, 1864-04-20
NEWS BY. TELEGRAPH
MATTERS in Congress-
Yesterday.
B0TH HOUSES AT WORK
WITH 4 WILL.
PRESIDENT I.INC9LY AT Bill
Tlhf0RE--Els FIEiF0FTlE
WAR.
FROM SPRIEgFIELD-->THE
:CoIEs. COUNTY COPPER
HEArS RELEE0ED. "
From Observation-Disclosures
Military Matters.


From tndlanapofls""i1diana
! E7ilitary Matters.
| PROM WASHINGTON.
Matters Military md conrrc.s,oc.,
Especial Dispatch to tic Chicago Tribunal
|. WASHINGTON, April 10, 1851.
| WKATHEu EATTERs
RcneFed and protsacted rains Friday. SatundaTr
ano sunoas' marc stll further delayed the arm,
| CONGRESSIONAL
Representations have been nnde by ,dinc hrs.
ness men IN Goaton and New York, to Members a
conErcst, to the effect TINT tho imposition of t.,
On "l1sEy U land, wou throw tho cencral bazl
OF The cocEts5 into confusion, bJ the cre,Iou
Of apprehension that all other articles In the II.
oili ould be subjected to The same treatment
The Co1a1!'tec On Ways and Me:ns have re.
solved to appy the principle OF taxng articles oa
hand 10 the whole schedule, If the uorse ro,e -, n
t=x whisky OF h@nd.
There Is no authority either for the etatcmcnt
that the draft la. been asain postponed Or the m.
aounceneor that It will be imu,eu,atel, nroceed.d
| with. 1t will be commenced as soon as the Pm.
fos1 Marshal General has settled his accounts with
she different States 80 as to be able to fix the nun.
off 70 De drafted IN each, as credits will be 2iyen
~-N ~N~@eHA3Ne@1 ~ ~ tAE LII 1Ak1-% &I4 como
time Jet 1nutt ca?se before returns are al received
mere. Il II aot improbable TINT the drah will no..
take place before the end Of the present month.
representative Tenton's amendment to the M.
uonni Kaak I'LL, allowing States to tdx the stocks
OF such banks for State and municipal PURPOSES,
but not higher than other 1aonied corpozations.
VAS adopted With The concurrence Of the Comnit-
tee OF Wars and Ne1ns. The bill will probable
pass the House to-day as thus amended. The Wis
RAi1+nHA and
st1act WIS given In this correspondence on We'd.
nesday, passed the Senate on Saturday.
Capt. r. B. Hatch, Of Springfield, IL, has been
appointed Lieut.. Col. and dChefQnazteznastc. 18th
army corps.
The Senate passed the bin making gold specul,-
tion penal offence, substantially as It come frnm
Secretary Chase Al motions to amend in
important respects were voted down by
aoout three to two- Thc passage Of
*'thout Amendment Efforts will BE- made to PASS
it to-day.
Before taking decided action on Saturday. rcla-
ttTe to the dsaer 1t Fort Pillow m Investigation
Il was moved in the Houee, BY Wilson ofIowa. aud
IN the Senate, By Howard Of Michigan, md stroar
was manifested nrst to send the Com
n'1ttee On the Conduct Of tho War there at once.
nut tho d'NcultJ Of keeping quorum present tor |
business WIS urged, and the Committee wns finally
A~A
Secrstsry Stanton hae already ordered m inye4-
tfgltou b. o{nca1a Of the army,
In the Senate, Mr. Grimes said If the reports
proved t1uc won1d change the character Of this |
var. ME. TEumbul1 hoped 1t would open the eyes
Of some moderate Republicans who inclined To-
wn1ds the rosew1ter policy. Reve9dy johnson
raid the rebel eavagcs must be taught by retalia-
ton that our black soldiers nre as good Us their
white soldiers.
Major j. Il Eaton late Of Chicago, ha4 been ap-
pointed Paymnster In the regular army. Major
Eaton has been for the past year Assistant In the
Fay1naeter Generals Office.
WAsnnsc7oS. April 19.-The House to-day COZ
oIution so a. to read that sthe COMMITTEES on rhe
Conduct Of the War inquire into the truth Of
the 7 1Mnors attending the recent. attack on
5sinforeed, and report the facts
The Honse then went Into Committee of the
for tho consideration Of the Internal Tax bill, Mr.
Stevens resolution 10 Increase the duties on I'm
rorters from taking advantage Of the time before
The new tariff bill is completed to import large
siSs1 Of g1Sd, upen xhsh th! w sezs IL
In sl,e sens1e th. morning, the P.ciac Railroad
Committee authorized thcf cilarm.n to report
read ect Of leG..
NEw yoEE, April 1o,-;.The H<ra1d's AlesandrIs
A-a}
il Tie AMY It he Posomac, ~ eD3
Secretary Chaee arrived in Washington on Mon
MeeEa. Wade snd Gooch. Of the Conduct Of
the War Committee. have let Tor Cairo to take
evidence In relation to the MASSACRE at Fort Fil-
TIE GsaPts Pstssrea5g &s s E1rsy et the 1sth has
Shreveport With great iosr. Il prerends 10 qnoie @
report teo:n the Onion Surgeon General to lie
f. Ss@ III !; P9 % neoSs sss.
md of oe.ed Oh selee - esehe9e fo
s % 6s es e that
wharf before the summer has gone ont. Gen.
Uatch has been mentioned as the successor Of Gen
G:lmorp.
a.a!ns; TIC Monse Iii giving SIS bounty to nsnc
mouths, men
This HeFnds Washington special Gays: The
D'air Investigating Committee wi1lreport the a.
m9qs 9 19ncr 9tds1 to have been forgery.
tays; me rfetldent and ME- Lincoln visit Fort
1c.s monroe to'nosroT. - .
"eec!et1ry Chare vas On the floor Of the House
today IietcDtn: TO the Arguments Of Meaars. Nor
pressed hi1nsclfi in favor Of making It stiI more
productive TO the treasury, with Corresponding
iEcresec n thc tariff.
Ihs Ea1aE!:lnEsstEating X COMMITTEES have near
terity will doubtless .exoncrate the Department.
report on The eoHuption In making contracts:
through ~ bnslness @ before e. the M LET q J9ne;"
M1sGHG1os. - q i ApEa 19:-Ihe saosc91puons to
theM loen +npP +5epoF.ed af the Treasury to-day,
a1SonHt ~ III ~ IaSt,s o.,, .o,-.
oeoats "t VII VII PIC On me 5!tefnal 1.
mtnn,, Ts. sschee :, n. 7n+.-,,- h.,
10 CONGRESS INC appoInlncn1 o. m 1ho2q AGENT