, 1862-06-25
VARIOUS MlLiTARY MATTERS.
IMPORTANT NAVAL REFORMS.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribure.1

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trihure.1
WASHINGTON, June cath, 1861
In answer to resolution Of inquiry, Adjt.
Gen. Thomas sent In report on chaplains.
There are 395 on duty, twenty mine absent on
leave, and thirteen absent without leave. Ho
recommends, to promote efficiency, that they
should be required to file in the war Office
certificates Of good moral character from pre-
siding authorities Of their church.
4 decided feeling Is developing against the
present chaplaipcy system, brought on by the
bad conduct Of chaplalns. Some Of those
visiting Washington, for example, have made
habit Of pestering newspaper Offices for
dcad-head tickets to the thea:er.
The Senate was occupied most Of to-day on
tic contlscation bill. It had its own and the
House 10th up. That Of the House confis-
Gated the property Of ofice-holders,
officers of the army, and active
rebels generally. That Of the Senate imposes
a fine to be levied after trial by jury.
The radicals oppose the Senate bill. Mr.
Salisbury made q eemi-seccssion speech
aga;rss coAfiscation.
There is no connection to-day from Manas-
eas..to Front Royal on the railroad.
Front Royal, It is supposed, Is in danger.
The IndianianB have had another meeting
and raised $500 more for the sick and wound
cd Of their State, and promise to raise still
more.
The Reptsblicaa to-day charges that secess-
iobists arc still employed as clerks in the
treasury department.
Candidates are beginning to be sworn In for
collie ctorship under the new tax bill
jake Egbert and Bob Corwinc, among others,
arc here from Ohio looking for the new
places.
The pariy Of Congressman returned from
McClellan's army in disgust. He wouldn't
give them passes, and said he had no time to
attend to civilians.
The Whitehouse iulbroglio is not settled
| yet. The towns full 2f frumo1s about dangers
in theralley Of. .T7iiginla, but nothing definite
| OF reliable. j
| Business begins to crowd through Congress
| with 5 rapiditr that promises to clear off all
in,pur,ant matters for L speedy adjournment
| Or recess.
| Following up the promptness with which il
! put the tax bill through yesterday, the House
to-day passed four almost equally important
measures. The Pacific railroad bill, the
poGgamy bill, and the bounty Law
and treasury note bills. OF these, the. first
two will be laws as soon as they receive tht
presidents signature, Of which there Is NJ
doubt.
Tie Pacific railroad bill was put through
Just as it came from the Senate the day before
by vote Of 100 to 81. Some insist tha
big swindlc is involved in the provis
ion for four branch roads from
the eastern terminus to connect with existing
roads eastward. But the majority are de
: Lighted that this Congress should have sue
ceedcd in what has been admitted by al
parties for ten years to be desirable, viz, th
, | the Pacific.
t The House agreed to the Senate amend
= tcnu On the po1ygamy bill. It passe;
, | The amount Of it is to pave the way #
trouble with the Mormons just when VIC ca
, least affordit. There Is u probability Of pre-
+ sure now to admit Utah as State.
The bounty law appropriates five millior
i to pay hountics to the widows, fathers, mot1
= ers, brothers, sisters or children Of 80
+ o1crs h'5leo OF aisaeieo Ill eefSiee'
q gives the commissioner OF pensions t"ent
c five more clerks. There have been sever
5 bills aiming at the general object Of the OF
5 on which the House and Senate have dis
l. greed This WIS only introduced IN the Hou
l. the other dag, and is pretty certain to {
q | thrnr1rh the Senatc at nuce rs the treasu
J. Iote bill passed the House. 1t authorised tt
Is issue OF ss'oo,oVo- On tne vote as TO the q
> nomination less than tye dollars, and t.
1t feature allowing the printing Of notes to
II done il the treasury department, only Pc
dlcton and White from Ohio voted against
e. The House unexpectedly refused to agr
le with tho Senate On the test oath bill 7
# Committee OF Conference is pretty certai
&c however, to barmonizo without losing t
If mnin features of the BILL
d The Illinois ship canal bill Is set for ho
u day next In the House, and ~lu be Kept moVl
+ thenceforth until disposed o.
T. a bnl passed the House aool'shlng ports
10 delivery at HICKMAN, n.y., Chattanooga q
y Knoxville, Tenn, and Hannibal, Mo-
u Inc secretary OF war mas o5en called On I
E papers IN the Mch1nstry case
[e The most important Senate amendments
IL the test oath Dill Oh wilson o1 Iowa, dlsqu
u Tying voluntary rebels, On which the comm
- lee Oh conference was asked o5 inc dou'
y exempts IRON It's operation the v1ce-fre
dent, senators and members OF Inc Hou
=. 1t passed the Senate o5 vote OF eighteen
1e twenty. II "as moved IN 1ne senate oy u
r. rett Davis. supported BY Doohtt'e and q
s. lilc, while Vallandigha1n LED the party in
=, house seek,ns concurrence N IT.
~ Senator Powell has introduced bill