Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-07

at the National Capital, have believed that it would
m inStitnIon ot this nn;t e t ahageent OF sueh
have earned the blessings of their country and the
GonnaGne4 0h tneir lell9w-cltizeng in civil life.
knowing !nelr own comrades, their habits and their
wants tler IahieS and their friends, 1t occurred 10
me lha. iney wouu oe simulated yanatuTal rivalry
TO do helr uCtern0st TO fulfil the object Of such
9rganlzann, ana 70 realize inc expectations of the
feiio|-soidlefs and fellow citizens.
nder ther direction. Literally encouraged by the
people tHeFe ought TO he founded at the city Of
Washington c9mnlete and comprehensive national
beneEolence; with these views, anticipating this
occas'Sn, On and thinking would be doing much more
gpou lndi py PrOhOunelng a dozen such lectures as
tnat you nave neard, | apple to several Of my
TRENDS ior Sueh assistance as they might be free to
extend to your noble undertaking, and have great
pleasure now IN stating that l am authorized to
pay over TO your treasurer the of two thousand
two hundred and fifty dollars, to be appropriated
Tor tne OBJECT set forth In your constitution.
In Justice to the rrompiitude and liberality with
whlch th"y responded TO my request, deem it
proper lhaC snput5 glve you list OF their names,
as ioh4"Si J4Seph harriSon, Jr: Philadelphia, $780,
SaPt 6t i: L9pef. fhlladslphla, s5UV; Thomas A.
9cHty tndaoel2nlai 15 ~ Wm. Hunter, Jr Phla-
ae'!iila, Szo' Nafshall D. ROBERTS, New ork. SoVg
III al 9--yo' ,- ,,. -- -
Tto ;,ba dh4 A!GBT SESSIONS OF TIE HOUSE.
r ny hii' session. ~ t4e house OF representatives
aoI 1890 uS on tue freSdentS message are ac-
eorahg 10 the resolution adopted on the motion Of
Tepreseptatve Stevens to continue until otherwise
uieeled II was passed IN order 10 an Td seventy or
more members an opportunity to deliver speeches,
long since carefully prepared. But even this oppor
tunIty IS not at all times embraced. One evening
last week FIVE or six members came together and i'm
mgdiatey adjourned, and tonight Representative
had the sum auditory entirely to himself for few
minutes Whiie ne spoke Of the harb0r Of Erie. No
body else cared TO continue the gloomy proceedings
by letting OH MS carefully prepared essay or speech
to empty benches. 1t Is the understanding tnat
no business shall be transacted at the evening session
other than the delivery Of speeches.
lhess are all written, and some of them read from
printed SIPS an4 men inserted IN the t,"aressonGt
1,o"e II Is mlsLIkG 10 Subhose that the proceed
lhEs are isGrTSCnE m peyomI Wfiat Is above statc8.
rLo c+ia REPORT Or 'HE d,;i Mlt5cAs4 az COUNCIL.
OF the army when hnlShed its conferences on Sat
Srday ias, Eas 1t Is stated submitted It's report to
senator " lS2n! CHAIRMAN OF the senate Military
~ iS at iney laht seVcfal a sugg estons
IN opposluon 10 aglttng volunteer officers into the
regular . tHEi I'm anu e Wold no1iy 70 consider able
extent NJ me Dl lor the re9rganI2atlon OF the army
nha .hlt tRtS aPpTove OF tne ciI Tor the reeStab-
hSnment OF the ntate militia, and recommend some
aoul.l1n2i Changes towards pertecung the regular
army pill inc proposition 70 increase the number
OF ctdets one hu9ifed ana hlty, so that each State
may nave TWO ealefs ana seV to appointed
from tne sons oI oucGTs ana soldiers VINO have bGen
keo III the SERVICE mas II Is SAID pecn approved by
them.
- REDENPTI0N OF UNITED STATES STOCKS.
The rules adopted for the redemption Of fractional
and other United states notes that. from whatever
e9nse nave become unit for circulation. contem-
pIate ana anu REQUIRE the G1-9perauoa "i all national
pshS tnat :Ie uessnatea aepesltariG5 II me wcrk
ol releHptlon except uch notes a. oy the rules OF
the department are designated and described as mu-
tilated. And by the term mutilated is meant notes
not worm thelr iuil laie FaiHa some OF tneSe
DanGi q" not seem 70 haEG % nnder5toG9 or haY9 been
unMiIIlnE 70 acvePI tnls uulS anu sHoIo hoI1ers OF
monty, nnch ouEll 70 9e TSlte eu from clrcuaon,
more llllG IHedhs t!T the Teehpuon or exchange
OF delace9 Chted otateS notes ana tlaetl0nal cur
rency ana sueh notes as py sald rules are dehned as
TMHmc@ T ana 'u0ect' therefore, 10 discount at the
lreasnry.
Addluonai rules ana regulations have heen adopt
ed by tne treasury Department, IN which, among
other things, II Is provided that wherever holder
of any United States currency shall present to an
Assistant Treasurer OF the United States, United
States depository national bank which is desig-
mated depository of the United States notes which
in the aggregate, shall be of the nominal valne of
S)U or over, Whch notes snail nave been carefully
assorted, strapped, labelled and then put up in
parcel in conformity with the rules approved by the
Secretary Of the Treasury. April 2st. 1865, for the
redemption Of such notes. it shall be the duty of such