, 1862-02-11
Martial Law in Kansas and New
Mexico.
CRITICAL CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
Treasury Bill i'm the Senate.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, February 1o, 1852.
Ethan Alien Hitchcock, Of Vermont, today
appointed Major General in the army, is q
grandson Of Ethan Allen of Revolutionary
fame, and is one Of the ssPraisc God Bare
bones'' kind; being equally effective in pray
ing and fighting. He has the highest reputa-
tlon for military capacity. Gen. e. is already
veteran in the service. having been Colonel
of the ed Infantry, and Brigadier General By
brevet, until within the past two OF three
years, since when he las been in private lift.
Gcnerils Abcrcrombie and Montgomery, Of
the volunteer service, we're his Lieutenant
Colonel and Major, respectively, in the old I'd
regiment. He has been urged for this ap-
pointment for some months.
The new pontoon train just completed near
the arsenal, consists Of number OF large flat
boats with wheels under them, easily trans
ported, aud an immense amount Of lumber
and p1anks upon train wagons built expressly
for that purpose, Independent sof the train.
Col. Mcleod Murphy made the India rubber
boats.
Afcssrs. Fenton and Dawes, of the Van
Wyck Committee, 60 to Harri5burgh, to-mor
row, to fcrrit out fraud in contracts. The
House has not, as stated, acted on the len
million Treasury note bill It WAS Introduced
| in the Senate, anu threats Of postponing &c
tfon on it in the House until the Senate acts
| on The hundred and fifty million bill, arc made
! by enthusiastic friends Of that measure.
Efforts to d1scredit the well authenticated
| f,af }1,n+f aC 1:4 3,nr In
command Of the army Of the Potomac, arc
futile. "Ion'' Of the Baltimore Sun, this
morning confirms our statement to that eff
! feet.
| The nomination of Gen. Siscl Us Major Gen.
cral will he sent in to the Senate tomorrow.
3Iaj. Gen. Ethan Allen Hitchcock was con-
| fr1ned to-day.
Dr. Ires, one OF the principal editorial wri-
| tiers of the N. Z. Herald, who has been here
temporarily for the purpose Of recognizing
its Washington department, and acting him
self as its chief correspondent, was arrested
to-day by order Of Secretary Stanton, and sent
to Fort McHenry. He is suspected Of being a
rebel spy. He hasa brother in the rebel army.
The Doctor was himself formerly Jesuit
psicst, and Professor OF Biblical Literature in the
Catholic College at Milwaukee. Yesterday
Ives gaye breakfast to McClcl1an's staff, and
threatened the wrath of the Herald against the
War Department unless he bad news immcdi'
ately OIL Its arrival and in advance of all other
| papers. Tie immediate occasion Of tho dis
nlissal of Hanscom, the previous correspond,
ent, was his calling the White House party q
"soeial b1undcr,'' greatly to his (Bcnnctts1
wrath.
Ten negroes confined in the Washington
Jail On suspicion Of being runaway slaycs
were discharged to-day, in compliance with
Secretary Sewara's late orders.
| L court martial in Gen. Stonc's case will
soon be ordered
Senator Wilson today introduced bill
providing that all contracts or orders which
have been or may be made by any executive
department Of the Government, or by any
bureau acting under authority Of such depart
1ncnt, for military, naval orany other Govern
Inent supplies, shall be required to be execut
cd 1iterally and strictly in accordance with al
terms In the conditions Of such contracts o.
orders, and that On any failure so to execute
| 1ilenl they shall be thereby abrogated; an{
that all contracts OF orders which may b.
hereafter made by any department Or bureau
for any Government supplies, shall be madt
only with parties actually engaged in the bus
incss of manufac acturing OF furnishing and deal
ing in articles Of the kind contracted for o
ordered, and that no contract or order mad
| as aforesaid shall be transferred by the part
or parties to whom such contract or orde
may be given to any other party or parties
and that any such transfer shall cause an NJ,
nulment Of the contract or order transferred
Maj. Gen. Hallcck and Brig. Gems. Ander
son and Denver, with many commissagics an.
quartezmasters, were confirmed to-day. Th
paSuasters were referred back to the Hilitar
Committee with 4 view to reduction in thei
number By rejection. Gems. Asboth, III
Zainstry and Wade. recommended by the Con
! mittce, were not acted upon.
| Senator Wilson's bill establishing; a Nation:
foundry and mandatory Of cannon, Of whic
lc gave notice to-day, locates the former c
; the Hudson river, south Of West Point, ar
the latter in Pennsylvania, probably at Blocc
, | field.
Mai. Gen. Hitchcock Is now living in retiz
i | 1ueut at st. Louis. He has been telegrapht
| 10 lake Immediate commnnd at Cairo. T
IVES Assistant Adjutant General to Gener
: Scott, and Brigadier Gen eral by brevet
Mexico, but offending JeH- Davis, was forc'
: to resign He is not slave catcher. E
. appointment was urgently advocated by y
+ Co1lamer. He is spoken Of as one Of
T. greatest military men Of the country.
The Finance Committee Of the Senzte
|, ported the Treasury note bill, this nofnin
d with important amendments in the Legal te
: der clause. They reported because they
N equally divided, Fessenden, Simmons a
p rearce being against, and Sherman, Howe o
Is NcDougal for it. The amendments prov
that the interest on all public. debts shall
D. payable in coin, and the receipts from c
D. toms, sales Of public landf., and eon6scat
e. arc dcTotcd. to the payn4ent Of interest
70 the creation of a sinking, fund. Also, that
ty Secretary Of the Treasury may, in his dist
e- ton, sell Government bonds from Il
10 t1mefor what they xDi bring; aud that /
SONS depositing gold sor Treasury notes y
he The Assistant Treasy rer Of the United ST
1s' for more than thi,'. > days, shall receive
per cent interest.
,ba Ito the Associated Prcee-1
aii- The Senate to-day confirmed Halleck
90. Minor Ge1.eral Of the q. 8. army; Etha1
HItchcQc'x Us Major General Of yoluate