, 1864-02-02

General Brayman, in command Of Camp
Dcnnison, has been ordered to report at
Memphis for duty.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribune.l
WAsu1saroH. Feb. l.,
There Is steady progress in en1istments in
moet Of the loyal States. The quotas of Vcr-
mont, New Hampshire and Indiana arc full i;
Illinois and Iowa nearly 80.
A short. but spirited debato-took place in
the House to-day on the Lieutenant General
bill.
hlr. Garfield opposed 1t on the ground that
the President had power under existing Laws
to assign u Major General to the
chief command Of armies, and 1t is
too soon to bestow the principal prizes
before the conclusion of the war.
He said the scale On which Geucrals stand
in the estimation Of the public and War De
partnent, ia q sliding one, and shifting ut
different periods. His second objection vas
the danger Of recalling Grant from the field
and making linn Bureau officer In Washing
ton.
Mr. FarnswortA replied that Will, others
bad gone up and down. Grants star had been
steadily rising. He had done enough to en-.
title him to the distinction, nor WAS it neces.
eary or nrobable he won1d hecomc n GARNET
.rin1t in thc sccoud or third story of the
Wor nonort1nont Ue commanded md wou1d
,.omn,nd ,rn,;os n tho f,c,d
Mr. Spauldfng said he would voto for the
f,fu If II insured fhc disn}n nrnmcnt nf fhn
,,,ceen+ Gennro1 cn;at
H. schcnci. n1oced liza win nm the s,m,1e
o,,e+ ract e-o,,,d t,,,+ +tn cre,t;,r thc ,,~,,
or I;-uteno,,t c.noro1 1v,s 10, doe,-a,.,a onJ
<,,eanr go 49, e,,oa.ssc,, oana,,ot ~ 40 ,,os
Ha would MT vot,, IN ,rstrrct ths prcs,a,nt
whom to select Hc would leave the Presi,
Thad. Stevens conld not see the use of the
bill, unless to cens,,re the President for M bis
lection was conf,ncd to Major GcncraJs Eren
Scott held II ~ hrevet mi, IT wor,d % he
better to wait till the close Of the war, and
not canonize saints TIL they were dead. He
was not sure that Halleck might not be Lieu.
tenant General
Mr.. Washburne closed the discussion with
an eloquent cnlogy Of Grant, and q rapid
sketch Of the great points Of Ills career. He
declared he would never leave the field, but
would be with the army wherever needed.
Mr. boatwetl proposed au amendment
authorizing the President to appoint Lieut.
oeherat aiter the close OF the Wor. a propo-
sltfon 10 lay the SUBJECT on The table Was
morcd BY Garfield, but received only nine
teen Totes.
Ihe amendment OF Mr. Ross, OF Illinois,
respectfully recommending tho President to
confer Lieutenant Genera1shp on U. s.
Grant was carried with only II nays, rs fol
LOWS:
wtntes wttsT1As9ies 1sM balle5' bso@mfa FRY Meaty
Hoichttee. Mubbatds Conn. JalIan. Lonryssr''
Shannon, Upon. Williams. fcaman, ~. Mars
1a,1cr pe nna R1ssaEe oo., o. 1ne o@AsaS5'
Davis, GsIdeld,7 GrideE, IIa1l, Hale, Hard:
fg. frg. har1s. . ~, hotcaklss, unbo.td,
Mcclu1r. Middleton. MilIer Morrill, Morris 1ohio5'
Noble. PerIy, Price, Pru5n, Scott, Shannon, Stew
HI W,iiIamsa s WHEEL WoodbsIdee % YesmanMat masaFn
letter woa rccc5rcd ,,cre to.dav frorn n
DISTINGUISHED nara, oetcer m Wcstcrn
,ro+o,e ua s.xs +bo, con cr.,t bo, -a.o,+.
~ snIa +,,a. ho .,,,,,t ,a,,ah 1;,-a 49, .nao,nt
49,. ras, - - 49, t -
+,.. n,.,,a- H., 800 p ~ ,,,,aa5
nPt'encne'c LUZ. ei'nsi ne "o"4o W opnseu y
=. ~ *. ,e,".. ss Icy ~ .,s.,. n.mo.'- ~
uaa:1.1u,a W - 4npo~ e4"1'o"' Wiz" 'A'A1eA' De
Mansass .ss . o,.u,, ~ ~. r.o,a~.
