, 1862-02-05
Slaughter of Negro Catcllers.
ANOTHER SPEECH AGAINST
McCLELLAN'S POLICY.
The Dishonest Burnside
Contractors.
PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF
TIE STATE JUDICIARY.
| MOVEMENTS OT TROOPS IN
| WESTERN MISSOURI
Gen. Halleck Enforcing the Rig
ors of the Law.

lE1I- IEolIGIA lHlVs SssH kuS my |
ors of the Law. ,le
THE LIBERIAN AND HhYT1EN
COMMISSIONS.
Bright Sure to Be Expelled From
the Senate To-day.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9Th, 1861.
Among the Brigadicr- Generals not confirmed
yesterday were sickles and Gorman, ,.and their
prospects Of the two latter arc gloomy.
Maj. Andrews, in charge at Pongoteague on
the eastern shore, has captured twenty-ninc
sIoops besides several schooncrs.
The troops at PoDgotcague were yesterday
startled by a party Of ladies driving past their
camp in Il curric1e under the rebel flag. They |
were subsequently forced to apologize.
The census Of contrabands at Fort Monroe |
shows five thousand there, tWo-thirls Of whom j
are able bodied men. /
Fortress Monroe is to be strengthened by !
heavy Columbiads and Dahlgrens, and pre- |
pared for all emergencies.
Senator Sumner has ready report from the
Foreign Committee, recommending the rccog-
milton Of Hayt1.
Gen. Stone las not been removed as alleged,
nor is he 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 he assured
he lad given more proofs OF loyalty than many
Of the other commanders.
The bill authorizing the President to ar
point diplomatic representatives to Hayti and
Liberia, introduced By Sumner from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, cnacts that such
representatives be accredited as Commission
eTs and Consul Generals, and receive the COM
pensation Of Commissioners provided for by
the act of August eighteen, eighteen hund-
rcd and 1ifty-six, provided that the compen-
sation Of the representative at Liberia shall
| not exceed four thousand dollars. The Com
| mittce agreed on establishing relations, the
| Commissioners to rank with Ministers resi-
| dent, between Embassdors and Charge D'Af-
faires.
| A strong speech was delivered by Senator
Browning Of Illinois against Bright. Mr.. VIII
| ley who held the scales evenly SO long as to
render the vote doubtful, finally showed de-
| cidcd inclination for expulsion. Mr.. Bright
las the floor. 4 vote will be taken to-nor
row. Only thirteen, counting Garlic, can
be mustered for Bright, and thirty-three
against him probably thity-iour, to ten
or twelve
Mr.. Hale withdrew the Morgan report
on account Of the action desired on the
bill to provide twenty iron-clad steamers, in
consequence Of letter from Secretary Wcllcs
urging immediate decision to build or not,
specifications and plans having been already
called for in the Department.
The list Of Brigadiers was telegraphcd in
correctly By the Associated Press. Neither
Smith was confirmed. Among those confirm
cd were Dumont, Milroy, and Wallace Of Ind,
Nelson and Crittcndeu Of Kentucky, Thomas,
Vicle, Alex. McCook, John F. Reynolds, Dana
ofMinncsota, Mitchell of Ohio, ,aud Doubleday.
The Generals commanding Brigades Of the
army of the Potomac are Abercrombic, Sedge.
( wick, Meade, Duryca, Jameson, Howard,
/
schoicld, Parkc, S1ocun, Wadswerth, Peck,
3Iartindalc, Casey; but Of Potomac Generals o1
Divisions only Keycs, Negley, and Denver
were confirmed.
To-day Andrew J. Butler OF California,
b4sthcrof Gen. Butler, was rejected as Com
n,issary Of Subsistence.
A lively debate took place to-day GU Majo,
General Morgan. No vote was taken
The House Military Committee authorized
the Chairman to report Senator Wilson's bill
toucbing the pay and enolumcnts Of the army
with amendments requiring some examination
| Of volunteers before being mustered as regu
, lars; and authorizing the President, on appli
cation Of Governors, to assign regular officer:
to field officers vacancies in volunteer regi
, mcnts; also requiring all fnrnishcrs Of arm!
t supplies to mark the contractors name on cacl
package, and authorizing the President to pur
: chase ccmetry grounds for soldiers who fall il
+ the service Of the country.
a rebel major was arrested in lower Mary
!, land by detectives who represented themselvc
5 as members Of secret organization in Balti
d more, and wormcd into his confidence.
ITO the Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Cabinet is i
}. session and it is reported that the subject III
:. | der discussion Is communication receive
u from the rebels under flag Of truce. Its Il:
II / turc is Of course unknown.
:. Private letters from Archbishop Hughes an
> Thur1ow Weed, Just received by Secretat
,. Seward, give very hopeful view Of our caus
y in England and Francer
r. The rcmonstrance Of the Chamber Of Con
- merce Of New York against the passage Of a
~ act creating the office Of Solicitor Of The Gu
toms Of the port Of New York, was presente
10 the House to-day by Mr.. Conkltng. II
= case Of Senator Bright will probably be di
- - posed Of tomorrow.
i. Ericsson floating battery authorized by act
~ Congress in August last, aud to be cor
+ 1Danded By Lieut. Worden, viii in the cour
~ Of next week lie sufficiently completed
u u The Cabinet il in session and it is report
- - the subject under discussion Is 4 commune
- tion received from the rebels under flag
~, | truce.
is is Private letters from Archbishop Hughes al
+ Tburlow Weed, lust received by Secreta
fl Seward, give very hopeful view Of our eau
~ III England and France.
Us WASHINGTON, Feb mo answer has J
Of been given to the rebel flag of truce, nor h
be tic contents Of the dispatch transpired
or- IVA NEW 1oRK.l
ne re- NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Thc New York
~ ~ bunc's Washington dispatch states that an {
CNI ut5 UGE1 45auEu ~ A4E CUuuauACA5 u
: visions in Vi1ginia, directing all surplus b:
gage, not actually needed for troops on
IT, march, to be sent here and waIchouscd. 4
As' other order has been issued to the surgeons
charge Of hospitals in this city to send
ny convaiescent patients to Annapolis and el
for where, and otherwise to Lave ready Us nj
ng spare beds IS possible;
ar The .Herald's dispatch says that the Secret
" Of The Treasury, in nots to M Mr. sPan'd
the relative to the Treasury Notc Bill, States I
cks "immediate action is Of great importar
lat The treasury Is nearly empty. have b
Obliged 70 diaw for ts s es5 in5tsams9t te qf
,g3;. eeneralIy viii refuse to receive the Uni
INV States Treasury Notes. You will see the
ase. eeaeity Of urging the bill through without
sub lay" ,
ned, pittee will endcayor to bring the House
lou, vote on the Treasury Bill on Thursday.
.dci From information received from our SC
= -. ing parties and from other sources it i: