Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
MASON AND SLIDELL HEARD
FROM.
Their Arrival at Bermuda.
THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION NEAR
HATTERAS.
THE WESTERN NATIONAL
ARM0RY.
Committee Unable to Agree.
The Number of Chaplains to
be Reduced.
DEATH PENALTY FOR FRAUDS
UPON GOVERNMENT.
GEN. STONE REPORTED
UNDER ARREST.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE GULF.
The Firing at Fort Pickens.
WARRINGTON DESTROYED by FIRE
GEN. STONE REPORTED
UNDER ARREST.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE GULF.
The Firing at Fort Pickens.
WARRINGTON DESTROYEOBY FIRE
This Mornings Report.
FROM WASHINGTON

TTibune's correspondence;
| The joint resolution Of the Legislature
| Of New York in relation to the reciprocity
treaty with the British provinces, which
| was referred to the House Committee Of
| Commerce, is committed to Gen. Ward, who
| has prepared o report. An extension Of
the features Of reciprocity will be recon-
mended, and q removal Of the restrictive
Determinations which render the opera.
ton Of the treaty unequal.
The Committee propose to make this the
occasion Of extending commercial rels.
tions with other nations on this Cont.
nent.
The House Military Committee, at their
meeting this morning, authorized Mr..
0lin to report bill reducing the number
of Chsplains to one for each brigade, and
establishing Hospital Chsplsins This re-
duetion has been asked for by many Chap
lains and clergymen, as well IS hosts Of
officers.
The Committee on the proposed National
Armory west Of the AlleghRnies has met
a sufficient number Of times to learn that
it's members disagree SO thoroughly that it
viii be impossible to secure majority in
favor of any place. Probably the COM
mittee will recommend that three Commits
sioners be appointed by the President to
select a site.
The nomination of Charles &. Foster as
Marshal, Of North Carolina, was rejected
yesterday by the Senate.
Gen. sigel is strongly pressed for Ma
jor GeReralship by Senators and Repre-
sentstiVes from the Northwest. Chicago,
through Mr.. Arnold, particularly urges
his appointment.
Times dispatch
The Committee on the conduct Of the
WAT uEFe rSsOl-s1 20 racommend the in.
mediate passage of g bill to punish WTIn
death any person who commits fraud
upon the Government, whereby q soldier
is bodily injured, as for instance in the
sale of unsound provisions also to punish
with imprisonment and oon6soation Of all
property and Government dues, all con-
tractors who in any way defrsud the
Government in the quality of goods sold
or service pretended to be rendered to the
Government.
Senator Sherman, from the Committee
appointed to examine and report as to the
compensation Of all officers Of the Govern
ment, reported an important bill this morn
ing in relation to the printing for the
Government.
This bill proposes that daily paper be
printed under the superintendence Of the
public printer, to be entitled the Congress
sional Record, to contain the debates and
proceedings of each House in the form and
style of the Daily Globe. The number of
reporters Of each House to have their
compensation, their mode Of selection and
duration in Office, to be fixed by each House
respectively. -
The bill also provides for engraving,
lithOgraphing and binding, may be done
under the same provisions.
Mr.. Sherman intends to urge immediate
setiOn on this bill, as by its adoption the
Government will save nearly million dol
lars -
1t is understood that the contract let out
by Secretary Cameron for quarter Of
million rifles and caFbiEes, win be ordered
to be snnulled oy Congress. They will not
be available in the present war, and as they
are TO cost an average Of seven dollars
each, above manufacturers prices, they in
volve g loss Of nearly nine million dollars
to the Treasury.