Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-01-21

yesterday and to day. BY Senator Trum bull |
and Mr.. DOolittle, of Wisconsin. replied |
this afternoon to Mr.. Trumbull iu long |
speech.
The vote resulted in Cameron's confirm
alton.
Mr.. Browning submitted bill to the
Senate to day, recognizing the artillery
branch OF the army, and creating a new
MAJOR General, four Brigadier Generals,
two hundred Captains, for two cn.ps, to be
known as heavy and light artillery.
Senator Wilson's promised Sutler bill
was submitted to the Senate TO day. Ii
abolishes all Sutlerships in the army, ex>
cept On the frontier, ard provides for the
supply OF necessary articles TO the soldiers
through the Commissary Department, a
small advance on the cost price
The Senate committee have amended the
House bill aholishing the ranking rrivi.
iege, so as TO restore it 70 the heads of the
Departments aud Bureaus, and those
allowed it by special act of Congress.
The House Committee of WAYS and
Means have agreed to reduce tho tariff free
list, and increase the duties ON liquors, spi
ces. &c.
They also considered the general bank
ing law to day, but arrived at no decisive
action.
The fertilization bill passed the House to
day.
This is very importan: and timely
measure. 1t rebuilds, repairs or strength
ems every fortification on the northern
frontier, and the Atlantic aud Gulf coasts,
including new fort on Ship Island.
Col Bakers aids, who were with bin
during the battle Of Balls Bluff, and at the
time of his death, were examened t. day hy
the Investigating Committee, and the
weight OF their evidence is considered as
favorable to Baker.
Gen. Fremont was again before the com
mittee 10 day.
Gen. McClellan's late evidence before
the committee is represented as giving the
highest satisfaction to each individual
member of the committee.
Secretary Stanton spent few hours at
the War Department to day, Mr.. Cameron
having formally retired.
Washington. Jan. Is.
| This afternoon all the female prisoners.
except Miss Poole, were removed from Mrs.
| Greenough's luxurious mansion to the com
mon jail Cd Capitol Hill
The ladies bid the soldiers good bye, and
expressed the hope that they would live &c
be engaged in more honorable business
They shed tears copiously, Miss Poole
| goes south.
! A delegation of Senators called on the
President to day and demanded The remov.
| al of Marshal Lamon, but the President
peremptory refused to do it
Several rebel prisoners are here from
Western Virginia, endeavoring to get ex.
changed.
Official dispatches from Ship Island state
that three rebel schooners mad been captur
ed
The persons captured on the schooners
report that the fire Of Fort Pickens ha.
burned the houses at the Pensacola Navy
| Yard.
Passengers from Fortress Monroe con.
firm the published statements as to tho
| probable bombardment of Norfolk.
News from rebellion states that the
Washington City company at Manassas had
! disbanded.
Aproptller reached here to Gay, having
! run the blockade.
becalmed schooner, in front Of one Of
/ the batteries, had over one hundred shots
! fired at her, without being hit
| The Navy Department has reserved dis
! patches from Commodore Glea<tn, of the
| United States steamer Mount Vernon. da-
ted of Wilmington, n c giving an inter
! estInG account of the burning If a light
! ship. Commodore G. having heard that
the rebels made use of it as a beacon for
| ending vessels in and out of the harbor.
and for the purpose Of annoying our vess-
els by hosting lights at night. he determ-
lned to take advantage Of a hazy night. with
the wind of shore, to effect her destruction
lie accordingly dispatched cutter under
command of Acting Master Aleck Allen.
with John L. Pool, coast pilot, and crew
OF hive men, and gig under command of
acting Master Sturges and crew of six
men, The boats proceeded within n short
Distance OF the light vessel on the off side
ui Fort Caswen. The two officers. "A boat
SWANS mate, and quartcTuaster's
ci'moed on board by \ rope which was
haTging at the side. The light boat was
quite deserted. Carpenters had been at
work, and the vessel was being pierced fer
eight gurS. No attempt was made to mo
lest the expedition until they had kindIed
the hire, which efeciUalIy DESTROYED the
light ship. The fort did not OF en- unon
our boats until they were clearly cut Of
harms way
Firing down the Potomac was heard last
night between IL and II o'clock 1t has
since been ascertaiued that the rebel bat
teries had opened on Gen. H5oker's com,
mand on tie Maryland shore, but without
damage.
Secretary Of War stanton will enter
upon his duties on Monday. Mr.. Cs.ner-
on will remain in Washington some DAYS
and visit bis home before Departing for