The New York herald., 1862-04-22

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on Foreign AfAirs. Joint resolutions Of the Wis
consin Legislature, rendering to the President an
approval of his course, were read. A resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary of State for the
names of all Kentuckians who have been arrested
and held as prisoners of State, and also the names
of all who have been released, was offered by Mr..
Powell, and laid over. The consideration of the
resolution in regard to the arrest of Brgadier Gen.
eral Stone was then resumed, and after long and
somewhat angry discussion the resolution offered
by Mr.. Wilson, requesting the President, if not
incompatible with the public welfare, to furnish
all the information in his possession relative to the
arrest and Imprisonment of General Stone, was
adopted. The Confiscation bill was taken up, and
Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, obtained the floor, but
the Senate went into executive session and subse-
quenty adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, bill making
appropriations for bounty to the widows and
legal heirs of volunteers who may die or be killed
was referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
The Secretary Of War was requested to furnish
statement OF the appointments Of Brigadier Gene
rails from April l, 1861, to April /, 1862. The
Secretary Of War was also directed to cause blank
forms to be printed and distributed among the
sick and wounded soldiers and their relatives, in
order that they may obtain the back pay and bounty
due to said soldiers. The Committee Pensions
instructed to report bill providing pensions for dis
abled soldiers of the present war. The resolution
offered by Mr.. Diven. of New York, requesting the
Attorney General to take proceedings to recover
from John G. Fremont and E. L. Beard the sum of
money obtained from the Treasury on the order of
said Fremont, payable to said Beard, as set forth
in the report of the Select Committee ON Govern
ment Contracts came up, and elected an interest
ing debate, which terminated in laying the resolu-
tion on the table. resolution, directing the
Judiciary Committee to report back the bill pro-
vidng for the trial and punishment of military
officers charged with swindling was adopted, and
the House adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The Senate OF our State Legislature was occu-
pied great portion of yesterday in discussing and
perfecting the Supply bill, which was finally pass
ed. A special committee of three on the Con-
gressional Apportionment bill was appointed by
the President. In the Assembly several bills
were passed, among which were those for the en-
largement of the canals sufficiently to permit the
passage of gunboats, to confirm certain acts of
act consolidating the several acts relative to the
District Courts of this city. number of other
bills acted upon, and the thanks of the House
were voted to the Speaker and Speaker pro tenn
pore.
The telegraph announces the death by drowning
Of Governor Louis P. Harvey, of Wisconsin. The
accident happened while the deceased sYassing
from one boat to another on the Tennessee river,
at Savannah, whittier he had gone to administer to
the necessities Of our soldiers wounded in the bat
tie at Pittsburg Landing. Mr.. Harvey was elected
Governor of Wisconsin by the republicans on tho
5th November, 1861, and assumed the duties of the
Office in January last His first message, delivered
to the Legislature on the 10th of January, was
most elaborate document, in which he reviewed
the condition of the State in q mastery manner,
and exhibited disposition to hold the reins of
government with just and fearless hand.
The Richmond Dispatch has the following no.
tice of the Hon. R. X. Meade:-"4he public will be
deeply grieved to learn the death of this distin-
guished virginian. He had served with decided
reputation in the old United States Congress, and
subsequently filed with distinction the important
position of Minister at Brazil. He was gentle
man of the most pure and elevated character, and
his loss will be deeply deplored by all who know
how to value exalted intellect and unspotted moral
WORTH
A partial list of the Union commissioned officers
Pittsburg show the following figures:-