Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-15
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THE WAR NEWS.
News from General McC Clellan's
Army.
FRaM OUR ARMY IL TENNESSEE.
Another Skirnish in MiSsOur
From W ashington.
WAsHIN0roN, May Is.

ARLINGTON, may 10.
Especial to the Tribune.l
The judiciary Com mittse Of the House hav,
agreed to report 10 favor Of the ad1is.ion Of the
81 member froa Cali osnia.
A delegation from Columbus, Ohio, urged the
claims Of that plan - right tor National
Armory before the Military Committee Of the
Uouse to day.
Acting Provost Masshai. Col. Gales, yesterday
took charge Of the post cfice at Fredericksburg
oustiug the rebel post master whe has held the
Cf6 ;e 20 years under the Federal Government and
grown rich upon it. He bad the efficiency to de.
m and 345 which he said the United States Pos,
Ufi.e Department o~ed. spd which be hoped
would be paid in gold.
F.P. Pratt. Of the contract Post nice Depart.
ment, left " sshington to day TOR Norfolk to open
the post ofce 1t that place. The mails will b
sent BY tho old route via. Fl. Monroe.
Representative Lovejoy's bill which has passed
both Houses, establishes . department o. ag.
riculture, th a commissioned salary Of 50 ,OVO
per annum for the chief executive Ulcers. 1t is
,eparate and di -tinct from oil other departments
exc usiveiy devoted to agriculture.
Tne recent act Of the Legislature Of New York,
placing its canal. at the service Of the govern
men, SO far as to allow the enlargement VI its
cansl locks to size adeqaste to the passage Of
vesssls able TO defend he lakes ON hostile at.
tack., was placed Oh the table Of congress this
A. 81. accompanied by o letter frsm Captain
Ericsson, and also by evidence furnished by ex-
tracts from the London Times. showing the de-
fenseless CONDITION Of American commerce on th Z
lakes. and the ability OF Eng and, at any time
10 take immediate and complete n'rol Of them.
peeling OF the conservative members Of Con
gress from all the States defeat the schemes of
The aboitionists and sece ssionis,s was held this
evening iL the hall Of Represent 4tiv-s MIR
Crittenden in the chair, and Mr. Cox sec'y. Mr..
Richardson, to test the sense Of the meeting,
moved that the chairman have power to call them
together whenever it shall again become Necessary
in order th at they might ma 9 arrangements for
defending objectionable measures. There was no
legislative t ending: fwtic they knew ent ugh
10 determine ahat course to take. They were in
the miis Of shifting schemes heretofore suggest.
ed-that their report p'epsIed be not submitted,
for when report was adopted there was no recall
ing 1t; they should boli themselves in readiness
to act on AL measures as policy might die ate.
Mr.. kellogg concsrrej 10 the suggestions. He
thought the results of the meeting ON Saturday
tightly ben. fetal He referred to the mocifca-
tons OF the bill rendered to secure freedom to the
persons within the ierr tories Of the Uni ei
States, 1t having been stripped Of its other fea-
lures.
Mr. Cox said We ha Int killed the abolition bust
ness yet. All conservative men ought to consult
upon wh 1t ac,ion should be pursued a. all times;
the Committee to be appointed ought to see that
Ii cir friends are in tier sea;s defeat mis-
chievous legislation, and some plan for concerlng
and combining, at any time, when necessary
Mr.. Mallory concurred in ths Views just ex-
pressed.
Il was finally concluded TO appoint committee
Of seven members for the purposes sugg sted.
Mr Cri't.nden sug sested that it was desirable
that Congre houid adjourn IT an early day.
Mr.. W,ckl;fe said it appeared that the enate
had determined not to adjourn, and had rel cted
the House resolution fixing the time.
Mr.. Mallory remarked that he had q conversa-
tion with Senator Fes enden aud was informed by
him that they would be rerdy to adjourn by the
mid die Of June
Senator Powell said he had heard some extreme
men remark that they would not adjourn during
the war.
WASHINGTON, May Ii.
Robert Morris, Esq. Caief Clerk Of the
House Of Representatives. lett here to day for 'he
headquarters Of Gen Mcclellan, b arlng With him
hand, omely crossed copy Of The resolutions Of
thanks pass d by the Ilvuse on Friday iast. Mr.
Morris, by direction Of ito Clerk Of the House,
will deliver these to the General in person.
1he Military Department recently retored,
includes the State o Kansas, the Indian Terrific
~ west OF the Arkansss snl the Territories Of
Nebraska, Colorado and Nevada, with The head
quarters at tort Leavenworth.