Year: 1862

CUSTODY or the Court whenever D maj ueCfoo VI Oon
demnaton has made the property shall be sold BY
the Marshal the proceeds deposited in Court and
the Commissioner shall take evidence to determine the
rights of parties and distribution dscrsed and within
thirty days after the entry Of the same the CLERK
of the Court shall transmit TO the Treasury OF the United
States the moneys deposited in Court, together with
certified copy Of the said decree Of distribution after
dsductng the costs OF Court and the charges and
penses provided for.


The provisions Of the act apply we'll to now
pending, to all future Of maritime captures and
TO captures and seizures made under the laws for tho
abolition Of the slave trade.


THE PROPOSED NEW BUREAUS IN THE NAVY DEPART


MENT.


The bill reported to-day by Senator Sherman proposes
to attach to the Navy Department, in addition to the
bureaus now existing, bureau Of detail and equipment
and bureau Of steam engineering and machinery, tho
present bureau Of equipment to be transferred to the bu
reau Of detail and equipment. The President. by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate is authorized
TO appoint from the officers Of the navy not below the
grade Of captain, chief for each of the bureaus Of
yards and DOCKS detail and equipment and ordnance and
photography, and in like manner appoint chie'
of bureau Of construction and repairs, who shall
be q skilful naval constructor, and shall also
appoint chief OF bureau Of steam engineering and ma
chnery, who shall be q skul and scientific steam eng
and machinst and chief Of bureau Of provision
to be selected from the paymasters Of the navy also,
chief OF bureau Of medicine and surgery selected from
the surgeons Of the navy Each Of these bureaus to
have chief clerk and messenger and such clerks
be necessary The Secretary of the Navy and the chiefs
of the bureaus shall constitute, cdacO, council of
administration in the navy, to meet every Tues
day, for the consideration Of such questions and
the transaction Of such business relating to the
operations of the Navy Department, of its bureaus,
may be referred to IT the Secretary Of the Navy
any Of the chiefs Of bureaus The Secretary Of the Navy
may assemble it whenever he may require its advice
upon questions touching the control and discipline
efficiency Of the navy, upon proposed notifications Of
its material, equipment armament, &C., before their
adoption into the service.


OUR RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH CANADA.


The House Committee on Commerce have before them
the question Of the reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Canada.


THE POSTAL MONEY ORDER BILL.


The Postal Money Order BILL reported yesterday from
tho House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads,
meets with the objection that it would transfer the
principal portion Of the postal receipts to the small
towns of the Western States The usual Of such
remittances contemplated in this system is from
the Western and frontier to the great commercial
emporiums Of the East. This money order system will
place nearly the whole receipts Of the department In the
hands OF postmascrs of petty Offices where 1t cannot be
used to advantage unless under existing circumstances
1t can be made available for the of the War Depart
ment by exchange Of draft


THE PHILADELPHIA POST OFFICE.


bill has been reported by Mr.. Colamer, in the Se-
nate authorizing the Postmaster General carry
eject the provisions heretofore made for retting and
preparing tho building owned by the United States on
Chestnut street, Philadelphia for the Of post Of
fee and the United States courts provided that the
whole expense Of tho alterations shall exceed the
unexpended balance heretofore appropriated for that pu
pose.


THE CASE OF MARSHAL LAMoN.


Tho consideration Of tho report Of the Committee
the District OF Columbia in tho OF the Marshal in
ference to his recent jail order having postponed till
Friday occasions some comment as to why members Of
Congress should be 80 anxious to get into Jail.


SOCIAL RECEPTIONS AT THE CAPITAL.


Speaker Grow has commenced his TUESDAY evening
social receptions, which will certainly become insti
tution II the first is to bo accepted ndox. He has
taken magnificent residence street. Ninth for
tho torn Of Congress- and hronged last night with
elegant company OF ladies and gentlemen notwith-
standing it informal affair. feature Of this
series OF parties is that the company assemblies
and closes at olovon O'Clock.


Mr. Hooper, representative from Massachusetts, has
also commenced series OF Thursday evening receptions
at his residence Of and Twenty first Streets
elegant company OF ladies and gentlemen were pre-
sent last evening.


Secretary Seward gave Congressional state dinner, at
his residence, last evening.