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be entirely expended III lne oouLl anu west.
where hcspita1s have been improvisea md
the organization not completed It Is
In that field that their services are now re-
quired, and tlcy can here be suspended.
until such time as the accidents Of war may
oyezrun the hospitals Of the East with sick
and wounded ..:.
The members of the Commission are Lieut..
Col. g. H. Lathrop, Assistant. Inspector Gen.
ernl; Capt: G. P. Horton, a. D. G., and AS
sistant Surgeon F. ". Reilly. -:
: THE CASE OF SENATOR HALE.
Several witnesses have been examined BY
the Judiciary Committee in the investigation
Of Senator Hale's case p, >. -
Afr. Mckay, of, Boston, testified that the
acting as Senator Hale's friend; .....
Senator Sumner was introduced as wit
neas to testify to Ha1e'e innocence as Grim
inal lawyer. .7..;.
The trial Of Hunt, who was. released from
the Old Capitol Prison BY Halc's. agency, has
been temporarily suspended by the Illness Of
one member of the Court It's appzehended
that tho committee will not report with their
conclusions all the testimony taken; in the
case. = - -" ),
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SECRETARY uuAsE.
The report Of the Secretary Of tie Treasury
in reply to the House resolution concerning
compensation Of Jay Cooke 81 Co., in:sale Of
$50 bonds, will be sent in shortly. The total
cost of placing bonds has been threc-eighths
of one ner cent, IT
DIPLOMATIC coRREsPonpEEoE. a.:
The diplomatic correspondcnceVith Great
Britain is In print, and will be lafd before
Connress to.morr,w. IT f111s oyer seyen }un-
dred naees, and conto1ns 1nnch interesting
-. F' c-s.rNrr
mal'eF % 1nciuq,ng llesa p,ools'o .he connec-
WASHINGTON jan. 17.-Tle members Of
both the Military Committees Of Consress
have received large numbers Of letters, the
writers volunteering suggestions or advice rs
to Whit should be- tie feature Of the amenda.
tory enrolment bill, evidently desiring it
from tho draft
Tho bill before the Senate will probably
pass that body tomorrow, and ba sent to tie
House for concurrence, It corrects some Of
the faults in, and its object is to render more
efficient the oper,tion Of The present INV.
| The only perso6s especially cxemptcd from
| the draft are the Vice President of the United
| States. the Judges Of q. 8. Courts. the heads
| Of The several executive departments, md thu
GoverDors Of States. and bV imD1ication such
CGf6ODs as arc Dhy e{CAI{Y or mentally unfit
| for service occor1lf2r to: fhe prescribed ar1nv
| regulations. -:
The two classes for enrolment and draft
ore nnerpe1 in one, which fs made to inclnIe
| nersnus @ Between the mes Of 20 md 10 yaars:
credits to be given to Cities. towns ms and wards
so as TO eauaf|ze Is far ~ poss,bio The. draft
througholt each district: The Communication
IS incfenscd to 800 those who nav It to he
eremnted from Tia nresent 81aft mt i;ahIe f.,
be called UPON II IL III tho next In othcr ,s words. 81
they nre in The condition OF reserved class.
the en ny tney pae,ef ne
.Ited % to their I ~ rcsnect;1o civ % Iacoliiirs Sltera-
lions ~ are MA made in the details Of tic. old % act
| fnr s conductfnG the i1raff ani1 attornsvs @ ar NJ
ogcnts an rea{,,rtcd tn tbe faa ~ ~ d3i1ars
fIrn fgr nrenaring 4 the necessary ~ eqemnt,on IA.
1ur no,s tAs Aeee''A' s-Ne0tp'1'A 20
ps115 p15c hf11 Ina moi vet hecn nerfectcd by the
Senate M but tit It viii M probably pass that body.
WITH fhe oI,ove nrnmirent festnrcs- =
WV W. ~ WV ~ TN % 17GThe Mtn1;d. Wash
,,ctom InM snec;a' sars =. +. Perkins has been
ansyn;nteI nost tmaster Of san I FrnncIsco % SEQ ~
1fTfhT fTfhc Timea, snecial says fhc House Commit
h.. ~ Tor-;+ nrfoa viii sooI, rcoort hills Gnr