The New York herald., 1862-01-18
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INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS-.
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Passage Of the Fertilization Appropria-
ton Bill in the House.
The House Resolution in Favor Of Imposing
Taxes Adopted by the Senate.
Mr.. Cameron's Appointment as Min
lister to Russia Confirmed.
Important Changes in the Government
Printing Department,
&e. &e, &e.

- WASHINGTON. Jan. ~, 1862.
~ GENERAL M'CLRLLAN At HIS POST.
General Mcclellan has resumed the active discharge
efu the duties Of his ONCE He coseed to-day for
several hours with the Adjutant General.
THE BuRNsrDE AND MISSISSIPPI RxrBDIT1oN
No intelligence has yet reached hero from either tho
Burnside sxpsdition or the one from Cairo Information
from thsss quarters anxiously and hourly expected
CONTINUATION OF MR. CAMHRoN's APPOINTMENT.
General Camsrcns appointment to the Russian mission
confirmed this afternoon after debate Of two hours
and half Twenty eight Senator'S voted in the airma-
tive and fourteen in the negative The republican
tors who voted against the confirmation Msssrs
Trumbull. Crimes Harlan Hale, wilkinson and Foster
John Sherman made a speech against the confirmation,
and voted in favor in favor IL. The statement in the
Tribune that Messrs Bright, Bayard and Kennedy spoke
against, and Messrs Doote and Coamer in favor, Of
General Camerons confirmation in executive session,
yesterday afternoon, b all wrong. Neither Of these
Senators took any part in the debate yesterday and
Senator's Bright and Bayard did vote all on the
question to-day.
THE ARMY APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE SENATE.
The Senate has already rejected number Of the minor
military nominations submitted and is believed that
number Of the brigadiers viii fail 10 be confirmed The
nominations to receive thorough overhaulng. The
opposition the confirmation Of General Cameron is
many of those who have been nominated through his
partiaty.
AFFAIRS ON TIE LOWER POTOMAc-BOMBARDMENT
OF CoCKPIT POINT.
The steamer King Philip returned from the notla last
night and reports that the Anacostia yesterday bonn
barded the rebel battery at Cockpit Point with what
result has not yet been asceraned The rebels fred
four shells at the steamer with the usual result--no
damage
despatch from the HERALD correspondent dis
closes the fact that when the rebel batteries a.
Shipping Point were firing at the Pensacola on
sunday morning, though their shot and shell could
touch the vessel hey aimed at, of the shells
shore Budds Ferry and killed soldier belong
ing Hookers division. The poor fellow sleeping
IN his tent when the random shot cut him in two, max
ing his sleep eternal Tho Of the soldier the
regiment TO which he belonged could not be ascertsned
THE roRTIFIcATIoN APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Tic Fertilization bil which passed the House to-day
makes the following appropriations for the year ending
1862
For Fort Montgomery, at the outlet OF Lake Cham
For Fort Knox, at the of tho Penobscot
For s Se fort is on Hog Island Ledge Portland har
bor, Name. 100 600
For fort Warren, Boston harbor .......... IS ,ooo
For fort Wnthrop, Boston hrbor. .......... $4,000
For fort at Now Bedford harbor 100 900
er, New York. .......................2 200 900
Island, New York rk.................... 200 900
For fort at Sandy Hook n NJ..............3 900 900
For Fort Delaware Delaware river .......... 90 coo
For Fort Carroll, Baltimore harbor ........ 200 ,OC0
For Fort Calhoun Hampton Roads .......". 200 900
For Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida. 600
For Fort el,rson, Garden Key Florida 200 600
For fort nj Iort Point Francisco Bay Cal 200
California i5o, 900
For contingencies Of Notifications, including field
works. 100000
For bridge trains and equipage for armies in the
field. Observation-Disclosures. $50 900
For tool and siege trains for armies in the field
The following appropriations for the year ending
Juno 80, 1s62;--
For the fort6cations on the Northern frontier in.
GLIDING the fortilcations at Oswego, Niagara,
Buffalo, Detroit aud Mscknaw. MINIMUM. 76o 900
plain, n 80 900
For Fort Knox, Penobscot river Maine. $4,000
For fort Hog Island Ledge Portland habor Me- 900
Boston harbor, Mass. 10000
For fort New Bedford harbor, Mass ....... 10000
For Fort Adams, Newport, r. I.............. 0,000
For Fort schuyler, East river, NJ :....... $4,000
N.Y...................... so 900
For Fort Richmond, Staten Island, Y...... 10000
For fort on tho site Of Fort Tompkins, Staten
For the commencement Of the cassmats at the ''''
battery on Staten Island, N. N.Y...........I0o 100 900
For new battery at Fort Hamilton, at the Mar
Of New York. .......................lO 100 600
For Fort Midlin, near Philadelphia, Pa...... rs 900
For a new fort opposite Fort Delaware on tho Della
ware shore 200 900
For Fort Monroe Hampton Roads, va......... SO 900
For Fort Taylor, Key West Fla. 100 900
For Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, 100 900
For an additional fort at the Tortugas, Fla 100000
For fort at Ship Island, on the coast Of the Mis-.
sssippi 900
For contingencies Of Notifications. 100 900
For bridges. traus and equipage. $50 900
Total. % 900 900
RELEASE OF cAPrAIE YOUNG, OF THE cALrFoRNrA
REGIMENT.
Capt G. Young OF the California regiment who was
involved in difficulty In Gen. Stones division short