The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-07-18
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 15-8 P. M.
There is immense enthusiasm here over Nc
! CIeilans repeated victories. Citizens and sol
dIers sing his praise. McClellan's prompt ce-
ieflty is contrasted with Pattterson's sluggish
ness, greatly to the disadvantage of the latter
1t IS reported here that the Government has in
| structed Mcclellan under no circumstances to
release any officers or privates formerly in the
United States army, but to release only rebel
volunteers, on their subscribing to an oath OF
allegiance and swearing never to take up arms
against the Government under penalty of
death
! Another full regiment of cavalry was commits
Stoned, to-day, 10 be raised in Philadelphia and
! 10 report Itself ready for service next Monday
This looks like speedy business.
! The House, to-day, resolved to adjourn on
Friday, if The Senate concurs 1t is doubtful,
however, whether the Senate, which wastes
much time debating, eau finish up before next
week.
The Senate did good days work to-day,
however. passing the House loan bill and the
bill TO increase the regular army. The latter
was vigorously opposed by nearly all the West
eFh Senators, they being against permanent
increase Oh the regular army. 1t finally went
through, after bliug amended on motion of Mr.
howe, Of Wisconsin, 50 as to provide for the
dIsbandiug or reduction OF the army at the end
OF the war, as Congress may direct This amend.
ment was passed by ayes %, nays IS, showing
& closer division OF opinion than on any meas
ure yet broached Messrs. Trumbull, Sherman,
Wade, Grimes, Doohttle, Howe, Chandler and
bingham, were the Western Senators voting
for the amendment; and both Generals Lane
(of Indiana aud hausas) voted against It.
John Hickman conspiracy bill passed the
House almost unanimously. 1t imposes heavy
penalties short OF death, for cffenses against
been found difficult under the existing law of
treason.
There have been dozen attempts made to
get peace propositions before the House, to-day
but they were all summarily disposed Of
Strangely enough, all these came from North
ern Democrats. No Southern man, not even
Cnttenden, has offered compromise or in
tends to.
McCernand's Resolutions, pledging the
House to vote all the men and money necessary
TO subdue the rebellion, passed by triumphant
vote, there being only five negatives.
A great rumpus was raised in the House over
Henry May case. The real truth is that he is
lying sick az Baltimore having; been to Rich
mond on private business, with an ordinary ar
my pass, as q loyal citizen. If he played trai
tor afterwards, no one here knows it.
Wizards Hotel has been leased at the enor-
NOUS rate OF 553,00O per annum, to the form er
proprietor Of the Girard House
The Seventh Massachusetts Regiment,num
bering one thousand forty-six men, arriv ed
here last night at nine o'clock, an in an hour af
forwards moved over into Virginia The 80 tn
Regiment arrived in Washington at midni ght,
Saturday.
Forney's election TO the Senate Secre taryship
by handsome majority, astonishes all who
don't know that he spent ell he made in the
House sustaining his paper and working 70 +
the Administration.