, 1864-01-29

aliens That they must enter the military ser
vice before the first Of March, or leave tho
country. ....
A telegram from Mobile says from L, 900
to Il, Coo Federals are encamped ut Alsiers,
With the supposed purpose OF IN attack on
Mobile. I'D. ... :.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuue.1 .
-. WAsnIsGroK, January %, 1874.
, There was Caucus Of Union and Rcpubli~
can Senators after the adjournment today.
Mr. Sumner presented q proposition from
Ecury Winter Davis and Grcon Clay Smith,
extending IN invitation to meet with the
Union members Of the House for tho pur-
pose Of choosing National Committee for
ported the measure in speech of some
length, alleging, with other things, that sey-
eral vacancies exist In the Republican Nation
al Comittee. -.
Mr. Grimes opposed the measure, urging
that tie present Committee had power to ill
vacancica, that Congressional caucus had
no authority to create new Committee, and
that the only effect By 60 doing would be
either TO destroy tic legitimate organization,
or divide the strength ofthe pazty by the e1-
fslcncc Of two committees. After further
discussion the caucus adopted resolution
to the effect that they would be happy to
meet the Union members Of the House in
caucus, If desired, but deemed It not within
the power Of a Congressional caucus to fill
vacancies in the National Committee, OF con-
btitutc new one.
Prominent Republican members ct the
House knew nothing about the proposition
oil Davis and Smith, until after the adjourn
meut Of the Senatorial caucus.
The reported arrival In this city OF dele
gation Of prominent German Republicans,
from the West, for Presidential making pur-
poses, is ticGcious.
There is reason to believe that the systo-
matte efforts now making In various parts Of
tic country, By officials connected. with the
Treasury Department., for the nomination OF
Mr. Chase for President, are not approved by
that gentleman. He Is the last man to use
tie patronage Ae controls IS Secretary Of the
1tcasusy, for personal Advancement
An order has been issued prohibiting news
papers from publishing tho names and regi~
ncnts Of rebel desertcrs coming within our
lines The objection rged is, that our pa
GERS find tL.Ir way through the lines, and
such publication Las q tendency to retard de-
scrtion of others. There has been unexpect-
ed delay III the Issue Of the new treasury reg
ulation Of trade in whisky, but they may
come ut any moment.
Some surprise having been expressed by
western officers on the omission Of speclu1
n,cnticn in Gen. Thomas report Of the battle
OF Chicka1nanga us published, It is but
irsticc to that General to say that The report
on file in the War Department cmbodies q
full list Of all that distinguished themselves
under his eye
In the House to-duy Gen. Garfield gave
the Coopetheads terrible blast, At tho
conclusion ofllls remarks lie WAS quite over
whelmcd with congratulations Of Union
mtmberE.
The enrolment bill is made the special or
der for Monday Mt two O'Clock
The Senate Finance Committee will proba-
bIy not report the Internal Revenue bills for
several days.
Horatio n. March has been appointed Post
Master at Joliet, Ill, rice Braden removed.
Tho Grimes amendment, bill TO promote
enlfstments Us adopted, provides for pay
cccding $100, In The discretion Of the Pres
idcnt-
One Of the memorials Of impeachment,
Judge Miller, Of Wis, recites TINT in the case
Of Martin vs. Brooks, after the Judge had
turned the case over to the master In Chance
r. to state the amount due Martin, he, Nil.
Ter, went privately to said master In Chance.
~ and urged him not to make the amount
due owes $50, ,000,
Two hundred and twenty national banks,
With an aggregate capital Of twenty
nine million dollars and aggregate
deposits Of bonds to amount to 81, ,ooo, 900
have received certificates of authority to
commence banking. Sixty more banks, with
IN aggregate capital Of SIS, ,ooo, ,ooo, including
q new bank in New York with capital o1
81, oct, 600, are in process Of organization
Circulating notes to the amount Of 8, ,24,
0G0 hare been supplied IN IS or los to the
seycnty-five banks first orgnnizcd. No banl;
receives notes Of both denominations.
H. D. stoncr, Of Maine, general contrac
tor for the Navy d. partment, has been con
victed by court martial Of bribing clerk In
tie Charlestown Navy Tard, and othel
charges Of similar nature, and sentenced tc
twtlye months imprisonment He started
''f e Ea~.s, @ @ - sese, ss,,,roa .. liz ,,
zen. roster "as Today renewed u Ills o" I
request Of the command Of East Tennessee
and Missouri, and Gen. Schofleld ordered te
tnke the place
Gen. Stoneman has been assigned to tht
| command OF INC 20 army corps IN Eas
Tennessee, lately under Gen. Hartsud
Dr.. Geo. E. Cooper, Surgeon General q. s
A.. Vas today partly examined in the Hmm
chiefly to the purchase, by order of Surg
sand dollars worth of medical supplies from
John ". Yeth d. Bro, Of Philadelphia, cor
1uptly and unlawft1l1y, as is alleged. -.
WAsn1Horoy, jan. 28,-The Comnerciap
dispatch says:
T.. tm uH. .hst - ~ ~ .r,c1a rHrnhcr ~
troons ~ % hal % were enlisted for actual service