, 1864-01-06
From the State Legislatures Of
New York, Ohio, Wisconsin
and Minnesota,
The Milton junction Casu-
aity--Full Particulars.
SHOCKING RAILROAD CASUAL
TY AT DAYTON, OHIO.
FROM WASHINGTON,
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

approved Dec, a3d, 1863 the payin. Of boauties It
veteran volunteers az now practiced By the Wa,
Department ia to the extent Of $500 IN each CASE
prohibited after the :th day OF the present month
1tranEmit for your consideration . commupica
tion from the Secretary Of War, accompanied b.
one from the Provost Marshal General 10 him, both
relating to the subject above mentioned.
earnestly recommend that the law be 80 modi.
hed as to allow bouuties to be paid a. they now
are. at leaat until the ensnfng let day of February
am not without anxiety lest appear to 6e i'm
Fortunate In thus recalling your Intention to a
subject upon which you have 50 recently acted,
and nothing hut deep conviction that the public
Interest demands 1t, could induce me to incur the
hazard OF being misurderetood on this point.
The Executive approval WAS given By me to the
resolution mentioned. and it is now By closer at
tention and fuller knowledge Of facts thAt feel
constrained to recommend a reconsideration oi
the subject.
tSigned) ApRiuax I1ScoIs.
Washington, January s, 1864.
[specia! Dispatch to the Chr. .go Tribune.1
NAsR1Sc1bs. Jan. ), 1861.
TIE CASE OF scHor1ELD.
Gen. 6chodeld has returned here from the
North. His nane sill remains before the
Senate for confirmation for Major General.
Should he be rejected hc will remain only
Brigadier, and Will be deprived Of the COM
nand Of Department,
It Is reported, on good authority, that Sen
ator Wade favors lis confirmation, and used
Lis influence for him In the Senate caucus,
before the adjournment for the holidays.
schodeld's opponents do not place their op-
position on the ground Of personal objection
to him, but regard his confirmation as inyoly-
Ing the principles embraced in the struggle
of Missouri to maintain her integrity as
State Of the Union.
METEOROLOGICAL
Tie snow storm, and other incidents COM
hined, prevented a quorum in the House to-
day. In the Senate Mr.. Sumner introduced
resolution providing for revision Of the en-
rollmcnt act, SO as to afford sliding scale of
communication for the draft. The. object is to
rate communication according to the means of
the drafted individuals TOT pay.
DISMISSED
Capt 7. E Williams, I'd Ohio cavalry, for
assumption Of authority and absence without
ieaye, and cruel treatment Of his men, and
Capt. j. J. Weller, 18th Indiana volunteers,
for leaving Columbus, Ohio, contrary to the
orders Of the Board Of Examiners Of sick off,
MILITARY.
Gen. Sherman hns been ordered to report
10 Gen. Banks, at New Orleans, without rel
ence to any particular command i"
Gen. Butler has been In consultation with
the President, Secretary Of War, md Gen.
Hnlleck most Of the day. He proposes lint
the President Issue a Proclamation for 100, 900
volunteers, fora limited number Of days; for
tie especial purpose of crusade on Rich
mond, and Iberating onr starving prisoners
there. He says he can with that number take
the whole concern, md thus Glen out that
rebel nest. It is not known what will be
done in the matter.
PERSONAL.
Secretary Chase has been quite III fora day
or two, but is reported better this evening.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Orders have been
issued 1T the War Department postponins
the draft until the 18th Of February.
OF all persons held to service under the
first drift, one-sevcnth, served in person,
two.scvenths served By substitutes, and four
sevenths paid service money.
Arrangements arc under way to remove
the distractions in. Charleston. harbor By
new process.
FROM TIE SECRETARY OF wA1.
The Secretary OF War, in letter accom-
rauying the message, eays: No one seems to
doubt the necessity for increasing the milita-
r. forces for the speedy Termination Of the
rebellion, and although much difference Of
opinion exists in respect to the system of
raising troops by volunteers and the pay
nenl Oh oounaes, ana 'he system oi raising
an aoequa1e 1orce os drat7 YET TWO th1ngs
arc cel1mn' .......
f'rn-1na1 "halesef may oe the weight OF
OF 1ne annnenec o. individual opin-
ION. large pofnon OF Tue people OF every
state prefer thc method OF contributing their
proportion Of the military force BY bounty to
volunteers rather Than by draft