The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-11
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WASHINGTON. July 10.

WASHINGTON, July 10.
SENATE.-The President pro tenn laid be-
fore the Senate communication from the
War Department transmitting copies of all
instructions to the Generals in the army in
pursuance of the act of Congress of Au-
gust 5b, 1861, relative to freeing the
slaves of rebels.
Mr.. Wilson of Mass, from the military
committee, reported back the House joint
resolution, authorizing the Secretary of
War to furnish extra clothing TO the
wouBded and other soldiers. Passed.
Mr.. Doolittle from the IndiGn committee,
reported back the bill relative to the trust
bonds distracted by the late Secretary of
the Interior Passed.
Mir. McDougal offered resolution that
the President be requested TO have prepar-
ed full report of the foreign and domestic
trade and commerce of California and Ore
gon and Washington Territory, to be sub
mitted at the next session. Laid over.
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill to defue
the number of Brigadier and Major Gener
ais in the army.
The bill provides for reduction in the
number of Brigadier and Major Generals.
Referred to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Chandler called up the resolution
calling for all the orders issued by General
Mcclellan, the number of his forces, &c.
He then modified the resolution so as to
request the President 10 furnish this infor~
nation if not incompatible with the puAlic
interests.
Mr. Wright said he had been most NOR
tilted at and regretted The tone of Senator
Chambers speech when he (Chandler) Of
fered his resolution.
1t was not to his (Wright's) taste in this
hour of bis country's struggleito make any
or throw an obstacle in the way of the gen.
erals in the field.
In the opinion of the Senator {Chandler)
Gen. Mcclellan must have committed at
charges trocious crimes worthy OF the seve-
rest penalty of the law.
Gen. Mcclellan has not been a newspa-
per General written up by correspondents,
but he had been indecently denounced by
them, aud he had never made any reply -
He would not go back to the operations of
Gen. Mcclellan on the Potomac, but would
venture TO say that Gen. McClellan's ten
days campaign before Richmond fighting
an Infatuated enemy would arouse as much
admiration among the people of foreign
countries, as it has awakened COZ fdence
aud hope among our people.
Mr.. Wright was in lovor of vigorous
prosecution OF The war, and was in favor of
a strong con6Scation bill, but he would do
nothing to divide the Union men of the
county.
This was not the place to pass such reso-
lutions as this, calculated as they were by
the speech of the Senator from Michigan. Ii
the President can trust Gen. Mcclellan aud
Secretary Stanton, he (WrghO was will
ing 10 trast them. He would stand by
this man Gen. Mcclellan. who was fighting
the battles of the country
Mr. Chandler said that The Senator from
Indiana (WrighD must have mistaken his
(Chandlers) remarks.
HoUsE-Mr. Lovejoy asked but failed to
receive consent to introduce resolution
instTucting the Committee on Ways and
Means TO take measures TO prevent non-spe-
Gle paying Banks from interfering with
Treasury Notes 10 The serious injury of the
public credit.