The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-08
Special to New York Papers.
ITribune's Dispatb.l


WAsHINeroN, March 5.-Gen. Andy johnson
and Representatives Maynard and Etberidge
leave for Tennessee tomorrow. Gen. Joa nson
will, Immediately upon his arrival at Nashville,
call upon the loyal people Of the State to elect
delegates to Convention to be charged with
the duty Of declaring vacant the places Of Gov.
Harris and his rebel associates, and electing
new officers and setting loyal State Govern.
ment on its feet.
Gen. Spear of Tennessee, was to-day confirm.
ed q BIigadier General.
Three more Brigadiers are before the Senate
Lieut.. Emery, Of the 9Th Cavalry, and Colonies
Quimby and Patrick have been nominated.
The Postmaster General to-day complained by
letter, to the Post Office Committees Of both
Houses, of the refusal Of Com. Vanderbilt to
carry the South American mails, and OF some
Northern railroads to contract to carry mails-
He recommended that legislation be adopted to
relieve the Government from the discretion of
railroad and steamboat proprietors.
Especial to Post.
WASHINGTON, March Ga tax upon cotton
will be agreed to in the House amendment to
the Tax bill, when that measure comes up for
consideration. The bill is not yet printed.
The Finance Committee of the Senate has
struck out the House appropriation of $1b, 00o,-
600 for the construction OF gunboats, but the
Naval Committee is urging its restoration.
Senator Johncon leaves Washington to-day
for Tennessee. He has not yet accepted his ap-
pointment as Brigader-General.
Information has reached the Navy Depart
Ment of the capture of the schooner Lizzie Wes-
ton, with cargo of $50 bales of cotton, by the
gunboat Itasca. The captured vessel sailed from
Appalachacola, Florida, for Havana and Amar.
ket.
WAsurNoroN Mach q
The bill reported from tho Committee of Ways
and Means authorizing the purchase of coin and
for othsr purposes provides that the Secretary
of the Navy may dispose of any bonds or notes
bearing interest authorized by luw for coin at
such rates and upon such time as he may deem
most advantageous for the public interest and
may issue under such rules and regulations %
he may prescribe certificates of indebtedness
| such as were authorized by the act to authorize
| the Secretary of the Treasury to issue certi6.
Gates Of Indebtedness to public creditors approx.
ed March lat 1862 to such creditors as may de.
| sire to receive the same in discharge of checks
drawn by disbursing officers upon sums placed
| to their credit on the books Of the Treasury
| upon requisition of the proper department as
we'll "a in the disoharging Of audited and settled
| accounts.s
It further provided for the demand notes IA.
| thorised by the act of July 10, 1851 and by the
| act Of Feb. IL, 1862, shall be receivable and
shsll be lawful money and legal tender in like
manner, and to the same purpose and the same
extent as the notes authorised by the act to au-
thorise the issue of U. 8. notes, and for the re.
demption or funding them and for funding the
floating debt of the o. g., approved on the
2sth of last month.
Charles Foster has returned to Warrington
and again presented himself for seat as mem.
Der for the I'd Congressional District Of North
Carolina. The case is before the Committee on
Elections.