, 1864-04-22

] Fortress Monroe where he has been Investigating
| tie condition 9th colored troops.
| Gen. Bu,1es nEgss that the pay Of the eoorcd
Ing rapidly embiteFed BY the Injustice Of this Goy.
c1nment.
Prominent members Of the w.ys and Means
Ttlt pass by next Thursday.
The President h2s approved the bill authorizing
the Secretary Of War to take and hold possession
Of In behalf Of the United Statea, III lands ani
sLores Of Rock Island, H., on which to batid IN
arsenal. Just compensation to be made to private
land ownart.
Ing went into Committee op the Whole for tbs Goa
esceration OF the ta1 bin. A. one o'clock tbs CON.
mittee Ind acted on all tue general provisions,
comprising tort ny-seVen secdone.
Tie Senate yesterday, in executive session. re-
fttTcd back to the President nominations Of Brig
ndfess from the Qnsrtes masters Department with
n1i. etc. fhe Senate Is a,c1ss to coniirml1s the be-
appointments.
Gen, sheplcy arrived here last evening from New
Var Department. s6m Gsa 1anke. Fcains re- re-
army operations In Texas:. Gen. Dana also ar
rived laet evening. Hc will probably be assigned
to TSs smmnnd u one Of The Eastern departmonts
stderatfun yesterday, tho National Bank BILL SeY.
era Representatives Of the State banks vera before
to ts tSs S Ths
IN accordance with the wish Of Secretary Chase.
IL Jhe Washington special Of the New York Hsr-
"The t1ansfes Of men from the army to the navy
has At length c9mmeneed; 400 hive already been
collected at Baltimore from the army Of the Poin-
mac and this department.
''Twenty men sentenced to death Tor dcscrtfop
pare had their sentence commuted by the Presl-
ee9t e9 II t. ha,d labor at the Dry until the
It Is atcc1tained that General ualleck vii, sooo
resign from the army and rc'nrn to California.
Ihe Senate Finance Committee today had m.
der consideration the House bank bill. The Com.
YORK, representing the State banks. who are , op.
posed to the bill. No concluslons, however. wera
reached BY the Committee. Secretary Chase is
without amendment Hc Claims that tha iii a'; +
aesolnteJ essential In order to perfect his present
financial eystem.
nes5est naval station, Of all sailors who are now
so'diess n the army have been Issued. No delay
The following officers have been dismissed from
cavalry for Abuslng the President In dsresncctfai
,E %;,.i sat ss,t JShn De!ins :: Iowa. apain
tain Stockton. 6th Michigan cavalry,
The follo",n: Illinois officers, heretofore dis.
missed; have been allowed to be honorably dis.
rel, ecth. Captain Haas, eoth Illinois, is restored
TO service. Captain Edward Foster, 0tet Illinois,
sen'eneed to 6e cashicrcd for sarrenderIns seven
Il ls6s, has been restored to his regiment BY the
The dttpatch to the New Tork Hernld saYs that
some Of the moro moderate Democrats arc indig-
pant = the course taken by tie Coppcrheal mem
berg Of the Hocsd In making fsctlous opposition
to the tntrodnction Of the resolution f5r the In.
crease Of duties, which had been carefully consid-
cred In the Committee Of Ways and Means, and
was in response to tho general demand for increas
cd taxation. Messrt. StsbbIn., Of New York city.
End odel1, of Brooklyn, sustained the resolution,
md with other Democrats, endcavorcd, but iRef.,
Fectual'y, to induce their Democratic friends to
permit iss introduction aud consideration. Tho |
;ouree pursued on this and other Important meas
t1es BY the majority Of the opposition members,
interests Of The country well as their party 1t
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