Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-15
Late News BY Last Nights Mails.


DEs MONIES News, l3TH.-The Ce
dar Rapids and Missouri River Railro sd
was completed to Marshalltown to-day
The cars vii commence running to tha,
point the day after tomorrow.
INDIANAPOLIS Nsws, l3rH.-A rcsolu.
ton was adopted in the House to clec:
United States Senators this afternoon
The boilers, disorganizers, abolitionista
aud disunionists in the Senate refused to
accede, asking time until Tomorrow
These gentlemen will be compelled to
come in. The democrats will do their
duty in the premises.
Gov. Morton demands pledges that
his military power shall not be ;nterfered
with by democrats. They will not give
any such pledges.
The Senate, reconsidernS its action
this morning, has agreed to 90 into the
election Of United States Senators to
morrow morning.
CA1Ro News, l3th.-The troops tha,
recently retired from Vicksburg have
gone up the Arkansas river to attack
the fortiications at Arkansas Post
They are commanded by Gems. Smith
and Osterhaus, under Morgan; Steele
and Stuart under Sherman and the
whole command under McCernand.- =
Last Sunday Gen. Morgan went NJ the
Whie river with his command. Both
expeditions are supposed to be accom-
panied by gunboa's.
MEMPHIS News, llth.-Gen. Sherman
official report puts our loss at 1850 kill.
ed and wounded. besides 400 lost by
capture. The last repulse at Vicksbnrg
appears to have been signal, and severe
fighting lasted for forty-cight minutes
Nearly all the steamboats, arriving
from the North are pressed into gov
ernmcnt service, and sent down the
river
Near 1000 sick are in the principal
hospitals here.
1t is rum red here, and believed, ths,
the Federal troops burned large por-
tion of Holly Springs, on evacuating.
WAsnISGroE N.ws, l4th.-As great
doubt still exists Of the adoption of Sec
retary Chase's financial views by Con.
gress, his resignation is more freely Can
vasscJ, aud prominet candidates as his
successor are already named Robert J
Walker, Secretary Of the Treasury in
ls47, and Thaddeus Stevens, are mems
toned, with decided chances in favor OF
the former.
Gen. Pope was examined in the Nc
Dowel court Of inqnr to day, and tes-
titled that Gen. Mcdowell obcyed all or
ders, and promptly co-operated with Gen.
Sieel at Cedar Mountain and all other
places and that, in battle, he was gal
liant and efficient.
1t is believed that all the military DIFF
fercnccs are settled, and that the Army
of the Potomac will not go into winter
quarters.
There seems to be no doubt on the
part Of any that the President will ap-
prove the verdict OF tho Porter court
martial, acqnitting that officer. AS soon
rs this is done, the friends of Gen. T.
contemplate rendering hlm compll-
mentary serenade.
Mr.. Wilson introduced his bill to-day,
consolidating regiments in the field. The
project is already meeting with opposi-
tion in the army. 1t provides that, when
the numerical force Of any two regiments
of volunteers or Of militia of the same
arm from the same State, in the service
Of the United States, shall be less than
the maximum precribed by law for one
snch regiment, the President may direct
the consolidation of these two regiments
From the regiments so consolidated the
Presdent shall select officers OF the new
reglment-such selection being made on
recommendation of Board of Examin-
srs appointed for that purposc-snd the
remaining officers shall be mustered ont
OF tho service. Tho consolidated regi
ment SO fuuncd shall retain the number.
or designations Of the two constituted
regiments, and also the rcgimentsl col
ors. When single regiment of volun-
tsers or militia Of the same arm. from tho
same State, is reduced to one-ha,f Of til.
maximum number prescribed by law, tn.
President may direct the consolidation 0
the companies Of sch regiment provid-
cd that no company or battery SO torme,
shall exceed the maximum number
When such consolidation is made, tn,
regimentsl officers shall be reduced il
proportion to the reduction in the nun
Der Of companies or batteries, and tn,
regimental and company officers Of th,
new organization shall be selected q
prescribed in this bill.