New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-02

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PROTECTION ~ IMlNAA4NLN'
A. povp nm No) introduced bill to aid in the
Ian Of orrrants II the Territories. Referred to
he Committee Military Ahalrs'
THE SHELBY REBEL RAID.
N, motion of Mr. KING dem, MOI a call was made
on Tho Secrrary Of War for the report OF Cen BroWs
up,rafons as to tine Shelby Rebel rad Al Missouri h
October last. - - ,,c
Io,rNERCIAJ INTERCOURSE WITH REBEL STATES
MI BLAIR DO State. Mo-, offered resolution pro
vidins for the dppoulentmcnt of special Commlttoe
cf FIVE members inquire into ana report the
aud results Of the regulations for commeIclaI lh =
,ourso with the States dcCIeed To DO IN lnsurrecuoh
nrainst the authorities OF the United STATES %h'iher
the said Treasury regulations are carrled out au ="
examine particularly ard report the manner IN Wnieh
the act OF Congress is cXccuttd whether frauds nave
teen uracticcd BY officers agents, and whotaer any
fvoftism has been shown and inquire further whether
The effect Of said Treasury regulations IS 70 prevent
supplies reaching the Rebels and TO facilitate TINS
object the Committee have power TO send for persons
aud papers. The House refused 20 second the demand
itf the previous question co against %.
A debate rising. tie resolution lies over.
WESTERN NATIONAL AkMoRY.
On motion OF MIR. Kellogg Un., Mich(, Select
Committee ordered g. Dee appointed ON TIE tL9,V'
.f National ArmOry west of the Allegheny Mountains
FORCED military SERVICE.
Mr. EIDGlDCE <Dem. Nis) introduced pie'nuii'..
setting forth that CONSUMPTION or oinel !oIce"
AZ contrary ~ the principle IT sclfgu, eruinent on "'
our iust To-. rest that thus iar drafting has proved
inadequate the military service that TIE iTncle o.
equality aud Justice requires that TIE t.","S y" Wv
Government shall l equally as ai as p"ssloe on aD' ~
as 10 reach thc rich Wcil as the poor Therefore
af.Oirtu That lle ioNlAit'f "h 'N.'.ts -''"
aud ,nquilc as % lie rloTiey sud expectancy o. pc9
q s0sp,uoiue any ilrthcI dr1it ald o QUO. ~
srd btuntrs Secure the requisite number 81
pnt down s Rebellion sud the eacy OF The Con
On notion Of Nj STEVENS CUn.. Pa the resolution
was laid on the table, cas- r, Ncys -.
The EMPLOYMENT OF CoLoElD Troops
Mr. GMSEElL q H., Iowa. offered the following;
a., CO. l.'ed r and siofe coorcd aud peI.s
csimius be held By tho Rcbe who have rrat ea ~,
stp service the su1y and gAos's he iuIteer '.foy
urrt Of rJoIcd tr8ops would relieve tie DEMANDS ir 'lh
labor and prevent Of tbs' -,cAoH ron b'is ''~e '
ther home. and iudasiia pursuits therefore - =.
Resrd, I1st more VIGOROUS pocy IA c."'t ~ .'o.'
larger number of persons of Nne,n decent III 'h' anu!
would meet he APPRECIATION oi 90. House s .o We
TIE resolution was agreed to by vote o. 20 Yeas
against 10 Nays, az follows: ,,-
YRks-MessTs. AisOo, Amcs' Arnold Ashley haqNln
,Massl B.1or Rcamsu, El inc, Blair MOI 3D. W. VA
How Boutwell, Boyd Braudu.et, Broomai brown w
TT,sswsi Nv tMll Davis a. ~ Dave, pcuniu Drss',
Eliot Farusworf fentou, Garfield ,'T.qc hl-1Y
Julian Kelley. Kellogg ldcl), hclor- g.. - LoNe-r'
Marvin McCurg Mciudoe, Miller a. ~. M3oInc 'a hoi'
ON.Hl tPsl Ora. Patterson, Pernam, Pemer y, iuc-,
Rice tMsssl Rice tNe.l, Rollins a. d. sche1ct ScoLee
TIoma. Epson Van Nakenburr. Ws,hbe-uc IN, NasA-
bun Cla..., WeOster haley, Ni-lls' Wilson "'ndoA
S4Ys-Mes.r. J. c. Allen wm. j. Allen. Ancoua, Cluy,
Crayens Day sor, d. l4s2i' p le' fi, lg' NJ m
Order. llall Hucne, h-tnc'o4' h'iiis l.,- "a
Kerusn Hin, Knapp Law Lazsar Loua Marcy DC Ali Ter
Aekupsy M.ei ua;l. -"5n Go'g, ~ '' H. ~ TO-.
dciou. Perry iIul n i.s aah Nl h'iisoh ~
scott Steele a. ID siles strouse stuart sweat "Al'-
worth CLltou y. " mite. 1cafuUu.
