New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-24
mpoalAgT ARMY GENERAL ORDERS.
prsmIssALs FRoE TIE SERVICE.
EFFICIENCY OF THE BLOCKADE:
LAKE AND COAST FoRTIFICATIoNs.
WASHINGTON. "Wednesday, ApIh %, 1862.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.


mi, adjourn ill 10. O'clock was Unexpectedly
harmonious. Forty or fifty members were present.
Mr.. Colfax presided and Mr.. Mcpherson was secre-
tary. The only legislative question discussed WAS
tbe policy OF Coniisestion and Emancipation
Tie following gentlemen made f'e-mhn'e
speeches:
Mesers Stevens, Olin. Ashley, Frank Blair, +. \.
suJ X. Ccnklipg, kellogg of Mich, White oi Ind,
Ttimble, Porter, Potter, Cutler, DAVIS, hulclms,
Kelly, Covode, and Watts.
The unanimous opinion OF the speakers was III
favor of Cunfscaiion Emancipation in some thape,
and those few who doubted indicated their willing
ness to abide by the general opinion. The caucus
without q dissenting voice finally resolved in favor
Of reference of all the Conscation bills TO Seiee;
Committee Of seven. majority Of whom should he
friends of decided Con.scating and hberatng
policy The debate showed tendency 10
adopt Senator SbeImsn's BILL which deprives
of property aud slaves the Leading classes
Of Rebels, such as army and navy oihcers,
psssQns who have taken the oath TO the Cou-
icderaey, tboSe who v;;ro hsvi,g taken the
oath TO the Constitution have broken 1t, wn%n u''
elares all who continue in aims for sixty days
after ITS passage infamous and ineligible to ONCE,
and authorizes the President TO emane!pale
and arm the slaves in the rebeOus re-
eon after proclamation and the expiration OF sixty
days. Several additional classes Of persons to be
punished we're, however, suggested, among them
Southern editors who have poisoned the Southern
mind and fired the Southern heart.
MR.. MAYNARD's SENTIMENTS.
Horace Maynard, who returned from Tennessee,
sDd took hs seat to-day, declares himself in favor Of
q stringent eonlscation act against the Rebels.
Several ether Border State members will suppor!
oDs.
ARIZONA.
The Senste Committee Oh Territories has In
structed its Chairman 10 report BAL idepucHi Win
thu, reported 10 the House by Mr.. Ashley, organiz
,oe the Territory Of Arizona. One section extends
,he W.lmot Proyiso over every Territory now
organized.
faIn YasNsn .uGxIsrER's VISIT TO RICHMOND.
The O. eet Of the visit Of the French Minister 10
Richmond has Lot get transpired. Some say that he
is in Richmond merely TO look after French tobacco.
Some connect the visit with the Mexican queslsn.
Some believe that LIE bas gone 10 see for himself and
perhaps for Napoleon also what the real eondiiioh
of the Rebels is. 4 theory is entertained by others
that N. Mercier left Washington TO tell the Rebels
that their cause wac hopeless one and that ihey
eould exl,ect no assistance from France. But 10
one. as we learn positively iroIn those most likely
TO be informed, knows the real sgniiicanco OF the
visit. No one knows even 70 much Is whether he
Va acting under instructions froIa France Oh OF his
own motion.
PROM FREDERICKSBURG.
An officer who left the vicinity Of Fredericksburg
this morning rerorts ali quiet within Gea. Mellow
ellis lines.
ACCEPTANCE OF RESERVATIONS.
Tie following has been issuod:
WAR DAFARrsEST Adiatsnt G.aeIsT' a,it 0ee'
GEsERAL ORDERS No. 4O.-lbe Secretary ci war
has observed with some surprise that the command
ers Of one or two military departments concevlng
themselves empowered 20 do go, have undertaken "
sceot the designations Of and Otherwise discharge
from the service Of the United States officers con-
mssoned OF appointed by the President IL the volun-
teer staff of the army. All such discharges are ir-
regular and unless confirmed by the President VCld
of effect. None but the President can discharge an
officer appointed by himself; and AZ be has not
delegated this power TO any General, no General
naust attempt to exercise IT.
L. THOMAS, Adjutsui oonsrsI
DISMISSAL OF AN ALARhiIsT.
BY General Orders nsued from the War Depart
nent, Adjulant-Generals Office, April 1s, by direc-
ton Of the President, Brigade Surgeon j. II. Thomp-
son U. S. Volunteers s dismissed the service as an
General, Mai Gen. Burpsde.
DISMISSAL OF sTRAGGLERs
On The recOmmc ndation Of Brighten, Summer
commanding Second Army Corps, approved by Mai
geu. Mcclellan, commanding The Army Of the
Potomac, Maj. Won Steinhaus, Capt. Bottieher ana
Capt. Camp, 6Slh Regiment Of Nsw-York volun-
teers Lieut.. Lombard Battalion Adjutapt 9Th Lii
nOis Cavalry, and Assistant Surgeon Williams, lst
Eew-YOrk Artillery. are stricken from the rolis OF
- army for being captured by the enemy while
s.Faggling without authority beyond the cutpcsts Of
ire army March %, 1862
REMOVAL OF HEADQUARTERS.
The headquarters Of Lieut.. Col. William Hoffman,
Sth Infantry, ComInssaJy General Of Prisoners, is
transferred from New-York City to Detroit,
Michigan.
HAYT AND LIBRRIA.
Senator SrmDer looks for the nsssaos of bis bill
establishing diplomatic relations with Bavd aid
Liberia tomorrow. In his speech to-day be sd-
vocsted the bill purely upon Commercial and inter
national grounds. A listener would no, have dis.
covered that the countries in question were black
Republics.
TIE NAVAL SCHOOL.
The Senate Naval Committee at their rpe.,t;no
this morning had under consideration the subject Of
permanent location Of the Naval School, which was
removed year ago from Annapolis. They have
considered the various sites suggested, including
Newport and Perth Amboy. They will probably
recommend the old site at Annapolis on the ground
sfeconomy. AL the requisite buildings being there
cad The causes which led to the removal having
eeased TO- oexist.