Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-16

The Lieutenant General Bill.-It was said
yesterday in the Capitol, that, by reference to
An old law, the bill comforting ON General
SCOTT the title and rank of Lieutenant General
also confers on him the privilege of creating
four additional lieutenant colonies in the Uni.
ted States army, to be his aids, and four mill
tary secretaries. This being the general i'm
preston there, and it being we'll known that
there could not be particle of duty of any
kind whatever devolved on the proposed Lieu.
tenant General as such, or on any such addi-
tienal officers in the army, it was thought that
the President, in order to give Congress an
opportunity to correct what they were sup
posed to have done by mistake in enac,ipg
this bill, would veto it.
Simon Cameron on slavery.-It is asserted
by gentlemen now in Washington, and who
defy contradiction, that Hon. Simon Cameron
has written letter, in which he pledges him.
self, if elected to the United States Senate, to
vote against the admission of any more slave
States into the Union, to abolish slavery in tho
District Of Columbia, to repeal the fugitive
slave law, and to extend the term of naturali.
ration to twenty one years. 1t is said that the
letter 10 TO be published at once in the Penn.
sylvania papers.
Our Foot in it!-In the absence yesterday
Of the senior editor of the Star, (who makes
up its Washington news columusO a friend,
just before We went to press, brought to the
ONCE what he erroneously believed to be pos.
tive intelligence that veto Of the spoliation
bill had been transmitted to Congress This
accounts for our publication of that incorrect
ness item in . portion of our edition Of yester-
day. Its true character was, however, discoy-
cred in time to enable us to work of most of
the Stars of that day with the paragraph ex-
plunged.
For tho Mediterranean Squadron.
barque Young Turk has been chartered by
the Government to transport naval stores from
Boston to Spezsia, for the use of our squadron
in the Mediterranean. She will be ready for
sea as early as the 24th inst. Those desiring
to send letters by them should send them
(post paid to tho care of &c the Naval Insti.
tuts at the Navy Yard, Boston, Mass
Tie New Picture. celebrated pic.
turs Of Ode Soto discovering the Mississippi"
was uncovered in it's place in the rotundo of
the Capitol, to day, for the first time, and up
to this time has attracted crowd of wander.
ing admirers. We saw among them the dele.
CATION Of the Winnebagoes, who reached Wash
ington on the night before last. They were in
full feather, Of course, and were lions in the
Capitol all the morning.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Departmspt.-On yesterday, the 18th of Feb,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books Of the Department
For paying Treasury debts ...... $40 90
FOR the Customs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,221 S5
For covering into the Treasury from
MISCELLANEOUS sources. ~ 96
FOR the Navy Department ....... SITS 7S
rof the Interior Department. n, 80 ~
for repaying in the Interior De-
pertinent ..,.................. 1875 A
Fer entering an appropriation for
tbs Interior Depar tment. go. IA 9s
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