, 1862-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9Th, 1862
The Senate Military Committee report ad-
verse1y to- the House bill for the payment Of
field officers Of volunteer regiments, for SER
vices rendered prior TO the organization Of
their commands.
The Invalid Pension Committee will recon-
mend new bill supplying deficits in former
laws, especially as regards regular soldiers.
Government be intelligenccut-. design By
Great Britnil to seize the Sandwich ISLANDS:
R1ght was absent from the Senate cham
Der, this afternoon, when the vote for his ex-
ru1sion was being taken. He was with his
wife in Il committee room, whittier he had
retired with his books and papers immedi-
ate1y after reading his defence. he had a.
ready drawn his pay up to the last momcat.
His wife awaited him in the committee room.
It is THOUGHT here that Richard ". Thompson,
an old Wlis and former member Of Congress,
WILDE Ills successor. The Indiana Repubi-
can members are not unwilling to fight the
Democracy On tie issue Of lis return to the
Senate, which issue has been intimatcd by
him.
c. B. Waite Of Illinois, and Thos. B. Drake
Of Michigan, Asseciate Justices Of Utah, were
confirmed to-day. There will be another
long Executive session on military appoint
mcnts tomorrow.
The leaders Of the opposition to tile legal
tender and other features of SpaaldiDg's bill,
have agreed on substitutc-substantiall
Morrill's. The vote will DC very close to-mor-
row.
Gen. Marcy, Chief Of tho Potomac staff,
has returned to his duties in restored health.
It is still believed that Mr. Spaulding's Trca~
s1lIy Note bill, with the legal tender clause in-
cluded, will, merely on the grounds Of sup
posed necessity, secure majority Of both
Houses. We're the Treasury less barren Of
funds, tho measure would be more doubtful.
Strong opposition WIS developed yesterday:
The Committee arc four to four on the 4ues-
tion offsubnaitting Morrills proposition.
Senator Simmons Will soon bring forward
project for National Savings Bank and Gov
..er7e=aent fsesl agency, originated By him, rs
an improvement upon the old United States
Bank and Wcbstcr's Exchcquer plan.
| A bill is maturing authorizing the President
| to appoint Lieutenant General from regu-
| lar or volunteer officers, designed to put some
body over Gen. Mcclellan.
| Young naval officers complain of the delay
in retiring the seniors under the bill lately
passed, and Of the consequent delay in making
| promotions.
It is suspected that the tisate Richmond
will carry Gen. Scott to Vera Cruz, rs semi
| official Commissioner to the allies and the
Mexican Government.
| A track has been Ibid across Long Bridge,
| thus completing tho road connecting between
this city and Alexandria. Trains now pass over
the bridge regularly.
It is said that the changed treatment Of pri
Tatcersmen is Stanton's work, contemporaries
ous with the sending Of Commissioners South.
Letters from Cairo soy that everything con
ncctcd with the flot5lh is working well, and
that new spirit has been infused since the Pres
idcnt himself took hold.
ITO the Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Military Com
n1ittee Of the Senate to-day agreed on BIZ
Service, Of sixteen musicians each They also
determined on bill reducing the mileage o.
officers to six cents pee mile.
The Committee Of Ways and Means, in the
absence Of Hon. John s. Phelps Of Missouri
who is in the army, are evenly divided OF
| fAVRN+4tA0AA
tender. There is great doubt, itowe.cs, u.
the passage Of the bill containing that pro
vision.
The report made to-day by the Committee
ciprocity treaty, butadyoeates an enlargement
Of its commercial connection.
The report was rccommittcd for further &C
. ton by the Committee.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day ad
dressed another letter to Mr. Spau!ding, ur;s
| ;,.or 7nfe nrf70p the Trr3%uFY MT
Bill. Arrangements hare been made by til
opponents q the bill to frame 4 substitute
consolidating leading features in the PROPOSE
t;ons OF IMorrill, Ya1landisham and Conh
Bright was expelled from the Senate to-day
He lcft before tho vote #as announced II
galleries were dcnscly crowded, and the audi
ence expressed their satisfaction at the result
:: Previous to Ills expulsion, Bright spoke q
,, | length, SAYING he had ever voted for peace an
never gave Sectional vote. Every impuls
| Of his Gcart was given to his country; aud b
| Welded to no man in bis attachment to It,
he should be turned out, be would put hlnse
on trial before q tribunal which should b
] Of Indiana the question Of right or wrong j
this case. he had no part in the morcmet
for a disruption Of the Union He Wou1
| leave the people to decide the question.
3 WA NEW ToRK.
, New YoRK, February 5.-The HsTrld
: | Washington correspondent says, yesterday .
t | terpoon another little skirmish occurred ned
i The banks Of the Occoquan. It WAS reporte
, in the morning that a body Of rebels was
Pohick Church. Capt. Lowing Of the Thir
I Michigan Regiment, then on picket du1
c i'll front Of Ger. Helntzelman'6 Division, too
: 81 men under Lieut. Brennan from Conlpar
d F, and g. under Lieut. Bryan from Conlpal
Il 81, aud went to meet them. Arriving at fohlt
8 Church. no rebels were seen. The part
f however, proceeded to the banks Of the Dec
: | auan, opposite the town Of that name, ar-i
d | ing there early in the afternoon. A few I
l. armed men were observed drilling in the tow
= | They gave the alarm, when number OF reof
q came from the houses and fred on our Me
n A brief sliTmish took place; four Of the re
e els were seen to fall, sad were carried of
their comradc. No injury was sustained
d any Of our party, except By one man, Who
5, I slightly bruised by a4spcnt ball. Tie eneI
It we1e about sending 4 largc party across
IF / Occoauan, when our men rttreated to TIL
3 The tIng Of trnce from RebeMQnl cover
IF m ip,pudent demand. The message IS said
ks haye been from jeff. Davis to President
ID coin, announcing that if the Federal Cove
j. uent permit the rebel bridge burners to
hung, under the order Of Gen da!feck. y
Federal prisoners, Coils Corcoran, Lee, y
cox and Others, held as hostages for the saf
Of the pir,tas, atall be Immediately hung
retaliatlon. 4 Cabinet meeting was called
consider tae subject, but am requested !
to announce the result. jeff. Davis will lc
)a- NEW YoRK. January s. 1sG2-Washing
n, specials state that the House is yery clos
- divided on the legal tender clause Of
'eo Treasury note bill, and 1t Is satd the sna1o1
cu- Of tAc Senators are adverse TO It.