Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-29
Secretary Stanton at Work.
How he diSpOSeS Of an
InVentOr---SerViCG the
requisite to Conf
mand.
PROBABLE CHANGE IN THE ORD
NANCE DEPARTMENT--GE
RIPLEY TO BE SU-
PERCEDE0.
WAR INVESTIGATIONS--.BALL'S
BLUFF AND ACCOMAC
EXPEDITION.
Our Relations with Canada
Continuation of the Re
ciprocity Treaty.

WAsHEaroS, Jan. 2s

Special Dispatches to Cleveland Leader)
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
ACHAEGE IN THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
A change in the Ordnance Bureau of theWal
Department is probable. Ripley is regarded
as very slow and fogyish and inclined tc
cOnstrue his orders so as to give himself the
least and the Government the most trouble
sTANToSs RECEPTION OF THE PUBLIC.
Stanton had the public on his shoulders
yesterday. Contractors and office seekers
sought him in shoals.
HOW TIE ARMoR.MAKsR DIDxT 8r HIS IN
vEETIoN.
An inventor OF patent breast plate was
asked iii had been tested by the Board,
"No," he replied "Then I'll order test
Put it on and be shot at" "But I might
be hit in some unprotected part" '.No, Col.
Berdan shall shOot-a sure marksman. y
The breast plate inventor edged away.
THE TEsT OF APPOINTMENT
The candidates for suffers and second
Lieutenants were asked if they had seen
service. Ifyes, they were promised places;
if no, they went away disappointed.
AIDS TO MAJOR GEEERALs.
The bill of August 5th, conierring on the
President alone the appointing power of ad-
ditional Aids to Msjor-Generals in accord
ance with which McClellan's were returned
to the President yesterday, will probably be
repealed, so that those, as in other cases shall
require confirmation by the Senate.
PAPAL OFFICERS IN THE ARMY.
The late papal officers now in service in
the United States We received orders from
the Pope to keep it re diness to return to
Europe at short noti e. ..-
INVESTIGATION OF BA Is BLUFF AND AC5oNAC.
The War TnvestiR tin committee to-day
examined Gen. Ba ks and Col. Stevens
on the battle of Balls Blaf, and Col. Paine
of Wisconsin, Maj. Bueen of Michigan, Col.
Warren of New York, and others, on the
Accomac expedition. The investigation OF
both topics will probably 6e continued to-
morrow.
PASSES FOR TRAFELERs.
The Provost Marshal requires all travellers
between Washington and Port Tobacco,
LeOnardstowu and vicinity to have passes,
the roads being in military possession.
THE PRISONER COMMISSIONERS ACCEPT.
Bishop Ames and Hamilton Fish have tele-
graphed their acceptance of the commits
sionship to southern prisoners.
THE BRIGHT EXPULSION.
Eight New York Republicans telegraphed
to the Legislature to instruct Senators to
vote for the expulsion of traitor Bright.
THE CANADIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Gen. Ward, from the House Committee on
Commerce, has made a report upon petitions
praying for abrogation of the Canadian re
ciprOcity treaty. So far from advising its
abrOgatiOn, the Committee urges that our
commercial union with Canada should be
more, not less intimate. TIE Committee in
the course of a very long document, discusses
the resources and present condition of the
British provinces, and the state of our
present relations with them. a live policy
is most conducive to the welfare of both
countries. The Committee incidentally no.
tice the leading principles Of the German
commercial union.
SIMPLIFYING THE U. S. STATUTES.
Senator Sumner introduced bill today
authorizing the President to appoint three
persons learned IN law, to revise, simplify,
arrange and consolidate the Q. S. Statutes
general and permanent in their nature, with
head notes to each title, and subdivisions
giving the substance of the laws, and side
notes guiding to text, and referring to origi-
nal acts and discussions under them. The
Commission to report to Congress, which
shall correct contradictions and enact the
bill
IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECISION.