Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-28
TElEcRAPhIC.
From Washingtou

buns says:
The House bill for the apportionment of mem
bers of Congress among the States to-day passed
both Houses.
The amendment which Was adopted gives an
additional member To the States OF Vermont,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky
Illinois and Minnesota. in consequence of the
large fractions in the population OF these States
not represented by the law as IL hrst passed the
House; thus Ohio, which now has twenty-one
members by the law as il first passed the House,
got eighteen. and by the amendment viii get
nineteen. The bill only requires the Presidents
sir nature to become a law.
The Armory Committee of the House viii to-
morrow report in favor OF establishing national
foundry east OF the Alleghanies, and an armorv.
foundry and manufacturing arsenal west of the
Alleghanies. The sites are TO be appointed BY
the President, who shall report within sixty DAYS
to the Secretary of War, Who shall send the
suit, together with the estimates of the cost, to
Congress The three works west intended
to be placed at different points.
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs will
report a reduction OF the salaries OF navy officers
OF % per cent. on the highest grade, ID per cent.
on the intermediate and I'D per cent ON the lower:
also, the abolition of all naval agencies and naval
stOrekeepers officers, and live oak and the hemp
agencies, Transferring the duties heretofore per
formed by these officers To paymasters OF the
navy on duty ut or near the different navy yards
and stations. Regulations to be made by the
Secretary of the Navy order of the President.
The Heraid's correspondence SAYS:
The roads ON both sides of the Potomac were
getting into good order rapidly. until rain storm
set IN this evening, which has again rendered
them almost impossible for loaded trains
\ report that Gen. Sickles shot in his
camp to day is quite current this evening. Ii Is
disbeeved.
The 7ribunes correspondence SAYS:
vote will probably be reached IN the case of
Benjamin Starke. applicant for the seat OF Sen
ator from Oregon tn morrow or next day.
The first question will be upon the amendment
OF Senator Sumner, which in effect declares that
Surke, charged by afhdavlts aud otherwise with
disloyaity is not entitled to his seat until the
truth OF these charges shall have been investga-
ted.
Should this amendm mt be voted down. Mr.
StaIke will be entitled to his seat. Should il be
adopted, a fam question upon the suiieiency OF
the evidence of his dsloyalty will remain.
The vote upon Mr.. Summers amendment will
be close one but there is reason To fear that he
will be defeated.
The following is copy of the bill as passed,
authorizing the issue OF certificates of indebted
ness To the public creditors:
BE IL enacted, dc, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be and hereby is authorized to cause to
be issued 10 auy public creditor who may bc de-
srous to receive the same, upon requsltion OF the
head of the proper Department. in satisfaction OF
audited and settled demands against the United
States certificates tor the whole amount due or
parts thereof not less than one thousand dollars,
signed BY the Treasurer of the United States and
countersigned. may be desired. by the Secre
tary of the Treasury, which certificate shall be
payable one year from date or earlier ut the OPP
ton of the Government, and shall bear interest
at the rate OF q per cent
The Navy Department has received dispatches
from Commander Goldsboro, dated the 10Th inst.
He had received the official accounts of the
visits of our vessels to Edenton and to the Curri-
tuck canal.
The lighthouse at Cape Hatteras may now be
lighted with perfect safety.
The names OF the men war destroyedby our
vessels since the fleet reached Hatteras Islam d
are as follows: The Sea Bird, flag steamer, tie
Curlew and the Fanny, all steamers and the
Black Warrior, schooner. The steamer Ellis was
captured. A new gunboat on the stocks at
Elizabeth City was also destroy ed-making seven
vessels in all
Each of the first six were remarkably well
armed as gunbeats. All of them. excepting the
Curew, were destroyed captured in the attack
OH Elizabeth City.
As our forces took undisturbed possession OF
Edenton, part of a flying artillery regiment va
riously estimated at from one hundred and fifty
to two hundred, fed precpitately without firing a
shot.
Many of the inhabitants also fed in conse-
quence.
There are no Notifications at or in the water
approaches to Edenton.
Among the results of the expedition are the
destruction of eight cannon and one schooner OH
the stocks ut Edenton.
Two schooners captured in the sound
One having four thousand bushels of corn and
six bales of cotton taken from the Custom
House wharf.
There were no public stores in the town. The
Custom House was empty.
Com. Godsboro says he remained two hour.
abreast of the town and was visited by the au
thorites and others, many of whom professeI
sentiments of loyalty to the old Union
proclamation dated the 18th inst and signed
jointly by Com. Goldsboro and Gen. Burnside Il
the people of North Carolina says the mission o
the joint expedition is not to invade any rights
but to assert the authority of the United States
and to close with them the desolating war brought
upon the State by comparatively few men in
their midst. The proclamation concludes as fol
lows:
1--WE invite you i'm the name of the Consttu
ton and in that of virtuous loyalty and civiliza
ton to separate yourselves at once from then
malign influence. to return to your allegiance
and not compel us to resort further to the force
under our control The Government asks onl,
that its authority may be reco gnzed, and we re
peat that in no manner or way does il desire Il
interfere with your laws consttutionally estab
lished, your institutions of any kind whatever
your property Ut any sort, or your usages IN AM
respect.