,ons4.sn. @ ,a' va, aaa. 1 ao.aasaa SA ~ @ -. rteaa,!'
tsa 1aa., ;s,ss.,s.os -, aas.o T;e
t1uus' 1.lo ~ usA"'oosu 4!o.a 49, ,e
..n,sna 49,. - r f.ho,. .;.so 49, aa-t II :.
,.-a s. ~ ~ 49, 1'a.a .a";.-,a n,a ,,,saa.oa o., =,
huoha ~ Aa'c leeeNeo one na"ateu "hu
fifty thousand dollars. This system has been
going on over two yearB. It is believed thai
9a-+tes IN htr,er nos,t;o, A., con,octea x~ith
Ta.Se.a..a asst;aas 49,, ~ .1ao1aa 49, ar ".s
HENDERSON a operations ana s1eeSea tae PROF
Its A vigorous crusade against public rob
berries is going on In several directions The
Senate finance committee will probably not
-o,o,+ IN tha 1n+nrna1 Rovcnuc hin hefort
4sr .,sa:,,o ~ -,.at 1o.t ~ t,,e ;r..,1
inc m1oa'e or INST part u tne "eek'
The House Committee on Printing finally
agreed to report in favor Of the printing ot
tn t1,opsand more cnnies ot thc d;n1omst;c
corresnnndonco for Stats dcnortment
cu5aespouacues W ..n'o I'.a.l u.pal 'neus :.
Inc Comm1ltee On fAections nnisnea Inc
herring In the Bruce-loan case after ninety
days session. No conclusion has yet been
reached. tt fe understood there is some
a,oaf ~ ,oi,;+ar 5nterfarence hut 1,oon,s M.
poo1 =. ,. ,.' 0A' ''o~%'' . '''4
)or1ts IL lh1g ~.
lhe amenoment 10 Inc resolution
introduced by MI. Arnold provides for au
amendment to the act OF August Sd. 1861, SO
..a.-;ao 49, ,yt,,,,, ,ot,e,,. axo s,,o,+ = ,d
~ " p,p'.us .oa. ]e.r.1aot os ~ .ae
1hposslole 70 1u1nlsl'' III eau'menl III eons
other food to an equivalent IN Falne be placed
to the credit Of the soldiers and paid to then
with their pares.
W,r.eorcs Tsb 7-Rfau fnr Ao,r 7v.re
,,cned m Saturday ct the Commissarv lie.
npsnea splImae4 ~ sd ~ ~ tolcn a. ~ 81 and
psdar ~ L' ' :" - '>'@>~'' ~ '''''0 ''Ao
"A1 Nr1r YopK. Feb. 1.-The Wasb,noton snc.
c,al tn the Nav York Tribune says:
e.s fote11icance NJ he nroceedfno. of tbe
artansas Ennvention having reached tIe
Presfdent altar he hai yritten fis icttcr to
1;enera1 Stee1e. another letter Was wriften
MI maferfallV aiterinr. Int so differing frnr1
the 5ormer as to approye the action Of the
Cnnyenfion.
*.Ihe opinion is expressed by prominent
officers here that br allowing those who hoye
distingulshed themselves in the f1eld to make
dircct appcals to the people. the ranks Of the
Union army viii be SPEEDILY fiIled and q
lorre excess Of volunteers obtained. and they
confidentjv hone that guch a plan nav be
adoDted nnder fhe new order for draIt d
ba1fa million more men.
Gen. Ceary saws Recruiting is quite as brisk
IN Tanneesee nnW M It vas 7n 1sS1 ~ "'17A
Tha Wesh;nctnn ~ enec;a1 H. the n Y Time
ea-es. ~"""
Tha secra+orv of the 1,raasnrv viii soor
doaiaro "a rnrta ~ Newhern n r. Rrowns.
r;1ia Teyae ~ and Fernnn3jnn Fiorida' r.
e+.sT,aa ~ ~ cn1u,nerra IF The worId
oFT5eo T,e sb,s1,+, $,on hera an confiant tha,
~ ~ sana+a mn1 Fi11,n"s Eom1n;ttee viii ereatiS
modify that portion Of the House revenue bil
ioTing 1;nnnrs m hnnd.
mi Rnrfon. 5th d. 8. Artillery, has beer
+afnnora131v oss1onei7 to the comman3 Of tht