Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-25
WASHINGTON, June "a

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WASHINGTON, June "a.
In answer to a resolution of inquiry,
Adjt. Gen. Thomas sent in the report on
Chaplains. Three hundred and ninety
five are absent on leave and IS without
leave. He recommends to promote their
eficieecy that they should be required to
file in the war Office certificates of good
moral character from the presiding author
tiles of their church. The decided feeling
developing against the present Chsplaincy
system was brought on by bad chaplains.
Some of those visiting Washington, for ex-
ample, have made a habit of pestering
newspaper offices for dead-head ticket to
the theatre.
The Senate put in most of to-day on con-
iscatiOn bills. It had its own and that of
the House That of the House cOnhscatet
the property of Ofice-holders, officers of
the army and active rebels generally that
Of the Senate imposes a fine to be levied
after a trial by jury. Radicals oppose the
Senate bill.
Salisbury made a semi-secession speech
against eonfseation.
There is no connection to-day from Man
assas to Front Royal on railroad. Front
Royal is supposed to be in danger.
Indianians have had another meeting,
and raised $500 more for the sick and
wounded of the State and promise to raise
still more.
The Republican of to-day charges that
secessiOnists are still employed as clerks
in the Treasury Department.
Candidates are beginning to swarm for
COllectOrships under the new tax bill
Jake Egbert and Bob COrwin, among 9TH
others, are here from Ohio looking out for
the new pieces
A party of Congressman returned from
McClellan's army in disgust. HewOuldn't
give them passes, and said he had no time
to attend to civilians.
The White House imbroglio is not settled
yet
The town is full of rumOrs about the
danger in the valley of Virginia, but there
is nothing definite or reliable.
Business begins to crowd through Con-
gress with a rapidity that promises to clear
off all important matters for speedy ad-
jOurnment or recess. Following up the
prOmptness with which it put the tax bill
through yesterday, the House to-day pass
ed four almost equally important measures,
viz; the Pacific Railroad bill, Polygamy
bill, Bounty Law and Treasury Note bills.
Of these the first two will be laws as soon
as they receive the Presidents signature, of
which there is no doubt.
The Pacific Railroad bill was put thro'
just as it came from the Senate the day be-
fore, by vote of 1O4 to 81. Some insist
that big swindle is involved in the pro-
vision for four branch roads from the east
ern terminus to connect with the existing
roads eastward; but the majority are de-
lighted that this Congress should have sue
ceeded in what has been admitted by all
parties for ten years desirable, viz: the
passage Of a practical bill for Railroad to
the Pacific.
The House agreed to the Senate amend
ments on the POlygamy bill. As passed, it
repeals all laws of the territory Of Utah
conflicting with its enactment against pO-
lygamy and the provisions of punishment
therefor. The amount of it is, to pave the
way for trouble with the MOrmons just
when we can least afford it. There is a
probability of a pressure now to admit
Utah as Stare.
The Bounty Law apprOpriates Eve mill
ions to pay bOunties to widows, fathers
mothers, brothers, sisters or children o
soldiers killed or disabled in service. II
gives the Commissioner of Pensions TWEEN.
ty-fve more clerks. There have been sew.
eral bills aiming at the general object O
this one, on which the House and Senat,
have disagreed This was only introduced
into the House the other day. 1t is pretty
certain to go through the Senate at once.
As the Treasury Note bill passed tht
House it authorized an issue Of S5O,OOO.-
On the vote of denominations less than S.
the feature allowing the printing of tn
notes to be done in the Treasury Depart
ment itself was retained. Only Pendle
ton and White, from Ohio, voted aga inst.
The House unexpectedly refused to agre
with the Senate on the Test Oath bill. II
Committee of Conference are prett5g ee
tain to agree without losing the mail fe
lures. N
The bill relative to tie Illinois ship c
nal job is set for Monday next in t
House, and to be kept running thenceE'r
till disposed of,
The bill p lsed the House aBOlish'l
ports Of delivery at Hickman, KY, Chs
| tanOOga anS. Knoxville Tenn, and Hann
! bal, Mo.
: The Secretary of War was called on
: papers in the McKinstry case.
The Inost important Senate amendme
to tho Oath-Of-Ofice bill, proposed by W
son of Iowa, disqualifying voluntary re
; els, on which a Committee Of Conferen
\ was asked by the House, and which e
!. empts from its operation the Vice PREF
i dent, Senators rnd Members of the Hou.
g passed the Senate by vote Of Is to 20.