, 1864-04-08
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
From Wasl,inston--Cengression-
al and Military. =.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT MEASURE.
Combinations by the Senate
Yesterday.
lEsF0kThH1 War DEPART
KaENT ORDERS.
Fuel for Government Steamers
Oh The River.
LATEST FROM CAIRO
AND BELOW.
| &. Esuraor from Fcrrest--His
Forces Scattering.
4 REeEl OFFICERS REPORT ON
THE FAD3CkH AFFAIR.
The international Telegraph ria
DehriRg Straits.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland and
Senator Salisbury.
! maryland GIVES 5000 MA5oR-
ITY TOR FREEDOM.
She Will Adopt Emancipation
Without Compensation.
4 REBEL OFFICERS REPORT ON
THE FAD3CkH AFFAIR.
The International Telegraph ria
DehrlRg Straits.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland and
Senator Salisbury.
N4RYLATp GIVES 5000 MAJoR-
IIY TOR FREEDOM.
She Will Adopt Emancipation
Without Compensation.
ETk1NI WASHINGTON.
Matters TiIttary uud Congressional

WAsWHoroS, April :, 1854.
SENATE 1TENe.
Garret Davis to-day administered free lecture
Of some warmth 10 couple Of Senate Clerks, 1ho,
81 he supposed, had taken The liberty to laugh 1t
nre Of his speeches.
The Chaplain OF the Senate, in prayer to-tay.
alluded to 6au1sbury'a blasphemous quotations
iom Scripture in support Of slavery. Salisbury
Indignantly turned his back On the clergy man; re-
trirg into the Clerks room lie subsequently intro
auced resolution requesting thc Chaplain to sup
plCate inetead Of lecturin. the Deity, and not to
lecture the Senate respecting Questions pending
before 1t.
tHFoETAxT ORDER
The following order has been iesucd BY the War
Department for the purpose Of procuring fuel
neccasxry for navigation On the Mississippi River
TO facilitate transportation thereon.
!. ]. Ruech. Assistant Qunrterrastef. Is author-
ICED to hire force OF laborcrs, not exceeding 1000
mGu.
2. Quartermastere or other Officers in charge OF
Government transportation, win, on rcQuisltlon OF
Capf. Ruech, furnish transportation for persons
employed By him in pursuance Of this order.
Sd. Capt. Ensch will take as his deld ofcpcra-
tions the banke Of the Mississippi r3Fcr between
tic mouth ofthc White river and Baton Rouge, will
then select points as he may deem best, and pro-
ceed 10 o1rauize his torcc Of 1nborers In such
N4AA %SA~*-AAk1HA%<N
this ordct-
xtb For the pntpoee Of protecting labo1ers era~
Moved under Ibis order, ordinance officers ut st.
Louis ct points On the Nftissippi river below will
furnish Capt. Ruseh :all necessary arms and ord
nance ttores.
| 5th. Medical Department will also fu1nish MI
| necessary medical supplies, md Quartc7maste1*
will furnish necessary animals. wagons, axes. and
| ether etores, and the cou1missiasy rations.
1 Hy.f+z n fhfA np1t-
/ Can't. Buech viii hare exclusive management acd
control OF all wood required for Government pur-
potea, and ali cI!sinE contracts made By any GoF-
| e,nmcut officers will BE- transferred TO him.
MISSOURI CLAIMS.
| The eWos Department has adopted the following
rulcs for the payment Of claims IN the Department
of Nisrouti. arslnc under the net Of March e5th,
1869, for the payment Of bounty and pensions due
officers and men actually employed in the Weston
Department, Of Department e1 Missouri. exam
lncd by tie Commission appointed unaer General
Orders, No. 61 OF 49,. Such c'aims shan be SET
tied at St. lonis by IN officer OF the Paymaster'a
Department specially de*isnatcd assisted by Majo'
sherman, additional PuymaEtcr, and bT no Other
| Gaccr. ard no where else.
