The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-20
From Washington.
Especial Dispatch TO The Chicago Tribune.

sfs1H1sifa' WASHINGTON, July l3-7P. No,
Positive intoriDatiun has been received here
of the evacuation of Fairfax G. H. by the rebels,
and that our troops are in full possession of the
town, with their pickets extended four miles be
yond towards Manassas Junction. The spirit Of
the armyis now winteDse-almost irresistible-for
further advance. The laurels won by Gen.
Mcclellan will not let them sleep. sa"Push on
the column,";s ;s the almost universal cry. -.
The indications now are that the controversy
over the increase in the regular army will be
disbanded in elk months or a year after the re-
bellion is put down. Senator Shermans efforts
are to double The present force, at Feast, perma-
nently, in order that hereafter NIL our forts and
public places may be garrisoned with their full
complement of men. The utter absurdity ,of
leaving all our costly Notifications unprotected,
which in this instance no doubt was 80 strong
temptation to armed rebellion, will not longer
exist, even when peace is restored. -
There will be strong contest over the loea-
tion Of the new National Armorv, which is to
take the place, of that destroyed at Hatper's
Ferry. Pittsburgh interests make strong pres
sure for it, but Rock Island, ILL.,, is the favorte
place with both the Senate and House Military
Committees. The Senate Military Committee
will report for Rock Island, aud tile House Com
mittee, being nearly all Western men, is ex-
pected to do likewise. The House Special Com
mitee is simply to report as to the expedeDcy
OF building new arnory, and has no powerrto
locate it. i5S.a.'3 s'h
Mr.. Potter's House Committee on the traitors
cinpieyed in Departments, will not find much
material If removals proceed as rapidly as they
have done since the committee was ordered
The hotels here are crammed with Office seekers,
both military and civil. Congressmen complain
that they are far more overwhelmed with solici-
| tations now than after the Inauguration. This is
one reason which will work powerfully to shor.
ten the session. 1e g
Mr. SALISBURY, Of Delaware, will offer com
promise plan in the Senate, on the basis OF the
| old Crittenden propositions. 1t win beaof nc
| use. There is not a patriot in either house bu,
hates the very sound of compromise" Van
Wyck's contract corruption committee has be-
fore it astounding facts relative to army sup
| plies, and the profits made on them by specua-
tors whom the War Department entrusted with
these matters. Next week viii develop an un
pleasant chapter uni tter this head, but no action
will probably be taken before the regular ses
| sion. '' ''t'
Fred. Stanton still claims LANES seat in The
Senate from Kansas, on the ground that Lanes
proclamation calling for volunteers, as Briga
dier General, amounts to All acceptance of thai
| OmSS. AuC hotlCA 10 nViOiC suS oSuatC SVu
miltee, but, delicacy towards Lane, who insists
ON retaining. his seat, will probably prevent nc
1 ton at this time. - n RsFs .44yx,9sl3
! q The admission to seats in the Senate, to day
of the two new Virginia Senators, was . mos
interesting scene. The attempt made by tn,
two Delaware Senators 10 exclude them unti
after an inyestigationby acommittee, mserabi!
failed, receiving only 6ve votes. Messrs. Trum
bull, Hale and Latham made powerful speeche
in favor of their immediate admission So dit
johnson, of Tenn. All Insisted that loyal Vir
ginia must be represented on the floor Of th'
Senate. Messrs. Carlisle and Wiley we're sworI
in in presence of a crowded Senate a,te-room
and galleries, and with difficulty were the crow,
restrained from applause. Thus does the grea
restoration begin. Only nine and a-half State
are now unrepresented in Congress, Tennessee
having her noble Andrew johnson to speak f.
her fifty thousand loyal voters,
The House did righteous deed today, in ex
pelling "Hepern Clark, Of Missouri, who tool
up arms against the Government at Bo0nyiile.-
little more than two-thirds voted for It.