The New York herald., 1863-02-19

surface The Q1Dcy ran INTO The same qort with buster
IN one Of her uruacesa deec not dlscoveraoe ao, .he
spphcaton Of bea, Moreover the ae passed the cx
smlna,ou Of she eelemaker ard engineer 10 III" ease
OF ibe Niagara was sad 10 be impossible, with thirty
ether sxsmnstons On hand 10 give zoe frame Of the yes
sci fuli exam nation He examined ner last summer
sinee which her had expended eight OF ten thou
saud ioafs ~ repairs. and made certain suggested I'M
TroyemeGs He reported her NJ for the navigation of
sbori sea ros,as. iskes and sounds.
Tur ARMY NOMINATIONS.
The nom.oai,ous of general otBcers which were re
termed by bc senate 30 the President have beeG sent ny
him 10 the Secretary or War II Is SIN doubtful any
feIeei,oo Of the ned Domber authorized win be made
during prcsen, session of congress Notwithstanding
the Of ocnna,ons, there ,s not at rre
before ibc Senate Deie domination or maJor or
bugad,er general
DEN. rRrioSr CONC 10 TEXAS.
II s currently rumoie cd that Gen Fremont been
assigned TO o command in Texas.
rnE DEBATE ~ Tng norsE ON fHE ikpEMklry
BILL.
The principal debate the House to day was upoo the
bill 10 indemnify the President and all officers under him
for violation Of the writ Of habsas corpus the present.
CRISIS aud providing for indemnity future Dir.
Voorhees, or Indiana, made 40 elaborate and eloquent
speech against the bill and against usuTpatons Of power
The administration defended BY Mr. Daily, delegate
from Nebraska Territory who attacked the democratic
party orously and affirmed that the President ought
have arrested several thousaod than he has DONE
ARREST OF A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT BY ORDER
or GENERAL HOOKER.
The correspondent OF the Philadelphia Inquirey with
General sgcs command has been arrested by order Of
Gcncral Hooker at stafford Court House. and taken 70
FaImo, IN He charged With having sent incorrect and
exaggerated reports Of recent movements and with
iurnshng c.utraband Information for publication that
payer
TBE CASE or Or. WILMER.
The commission composed Of General Hitchcock and
Geneal Van Alien 10 examine into the case Of DR. VII.
mer formerly rector Of st. Marks church in Phia-
cipbia concluded the gatoa 10 day aud reported
their finding 10 the Secretary Of War II win be recol
leced that Dr wilmer arrested al the mouth Of the
kaplatnnnuck, attempting company with two vagrant
English nobemcn 10 The blockade and Gpon bis per-
sop Uas found documents from Jen DAVIS accredt'ng
hm as tho representative Of The Southern church, Tie
charged not only with treason, but Of being spy.
PAYMENT or SICK AND wouHDED SOLDIERS.
The proceedings TO day in tho Senate moro Of q
business character than political.
Nr Wilson introduced n resolution II instruction for
prcparin. bill whereby the soldiers in hospitals
The con,aissCsnt camps shall be paid OIL in thirty days
This 10 morc easily said than doue.
rBs APPOINTMENT OF MIpsHlPMEN.
bill passed the Senate 20 day 10 give senators and
pressotatvcs the right two cadets each
the Naval Academy As the bill 70 understood II legal
the appointments OF the Secretary Of the Navy
states that have their fun quota be nrst sup
phcd.
GENERAL BuTLER INVITED TO VISIT BALTIMORE.
committee Of Baltimoreaus Of the City Councils wait
cd aon General Butler day At tho National 10 invite
him 10 visit the city where ho ors cssayed military con
troll Il s iuders,ood that special day WAS dess.
mated.
CREATION oP NEW OFFICES.
B,s creating officers constantly introduced.
Senator Harris pushed TO day the bill " removc the
Judges Of the District Of Columbia 70 provide for
aptsol0ces Mr. coIIamsr objected 20 measure which
not recommended ~ the bar nor asked for BY The
people No definite action taken. bill was intro
duced from select committee by Senator Clark, which
prov half dozen lat places for persons who shalt be
employed in assessing damages TO property boiers BY
military occupation of troops, &C.
NM. SEWARD IN Tug SENATE CHAMBER.
Nc Seward Was again In the Senate this morang. and
showing paper to Senator's which supposed to be
important Il not however, and therefore Il Is 10 be
Uttered that his ato frequent visits 10 the Senate
spring from the alleged fact that the radicals
have con. uded 10 ground arms 50 concerned
The talked Of couservase party be not set on foot u
stated ia most reliable quarters that more con
ss,yalve moderate rational conduct shall hereafter
vrevam anong the radicals.
rnx YoRTIvIcArI0S BLL.
Today the fmtdcat,oo bill passed With only muvmar
from Mr. Crimes lew years ago such bills were op
posed by ,ha dcnagosues wore anything to Increase
she army Of navy Such efforts then seeds ol
ueiou
BRRvErs FoR oALLAsrRY ~ Tue FIELD.
one Of the very best things done this session WAS the
nt,odacou OF D, by senator Lane Of Indiana, for the
conferinf OF brevcs FOR gallant conduct n the ncId All
brave officers approve This measure. such distinction
IS worth moro ihao promotion
rue PROVOST HARsuAL or wAsHIs0ros.
The following order was Issued Today
GENERAL oRoEas--Ko H.
HEApoc Assss, MILITARY Disrr,r OF WASHINGTON,
wssnScros, u. G. Feb is, 1868
Ordered, That Lieutenant, Colonel poster Fourth Penn
syvania cavalry. ~ relieved Al his o.n reques, from
that capt. Hcury a. Todd. FIRST New York cavalry, DO
and hereby appointed Provost Mar hal Lieutenant
properly and moneics IN his custody 10 Captain Todd,
With statement Of the same, AID vouchers showing
rvm What source these money have been fe,esed ard
10 what manner discussed. lie will ihen immediately
rcJoin his regiment.
IouS T.. sagEnu RSH, Assistant Adlutant General
II IS that Colonel Dostsr desired to be relieved from
aud really tlaukiess duties of Provost Mar
shai lie has active aud sisant the OF
almost Unlimited powers.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
TIE seuaie 10 day executive session conntmed the
follow ing nom nations Of Consuis =
Charles Gilbert Wheeler. of Missouri, at Nuremberg.
Noah Wilson, OF Indiana. Al Ia rnon. san salv ador
s. Howard, OF Pcnusyivnnia, At San Juan del sur.
D Rarstow, of Maine, at RIO Grand, Brazil.
y Crosby, Of Kentucky At Geneva
wlI,sp Phelps, OF Illinois, At II Petersburg
VIM thomas, 1r, Of Name, at Cotlcnberg.
lanes smith. u Illinois, al Buudec.
n q. Melton, Of Massachusetts, AZ Port Louis Mauri
tius.
Also ~. army sf Kansas as secretary of .no Terri
toy &c Ncw Neyco
Edward Ey1ns Of Washington Territory. secretary u
lnat Territory
Y.nss e. Robbins, o! the District or Columbia 10 bc
Register of wills for the County u WASHINGTON
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