The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-05
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Head o.
browning feature of the statue of Freedom
was successfully hoisted to its position OF
the dome ofthe Capitol to-day, amidst tn,
cheers of spectators below and a salute o
cannon. The figure is made of bronze, l!
feet high, and weighs $1,000 pounds.
was designed by Crawford, and cast by
Clark Mills.
Trains are making their regular trips or
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad al
far as Rappahannock Station. The roaG
has not been disturbed.
Persons from the vicinity of Culpeppel
last night bring no definite news from the
army, and they say no general engage
ment had taken place up to Yesterday af.
ternoOn.
The committee appointed under a call
from meeting held at the Cooper Institute
OF New York, Nov. 8, 1863. for the purpose
OF urging upon government the necessity
OF legislating for the protection and organ
lzatlon of freed men within our lines, held
meeting here to-day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Secretary of
War has given his decision to the Hon. E.
B. French, the I'd Auditor of Treasury of
United States, in cases recently submitted
by Messrs. Jos. Z. Jewett e. Co., of Phila-
delphia, that nine months volunteers who
were called out under the first act of Con-
gress, July 4th, 1862, that no troops were
called for Or accepted; therefore these
troops are not entitled to the S25 bounty
and 81 premium. The amount involved in
this question is several millions of dollars
as various paymasters throughout the
country have paid many of the regiments
from New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode
Island and other States are pecuniarily in
terested; the several State Military Depart
ments are also involved, as well as some
50, 600 troops who have served months.
The Second Auditor has also decided that
S25 advanced bounty shall be paid by the
officer to recruit when mus
tered in, as we'll as the premium. Salts
factory proofs, therefore, must be furnish
ed that the soldier was not paid this
bounty, or the settlement cannot receiye
the confirmation of the Second Comptr0l-
Ter. It is possible that at an early day in
the approaching session, Congress will take
action on the whole subject of bounties.
AS the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury is much longer than heretofore,
will be made to send copies
to some of the principal cities in advance
of It's transmission to Congress-, and SO
with the other reports of the heads of de-
partments, but it is not certain with regard
% that of the Secretary of War. The man
lscrlpt OF all the documents is for the most
part in the hands of the public printer.
The estimates of Secr'y of the Treasury |
"
lay of meeting; but the financial report
will not, perhaps, until several days there
liter. The Presidents Message has not
yet been completed, owing to his sickness.
t may almost certainly be stated that this
document will first find it's way to the
country oyer the telegraph wires as on pre-
1ious occasions.
The new National Banks will have an
opportunity to take some of the 500 bonds,
the Directors DESIRE
The statement that Gen. Forey or the
french Minister were furnished by the
state Department with Gen. Scott B. militia
y maps Of Mexico, for reference to the
1rench invasion Of that country, is not so.
Neither Gen. Forey or the French Minister,
Il any other person, ever asked for or re-
elved any such information.
The military authorities received tele-
ram this morning from Gen. Foster, who
vas at Cumberland Gap, being reinforced
y the forces sent there from Gen. Burn
ide to guard that important point. The
roops under the former will be able to in
lict serious damage upon the rebels. Gen.
herman would reach the neighborhood of
to-day.