LIEUT. ENANT-GTNERAL.
The House re umed tie consideration OF the BIZ re-
vivipg the grade OF Northumberland.
MI GARFIELD (Uu.. ONO said there YVES nothlnC 70
be done by Lieutenant General which the Gcncrain.
Chief himself could not do. The President bad iull
range Of all thc Generals and could select any one Of
diem 10 act III toe latter capacity 20 the ON ald bt
give him more power than he now had. Better Wall
until tho WAY was over and then see what General
lowered above all the others and 70 him give hreSf
As crown of merit The scAe was now snulnb' ~ -,
General elevated to-day may be down t",noIIo" ne.
al knew what General would PROBABLY De apPo.A.stS.
uudor this hi-a man who lowered aDol oheI' "t 'I
fiine and Justly So But he would ask tue House I
view Of our sites whether u "gud ~ Pt"ptt
recall him and make hiA bureau officer IN Woshihe
Ton, Mould il not bc act Of tie greatest danger
10 ~ y spNsWot,Tu repled-Whie II true tia
ore of the Generals elevated to-day may be down L
morrow IL was not true Of the General for whom IN
honor was intended. His star h9d been constant
rising lie became greater day by day ana D! l- ms
terly ability ne stands head and shoulders aDJlc q
the other Generals IN the army. lie mad been the
long enough down to pOsterity with the most bri
liant military honOrs, and has done enough 70 eHi!d
him 10 the prize. Ii didanOt necessarily follow TIA
Gen. Grant shall be selected. be would le BROUGHT I
Washington 10 transact bis business. He e1pecte
that Ger. Grant would still command The army, an
would hasten 10 points where his SKIN ana voice &c
CURED his presence 80,
contemplated than the Lieutenant General should 90
ualy take command and rcpAce the Gencral-inC hi ei
II 50 he would vote FOR IL.
III. FAgNswoRTH replied. the BIZ provided TINT th
Aforementioned shah command TIE Armies Of tA'
United States
vote for the bin He desired 90 DO understood o., MOI
wishing instruct the President for on me iattel
should rest the responsibility Of making me selection
n the President eighteen months ago had author
izod TO confer this Dreyet rank % llcutrnan entra
IL might have been conferred upon Mcclellan, o1 subse
auenty upon Meade, OF upon ROsecrans, aud now II
may lie upOu Grant. variable are the fortunes OF war
He (Scheuck) INV. Hing 10 enter into any discus
sion concerning the merits u any Of the Generals. H'
repeated that be should IOt0 FOR the bill simply on tho
ground that il might be considered better for the or
gauizstuu OF the amy that such Office should exist
Mr. STEVENS could not see Tie necessity for tie pasag
of the BILL the President now Las the power - ap
point from among the Generals aGcncrai!nChci 0i the
army. II the present GelcrulinChcf Is not saiistac
tory the President has iu power go appoint another
There was he repeated. necessity for the bD, unless
il was censuie the president for not making 6lcl
change. This bill proposed that the selecting Of G
Leutenant-G General should not b. made from lower
grade than MaorGeneral. But II soldiers Of lover
grade were better qualified. opportunity should be
allowed 10 seact from tAem IA Olher words, the most
able and mcrite9Ous. with regard 70 rank Rsputa.
tion depended upon the success u general. The
House Should ait awhile before passing b.! Of this
Mr. Boip Of Missouri favored the appointment Of a
IieutcuautCnoTe u il would have the effect Of super
,eding Gen GaccE o. Gcueul-In1 hisE
Mr. WAsHBUBSL On, I'D said the bill pending
pointed distinctly 10 4 distinguished General That
one could misunderstood IT, lie could not The
for yevying the grade Of Lieut.t cneral What would
have been the position Of affairs in tie present Rebel
lion had il NOT been for fe scryicc' Of Gen Grants
man who could d. 5uTpi. sed in history for Tho bril-
Iancy Of his achievements ia the tcd Two wears ago
tide OF calu1uy aud deiracOu swept over tl- great
General; and when he (WashburnrJ arose 10 defend
him lc believed he had not the sympathy Of single
man here lie would appeal 20 The past as wei as The
predction then made Gen. Grant had not been
iully verified. Mr.. Washburne briefly reviewed Cen
Grants career from Belmont to Lookout Mountain,
claiming that he bad captured more prisoners than any
In modern times, ana more guns from the enemy,