The officer 70 designated shall be furnished With
certified Lists OF I'll claims passed hy the Commls.
sion. showing the amounts allowed io9 paS and
| toCaty in each casc. the dates bctwcen Which the
services were rendered, tie military rank IN which
the claimant served. tho name Of tie person II
WHOSE favor The caaaEa wns allowed. or other tnfor
raasion NECESSARY for settling suck claims. Al pcE
>ops shsll be settled with, and payment Will b
male only to tho claimant himeelf II llvinE, Or II
his euiatiy authorized agent or attorney appoint
! cd specially to receive payment, and py power o
attorney executed since the claim wah allowed b.
| the Commission. Each claim presented LOT PAY
inert shalt be accompanied bT the Original ofae
| OF decision Of the Commission, when saaA ee II
| 1ained Us tie Taymastes md fled IN lae Soocee''
CONGRESSIONAL
The tnxes on Wh{eky and State backs arc NJ
| ,rt s.4tled In the Hnys and Mcans Comm1ttee- III
former viii be left to Tie last moment. There
talk Of imposing tax monthly On the eifculatio
i | Of State banks. The bill will embrace articles
, almoet every description except those Obliged
' | par datics under The thrift. Some e:cn In coz
mfttee, apdsmany outside consider this the wron
nrfn2inle. prefcr7ins less 1ascty and heavier tax
| t,ou unou co1cpa.atiyci; few articles. Among tt
thines On which strong cnoz: will be made u II
. | uorkc ia Increase the ra,e Is manufactured t.
| bacco, fired By the Committee at 81 ccnts.
Monday next il Etili named Us the d-y fos the r
: | nort from the Committee, but Is now aoubte
whether it viii rcach the House before Tuesday
Wednesday, The bill contains nothing with r
+ 1ertncc to further postpouemcnt Of the twcn'
million direct tax OF f1aree, which resire: By i
! | oBn force On the 1st Of Juy, 1865
The fourteen Republicans who votsi with II
Onuosi,ion against E:eyezs' substitute for the n
t.oral unpk bill, az amended in Committee Of Il
Whole, thus Killing the Ways and Means. bill, at
inducing Stevens to kill tho Committee Of Il
Wlo,c LIN, wire B}a:s, uochllss, Hubbard, 81
: | loge, Myets, orth, Pike, Pomesoy, frieo, J.
It nce. sni.tcrs, Van yalkcEburg. Z. D. "ashbur
K | and Wilson.
Il THE opposition members belonging to the Co
nj TnfnH the
~ | qhc Renublic1u mcmbc9s Of that Committee CRU
~ 11ae rreatly ut the administration recusaEts
70 thry ce1l them. TIE bill will, In eomc shapc,
q | revived before many days.
b, The only speech yet TO be made on the propo
II | Constitutional amcndr7cut. Is BY. Sumner, n
81 was unwilling TO begin at the late boar to-day.
H.. The cu17cpt runor On the f1oor OF the House
,b.t CIV intends to raovc into A6h1c:'s dlsr
- With view Of running against him for cons1
~ next fall.
'e The Stnntc, today, hmonE Others. confirmed
IN nominations of the following Western officers:
10 re ccxx1ssAn1Ea Or SUBSISTENCE. WITH "a
OF cArTA1N.
=, 1icut. ]. 4. CattnaD. 18th Ind.
LII Marcus n. McCracken, Viz
H. Cant. /. Roscnthal, eth Pa. cavalry.
in TORE ASSISTANT qcAHTEnx xAs7EEs*
az E.p. Thomas, Mo.
IiCut 4, kiacabury, 47th ONO.
NJ Lent. II. II. Thaycr, 1st Mich.
m canf. ". b. Wicicrshanl, 18th Pa.
10 liz JUDGE ADVOCATES WITH aANk OF AA7o1
cnnt. John Merdenstalt, for the 4th army COZ
FIT for nf ine iSe q sray laa eorps
In Henry L. Burnett, Of Ohio, foE tue oe9araa
eF, The et5E continuation, wege stceasn sa s S;s[
Or ssnasl A. bavis. af Register Of the Land ofic'
casrlss i: rst1ons, Cashier of 1ntesas: Rsses