The New York herald., 1863-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1893.


dence Of success active operations can be re-
sumed He states that have now eight armies in the
field numbering ln the sgegae i've hundred thousand
elective soldiers 80 Usfhtr4
THE FINANCE ARA sURgs
Nothing new of any importance in regard q finances
has transpred 70 day,
sENk""DRpATE RELATIVE TO POLITICAL PRieoSEEs
AND THE WRIT OF HABgAs cORPUs
The leading subject OF discus day In the seuae
was the bill relating 10 political prisoners No determ
nation was come TO- though Trumbul urged IL
an important measure lie stated that political prisoners
were under arrest without shadow Of authority, and
Mr.. Dootte said that account Of conflict or views
10 the Of the President the habeas corpus
thar Congress shoad authorize him TO
srSpend it. Things don't look the republican sena
tors pass the bin because would he construed
BY their opponents as admission that the Executive
acts had been unlawful Mr. Carlile said th The Union
wac not preserved he had home country bnt be
implcrcd the republican side TO spare the loyal states
from arbitrary Executive power such appeals vain,
the radicals determined keep IRON heel upon
every slave state. He made the point that authorizing
the President suspend the writ oi habeas corpus did
no anapc him to make arbitrary artos.s The writ
applicable 10 under color law legal process.
THE TERRIroRy OF ARIZONA.
Tho bill to establish the Territory Of Arizona nt
in tho way Of consideration early day Mr. Wade
urged matter and Mr. Mcpouga Indicated it's ueccs.
sily in view OF prospective with foreign Power.
It win be remembered that Wr NcDoog,l in
his late speech pretty wen established the point that the
rrcSch have had for long period designs upon the
mineral regions OF Northern Mexico.
THE DEBATES IN rHE HOUSE
The debates in the House day were unusually in
tercsting
MIR wicklGe of Kentucky made speech against The
bin 10 indemnify the president aud his marshals Tor
rests under martial law. In response to Mr. nrnn, OF
Indiana he SAID the gentleman seemed think that he
mr. WIckhne1 defeated him The late election Bc do.
nied this. II The pcol,c who deroated yr nunu
Nr Holman. Of Indiana speech upon the came bll,
maintained that the democratic party ure and have been
tor vigorous prosecution II the war, aud thay ony
sist that il shall be carried under the constitution and
laws 81 the country Mr. Holman 10 hs romarks alluded
t. Mr. conway or Kansas of the nd vanccd replb
lcans who propose 10 divide tho country.
Mr.. Conway explained thar be had assumed that ,his
civ war has already divided the country, and H. had
only asked hat the state ~ existing facts the
should DO terminated aud peace restored 10 the
country. Mr. conway protested that the charge ne.
qucntiy made AGAINST him hit no propos.s 10 ii,Iio
disintograic tho Union is false. He only declares
that IL j. already permanently dvfied and he insists
III i the shall be cn.e at
FLARrUr BETWEEN Ars-Rs. HICKMAN ASp yoRHEHs.
Mr.. Hickman, ~ ronnsy ylvania, seemed 10 be IN bi
cas state this afternoon, and made little attack ppoa
Iudge rhomas of Massachusetts. and his cons tgancy
aBd,plso used nsHltinl onaites towards Mr Yoor
he113of Indiana Nr. voorhees, followed Mr. Hickman
of han 10 chasse him hut persuaded by his
friends to defer that ceremony for DAY two Mr..
Hiclmans friends alirm that hs was aborug under
undue spiritual excitement vb.n he tod Jpdge fhomss
that he bad confidence his constituents because they
had sent him (sir. Iboma) 10 the House. aud when bc
usd the offensive language applied Ny hi,n r Mr. Noorhee
rHE COMMITTEE oyTHE coNnlcr oF rnE war
Representative Gooch said to day the House, by ~
lion of the Committee the conduct ~ the War
OF which he a member that a recently published state
that General Melgs refused 10 testify TO tue trcson
o officer whom he has been favoring witio,a foln
datioD aud tho authority emphatic denia' IL
given the truth of anoiher statement that General
Mcclellan has been summoned before the committee
10 meet grave charges.
IMPORTANT hills FR0N sAyAI COMMITTEE.
Three important bills reported today by the
Naval Committee ono authorizes medical officers ha
retired Iist the nay or their relative ngmber
This j. because there duty of rat for every
ooer " any grade old young, IN the present public
eygency Another authorizes the grade OF boci surgeon
and makes eighteen Of the senior eligible TO the
grade. The third bill authorizes retired captains "a lie
t. the rank of retired commodore and approves
of the appointments by the Secretary the Navy o'
assistant pay masters aud ens,gns.
rus -ALgs oF GoyERSAENr CoTroS ~ Sgw YORK.
In answer to senate resolution u the 9th Instant 10.
secretary ~ tie Treasury communicates the amount 81
government cotton soid IN New York the oiocksde
Of the Southern ports. the Of commissions,
penses Or storage, TO whom conm,s pad aud
the the persons interested ~ the sales
t.Ht betu f
agent At New York. The sales eight IN number
through Bmdett, Jones to-, from February 8 10 sep
tcmbeg H. u the last year and included 32j bales aud
~ bags or upsinued realizing total of 500 y,s?.
There paid lor tbe expense II selling ss 275 snd
s55i5 for storage Avery large proportion " he cotton
sold o the Sea Island variety. Tho ay-agr PER bale
tho g,uaed cotton wss sos rb- prize ranged from
10 cents 10 81 90, pcr psund
fNrEgEsrING RgroRr RELATIVE To rgIkKs.
The secretary II the Navy bs. replied the Ho,e
re-p.uon askiug for Information concerning prize
embracing an thcse the courts VI r-fro, NeW ars,
PHILADELPHIA, aud the imperfect from other p5u,s
20 Which prizes hav. been .ent tfcu wn,h ioc-oen,s
appears that The DEGREES u distribution have been
made ~ cisni o. tue tsfteen eases q Bos,n sud ius
proceed. amounting s-o5 so, has. paid ato tho
treasury ~ the libel sis dismis-ed and ths
amin. rour have Deon srr-ac 20 The
Court and noi yet dc,ded The cot .pd erpsb.e.
. - loo i~r centan ibe gross pfo.eca. ~ 'aks.
Reports are civen Tor ane hundred tof' ogs
~ co1ri :, Sew York, o Gy q emch an,i aesfou. p
Gutrbst,pB have been made Forty have bccu sp
tetlrd aud ihe remainder pt,ses ~ tdpdeatp1
The ztteq Facs, expense aud oct prr6u mr. saiF ~
The elat and expenses t5a.yOt ana the tmgunt r9r
dHtfibutlua siat $40 cost srd etps 81, ~ . TOO y
ilc srs.6 gToc.ds x sales
~ th. ninety cases reported III lr,afeph.a easi ac-