, to await fur
ther action. The officers reported in this list,
though without command of soldiers cores
ponding to their rank, are either employed on
duties lee itimate to their commissions, or are
suffering from severe wounds received in Bat
tie, and not yet healed, with the exception of
two who are on leave. The number of troops
in the volunteer service is:-white, $3.50 Off
GERS, 1926 men; colored, 1898 officers g.
37S men. In the regular service there are
l,124 officers and 25,463 men. General, staff
and retired officers of the regular army 625.
General and staff officers in the volunteer SER
vice LOIS. West battalion veteran reserve
corps. not attached to companies, 600. Signal
corps 10 officers and So men. Deducting Off
GERS OF the regular army in the volunteer ser
vice, there are 1913 officers, forming with the
men grand total army of the United States
OfA52,611. The estimated annual expense of
the armyias now organized and distributed, is
$120,302,S7S Deduct the estimate for troops
ordered to be mustered out, viz, $32, $40, 11S,
and this leaves an aggregate Of So, 362759. mi
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
issued a circular calling the attention of the
Assessors and other Internal Revenue officers
to the act recently passed, declaring the mean
ing of certain parts of the Internal Revenue
act. The third section requires all persons
making returns, to declare in such returns
whether the rates and, amounts therein con-
tanned. are stated according to their values in
legal tenders currency. If the rates and
amounts are stated in coined money, the As
SCISSOR receiving the returns must reduce them
to their equivalents in currency, at the time
when and place where the returns are receiy-
able - .'si-'- j9oos sSaI27@ ts 10 ,i'ia'-f q
The friends of the Mexican republic have
printed, and are circulating statement of the
aspect of the question based on the compare
tive financial condition of the country under
republican and monarchial rulers. 1t shows
that the total foreign debt as recognized in
1862, to be nearly $20,O00,000. Less than S.
000,000 of which is due to the French, nearly
100000 to Spanish, and the remainder to
English subjects. While the annual expendi-
lures of the republic as established by Con-
gress in 1861, is stated at S11,O0O,000, those of
the SO called empire are said to be nearly $780,
O00O. h2.aiias5-Jss Cd $50 a5'aa 4 Ia sg,',la Ell
| It is farther asserted that in addition to the
$150O00,000 as the amount for Maximilian. in :
France, and taken by French subjects and for
which Napoleon is morally responsible, there
have been expended from the public revenues
of France up testhe end OF the year 1865, in
this attempt to propagate monarchial institu-
lions on the American Continent, S150,0O0O00
fnofe' ngr 81 iuags s Jeas,a slt 70 1oias.Hf sd-