, 1864-02-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

i FROM WASHINGTON.
|
+, lepecial Dispatch to the Chicago Trtbtoa.1
WAsH1noroK, Feb. es, 1864.
Tic Conference Committee on the Whlsk..
I Bill made report, as stated in the Last night
dispatch. The report haying been agreed tt
in the Senate, it was sent to the House afte'
a few explanatory remarks from Mr Ste
vens.
Mr. n ashburne made strong speech, dis.
senting from the action Of his colleagues on
tic Committee; urging the report to be non
concutred in, and advocating tax Of twenty
cents on the stock on hand, and sliding
scale Of eighty cents and one dollar. :,
Fernando Wood stated that he agreed to
the report Of the Conference Committee, be-
cause the Committee could not, under psr-
1ialnentary.; laws, reopen the question Of
taxing the stock On hand, there being no dis
agreement between the two Houseson on that
! Mr. Washburne contended that undor the
| circumstances OF this bill the Committee
! might still have imposed the lax On the
stocks on hand. .
l. One of the Conference reports vas then re-
| jectcd-ycars 81, nays 88, a. follows:
YEAs-5as. Callen, Ancona, Bally, Blow, Cobb,
Cole, Cravens, Davts Of Maryland, Dawson panf.
con. EdEidgc. English. Fonton, Finck, Gsiawold,
oa &si;n hS@ie %sst mesesr kS ka Ls~ Aa snas
Middleton. Miller OF PennsylTania, Norris OF
Ohio, Leonard, Myers, Nelson, Noble, O'Ne,1 Of
Ohio; o'Ne11 OF Tennsylvanls, orth, Patterson,
SOP, schenck, Scott, Shannon, Smithers, stevens,
stiless 6trousc, Van Falkcnbn1R, Voorhees,, Wha-
%aSssE Wa GhSs Woodblee %s Wilder Winfield
N4,s;-Aliey; Al!'fon, ANDERSON, Arnold, Ash
Bssmsn, Bls,5. West ", Boutwell,. Doyd; 15.nd.
Cioy, Cox, .Creaswell, Dawes, Demlng, Dixon,
xefth. FfanE; dsason. doees, sTidsE, 6TiP-
eu.; ha5bsls, HuteStns, Johason, ; Ohio,
5niliss!n, Sis!, KAslb}as!seh, " Kasso9, Ksllogf Of
LoneysaF. Mal!ofT; MecluIe, Mcdowell, Miller, Of
New York, Moorehead, Norris, Morrison, Amos
M1sts & & Sasa e k5as Ss. j. Fss w. Fo H. @
seofeld Sloan. spauding, Starr, stebhins, Steele,
SfNs~ M!s y Ycrk, Sweat Tracy, Upson. Wadsworsh:
Ct 5osepa nep's Whe W.T.
/ Ilams. Wilson, Window.
Mr.. Washburne then moved that another
conference committee be appointed. Carried,
and Messrs. Washburne, Kasson and Dawson
were appointed. =:
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
WAsH1SoToN, Feb. -, 1854.
Tie House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Naval appropriation.
Mr. Blow made speech on Missouri af-
fairs, criticislug Con. Schot1eld's administra-.
ton and the Presidents action In reference
thereto, and commenting sharply on Mr..
Blair's recent speech on the Connscation Bill.
In the coutse' Of his remarks ho said that Mr.:
Blair was once on the committee on rcsolu:
nons at n. public meeting in st.: Louis, In
which the President was 1nemorialized to re-
move schoae1d, and he Blair) voted for such
resolution. Mr.. Blair interrupting, denied
the statement in toto. Mr.. Blow reiterated,
and said. he could produce witnesses, M1.
Elalr's political friends, who would confirm
his statement MIR; .Blalr again denled posi-
lively That liz lind ever voted for or couutc-
nanced such a1csolution.
Mr.. Blow also affirmed that jeff Davis rc.
Gently In rrply to j memorial from France,
on the subject Of emancipation, had stated
TINT the South was not quite ready to eman-
cipate and arm. the negroes, but that events
in the Confederate States were rapidly tend.
