New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
TIE POPULARITY OF GENERAL FRfmoN''
Enthusiastic Reception at the Rresi-
dents Levee.
1Le Passage Of the Indemnity Blll'
How the Fi]litustering Chunk-Heads
were Beaten.
Tho East and West Commercial Convention
THE THIRD MILEAGE VOTED.
Appropriations by the Thirty-sev-
enth Congress.
Total Amount, $2,277.aGe, ,0Oo'
Indebtedness up to July 1864, ss,OsHocVVVO'
e,,eI., p,so.,cb TO The N. Y. Tribune.

Tie remarkable incident and most significant
sne. d, the Presidents last leyee, on Monday eve-
ming. was the almost tumuliuous greeting which
Gen. Fremont received in passing suddenly into
view in the Eat Room from the Green Room.
Generals. Senators, and official digntsres gathered
n 2 great crowd around him, and with irrepressibe
pose and enthusiasm testified TO the respect and af
fiction with which the great heart Of the people yet
envelopes the Pathfinder. To avoid the demonstra-
hon. embarrassing i'll its time and place, Gen. Ere.
mont Lad 10 retire from the Mansion.
TIE PASSAGE OF TIE INDEMNITY BILL,
'Iwas five O'Clock this morniug when Senator
psya,d Of Delaware turned off bis flow of Constitu.
tual ohectorgto the passage Of tie Indemnity
tll and yielded the floor to a motion to adjourn.
Senator pomeroy in the chair, after the vote an-
pouueed the motion TO be lost and quick thought.
rat the bill that all nigh long had been under fli
ius.erng drvel, 10 its vote Quick as though, the
Republicans voted aye. The Copoerheads asleep,
or mudcled or stunned by surprise, made no resst-
uee. TIE passage of the bill was announced by
DE lresiding officer, and Immediately Senator
Tuubull called upa new bill, and the course Of
kgi,ls;on flowed right by the knot Of gnashing
brd eursing Democrats, who damned the adroit-
own stupidity.
TTF CHICAGO COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
Tie ,oi'owirq il the call for the Chicago CONNER.
cal Convention, with the signatures Of members Of
he Hoase and Senate and others already attached
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CONVENTION TO PROMOTE ESLARGsp F.CiLIrirs YoR
CoXrRRcR BETWEEN THR East Nd THs WgsT Re gaIdins
he epaIere Of the csnas BE- the Valley OF the Mis-.
usspp and The Atlantic Of great .era conmercl and
sn % sl Say Of o" wSos So1ny invite
sMeene Of ell those interested In the subject at Clcsso.
eraon and sid Of he Board. Of Trade Chambers Of Com.
see Agricultural socis,ie and business associations Of the
Wa,2 rgtga D. c.. March p 1863.
Neser. cf the Hov,e-Issec N Arnold H.; A 6. Biddle
@ oao b. JSn %insg1f Ho M Il 4 + T. 6.Ts o. sT:uSas B.
HoSper Mass Porins baxter Va. sshSyle; Cola. Ind
r st F. e%5dsss SsGiI MIA ss l. casey kS jos
f:f G issi' ~ ~ 1;i"i' i'hs i' ONO 20
6inan Mar'tqn, n l. H.; T. J. Low Cal. Samuel IN n wor
e' Se 2iS cs CAIN Tlo 3 fd fa A ss a4I%Ii .s i IL
Scent csl; P fouks ssjr H. GeoTgs w Julian %
aiSa srSca DsAst e 9'J J.ae. $ Ron. No W Gsa.p
Es,nlI6, Tenn; CLahes Delano, Mass; =. W. kellogg
kAiA J ,ciemen,,;;, Tenn Johg H. Rice, Ne 5 N
NY;R D. Fehton ". 7 "A. s. Diven n, y: Burt Van
Hoa n Z E.! D. Van Is,lenbqTe y " + Con"ay
foco Ss n w "'roi C. H. vsa NY WEI NY Y Esh % Word % =
!otn rote', Wis James B. ,hcKssn, ~ y: Wm Ven
lee O. Foror n; d. r. "stoa ": John. naicide.
krsgp u Geo C. Woodruff Conn. Ama,s Walker. Is,a
~ Gr,nser MicIj hdTstd T. s.1'h' =; l:j JOIN b
sEcgHop, Ohio JSmes II. Campbell, Ia H. ?. Bennett,
le~a Js,. Dzou Coun. II. ". Rice, MINI Jsmes Nc
Dsl.aa Cal b. Henderson,, Me- J. u. Lane Ksnsss 4.
Rieh'lG.c5. H.. Che. Sumner. Mas. Henry Wilson.
Ma, N Howard, M,eh Edw,rd Bate, Attorney Gene
/ hU s.. Ffssci' r. Blair, Silver spdus.
The MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.
Tie Sandfy Civil OF omnibus bill stIl pending ap-
| pOYnales moi far from twenty Millions bringing the
~al amount covered by the appropriation bills
| roIer Op 70 nearly cne thousand millions.
| THE THIRD MILEAGE.
The Sera'e by the majority Of three adopted the
prsgrspl in tue Sgndry Civil bill giving third
mileage, against the earnest protest Of Senators
fesseodeD and Wilson.
Senator Richardson was the noisest advocate Of
The Proposition. Several Senators who finally de-
eAred themselves in favor of it, sat silent in their
sats until the presiding officer insisted that they
mould vote 10 make up quorum.
SenaiOr Wilson made an effort 10 reduce the mile
aye 10 twenty-five cents mile, which received very
ttsbi support.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
lite X4XVIIth Congress has appropriated, iu
fosnd Numbers the following sums:
hEIIn Session. July, S264 900 0OC
a. Lolg setsion, ernnsuR July II. lot2... 9JUO0D
~'shoit Session. ending March !, l363.... 100 0t0OOl
100000
Per contra, the receipts from revenue duties on
mIoris, direct taxes, sale Of public lands and in
'erna revenue from March 4, 1861, 10 July /, 1864
tx and will be three hundred and twenty million
dchis
Deduct this from the above appropriations, and
Gt Indebtedness up toJuly l. 1864 will be nclnding
lie seventy milion lett by Buchauan's Administers
loul Two thonsand and twenty seven millions.
THE ENGINEER BILL.
Tie Engineer bill does not ss has been errope.
sufy stated, contain provision for the organization
efAiTican troops What in the bill with respect
10 ,s matter was finally stricken out in the Senate.
oTTItFPs on Duty AT TIE WAR DEPART.
BENT.
From seni-oficial return just made, learn that
tie following officers Of the regular army now
on cuty al tie War Department:
Igerzo Tbsns, Bigsdier Gepersl-A Adjusnt General Of
,Eossard r. Candy BrsASeT.Genesi-Aetin Assistant
W < Ketebura Brissdier General-Ass'tsnt Inspector
6,lasi
Rcw4rd y. Town,eud Colore-Aiisan Ad utant OoneIh.
ho k,ecu.iyt ,'hiceT AdjutsnL GeDe,sPs Department.
w. NicLo!s, Leuiensnt Coonei-Asss,aut .tdnisnt.
esttl 10 sbsyse ~ The Byeeu for Collecting Driiug aud