The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-22
BY TELEGRAPH.

WASHINGTON ITEMS.

I Yesterday the Senate confirmed Cassius
M. Clay as Major General, and Jesse L.
Reno, of Burnside's column, as Brigadier
General It also rejected Quartermaster
Charles Leih for second time, the Mill
tary Committee stating that he had a mil
| lion dollars unaccounted for.
Vallandigham was much agitated while
speaking on Hickman s resolution. When
he concluded only two members went to
him-Cox and Pendleton. The Kentucky
members are evidently against him.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, pushed the
House in the Committee of the Whole
through all the Senates amendments to
the Treasury note bill at gallop, cutting
off number of long winded speeches -
The vote concurring in the amendment
paying interest in cash was ayes. 76; nays
not counted. The sinking fund amend
ment was rejected on the unanimous re.
commentator of the Ways and Means
Committee, though opposed by homestead
men because it devotes to this fund the
proceeds of the sales of public lands.
The Richmond Examiner of Saturday
contains an editorial commencing with
the following: From the valiant Sen.
ator down to the timid senmstress the
question on every tongue in Richmond is
whether the enemy are likely to penetrate
with their gunboats to this quarter
The House District of Columbia Com
mittee will report bills abolishing slavery
and incorporating the Pennsylvania Az
enue Railroad
Assistant Secretary Seward was exam
ined by the Judiciary Committee on con-
sorship of telegraph yesterday. The in
vestigation is drawing to close.
A report was made in the Senate Exec
utive session Yesterday on Mexican affairs
by the Committee on Foreign affairs. 1t
has been ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Rice, of Minnesota, from the Sem
ate Committee on Military Affairs, report
ed yesterday joint resolution giving au-
thority to the President to appoint Lieu
tenant General by brevet. The same Com
mittee reported in favor of an appropria-
ton to purchase aud distribute silver med
ais to privates and non-commissioned off,
GERS in both army and navy for distinguish
ed services during the present war. They
also decide not to grant brevet commits.
sions except for gallant conduct in the
face of the enemy.
All stories purporting that Gen. Free
mont has received clean bill of health
from tho Committee on the Conduct of the
War, or that he has been assigned to a
new command, are without foundation, at
least premature. What may be done even
tually depends upon circumstances.
The Committee on the Conduct of the
War has recently been inquiring into the
case of Dr. Ives, and into the blockade of
the Potomac. On the first matter Mr.
Hudson, managing editor of the N. Y.
Herald, and on the second, Capt. Dahl
green were examined.
The Navy Department will issue pro-
posals for steam men-of-war. The con
struction of gunboats will be pressed
/ The Herald has received authentic in
formation that there were only $4,000
Union soldiers under Gen. Grant at Fort
Donelson instead of 10000 or so, 900 as
reported.
In the House, Mr.. Voorhees,. of Indi-
ana, made thorough secession speech.
declaring that the people of Indiana were
in favor of compromise with the rebels.
!. Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, replied to
him that the people of Illinois were in
favor of Gen. Grants compromise with
Buckner, viz immediate and Unconditional
surrender. Loud applause on floor and
galleries
Thirty transports ran the Potomac block
sde unframed Tuesday and Wednesday
nights.
Gen. Thomas Williams is relieved from
the command at Hatteras and will have
command under Gen. Butler now IT Ship
Island.
| Buffers New England Department has
been abrogsted, and his authority to raise
and equip troops and make contracts re-
voked. Governors of States are hereaf-
ter to be the only persons authorized to
raise regiments.
i Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois, from the
House Military Committee, reported a
resolution urging that no rebels who have
been in the civil, military or naval service
of the United States be exchanged, with
4 design of keeping and Furnishing them
as ring leaders.
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sKIRMIsHINC ON The OCCoQUAN.
Washington, Feb. 81.
The steamer Stepping Stone arrived al
the navy yard this morning from the
upper fotila. Yesterday morning this
steamer with launch and boats crew from
the Yankee went on reconnaissance ur
, Occoquan Creek some four miles. Lieut..
Eastman sent out acting master Lawrence