Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-27
From Washington.

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Ian presented a resolution of The Iowa
Legislature relating to the sickness
among the Iowa troops.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the joint
resolution for cooperation with the
States in accordance with the Prcsi-
dents message, with q rccommenda-
ton that it pass.
On motion of Mr.. Grimes, the bill
for the reorganization of the Navy
Department was taken up. After some
amendments, the bill was passed.
The Senate proceeded To discuss the
bill abolishing slavery in the District
Of Columbia.
The Supreme Court has decided,
after an elaborate argument, two
cascs-namcly: The United States
against Lysander Rabbit, and the
United States against Robert Coles
in favor of the United States, settling
therein that Registers and Receivers
of Public Lands cannot retain the fees
on military bounty land warrants be-
yond the compensation Of $4,000 per
annum, which they were limited to by
the act Of of 1918. This decision of
long contested question saves to the
Government nearly 100000. The
argument on behalf of the Gov
ernment was prepared by Assistant
Attorney General Godfrey.
The Government has information
that the four steam rams now building
by the rebels, two at Mobile and two
at New Orleans, are similar in con-
struction, though undoubtedly more
formidable than the Hollins Turtle.
They will, however, it is believed, be
no comparison with the Merrimac.
Iancey was captured a few days
since on board a schooner, which was
trying to run the blockade. He was
dressed in sailors costume, but was
recognized by one Of the newspaper
correspondents.
A spy arrested within our lines, had
pass from the Provost Marshal, and
documents signed by Beauregard.
The conduct of the War Committee
has investigated the matter of passes,
and some queer facts are coming to
light. .-#-s.....'.
The War Department will probably
authorize the arming of the Indians on
the Kansas border, as Commissioner
Dole advises it.
Gen. Fremont has had an interview
with the President and Secretary Of
War. He will press his affairs for
promptly starting to his department.
His headquarters will be in the field.
The relatives Of Captain Franklin
Buchanan, who commanded the rebel
iron-clad steamer Merrimac at the late
fight, have written to his relatives in
Washington, from Baltimore. that he
is dead, and that his body is to be
brought to the old homestead, on the
eastern shore of Maryland, for inter
ment. .. "a
The limits of the Department to
which Gen. Hunter has been assigned
having been incorrectly stated it may
not be improper to state that it com
prises the States of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida.
The Monitor is lying in wait for the
Merrimac at Fortress Monroe.
1t is considered that we have secur-
ed great military advantages by the
capture of Newbernc 1t places the
safety of Gen. Burnside beyond ques-
ton. Sol.
The World editorially gives a rumor
that Fredericksburg, Va, was occu-
pied by our forces on Sunday the 10th
inst. ~.
Much anxiety is felt for Colonel
Corcoran and the Union prisoners.
Brig Gen Burnside has been con-
frmed by the Senate as Major-Gene-
eral of volunteers.
Diplomatic circles are sensibly dis
turbed by authentic news received
from Cuba. indicating serious mis-
understanding between the allied pow
ers in Mexico.
A Mr.. Pringle, an unnaturalized
Scotchman, resident at Manassas du-
ring the winter, relates incidents OF
rebel disentombing, of savage decapi-
tation. and of procession with skulls