, 1862-02-07
Bank Questions in the State
Convention,
TIE SITUATION At FORT HENRY
1000 Troops en- route from
Paducah.
APPEAL FOR HOSPITAL STORES,
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
WAsHNGroS, February 6, 1862.
Senator Sherman in his speech said that the
saving made by the Retrenchmcnt Committee
bills, some Of which have not yet been intro
duced, would lie thirty millions He advised
taeking each provision for reduction to the ap-
pfopriate Appropriation Bill, so as to force tic
House to act on the same. lie said the peo-
pic Of his State prayed for taxation With
heavy taxation, retrcncll1nent and rigid scr,i-
tiny into the disbursements, the Government
might carry on this war for years
A james ridcd 32-poundcr which was being
tested, burst at Say Harbor, New York, on |
the two hundred aud twcnty-sixth round
Tic vote today in the House, on Spau1d-
lng's Trcasury Note bill is extremely doubt |
full. The majority, if any, will be very small.
The opposition is united and confident Of suc-
cess, some Of them say By twenty majority.
The ul1u1ds story about the flag Of truce
is false. It lad only to do with the matter Of
prisoners. There will probably be an ex-
change.
Carl Schurz Is here.
Gregory, tho advocate Of the South in Par
Lament, is said to be among the rebels now,
possibly rs agent Of the !:r.tisa Government.
He poor but clever, s:.t is Intimate with
PalmcIston.
The correspondent Of the Doston Traveller,
on Board the Constitution, with Buffers cx-
Ecdition, has been sent home on charges Of
| unwarr,ntablc publications.
The Willie House ball is success for Mrs.
Lincoln, but costly for her husbands pocket.
| Eight hundred Invitations were issued, and the
| tnrong continued from halcpast 0 to midnight,
when q su,nptuous supper, provided by Mni-
| lord Of New York, was announced IL promo
| made Mr. Lincoln appeared with Miss Brown
ing; Mrs. Lincoln with Senator Browning.
| The Japanesc bowls were full Of champagne
punch.
The last million Of dollars left the treasury
yesterday, for Kentucky, to feed the troops
who are lighting the enemy.
The correspondence called for by Senator
Sumner, between Minister Dayton and Sccre-
tary Seward, concerning tho sorrows Of tr:'v-
cling Americans who had been refused admis-
sion to the Tuilleries, will probably be conf
municated to the Senate tomorrow Mr.. Day
toms letter is extremely pleasant reading, and
Seward in his reply, remarks that howcverun-
pleasant to Americans dcsirons Of play fling
courticr the fact may he, after I'LL, it lays with
tic French court to Eay who shall and who shall
!. not be presented.
Mr. Lincoln presented Gen. Fremont and
. ! wife for the first time to Gen. Mcclellan 1ast
hight.
Governor Andrews, Of Mass, and Ex-Goy
, Eontwcu, with other gentlemen, and letter.
from distinguished citizens, were before tht
Coast Defense Committee to-day, urging tht
importance Of fortifying points along the Bay
I State coast.
= Frank Blair testified before the Conduct o
the War Committee, touching tic Missouri
campaign of Gen. Fremont.
Irumbul1 said in debate that Wilson'S arm.
: bill would save fifteen millions to the Trcasss
~. All the Senators who spoke manifested
! disposition to cut down tic compensation o
r Congress.
; Mrs. Gen. Gaines has gone South under
Tag Of truce.
Ali the c1erkslips of the Post Office DE-
rart1nent arr now filled, many Of them b.
women.
There was an unexpectedly large nlajorit
for a legal tender bill, in the House to-day
d substantially the same as Spaulaing's.
l Lanes friends predict tat lie will return t
the Senate unless the command Of Hunter
present department is given lin, which the
think Improbable.
The President said last night that lie La
J. greater confidence now than for 4 long tint
= in our SUCCESS in supprcssiug the rebellion.
~ The following is tho resolution which III
n Conway Of Kansas sought Intellectually to II
r troduce to-day, objection being made BY n
r. Maynard Of Tennessee:
:. Resolred, That the President be requested .
~, furnish the House, If not incompatible with PM
lie interest, with the names Of all persons ares
~ cd under order Of any Executive officer wftho1
T. legal process, and confined in any forts or 9th
% prisons Of the country exclusive persons TAKE
He as prisoners Of war; the names Of forts or 9th
ID prisons in which the said persons have been
Of are confined respectively the date Of their
n, arrcsts together with full statement Of charg
nt and evidence upon which they were arrcste
III Also, tho names OF all such persons who ha
~ since been discharged, with the date OF The
~ several discharges, and reasons for the same.
ITO tho Associated Prcss1
u WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Thc President b
.o approved the bill authorfs1ng the Secretary
the Interior to strike from tho pension ro]
III the ndmcs Of all such persons as have OR m
&C hereafter take up arms against the Goyern1ne
m Of the United States, Or who have in any ma
1cr encouraged the rebels or manifested a ST
nathy with their cause. It is known that soE
T.. persons in The West, after drawing their pc
W sions, have openly joined the enemy, viii
IL sNe}
&C. have openly s3mpatlised with the rebels, Al
r. drawn their pensions The laws Just pass
affords 4 partial remedy against dsloyal pc
'se sioncrs receiving money from the Goyel
* 1ncnt.
lid The fourteen Senators who voted agar
B1islts expulsion were rs follows:
JAMES A. RAYARD, Of Delaware.
ky JOIN S. I1.i, cARIfEE E of dtS4' Vireinia.
OF IRA HARRIS. Of New YORK
ut, MfLToN S. 1HTEAM. of caiitoarnfa. adita u'
ms GEO. y. NEsMITH, Of oregon.
tor LA2ARfs R 6; Il: WON: POWELL. T i of Rentuek5.
us HENRY NJ RICE Of Minnesota.
MI4ARR Pc sAT5SRuRf G1s r NJ! q Delaware .a1ssa
73HS WITsE SHGTESGx e WfS r i SST Tsaisy Sfisy
OF The yeas were g. The Vice President s
67,- that as two-thirils had voted in favor Of
ion resolution, II Wss aooptea' Inc senate
,rt, iourned.
yIAEEW YORK.
new YoRK Feb. 6,-Private adyiecs #
Kansas state TINT Gen. Ianearnved there ab
the the 1et,, and announced that he had not
,wn ceptet his commission as BHgadiec Gene
Is sud that nc Faetco t1g otaes oniy ~ III ~
ean clincd to assume any military character,
maintained the most friendly relations '
General Hunter, between whom and him
apt. there is no practical dihereeee OF sen1l9