, 1864-01-27
IMPORTANT LOCAL LEGISLA-
TI0N IN MICHIGAN.
The Pittsburg & Fl. Wayne Rail-
road Strike.
A DISPATCH FROM PRESI.
DENT CASS. ..,.
PROGRESS OF REORGANI.
ZATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.1
WAaHrxaros:, Jan. "a, 1854.
CONGRESSIONAL,

CONGRESSIONAL
In the House, to-day, Cobb, Of Wisconsin,
presented two long memorials for the i'm
parchment Of Judge Miller, of the United
States District Court Of Wisconsin, both un-
der oath. One charges that Miller, on the
application Of the Milwaukee and Minnesota
Railroad Company, decided that pending an
appeal from his decision he could not
change the custody Of property in
the Receivers hands, set shortly after
wards on the application of the Law firm
Of which his son was partner, in another
case and pending the same appeal he took
the railroad from the receivers hands and
delivered 1t to the Milwaukee md st. Paul
Company, which had no shadow Of claim to
it, and has permitted the hitter company to
operate it ever since
This memorial has additional Significance,
since the Supreme Court decided that in this
case Miller had usurped jurisdiction.
One memorial sets forth part Of memorial
to the Wisconsin Legislature several years
ago, understood to l,nyo been drawn By J. R.
sha1 1psteln, late editor Of the Milwaukee
M1cs.
Both Of these memorials were referred to
the Judiciary Committee
Charles 4. Dana was confirmed rs Second
Assistant Secretary OF War to-day. The only
other confirmation is that Of Addison l. Fisk,
Receiver Of Public Moneys Of Oregon.
Mr. Wilson's joint resolution for printing
official reports Of military operations pro-
Tides that the Secretary Of War shall trans
nit, in chronological order, to the supeziu.
tendent Of Public Printing, copies Of all off,
cial reports, telegrams, dispatches, ETC., con-
cernfng battles and other army movements,
not heretofore published, which no longer
require secrecy, commencing December 1st,
1S60, and 1,550 copies be printed for Con-
gress, and 500 for the War Department. The
resolution, which is framed In accordance
with recommendations In Gen. Halleck's re-
port, vas referred to the JOINT Committee
on Printing.
Ba5ard's defence protracted the ceremony
Of taking the oath to laughable extent
Pronouncing several of the words wrongly
he was obliged to repeat them, and was re-
called by the Vice President after he had
nearly reached his seat, to sign the oath.
Immediately afterwards, he read written
personal explanation, announcing his purpose
to resign, On the ground that the precedent Of
the oath was 80 dangerous that he could not
acquiesce BY remaining; that he found him.
self almost alone in the belief that the best
course Was and is, to let the rebel states 60,
and establishing commercial intercourse with
them. =
Bruce, the contestor Of Gen. Logan's seat,
finished his argument before the Election
Committee to-day. Logan commences reply
tomorrow.
The Finance Committee of the Senate ha.
not ret considered the House Whisky and
Cotton Bill. The Committee on Ways and
Means will probably report no tax On lea
tobacco.
Two dollars per Dbl is likely to be i'm
| posed on crude petroleum and Is cents PEI
gallon on Manufactured.
The House, in Committee Of the Whole
to-day, on the deficiency bin, adopted al
amendment limiting appropriations for th'
Capitol extension and Treasury building II
the work necessary to secure the same from
injury By the weather. AL other work to b
suspended for the present. =
It is understood that Senator Grimes dc
c,ineg to serve with Hale and Buckalew ol
the Select Committee to investigate nava
supplies. No Senator is yet appointed In HI
place.
hill proposing to raise the Adjutant General
salary rom s, 500 to $4,000, and another bi
proposing to raise the salaries Of State OF
cers and District Judges from thirteen hui
ared dollars to sixteen hundred. The sa1'
ries are universally conceded to be 'inad'
onate. but constitutional objections 2,
urged to some features Of the latter nllI n
aeefs;ve action was taken on either bill
The judiciary Committee, reported tavor'
bly, On the bill, giving attachm ent ana Jug! 10
ment liens precedence over unrecoroea oet's
and mortgages. The bill proposes 70 e.
; ninety days after execution for the fecofol III
Of decd. -. ..,... :; =. 4,
The House adopted a substitute tor ;. u
Senate bill reviying the Law: OF 18tS'' pfos1ol'
for the reception Of o. s. Treasury no1es :, I
4 notes Of the State banks in payment u ~
1 ta1es and money due the School Fund. =
!. Law expired by limitation on the 1st OF 9an
4 ary inst. The House substitute cuts, s,out
State Bank Issues and provides for receas1
no other paper money than United ssa'
Treasury notes and notes Of the Nauo'
, + Banks. - - - :.
"a Tho Dubuque delegation In the House
n amusing themselves with little fllbust
Ing on Governor Stones inaugural