The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-14
From Washington.
spatch to the Chicago Tribune.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Among the Brig
adler Generals not confirmed were Sckles
and German, and the prospects of the two
latter are very gloomy.
The census of contrabands at Fort Mon
roe shows FIVE thousand there, two.thirds of
whom are able bodied men.
Fortress Monroe is to be strengthened by
heavy Columbiads and Dahgrens, and pre-
pared for all emergencies.
Senator Sumner has read report from
the Foreign Committee, recommending the
recognition of Hayti.
GeH. Stone has not been removed as al
legged, nor is be under arrest, but Secretary
Stanton is in conference concerning his case
with the Committee on the Conduct of the
War, who examined him yesterday, and
whom be assured he had given more proofs
OF loyalty than many of the other COM
manders.
The bill authorizing the President to ap.
point diplomatic representatives to Hayti
and Liberia, introduced by Sumner from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, en-,
acts that such representatives be accredited
as Commissioners and Consul Generals, and
receive the compensation of Commissioners
provided for by the act of August 18th,
1856, provided that the compensation of
the representative at Liberia shall not ex
coed four thousand dollars. The Commit
tee agreed on establishing relations, the
Commissioners to rank with Ministers resi-
dent, between ambassadors and Charge D.
Affaires.
Mr.. Hale withdrew the Morgan report
on account of the action desired On the bill
to provide twenty iron,cIad steamers, in
consequence of letter from Secretary
Welles urging immediate decision to build
or not, specifications and plans having been
already called for in the department.
The list of Brigadiers was telegraphed
incorrectly by the Associated Press. Nei
Their Smith was confirmed. Among those
confirmed were Dumont, Miroy and Wall
lace, of Indiana; N eson and Crittenden, of
Kentucky; Thomas, Viele, Alex. Nc Cook,
John F. Reynolds, Dana of Minnesota
Mitchell of Ohio and Doubleday.
The Generals commanding brigades OF
the army of the Potomac are Abercrombie,
Sedgewick, Meade, Duryea, Jameson, How
ard, Wright, Newton, Hancock, Foster,
Augur, Schoield, Parke, Slocum, Wals
worth, Peck, MartindaIe, Casey; but of
Potomac Generals of Divisions only Reyes,
Negley and Denver were confirmed.
To-day Andrew j. Butler of California,
brother of Gen. Butler, Was rejected as
Commissary of Subsistence.
The House Military Committee author
lied the Chairman to report Senator Will
sons bill touching the pay and emoluments
of the army, with amendments requiring
some examination of volunteers before
being mustered as regulars; and authoriz
ing the President, on application of Govs
ernors. to assign regular officers to field
officers vacancies in volunteer regiments /;
also requiring all furnishers of army sup.
plies to mark the contractors name on each
package, and authorizing the President to
purchase cemetry grounds for soldiers who
fall in the service of the country.
A rebel major was arrested in lower
Maryland by detectives who represent
themselves as members of a secret organic
cation in Baltimore, and wormed into his
confidence.