, 1863-12-05

Especial Usrasch to tho Chicago Tribune.1
r. WAsu1roron, Dec. 4, 1863.
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+ very outside. .Washburne cannot have moro
than twenty. The matter will end, Of course,
IN nomination'by acclamation.
Members who bave not procured certif-
eates in due. form; should not lose moment
in.getting md forwarding them to Emerson
Etheridgc, Clerk Of the Inst House. In culpa.
bic negligence on this point, lies the only
possibility Of danger in the organization.
The members Of Congress are coming in
rapidly. The Administration CAUCUS on Sat-
urday night, which Is called In this mornings
papers, will certainly be fully attended. A
Democratic caucus Is called for the same
night
The Town delegation met tonight and re-
solved TO cast their Six votes solid for Colfa1,
for speaker, snd Burlington OF Massachusetts
| for clerk. :.
Pennsylvanta hns resolved. to cast 1or
twelve votes for Colfax and Mcpherson, Of
| Michigan.
California and Minnesota have resolved
unanimously ,for Colfax, but have made no
committals for clerk.
|. The Kentucky delegation is in session to-.
night. -Four Of the members, Brutus Clay,
Clay Smith, Lucien Anderson and WIN. Fl.
Randall, will 50 into the Administration eau
Gus, md will vote for Colfax. An effort was
made to make Mallory u candidate, but it
signally failed.
| Winter Davis goes into the caucns, and 80
do all the Missouri radicals, other Maryland
radicals, the Delaware members, aud those of
almost all Of the Border Statcs except admit
ted copperheads and thor allies.
| TIE MESSAGE.
| The Presidents Message is not yet COM
| plcted, and no probability that 1t will be un-
til the day that Congress meets. No ad-
vaneed copies will therefore be sent. twill
be telegTaphed to Philadelphia, New Yorl1and
the West as soon as delivered None Of the
Departments reports are likely to be ready
| in time to ecna ont advance copies un1cssit
be those Of the Navy and Post Office De-
| partments. :.
| TIE CLERKeHT.. SO.
For the Clerkship the contest wakes warm;
| and it is idle to attempt to predict results.
MCPHERSON, Fessenden, Green mud Adams
have 1t between them, with pretty strong in
| fluenccs in faTor Of each.
GOVERNMENT TAX SALES:
A peremptory sale Of abandoned lands Is
| to be ordered in the States of Virginia, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Florida.
| BALTIMORE.
Baltimore emancipationists arc urging the
appointment Of Don Pfatt to command that
department, or else disappointment Of some
Major General to whom Don Platt shall be
Chief Of Staff Blair is doing all ho can to
defeat either PIN. 49,:
| GEN. MEADE.
Gen. Meade's last movement has already
pros,aaat - ~ -. 4,;shos ~. ~.a.es t.ea ~ .ue
t;o,, yr;i1 ha cons;a.red 49, - ~ s1,a,,,s ~ ~
noovea nv ~ ~. ,,nw on,.,rs ~ ~ atan1 ~ 1ons
a chance for eatcezston' a. s.aen' JOE Hooker
TIE FREEDMEN.
| Gen. Wads~orth, just returned from max :
| ing tour along the Mtsslsstpp1, inspecting
plantations worked by free labor, and
I colored troops, gives reports highly favorable
/ Us to their condition. The lower Mississippi
Is most productive. lhere are no guer1las~
One sugar. plantation netted SN,000 to the
| leseess, employing free labor entirely.
Considering the suddenness Of tho change In
the eoeial condition, aud the fact that neces-
J Ay5 Nv -
Posea 70. ~ "1easo ~ eA' a,s Ano ..p',4-
a,,as!os - 70 - Nsss ..oas, ~ eJ. esaD'y W
% sfecttrs hrt % thar ,ars % bsd ntf,cars ,n ,nn,s @
cases. The best Of feclinr exists between
! them and the whites NJ erccnt;on !. m.
| ticed.
DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES.
Approximate estimates for the Department
! d6llars: Pensions, were about 800, ,0oo,
1aad ID, otiee' ts 10000: Judiciary is cut down
| a1sn ~ rha a.a;4o, -. -.
e''o'o"' tAe ea.pl'o. ac4ueanet est'malee
arc to be added. The Patent Office Inns ball.
o. anS thst naa.
49, - :"'E'"o.
The Secretary of tho Interiors report will
not be ready till Monday.
THE SOUTH.
'os' ffatt has Just sent South By Gen.
Schenck. He has been thorough going dis
unlonist from TIC atart. Blair IS said to hayc
nm maae =, .l grca, , eiiost TO saye him, He has
@ +ba oa.h ~ M ~ % ~ ' ~ seu ~ .Ae
ha tr,e1 to cst +1,e ,ndnaa ~ % a1sot;nr Ua ~
-ss+aa ~ e~t '"o '"Nss7 " e'7s''oa NJ
fes'eo'
Tbe a.nocrst;o oa,,a,,s too " v';as+ va. 1++,o
f. 'o a!.H'q!s'sc caucus to-nient "ae n'tlo
sent. KIM ONO, presiding. No Border
state men exeent;ng o,tt.:. :.-,.'ercd copper
heads we're with them.
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The f,,ror,,e, o-a ~ osf4es'
po.as. s 1caao"'ns "ns' ase t1e operations Of the
1865 j,clus;xe Ggs nom ostooer t ls to Sept 80
reports: 'os oAeta4
Isl it, to cppnIn, q feeeared dom October