, 1863-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Trihnnc.}
WASHINGTON. Feb 5, 1868
The bill for the protection Of overland emf
grants was passed by the nonse yesterday. II
arrrorriatcs $4,000 for the middle route, aud
S10,G00 for lie northern one.
It is said that Gen, Burnside, on leaving for
the North, furnished the President with list
Of some length containg the names Of gen
era! officers w}'o>e removal he though desirl-
bic, rn account Of their disposition to crIti-
cisc the Administration, their opposition to
lts policy, or their disloyalty. Gen. Hooker
knows who these men arc.
Indian Commissioner Dole has been lying
quite Ill for several day., but is nov thought
to he recovering.
Washington and its dependencies has been
created new military department, under
honest men, to relieve him Of the cmbarrass-
mr1t Of serving under his former subordi.
natc, Hooker.
Wilson's hill to promote en1istments in the
army was debated in the Senate to-day. Mr..
Shcr'nnn made very emphatic speech III fl
7or Of resort 10 drafting for further au.
ditions to our army instead Of depending Oh
volunteering, in the course Of which he said
that if Congress adjourned without providing
for drafting it would look like gieiny up the
contest.
Thu House wls very much exercised today
over Secretary Wtl1es' appointments of Mid
shirmcn to till vacancies from the seeded
States. Wcfles may be sleepy, but lie got tue
House very wide awake, and very angry, too.
Commissioner Holloway made All annual
report to Congress to-day, showing in 1sG.
SOS applications for patents, s,5a1 issues Of
which, all but cighty-threc, to citizens Of the
United States; number extended, twenty-five;
number expired, Gas; excess Of receipts over
expenditures, nearly s3S,o0o. Nearly 200
mere patents were issued this year than last.
and more than any previous years except
1855, 1850 and 1850.
The last lettcr, published In the French
''Ycllow Book from the French Minister
here, speaks Of the proposition of Seward to
seize and sell MI cotton, rice, &C., found In
places captured from the rebels, paving over
the ayails to the original proprietor in case
he takes the oath Of allegiance. The French
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, in answering this
letter, rather sidicules this plan, and ends BY
expressing satisfaction ut Buffers removal,
and hopes that his successor may not add to
the heavy account against the United States
which Butler ran up.
Sinc hundred thousand dollars and not 4
Hundred and ninety Thousand, was the sun,
placed ly the Japanese Tycoon in the hands
If Thut1ow Weed.
It is understood that the spectators IN
gold are keeping the present high prices up
by creating the belief that the Government
will hare to so into market TO buy gold to
pay the next installment Of interest Of the
public debt. Snch speculation is utterly IN.
warranted. The Government has bought nc
gold for the FAST six months, and now has
plenty on hand to pay current interest.
The friends of D. K. Cartier, Of Ohio, late
Minister to Bolivia, states that he has becz
| rendered the Military Goyernorshlp Of Nor
folk.
Several petitions, from ci liens Of Illinois
praying for peace, have been received
aud placed In the hands Of tht
| Military Committee in each House. On.
| Of them Las leen referred to a Democrat,
member to prepare report upon. Some Gu
riosity is expressed 10 sec what ground III
! will take on the subject.
Bills are now In preparation, both in tn
House and Senate military committees, 70
providing for such reorganization Of th
medical department Of the army Us shall giy
medical directors Of the 21st army corps til
rank Of Lieutenant Colonel, and medical di
rcctors Of armies the rank Of Colonel Of cay
airy, and increase hospital fluids BY addin
fifty per cent. to present Communication 10
hospital rations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Eleycn hundred cor
va}escents have been sent to the Army of til
| Potomac within the last three days. Ore
aU0 additional are now ready to be despatch
"a from the conyalesccnt camp.
The belief of the Government is that til
details Of the Charleston atEair are gross|
ulissfatcd, and that tho result is of triflin
consequence, except for any moral effect
The Navy Department has ordered the fo)
/ lowing iron-clad vessels to be prepared for 81
and sent South at once, viz: Keokuk, Nantucl
et, Catskil and Sangamon. 1t is believed her
they can be all ready In four days. The secry
tary ofthe Navy has Observation-Disclosures tbs
tho Catapsco has left Fortress Monroe to ioi
| nnr mn}fed yessala Thus all tho ErioSao