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Warrington, Aaeeh II.
Gen. Grant will b. here in the morn
ing. On Thursday be reviews tho entire
Army of the Potomac. It, reorganizatioo
i. 10 about to be effected.
lis learned correctly that Gems. Han-
cock, Sedgwick and Warren will BE- re-
tanned as corps commander, and that
Gen. Meade retains his present position.
Gen. Grant exercising supervisory con-
troll of the entire army.
The House Judiciary Committee have
unanimously authorized its chairman to
report the following and ask for ito adop.
ton by the House:
A joint resolution submitting to the
Legislatures of the several States propo-
sition to amend the Constitution Of the
United States BY adding article Is.
Section l. Slavery being incompatible
With free government, is forever pro-
htDitcd in the United States, and involun-
tary servitude shall be permitted only a.
punishment for crime.
Sec g Congress shall have power 70
enforce the foregoing section Of this act
BE- appropriate legislation.
The House Military Committee cousid-
cred at length the question of reimbursing
States for calling out militia, but came to
no conclusion. The amount involved in
this matter is several millions Of dollars.
1t will meet with considerable opposition
in both committee and House.
Gen. Grant has directed that recruiting
for cavalry regiments shall cease.
The House judiciary Committee to-day
decided to dismiss the impeachment case
of Judge Miller, of Wisconsin, no evi-
dence having been adduced to sustain the
charges preferred.
In pursuance of the earnest request BY
Admiral Fsrragut, the Navy Department
ordered the sloop of-wsr Brooklyn and
the double-turreted monitor Onondaga t.
be prepared for service in the Gulf imme.
diately. The ships will proceed to se,
this week.
Orders have been issued for the Canon
icus, Tecumseh and Sassacus monitor
to follow Immediately.
Herald's Special
Washington, March FL.
There is no probabi any sale If the
surplus gold in the treasury will be made
until at least after the result of the sprins
campaign shall have been ascertained. =
The restrictions imposed BY the bill woult
Of themselves prevent the immediate sal.
of any quantity sufficient to affect tn,
market.
No reliance is to be placed upon tn,
numerous reports sent from here Of th,
terms If the new tax-bill The fact is
members of the Committee Of Ways ant
Means are themselves still ignorant Of tn
rate Of tax that will be imposed on som,
Of the most important articles.
There is no doubt of the fact that lie
is daily receiving accessions to bis army
and is preparing for An early opening o
the approaching campaign. His cavalry
10 being reorganized, and although
smaller organization than last summer, il
equally formidable. Hs infantry ar
coming up from various quarters, and il
few weeks We shall doubtless have il
our front on army not at oil inferior I
that which confronted us last season.
The reorganization of the Army OF tn
Potomac has not commenced. All corp
remain in tact as yet, though it Was gen
orally understood last week that the 6rs
and eth corps were to be merged int
the 9Th and 9Th.