The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25

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Scheme--Republican Caucus--Lee's
Army.
WASHINGTON, March, 21.-In the Su-
preme Court the case under consideration
will occupy Monday, viz: No. 1853, U. s..
VS.. j. S Folsom and executors. This will
be succeeded by Nos 169, 10 and I'll,
L. Rawson ct al, plaintiffs in error VS.. U.
S. No. 172, Samuel H. Terrill ct al,
plaintiff in error VS.. NJ. r. r. CO. This
case involves @. W. Woods patent anvil
for repairing and welding shattered ends
of railroad bars. No. 173, John S. Par
ker ct al.
The special to the World says that it is
understood here that the Secretary of the
Treasury has decided to sell occasionally
custom house gold certificates to bona fide
payers of duties in commercial cities,
without notice, at rates below the selling
price of gold
WASHINGTON, March 81. - Admiral
Dahlgren left Sunday morning for For
tres Monroe, and it is expected the body
of his son will arrive in few days. In
quiry having been made as to whom the
contract for earring the overland mail was
awarded, it is ascertained that the adver-
tisement for the overland mail was with,
drawn February 10th, 1856, at the request
of the Committee of the Senste on Post
Office and Post Roads, consequently no
contract has been awarded.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-AThe Secre-
tary of War in communication in res
spouse to a Senate resolution says, no Or
ders concerning elections were ever issued
from his Office. He encloses letter from
Assistant Adjutant General Townshend,
reporting that he has given no orders to
the Provost Marshal in Kentucky, Della
ware, Maryland or Missouri, relative to
elections in those States. Also letter of
the same tenor from Provost Marshal
General Fry, which however except dis
patch of October 31st to Assistant Pro-
vost Marshal Jeffries, at Baltimore, as fol-
lows: "Direct your Provost Marshals to
give their aid in carrying out General
Schenck's orders for preserving the purity
of the election at the polls in Maryland. ="
The Posts special states that the Tax
Bill will be reported to the House this
week. Gen. Humphrey was examined
to-day by the Conduct Of War Committee
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tysburg battles.
WASHINGTON, March 81 The fund set
apart for colonization purposes is $50, 900,
of which $4,000 have been expended
The scheme having proved a failure Con-
gress will undoubtedly repeal the law
making that appropriation. The sum set
apart by Senator POmeroy has all been
strictly accounted for and the particulars
of his transactions have been filed in the
proper department. This gentleman fitted
an expedition to Chiriqui which was de-
feated by the New Granadian government
The Secretary of the Interior in recent
official communication, says but little dis
position, SO far as the department is in
formed, has yet been manifested by the
freedmen of the United States to leave
the land of their nativity, and doubts it it
be any just cause of regret.
A letter from the army of the Potomac
says nothing of Importance is occurring.
An order has been issued from the War
Department that all men who have been
transferred from their old regiments to
others for the purpose of serving out their
time on account of re. enlisting according
to former order, shall be Immediately
returned to their original organizations.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant is soon expected to
review the army. Deserters come into
our lines at an average of from six to eight
day.
A caucus of the Republican or Union
members of the House was held tonight
at the Capitol, with Mr.. Morrill,, of Yer
mont, in the chair The object was har-
nomination of views on important pending
questions, and with view of effecting an
early adjournment of Congress, including
a financial measure necessary to the sup
port of the government, and the bill re-
ported by Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, from
the select committee on the rebelliOus
States, to guarantee to certain States
whose governments have been usl rped a
republican form Ofgovernment. Various
gentlemen suggested different bills, which
they thought also ought to receive prompt
attention, but no votes were taken as to
measures which should have precedence.
1t was generally agreed that those of the
most public interest should first be consid-
cred.
The House Military Committee consid-
cred at length to-day the question of reim-
bursting States for calling out the militia,
but came to no conclusion. The amount
involved in this matter is several millions
of dollars. 1t will meet with considerable
opposition in both Houses :
Gen. Grant has directed that recruiting
for cavalry regiments shall Cease. The
House judicial Committee to-day decided
to dismiss the impeachment cause of Judge
Miller of Iowa, no proofs having been ad-
judged to sustain the charges preferred.
In pursuance of the earnest request by
Admiral Farragut the Navy Department
ordered the sloop of War Brooklyn and the
double turretted monitor OnOndaga to be
prepared for service in the Gulf immedi-
ately. The ships will proceed to sea this
week. Orders have been issued for Ca
nonicus, Triumph and Sassicus monitors
to follow Immediately.
WASHINGTON, March 81 [Herald's
special. There is no probability that any
sale of surplus gold in the Treasury will be
made until at least after the result of the
spring campaign shall have been ascer-