, 1863-02-26
kEWS.BY TELEGRAPH
MILITARY AND CONGRESS
SI0NAL MATTERS.
Treasury and Financial
Measures.
Preparations for the Coming
Draft,
IMPORTANT FROM CAIRO
AND BELOW.
Latest from Sherman's
Advance. :
HIS OCCUPATION OF SELMA CON-.
FIRMEB.
Gen. Crierson's Raid and
its Results.
TIE OHIO RIVER IMPROVE
MENT CONVENTION.
Later from Europe---Thc War
Suspect.
| ADDRESS OF TIE REBEL CON-
GRESS TO TIE PEOPLE OF
| DIXIE
| L Very Dull and Dubious Documcn!
Cen. Crierson's Raid and
its Results.
TIE OHIO RIVER IMPROVE
MEkT CONVENTION.
Later from Europe---TIlc War
Suspect.
ADDRESS OF TIE REBEL CON.
GRESS TO TIE PEOPLE OF
DIXIE.
4 Very Dull and Dubious Documcn!

Ispeclai Dispatch to the Chicago Tr,bune.1
WAsnaToN, Feb. Is, 1861

{speciai Dispatch to the Chicago Trtbune.1
WAsnoToN, Feb. Is, 1854.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Winter Davis made an able and earnest.
speech today against the colonization Of the
negro population. He said Maryland could
not. cultivate her soil without them :;
sissippi would relapse into primcral aesola-
tion if deprived Of these laborers:: Some
years since a shareholders convention in
Mary1and had brought forward
project for expelling the free negroes
from the State. The proposition was voted
down On economical considerations, but Ger
tain u1tralsts, nevertheless, undertook to run
for the Legislature On that Issue, and were
voted down by the people more than ten to
one. .
Mr.. Davis appealed to Democrats to con-
slider the question apart from prejudice,
ut least to view 1t in the light Of
political economy.
Mr. Washburne moved to non-concur III
the Senate amendment to the Lieutenant
General bill, and asked committee Of con-
ference. which was carried, and Washbuzne.
Fentop, and Nc af1istcr were appointed.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported changing the 1aw Of last session
authorizing the issnc of 1910 bonds so us to
make two hundred millions Of them s-lo In
stoad Of 4o-ytar bonds also authorizing a
further Issues of sos to the amount neces-
saty to cover tue surplus Of subscriptions
made before public notice WIS given Of the
exhaustion Of the loan. -. :.
Mr. Stevens eaid the amount was between
ten and eleven millions.
The House judiciary Committee examined
a witness, named Cattcrell, this morning, in
the Miller Impeachment case. Cattere1I de-
uied positively the statement of The memo
ralist, Martin, that Miller privately urged
him (Catteren,) while acting MS Master in
Chenccry, to reduce the amount due Martin.
Cattere1l's testimony wcakens the case ofthe
prosecution considerably.
Mr.. Sher1nan's bill, amendatory to the Pa
ciflc Railroad net, gives twenty-four thou
eand dollars instead Of sixteen thousand dol.
dars per mile, In United etates bonds, and
provides that the interest on same be paid in
gold instead Of Treasury notes, and that for
eign iron may be used in the construction Of
the road, md be imported dnty free That
the 1eayenWorth Pawncc Railroad shall re-
ceiye thcsame gratuity as the Pacific Rail
road, and that no foEtcltures Of property, or
rights Of Company to the United States shall
be exacted, nor shall bonds be withheld.
Mr. Sherman said that in Introducing the
bill he did not wish to be considered as "a
yoringit-
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the chicsgo Tnbuna1
WARRINGTON, Feb. IS, 1861
Commissioner Lewis has prepared draft
OF new internal Revenue law, remodelling
the whole system, but changing taxes very
little, except on four articles, viz, distilled
and malt liquors, petroleum and tobacco.
He proposes to put one dollar on whisky,
dollar and half per barrel on malt liquors,
five cents per gallon on raw petroleum, and
twenty-f per cent on tobacco in the leaf.
He feels certain TINT the effect Of these
changes would be to bring the revenue up to
one hundred and fifty millions ut least, He
desires no final action on the pending whisky
bill, with view to have the article included
in the general bill.
The Executive Committee Of the National
Agricultural Society is in session this evening.
The banks Of New York are making fre-
qnent and earnest protests against making
the new loan at only five per cent. They
contend that 1t would be ungencrous in the
Government to pay less than SIX per cent.
THIRD DISPATCH.
ispeeia1 n!spatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsn1Saros, Feb. Is, 1854.
1ne ffes1acnt announced TO Congress, TO-
my any tnat he nao signed tie new enrolment
VII.
lue sena.e a.o nsue to-oay on1 LAX over
JOINT reso1p,lon eaeanahs Tue pay OF SOL
"e1s, % leaen1ns ~ 4naA son.
=. n -. aoeson ane !ae' no"ala maae lons speeen-
~ u.Ieus1 .1 - 1aeif 'o'es as'''as1 1ac ea'
so1nAen. ~ p,u'
4ne Nasa! eomm1ttee oll1' Liking the ages
Will "..utr "nlcn staoenIs OF me nasal academy
-Aoes VIC eAntu1ne" ~ oe1"een IL anu 10
sea1s, passed
nMe OIL, fMslng the salaries OF Paymas-
two thirds vote. =:
The V,ce President o,no,n+ea Moss-s
c,,.-.s. C1,.,.s.s
> sne4"an' eiafh ana Nesmith, as the senate
Conference Committee, On the whisky bill.
The Conference met at O'Clock, and after IN
hours session, failed to agree They WIN
lava o.o+ba. rneat,rr, IA .,a.,o-r -,
- ~, ,e anoust ",.4" .oo.4o" inotutus
Inc comm1ttee appointed 10 consider the
disagreement between the Government and
Governor Seymour On the subject of 1ast snm
~. l,.of. t,o..a ,,oda a ,e,,or+ na1:o-.a -
-, u4, u -ss.ss,N..' see -
tne government anu recommending tnat lu-
ture drafts In new 1ofk clty nc made On the |