The New York herald., 1862-02-21
IhS Subject Referred to a yoi,t
Conference Committee.
Probable Final Passage OF tIc
Bill To-Day.
Proposed Expulsion Of Senator Powell.
Of Kentucky.
OFFICIAL.
WAR BULLETIN.
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HEADouARrrss ARMY. ADTr GEsxRAL's 0PprcE,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20, 1852
l. Colonel G, C. Washburne, of the Second Wisconsin
cavalry has leave Of absence until further ordes
Bile him to the star Of Major General Grant.
II. Lieutenant Colonel George Andrews. OF the Sixth
infantry, having been found by tho Board Of
Examination TO be physically incompetent to discharge
the duties Of his Office aud the President having approved
the finding he will be placed upon the list of retired off,
GERS OF that class in which tho disability results from Ions
and faithful service, from some injury incident thero
to, to dato from February Is, 1862.
m-Bri.ader General Thomas Williams United States
Volunteers, is relieved from duty in the Department Of
North Carolina. and win report 10 Major General g. l..
Butler, United States Volunteers.
The Secretary OF War directs that on the evening
OF Saturday tho 22d OF February inst the War Depart
msnt winder's Building, Corcorans Building and the
Armory be illuminated in honor Of tho victories
the rebels. Captain f. H. Camp, Assistant Quarter
master United States Army, is charged with the
ton of this ORDER except regards the War department
V-Brgado Surgeon Ed. +. Phelps. United States Vol
unteers will report at the headquarters of the army Of
the Potomac for assgnmen. the brigade commanded
! by General Brooks.
W-Ieave OF absence for thirty days granted Captain
WIN L. Dyo Eighth infantry on Surgeons certificate
Of i'll health.
vIi-Sergesnt Peter N McChesney is by direction OF
the Secretary OF War appointed Second Lieutenant in
the First regiment of Dstrce OF Columbia volunteers
James w. Riggs resigned, 10 dato from Juauary T. 1862
by command OF Major General MCCLELLAN.
l.. THOMAS, Adiaisnt General.
ORDERS FEoN rnx QUARrsRMAsTER GENERAL.
QuARiKRM ,srsR Generals OrPICx,
WASHINGTON, Feb IL, 1882. !
Al officers Of tho Qusrtcrmasers Department are in.
sructed to make special report TO tho Quartermaster
General upon every Of which they have knowledge in
which
l. Fraud has been praoiicsd upon the government by
contractors by OF different inferior article
from that contracted for.
whero inspectors have neglected their duty in order
that suits may be brought against both fraudulent
tractors and neg inspectors.
BY order OF tho Secretary OF War.
N. G. MfIGS, Quartermastor General.
QrARrxRxAsrgR GENERALS OYrIcx,
| WASHINGTON Cry, Feb. 20. 1882.
Complaints having been made OF the quality Of por
Of the clothing issued to the troops with request
for relief to the soldiers who charged with tho
clothing the attention Of the officers OF the Quarermas
ters Department called to paragraph 01s and o22 Of
the Revised Regulations pages $50 and 151. Boards Of
survey undcr paragraph os have tho powor 10 assess
the prices at which the damaged clothing may be issued
10 the troops and to recommend the condemnation Of
Such clothing rs is entirely unfit FOR use.
Under this regulation the value OF clothing which is
the regulation material may be considered Dy
the boards Of survey and upon the approval OF the
ports Of such boards BY the commanding officer Of an
army department and by tho Quartemastsr General,
tho proper directions win he given for tho relief Of the
soldiers.
Paragraph ,022 requires every officer receiving
public property to make careful examination TO ascer.
tain its quality and conditions
Had this done all it would have enabled
the department earlier to detect any frauds attempted
by inspectors contractors II should be strictly OBJ
| served. n. c. MEIGS, Quartetmaster General.