The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-01
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Especial 70 Post.
WAsnIseron, Jan. 29.-Gen. Mcclellan Was
before the Van Wyck Contracts Investigating
Comnittoe to-day.
RI. Hendersoo, the new Missouri Senator 70
a favor Of the oxpulslOn OF Bright
II Z proposed 70 modify the Language Of the
resolution. IN which snaps II VIII probably pa0.
Extensive Frauds have besn discovered 10 ar.
my contracts In Philadelphia, and two members
Of the committee ON the conduct Of the war
have left for Philadelphia 70 investigate the al
fair.
Times correspondence
The House Committee on Commerce at their
meeting to-day, authorized Gen. Ward to report
on the Canadian reciprocity treaty. The report
viii suggest > number Of important changes,
making e more equal and favorable TO the US.
Certain prisoners released from Richmond
nd returned here to-day say that Of al the
clothing forwarded to them By Gen. Wool from
IT. Monroe, some months since, BY way OF Nor
folk, care Of Gen. Hughcr, not one garment ever
reached Richmond. II . supposed they we're
appropriated BY the confederates.
TTribune's Dispatch1
WAsurngrcx. Jan. 29.-The Special Commit
tee on the iefences and Notifications Of lakes
and rivers had an important meeting this morn
ing. General Mcclellan laid before the Com
immediate action. He favors the fertilization
of few commanding points, such as Mack.
NAV, Fort Gratiot, and some place on the Sault
st. Marie canal, and the reliance elsewhere upon
naval iefences: 70 supply which ho recommends
the establishment Of one or more depots of
arms on the lakes It il understood that the
Committee concur in the 0eneraps views and
will make . report in accordanee Herewith at
an early day.
The statement that the House Committee on
the District of Columbia has decided to report
against the abolition of slavery in the District
is untrue. Whatever IL the sentiments of the
Committee they have not yet been expressed by
vote. Mr.. Upton, OF Virginia, TO wnom the
question was referred reported orally that, in
his judgment, 1t was inexpedient ct present. No
action was taken upon his report, but Mr.. Ash
Icy gave notice that If majority OF the Com.
mittec espoused Mr.. Upton's views he should
submit minority report to the House, accom-.
panied by bill providing for the immediate
| abolition of slavery within the District.
Gen. Stoneman, Chief Of Cavalry, has recon-
mended the consolidation of the seventy-seven
regiments of volunteer cavalry into fifty regi-
ments. He advised that the field and line Of
ficers already mustered in be examined by a
| OOuIu VI OmCcFo WuOkSuhu Blu Out ~ ie6st Uuc-
third, and recommends the men also be sifted
and those not fit for horsemen mustered as in
| fantry or mustered out altogether.
Mr. Tucker was confirmed to-day as Assistant
Secretary of War. and Frederick Steele of Mis-
souri,, As Brigadier General.
Secretary Seward has issued an order to Ward
| d. Lamon, Marshal of the District, instructing
him not to receive or retain in bis CUSTODY auy
persons claimed to be held to labor or servitude
unless they are charged With crimes or are held
| as fugitive slaves under the law of Congress,
ana to retain noEe claimed as fugifives longer
than thirty days, unless in compliance with a
special order enanatng from some competent
tribunal.
| Times Dispatch.
Secretary Stanton was shown private letters
| to-day from Kentucky containing important and
extraordinary statements regarding the battle at
Somerset, to.wit: That one entire rebel regi
ment threw down their arms in the conflict and
declared their purpose no longer to fight against
the government This example was followed by
companies and individuals of other regiments,
and accounts for the complete failure and small
slaughter attending deliberate confederate at.
tack.
Gen. Thomas is not pursuing Zollicoffer's de-
feated army, the roads and inadequate trans
portation not permitting. He is building a
road Of thirty miles in length to render his ad-
vance into Tennessee easy and permanent.
| A deserter from Stuart's I'd Cavalry came in
our lines this morning and was brought to Sec.