Ing to that end.
Hr. Mcdowell of Indians, made an Intense
cepperhead speech, stating that the South
could neycr b. conquered, It the war con-
tinued twenty years.
For some time efforts have been making
principally By business men Of Cincinnati,
for the removal Of Postmaster Raum. To-
day, the Ohio Senators were astonished by
the reception In executive session, Of the
nomination Of Frederick Mayor Us his sue
cessor. Secretary Chasc and the members Of
the House from Ohio, we're us ignorant Of the
intended change as the Senators. The i'm
preston is, that the nomination will not b.
Immediately confirmed, at least it is strenu-
ously opposed by the Ohio Senators.
The Eumors circulating here. that Chase
tenders his resignation In consequence of the
publication OF Pon,eroy's letter, are un-
founded.
Provost Alarshnls from various points re-
port that the recruiting business is very
much fmpeded by the impossibi'ity OF paying
bounties. With the large intcrcst-bcaring
treasury notes sent to them exclusively oflatc,
they find 1t impossible to have them changed
for small bills. Chase says he cannot remedy
the evil. ''''
The following nominations were confirm
cd in executive session..
George F; Seward. Of New York, Consul Genera:
FranEiin Chase, o! Name, Consul General at
Gco. +. Hansen, Of Illinois, Consul at Els,no...
Aaron Q. BEigham, Of Michigan, Consul at YER
Rtclard Z. Morse, Of 1owa, Consul at Curacao,
Dent. +: Hall. or Colorado, Consul At Valparaiso.
Jay 7. Howard. Of PcEnsylvanta. Consul at Ma
d. L. Hill, of Michigan Consul at san Juaa del
Km, Il. Blake, OF Indians, Consul at Naazan1ls:
AiEe1i Rhodes Of penn=ylvania, Consul at Jeru-
salem.
Albert G. Riddle, OF Ohio. Consul at Matanzas.
Geo, II. Tetft, Of Naine. Consul at Stockholm.
VIM. ". Nevison, OF Chic. Consul at Bayoune:.
F7eaeIies Pips5 as;estor u Inpe4na! 1i Re1e
nue., 18th District, Illinois.
Ho1atio n. Marsh, Deputy Postmaster. Joliet, Ill.
Also large number Of Quarter1nastcrs and
Paymastcrs OF tho Army ind Engineers Of the
Nayy. ...
THIRD DISPATCH.
Especial D,tpa1ch to the Chicago Tribunc.}
WAsu1Na1os, Feb. -, .Sdt.
In the Senate, Wilson having called M the
joint resolution to equalize the pay Of color
cd and white soldiers, explained that when:
he introduced the resolution it was retro
active, covering the whole period Of the SER
vice Of the colored soldiers, and 1t was so
reported back by the Military Committee
when 1t became evident that the Senate
would not agree to the retroactive feature.
He had moved to amend 1t so as to begin on
the LIST Of March, and make it include the
bounty, not because his own views had
changed, but because that WAS the best he
could get. ~' :.
Grimes said he was in favor Of the original
bill, but failing In that, be would take the
next best thing.
Davis moved, In amendment, to discharge
nil negroes from the army, that they may he
disa11ned and used rs laborers only, and that
all IorM owners receive full compensation
for ths time of service, payable quarterly,
and to be raid for them II killed.
The amendment was rejected: Yeas 2, navs
20. The yeas were Buckalcw, Carlisle, Da-
vis, Powell, Riddle, salisbury, Wright.
Mr., Collan1er nloscd an amendment giving
the same bounty to colorcd volunteers in the
loyal States, who have enlisted since the Oc-
tober call for three hundred thousand men,
Is to whites. After some further discussion,
tic Senate, at half past one went into execu~:
tire session. I
On motion Of Mr.: Wilson the Senate Mill.
tazy Committee was Instructed to inform the
Senate On the expediency Of increasing the
number of cadets at West Point to four hun
drcd, changing the month Of appointment SO
TINT the previous. examination be had and the
appointments made on basis Of the 0scer-