, 1864-03-28

bling the. respective States to divert their quotas
ofpubl lands to educate children Of soldiers and
sailors killed during the waz.
Thad Stevens and Morrill, opposed this. Pend
action the House adjourned.
The House played the boysfor three hours today,
pending the National currency bill, wasting time
on roll calls.
The ship canal bill introduced by Senator Trum-
bull Is precisely the same as Arno1d's bill, 4
The following General Order is issued concern
irg cavalry service, in order to remedy existing
evils in waste aud destruction Ct cava1y horses.
board Of officers will be appointed By
the War Department to make 4
thorough inspection Of the mounted
troops In each army In the field, and report to the
Adjutant General. Such regiments and companies
aa for want Of discipline NEGLECT and lose their
horses, ought to,:be dismounted and broken up
and tranafer1ed to other organizations from the
eane State. Where regiments Or companies arc
broken up, the officers Will be mustered out Of ser
vice.
Authority is hereby given to commanding Gen
erals Of armica or military dcpota, to dismount
and tranefer to infantry regiments from sau,o
State, any mounted man whose horse Is through
his own ,fault or neglect, rendered unfit for
service, furniehtng proper substitute.
Senator Salisbury haa finished his tWo d4ys'
roar On alleged military innsecencc with elections
He propheaied fearful things to DO done by the
sovereign State Of Delaware when .ths tyrant at
the other end Of tho avenue was dethroned. The
speech was remarkable chiefly for voclferousness.
I'd LIeut. Henry Jayne, 7th Illinois Cavalry, aud
1st Lteut Henry G. Robiuett, 1st Regular Infantry
werc confirmed today "a Captains and Aids to
Gen. McClernand
Lieut.. Col. James a. Hardic, Assistant Adjutant
General, was confirmed as Colonel and Inspector
General to-day BY the Senate, unanimously, with
out the usual reference to the Military Committee,
Capt. Louis H. Pelouse was nominated for the
vacancy made By Hardin's promotion
The Hagerstown NId.) Herald Of late date re-
ports the appraisement under the will Of do
ceased person OF seventeen ,abIe-bodied slaves,
men and women, at Is each.
The number Of cadets Under the West Point ap-
preparation bill as passed BY both hoasos remains
as under the present LAVE
Gen. Sfbey'a nomination was returned to tic
President to-day for change ofdate.
OF the $50 National Banks already organized 2i6
are supplied with notes amounting, to twelve mil
lions Of dollars. The aggregate capital stock is
lity-three millions. Twenty-six millions, four
hundred thousand in bonds have been deposited.
It Is not probable that the efforts Of the Ciacin-
natl and other Western merchants for the rrscind-
ing Of the order Of the com1nissay General direct
ing all purchase Of coffee and sundzy other grocer
That official insists aud expresses his readiness to
to prove By facts and figures that .he
can not only gave money to the Government By
purchasing In the New York market directly from
Importers, but also can prevent frauds more effect
| uaDy than In the Vest under tho perfect sFstem
| Of inspection in that city.
In regard to coffee, particularly, he Ia sure Of
| eayipg large amount from better facilities for
| grinding.
The Department Is fully aware Of the III feeling
| produced BY the decision OF the Commissary Cen
e1al. but eustains 1t Is most conducive to pablic
interest.
WAsanoroN, March 2e.-The Senate confirmed
Lent u. Jalae, Of the 9Th Illinois cavalry, as first
to be aid to Gen. McC!er1and; also Lockwood
Todd md Nathan 4. Richardson Of Illinois. to be
Commissioners OF Subsistence, with. the rank Of
The President to-day Dismissed Loi. Wo1tora OF
Kentucky nom the O S. service for dtsloyal SEN
fentt expressed at recent sword presentation
| WAeHr,oros. March ea,-A special to tho New
York ConaaertI1i .AdEe1tlser says:
The Secretary Of State is understood to be in fa-
| vos Of az immediate and energetic demon stratton
and the French In connection with the great rebel
lion. It Is to be regretted II such demonstration
poned until he moment when its only effect nnst
be to prcdpttate us Into fresh and most dangerous
eoEnpneations. The appearance Of aeet of nine
or ten French higates OF the mouth Of the Rio
GIande, Of which fact government is advised by
telegraph this morning, has large Significance In
connection with this question.
The friends Of the qaicksilyer company expect q
preliminary decision In their case some tlac dur
1 Ing the present week,
Numerous changes are being made IN subordi-
nate positions In tie Army OF the Potomac, with q
NV YoaK. Iarch s8.@9he 14.oune's special
ears great number Of ambulances have gone to
| the front.
An order has been iss.led allowing officers and
nrsates Of invalid corps it for acsvo duty to enter
The Herald,s Washington special says the 4th
n Heavy Artillery il ordered to the iront I'D In
| fautzy. It numbers 2 ,000 men.