, 1862-07-01
MATTERS At THE CAPITAL,
TIE SENATE Debate oM
WESTERN ARsENALs, .-
The House Discussion On the IIIfnais
and Michigan Ship canal.
: :. 80 -. -;.
PROSPECTS And PRoRa.sE OF FOR.
EleN INTERVENTION, !.
The National Perils by Delay.

The National Perils by Delay.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal. .
WASHINGTON, june 80, 1862.
1ir, Browning nlade vigorous effort to-day
TO have the location- Of the Illinois arsenal, in
1he new arsenal BILL changed from Rock
Island to sone other point. He first moved
to change to Quincy.
Nh. TFnlnbul opposed: this location. He
Wss wilag to'vote for the location at Rock
Island, but if any change was to be made, be
must prefer Alton to Quincy, as it had better
navigation, equally good railroad connection,
and was, besides,, the natural rendezvous for
Illinois troops.
Mr.. Browning argued that Alton mas too
-near the st. Louis Arsenal
Mr. Lane of Indiana explained that when
the Committee had the bill under considera-
ton, they approved Of the SELECTION
OF Columbus, because it is good
railroad centre in the midst of a fine
country, and where living is probsbly as cheap
as anywhere in the United States. Indianapo
lis had some advantages, aud in addition had
an arsenal already begun there under the State
authority. As tur Illinois, they thought ths
region around Springfield could be easily aup.
Piled from Indianapolis, and the southern
portion Of the State from St. Loni., and there
lure 1Hly the northern part needed provision,
and that the arsenal at Rock Island would
supply, and also other portions of the North.
west. He urged that there should be nc
change from the bill as reported Tie Senate
voted down amendments substituting eithc.
Alton: or Quincy. Mr. Browning then tried
to get Rock Island changed to- Springfield.
bnt failed. Mr. Wade stated that since this
~ar broke out, the meTe transportation OF
arms from the West to the Springfield,
Mass, arsenal for repairs and back had
cost more than the whole appropriation for
the three arsenals. The bill finally passed.
Only Bayard, Browning, Carlisle, Davis, Ken
nedy,. King, Powell, and Salisbury voting
against it. It establishes arsenaIs for 1epos.
its and repairs Of arms at Columbus, Ipdian-
aPo1is and Rock 1sland, and appropriates
100000 for the erection OF each. They will
be the came as the Springfield; Mass, arsenal
except that they Will only repair and not
manufacture.
The pensions cut of by The sen4te today
wcre stopped because the. ladies' drawing
them are aVowed sccessionists. 4
pension was granted to the widow Of
the late Major-G Charles F. Smith
of Paducah Of $50 per month more than is Gus
tomary.
The committee OF conference on the test
oath bill reported that the House should agree
to oil the Senate amendments but one and
that there shonld be substituted clause ex-
cepiing the President from the requirements
Of the bill. The Senate adopted the bill as
thus amended. The matter did not come up
in the House but the bill is certain to be
adopted there. Mr. Fessendcn's resolutions
requiring the advertisement weekly Of con-
tracts granted WAS passed.
The House spent whole day On Mr.,
Arno1d's bill to improve the navigation in the
illinois and Desplaines Rivers, and deepen the
Illinois aud Michigan Canal so as to insure
navigation for guuboats between Lake
Michigan and the Mississippi River, and Civ
Ing 5000 900, to the State of Illinois to aid
in the performance OF this work under the su-
pervision Of their legislature. During the de-
bate FalLandigh ham III opposing the bill de-
clared that the public debt was SOLE, ,00o, ,0o0,
and that the average daily expenditures of the
government for fifteen months past was S.
,911. The accuracy Of his figures is utterly
denied by others.
Mr. 0lfn, in fayoring the bill said that if
our army before Richmond h.d met with 3
substantial reverse, just IS soon as forms of
diplomatic intercourse could be gone through,
our government would be notiGed by En-
gland and France that this struggle must
cease, and hence argued the necessity Of pre-
parirg for 8 FOREIGN W.T..
Thad. Stevens made very happy, humor-
ous and sarcastic speech against the bill, clos
Ing with 8 motion to postpone it, with The
pending amendments to the first Monday In
January, 1858, and on this demanded the pre-
vious question. The vote On postponement,
regarded as test Tote. resulted: Yeas if,y-
seven; nays fifty eight, showing supposed
majority Of on6 in favor Of the BILL After
considerable filibustering, the House ad-
journcd without adding the final Yote, and
the matter comes up again in the morning.
The Senate Finnnce Committee to-day re-
solved On cutting down the amount OF small
notes below the amount Of five dollars, pro-
yided for in the House Treasury Note bill,
from $50, 600 to *25, ,000.-
Phi1ade1phia and New York and other Boards
Of Trade haye been complaining of great de-
tention Of goods shipped west, In consc-
quence Of Secretary -Chase's interruption Of
law requiring examinations for contraband
articles to be made at the last port through
which the goods passed On their represent
atoms Chase decided to day that tue e1am1na-
ton Of goods should be made at the poina
where first shipped.
It Is rumored that Secretary sewatd's visit
to New York Is connected with some recent
foreign complications, Nothing Is definitely
known, however. The conviction Is becom-
ing general here that nothing but speedy vic
tories will prevent foreign interference.
WAsHmGTos, June 30.-Aembers Of Con
gress are constantly RECEIVING letters, asking
for copies Of the tax bill :bnt several days
FIJI e1apse before they are printed. Is many
questions are asked Us to how the apDoiut-
ment Of collectors and assessors under the
ta1 bill willbe made, from whatcan be learned
1t is understood that the :President will adopt
the principle pursued in the case Of: .postmas-
ters In The cities aad large towns generally,
but not In every Instance On the recomneada.
fion Of members OF Congress. -.~,-:
The city Is full Of exciting zumogs ofseTere
fighting near Richmond, and they are be-
ueved, but no reliable Intelligence cuncerntng
them has yet tlanspi1ed.
= The report that General Banks Is dissatis-
He'd with the order placing General Pope IN
command of the army Of Virginia, isnof true,
Gen. .Banka Is soldier, and obeys pri1ers.