, 1864-02-10
FROM WASHINGTON.

AAS11AGToAt Feo. " 4eut
The Lieutenant General bill is reported
from the Military Committee Of the Senate
in precisely the shape indicated in our dis
patches last week. As amended it simply re-
news the grade OF Lieutenant Genernl, and
authorizes to make the selection from the
Major Generals Of the officer to be appointed
The warden Of the Jail Of the District Of
Columbia, under tie bill reported BY Morrill,
from the Senate District Committee, is to
receive an annual salary Of sixteen hundred
dollars, and nothing moro in any shape. BE
is to exercise the same powers and perform
the same duties as marshal, including feeding
prisoners md transportation to suth peniten-
Jury as the court may direct BE
is to be allowed actual expen-
scs aud required to make annual
report to Congress. The passage Of this bill
would cut down the emolumcnts Marshal
Lamon received under the construction put
rpon the old Maryland laws and usages, very
considerably, according to some computa-'
ton, ten or fifteen Thousand dollars. 1t is
| asserted that. for the transportation Of 1a3
prisoners to Albany upwards Of 5000 was
paid, and 8, 600 W. charged for the transpor-
tation OF Al prisoners
TIE committee on elections has been Gu
gagged for several sessions upon the Price
McC!urg care, presenting similar questions
with tie Btuce-Loan case. These Missouri
caees will probably nil be heard before deci-
| sion will be reached In any. There is likely to
| be an unusually violent contest over them.
In the House the case Of Sleeper against
| Rice In the Boston district has been heard be-
fore the committee on elections, There Is
little doubt that Rice will retain his seat
| SECOND DISPATCH.
| Especial Despatch to. Chicago Tribuue.1
| WAsu1xarox, Feb. .,
The House In Committee Of tile Whole re-
sumed the Selate enrolment bill All the
amendments offered except q few verbal onCs
were rejected.
Fernando Wood offered IN amendment OK
emptipg eli persons opposed to the war until
m effort be made to negotiate With the rebels.
Vote taken by the te1lers-ayes 23, nays LOB.
The priacipal debate IVES On the question
Of exemptipg clcrgymen. It was rejected By
| large majority.
Section Is, prescribing rho shall bo ex-
I empt, then passed exactly as It came from
the Senate.
L yotc on the resolution declaring Field,
Of Louisiana, entitled to seat, stood-ayes
81, nays 40.
The House Judiciary Committee have
agreed to report back Wilson'S bin making
Army and Navy contractors and claim agents
liable to trial by Court Martial for frauds.
The same Committee agreed to take up
| the case of Judge Miller, Of Wisconsin, on
Thursday.
Hawkins Taylor, Of Iowa, has been ap-
pointed agent of Post Office Department
of Kansas.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tr1bune.]
WAsuHoroH, Feb. ..
The Secretary Of the Treasury decided to
.. day that coupons 2-year 5 per cent. notes car
be pald as they mature, BY any designated de-
pository, including National Banks so deal 5
uated.
r Senator Sherman's bill to prevent spccu1a
I ton in gold, silver OF foreign exchange, pro
rides as follows:
All sales, OF agreements to sell. arp to be 1ul
void uDsss The @ mt IT, m Saras
mept to sell, is made. All money paid in p1Fsta
payment Or ~ margin Of sale: may BE- seeovsfes t
lie pereon who paid It, o. On information Of an!
person, it is the duty Of Y S. District Attorneys
nrosecpte such euifs. one-tlrd the amount &c
8 covered goes to the informer; oncthtrd to tn
District Atorrey il lieu Of nil other fees, and QUE
= third TO the Treasury:
AZ checks drafte' S. OF 9eIneateS ~ s3, gren y =.
which 81. understanding cxists that they be n9
presented until eome future day, are declared M
beeome @ he Properly of person
agreement, ii which care the person making II
salc may recover the full ano1nt within thre
The third section authorizes the Secretary Of th
II Trearury to ee in open market, anY gold not 2;
q debt- ~ -.
~ The Commissioner General Of prisoner
u has received the following list Of deaths
)" western soldiers in the prison hospital I
: Atlanta, Gu:
= Pri.ates Geo. Freed, "a Ky; Benz. Stephen
le sCth III; s. Ha1tser, 1@th Ohio; John Johnso
nj issh wis; j. Hudson, esd Ohio. II. B. Derdln
!Pq aoiaine GSR1tal4 "a ssss @ z s tso 6h
lg II. Haynes, s6th Iowa; F. Williams, 18th ky.
ii All Of them died Of wounds.
n. information is received here that the pro
meet of war in Germany prevents re-enlia
H. ncnts of German regiments in our armle
a German soldiers being all anxious to tag'
III tre battles Of their old country
Il Tn tht, Hammond, court martial the c
he animation Of the third witness, Surgeon Au
nd nv. Medical Purvcyor at Philadelphia, y
commenced to-day. He produced t
ent;rc correspondence. with the Surge
General. Which shows conclusiyely tt
The latter made regular praeti
Of ordering medical supplies from certa
firms. Notwithstanding remonstrances. II
ut practice the prosecution contends is cls
or Violation Of law. Congress created the OIL
ps Of fsu1seon General, md provided express
ar' that ali medical stores shall be purchas
NJ by puryeyors under the supcFintcndence
~ the Surgeon General. No evidence Is
sn' nroauced that the accused received any CT
are s1derntion for the pa1tlnlity Shown to cert
~ business houses.
~ The q. s. Commission for the relief
-" ~ freedmen, composed OF delegates from Ere
- - mems Associations in Chicago, cincinns
~ New York, Philadelphia and Boston, hi
the | lust closed their first annual session-Fran
eI- G. Shaw, New York, President; J. Iii
McKim, Phil, Sec. The Commission adop
ed. resolutions urging Congress to provide
md establishment Of q bureau for freedmen
tbe far the distribution Of confscated la1
among them, aud for putting co1ored
tho die.a on footing with the whites, as rcea
md nav md clothing. The following gent
ort Commissions is appointed: Dr.. l. b. h
md sell, Boston; G. F.. Shaw, Ncw York
in McKim, Philadelphia; Rev. Dr. R. ".
'nal tcrron, Chicago; Rsy: ]: II Walden Gin
!: by natl.
There Is reason to believe that the Ser
rfse xrou}d not hare confirmed the nomination
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