, 1864-02-13

of the rebellion inspire Us aneW with freah
devotion, and secure forco from Wisconsin
which will Gid in the speedy overtime" OF
tra;torB and tie return Of peace to the land
FRGEa WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
HAsu1naron;i Feb. IL, 1904.
Mr., Schenck'e substitute for the Senate ea-
rollmcnt bill-being that bill Us amended In
Committee of the Whole-passed the House
by more than three tlfths vote. =
Two important amendments were engraft-
cd into the bill to-day, on the suggestion Of
Tlad- Stevens, sehcnck accepting them: One
provides that the payment Of the three hun
dred dollars communication money shall ope-
rate to relieve the person paying, during tue
time for which he wns drafted, unless the
names then placed in the box for draft shall
sooner be exhausted, In which case the naIne
shall bereturned to the wheel
: The section qui11ng the enrolment OF all
able-bodied males ofAtrican descent, between
military ages; that loyal masters shall receive
the bounty of S100 for each slave, on freeing
him; also, q Just compensation, not exceed
ing $500, upon the award Of 4 commission, to
be appointed by the Secretary Of War,-is In
cluded in the bju. An amendment added to-
day, applies these provisions to colored per-
sons heretofore enlisted, as well as to those
hereafter recruited.
/ :: The Senate spent most Of the day on the
Deficiency Bill, the usual dullncss Of which
was relieved by sharp speech from Mr. Nor
riIl on Qunrtctmaster General MeIgs, On tue
subject Of the purchase Of the steamer Mag
a1a, Which, previously to the purchase, had
been condemned by the Senate Committee on
the Banks expedition, 1t having been proved
By the testimony Of the Government inspcc-
tors, that she VIVA rotten hulk, worthless
except for her iron and machinery, which
wcro worth perhaps si1 thousand dollnrs,
and that she leaked when few hours ont
| from New York, and was obliged to put into
Philadelphia.
| Mr., Morrill, said that although these facts
we1o brought to the knowledge Of the Qnar-
termaster, hc had since bought the Niagara
| for SS0, 900, and had tried to induce the Third
| Auditor, and failing with him, the Second
Comptroller, to pay ST., 900 On tAs charter
party under which the Philadelphia voyage
Has made.
The latter statement WAS made By Morrill,,
upon his own responsibility, and convicts
Meigs of falsehood In a recent Official COM
munication to the Senate.
Mr.. Conncss said, if Mcigs Ind done what
was reported, Congress ought to pass d joint
resolution requesting the President to dis.
mfss him. If no one else did 1t, he [Conncss)
would introduce such resolution
Hendricks, from the Committee on Public
Lands, introduced m amendment to increase
t1e salary of the Assistant Secretary Of the
Interior to s. 600.
Mr.. Fesscuden killed 1t in 8 short spicy
argument, in which he paid compliment to
Assistant Sccretory Of War Watson, the
hardest worked officer Of that class in the
Government, and the only one who does not
ask to have his salary raised
Considerable debate ensued on the amend
mcnt for appropriating 500, ,ooo, 600 for extra
ordinary expenses growing out Of the Presi
dents last call for troops.
Reyeredy johnson said the time was whcI
the Executive Department Of the Govern
ment consisted Of the President and the Cab
met, and important measures were discussed
and matured In Cabinet meeting. Now mem
bets Of the Cabinet derived their first knowf
edge Of tic most momentous 'nfIairs of Gov
crnment in the columns Of some distan
| newspaper.
| Consequently 1t was no wonder the prope
officers were unable to lay before Congress do
tailed estimates Of these expenditures. Th
| amendments were adopted.
| Another amendment appropriates 5000, ,oo
for repairing Navy Yard at Norfolk, and con
1 Ken auAh hnf
naval purposes at Port Royal
The section creating the office Of secon
| Assistant secretnry Of the Treasury, whlc
is understood to be for the purpose Of cns
tlinr George Harrington to reside at Paris q
public expense, wns not reached.
Henderson, the warrant clerk Of the Trea:
| ury, has not been put in the Old Capital Pri'
on, as stated In the New York papers. he Il
! nevertheless, under arrest.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trfbune.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. Il, 1861.
It is authoritatiyely announced thatthe tc
egraphic reports published In morning papc
credited to the Cincinnati Gaattte md to Il
effect that parties arriving at Nashville fro
Knoxville on the 10th inst, report that Gun
: berlaIl Gap Is cut of and that nearly all tn
! part of, East Tennessee is In possession Of Il
i rebels is, not confirmed by any information
l. | the possession Of tho Government # sus
uew6 had been received at Knoxville on Il
d 9Th or 10th it wonld certainly have been II
It | mediately communicated to the GoycgDme
j. before this.
a 1t may be added that this story was pu
j. lishcd three weeks ngo in almost the ideutic
language Of today.
It Information reached here that every re!
It ment in tue army Of the Potomac has retur
1t cd to the position occupied before the rece
| reconnaissance. -
T, The 2o~inch Rodman gun for the use Of t
army, cast ut Pittsburgh, yesterday, is t
largest gun ever cast It carries b
weighing 1000 pounds.
Navy gum. of the same calibre arc to
| cast.
Admiral Dupont will probably be Preside
of the Court Martial for the trial Of Co,
1uander Wilkes for improperly publishing
"a letter to the Secretary Of the Navy, col
- plaiDiDg Of language touching himself in t
annual report. The Court is likely to co
vene in fortnight,
II 4 resolution hns been introduced by Scr
!. tor Lane, Of Ind, directing tho Judicia
Committee to inquire into. the expediency
= amending the laws regulating the jutisdicti
a of the Supreme Court SO as to limit them
" tho consideration Of questions Of law.
Senator Foster reported fayorab1y from t
Committee On Pensions on tho bill giyi
eight dollars per month to John r. Burr
citizen Of Gettysburg, nearly 50 years O
d, who alone reinforced Gen. Acade's army