New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-19

sis Of his remarks. His arguments came down with the
force of a sledgehammer. Everybody that listened
to Mr. Wade felt the electric influence of O manly
character and the force of deep convictions During
the delivery Of the speech, contrary TO Senatorial
habits, hardly anybody on the floor wrote
letter CT read newspaper. No speech could have
been followed with closer attention. Tho galleries
fairly awed by the power of the declarations that
rang up from the Chamber The speech consisted less
in abored augmentation than in an array Of strong
statements scorching criticism and forcble appeals
Everybody felt the pressure of tSe who, when the
opponents Of Slavery still in hopeless minority
in the Senate cowed the yirulence of Southern DULLES
by the mere force of hs iirepidity.
NETWORK cDLLECTeRsHIP.
A deputation Of prominent New Workers, con-
sisting Of I. G. Winston r. II. BGrdel II. d. Canin
Effngham Townsend and Francis skiddy, waited on
the President to-day to urge the appointment of Henry
Smythe, President of the Central National Bank Of
New York, as Collector Of that port.
INTERVAL REVENUE
The receipts from Internal Revenue to-day
were g., O35 95
NEW FIFTY-CENT NOTE.
The new fifty-cent note was to-day issued by
new issue is similar to the old one in SIZE and differs
from It only in the substitution of fney.engrayed
picture Of Gen. Spinner in place of exTreasurcr Fes
sender. and slightly in dts typographical appearance.
II is the desire of the Department TO call in all old
notes Of the denomination mentioned in order to re.
deem the genuine and destroy the immense amount Of
counterfeit ifty.cent fractional currency.
SOUTHERN LIGHTHOUSES.
A large number of important lighthouses on
the Southern coast st remain unestabshed. owing to
the delay Of Congress in making the necessary appro
priaiion.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is now en-
gagged in recognizing his bureaus and has requested
the clerks who are petoning Congress for higher pay
to wait until his measure is decided upon He hopes to
reduce the clerical staff Of his Department from 200
clerks to 2 eco and by dividing the pay Of the 300
among the 1000, to satisfy all parties.
INTERNAL REVENUE COMMISSION.
The Commission, composed of David A. Wells
and Others appointed examine the whole subject Of
Inerna Revenue and report what taxes to increase
and what TO diminish now in this city, and have
held conference to-day with Secretary McCulloch 1t
Is understood that their report Is not yet commenced
PUBLIC LAYDs-MPORTAYT DECISION.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day made
the following important decision relative to the public
lands Of the United States:
Where a party may have fled preempton decara-
ton on trac, Of land and the time Of settlement is
shown 20 have been subsequent TO the survey the settler
may convert such preemption right into homestead
but In where the settlement was made prior to the
survey. and the party filed preemption right to the
land, he viii be required TO perform his engagement
under the preempion law or incur the penalty OF bis
failure.
BURNING OF GOVERNMENT COTTON.
Col. LOOMS, special Treasury agent at Rich.
mond, arrived here this morning to confer with the
Department In the matter Of the burning OF eco 900
worth Of Government cotton In the fire at that city on
Tuesday.
BONDED WAREHOUSE IN RICHMOND.
John Humphrey, Collector Of Customs for the
same city, is also in town arrangM H.. Be establish.
mcnt Of bonded warehouse facility becoming abso.
lutely necessary to the business.
PERSONAL.
Major-Gen Curtis and stan, from the Depart
ment Of South Western Virginia. are in town awaiting
mastering out.
r. NJ. T. HUNTER AND TWO MULES.
r. NJ. I. Hunter of Virginia has recently
made application to the Treasury for the cancellation
OF note which he gave 10 the Special Agent Of the
Department for the redemption of two mules abandoned
property Of the Confederacy. which were seized aud
exposed for sale by the said agent The note coming
due the St inst, r. NJ. T. H. pleads for its cancel
aton the ground that he sustained great losses from
both armies during the late war.
FROM NORTHERN ALABAMA.
Col. J. j. Giers, from Northern Alabama, ar
rived here today with petition signed BY many humid
reds Of loyal people living in Northern Alabama setting
forth their deporable situation under civil govern
ment in the hands Of reconstructed Rebels asking for
the protection Of the Government, aud protesting
against the rcastabshment Of the State militia on q
Rebel basis.
To the.As,oeiated Press
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in Executive Session. confirmed
the following nominations;
Robert H. Won Yolkcnberg of New-York 10 be Min.
lister Resident OF the United States to Japan, vice
Chauncey NJ Depew, declined; Earl Bill. to be United
States Marshal for the Northern District Of IDAHO
Martin T. Rider TO be United States Marshal for West
Tennessee; james III. Alyord of Idaho Territory
to be United States Marshall for the District of Idaho
OPINION OF COLoRED MEN ABOUT SUFFRAGE.
Seven colored men, representing large num-
hers Of colored citizens North and South and IL the
District Of Columbia, being authorized to speak, pub
lsh card to-day, addressed To the members OF Con
gress respectfully submitting that in the issue now
pendng before Congress for the extension OF tho fran
chise the action should he based the idea that there
can Of right be no privileged class before the law In
Republican Governments and they seriously and most
earnestly object TO any discrimination in such qn0ca
tion on account Of color because {. do so would be in
ydiosy affecting them and exposing them 20 similar
class legislation throughout the land and thus make
liable TO the greatest injustice They want the bill TO
affect alike all loyal citizens in the District Of Columbia