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port, and 1t was adopted yeas IS, nays 3S.
The bill therefore only awaits the signature
Of the President.
THIRD DISPATCH

The bill therefore only awaits the signature
Of the President ~:
[srecla! Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibunc.]
WAsHGo1ox. Feb. 10, 1864.
It is believed In political circles herc-that
the Union State Convention of Indiana will
adopt resolution approving tile proposed
amendment Of the Constitution prohibiting
slavery throughout the United States, in fa-
]; vor Of which both houses Of Congress In
! public, and the President in private, have ex-
pressed themselves thus. It is ANTICIPATED
that, IN the selection and instruction Of dele
; gates to the National Convention, Indiana
! will follow the example Of Connecticut. -
! On motion Of Mr. Wilson Of. Iowa, the Ju-
dicarY Committee of the House ure author
! lied to send for persons and papers in the
case Of Judge Miller Of Wisconsin, whose
| impeachment is prayed for by numerous me-
! MORALS.
| Thad- Stevens, from the Committee Eof
Ways and Means, reported back the Gold
| bin, which was rc-commItted yesterday, with
t the Recommendation that it do not pass. A
vain attempt was made to take 1t into con-
6ideration.
Mr. Blow made an elaborate speech to-day
! in reply to Mr. Blair, and in defense Of Mr.
| Chase
hi. Brooks speech to-dny was listened to
with unusual attention on both sides Of the
House He argued that the abolition Of
slavery must be accepted as an accomplished
| fact, since the North had determined as
matter of choice, and the South were dis
posed as necessity to arm slaves. He pro-
phcsied that If the war lasted three years
every able bodied black man In the United
States would be in the military service, aud
he charged the Emancipationists with the
purpose to practically re-enslaye and destroy
| the freedmen. He said, considering the abo
lition question, he favored shifting the
| grounds Of discussion to the question Of the
| liberty Of the white man.
Mr.. Voorhees, having sought rainly to get
an opportunity to ask q question, protested
| against these views, and said he should take
an carly opportunity to answer.
Mr. Brooks clafmel that tue conservative
! men could finish the war before October, and
.. would hold the party in power responsible If
not finished By that time. He urged that our
armies ont to be concentrated, and protested
aga'nst diversion for political ends, us in
Florida He favored m amendment similar
to that proposed by Mr. Doolitue on the Sen
ate's rescrving four dollars from, colored SOL
piers pay for the support Of women aud child
rcn, and urged the Recommendation Of the
Freedmcn's Bureau Bill, with directiono to
provide for freedmen in such manner that
tlcy should not be charged to tie Treasury.
Both Houses voted to aljourn over until
February ed.
The sub committee Of the Committee on
Public Expenditures were authorized to 90
to New York to prosecute the Custom House
investigation
The proposition OF Mr.. Cox to print ten
thousand additional copies of Gen. &cC1el-
i lan's report was carried by a vote Of 10 to
64, number of Republicans voting with the
Democrats IN the affirmative
FOURTH DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibuar1
i WAsu0SaToA, Feb. ~. 1851.
!; The Iowa Union Congressman have nomi-
mated Il IL Ioxle to I'LL the vacancy in that
State in the National Convention. The I'LL
, nois delegation nominated General Richard
Oglesby to fill the vacancy in TINT State. It
is understood, however, that Mr.. Judd left u
proxy for himself in the hands Of Judge Peck,
; Of the Court Of Claims. II any controversy
arises on this point, the National Committee
.. will decide
The Committee Of Conference on the
Whisky I'LL met at ten o'cl .ck, and nfter u
two hours session adjourned without agree.
ment. They met again at O'Clock, but i'm
! mediatelT adjou Ened on account of the pend
/ ing Enrolment bill in both Houses. They
will not meet again until Monday.
TIE bill for transferi ng sailors now in the
+; army to the navy, which passed the Senate
yesterday md the House to-day, Is simply a
+ re-enactnaent Of q portion Of the Enrolment
| bill, 1t being apprchended that some days
| further might clapse before the passage of
the latter, and it being of the utmost itnpor-
tance to man several gunboats to be dis
patched to the Pacific coast-
FIFTH DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.lt
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s, 1854,
Ten dcscrtcrs from Lee's army arrived
here this morning. Four took the oath Of
allegiance.
r. P. Dorsey, discharged Confederate
eoldicr, has been sentenced to hard labor at
Fort Warren, during .the war, for coming
without permission within our lines, and
| afterwards making preparations to return to
Richmond.
AJew named Mordecai arrived here yes
| terday from Richmond, with pass from the
rebel Secretary Of State Benjamin, allowing
| him to 60 to New York to embark for Eu-
| rope. The pass also stated that he had fur
| nishcd substitute for rebel army. He was
accordingly sent to the old Capitol rs q pris-
oncr of war.
| WARRINGTON, Feb. 1?.-The Post Office
Department OF Canada having, for the sake
| Of uniformity, consented to SO modify the
States and Canada Of 1851, as to establish a
| uniform postage for letters of ten cents, the
| single rates between Canada and all parts Of
! the United States, 1t is ordered By Postmas-
ter General Blair that In future tile interim
| tional postage charge on all letters between
! sha1l be ten cents, the single rate for half an
| ounce or undcr-pre-paynlcnto optional, with
| out regard to difference Of distance or route
| OF conveyance.
NEW YoHk, Feb. 19-The Heral4s Wash
ington special says: There Will be no
| Potomac. It Is understood that General
Meade will retain the position for the next
Tiers was something Of sensation in the
Senate, to-day, BY "a statement Of Mr.. Con-
MSS relative to the imperative necessity Of
I l.
coast without delay. The authorities have
| positive information that rebel steamers
haye left Asia for TINT coast, and it Is feared
San francisco will be menaced before the
navy can afford the requisite protection
| The n. 7. Tones special 6ays: Senator
| Summers report on the repeal Of the Fugitive
| Slave Law, and the lcga1ization Of the Eman-
| cipation Proclamation, Wos read in commit
tee today, and will be presented to the Sen
ate Oh Monday.
Several hundred copies Of the Amnesty
Proclamation hare been sent into Lees army
within week. The effect is already Per
ceptihlc in the increased number Of de5crtcrs.
The New York Iri1une's special says: The
officers who escaped from Richmond have
t been granted a furlouSh Of thirty days.
In the House today, Mr.. Garfield stated
that there will be 81, ,000, ,0c0 in gold in the
Treasury, July LIST, at the present rate Of re-
ccipts, md the pledges Of Government for
coin are 81 000, 600.
We learn that the election In Maryland for
delegates to the State and National Conrcn-
uons, the ticket representing the Blair party
Was headed *sLinco1n md the Adminfstra-
tion;" the other ticket, known as the Winter
Davis ticket, was headed, "fmmediate email
cipation; NO negro apprenticeship; no COM
pcn6ation.h This latter ticket was success
ful In seventeen out Of the twenty-one wards
in Baltimore. The result in the State is not
yet known.
Since the commencement Of. the war over
5000 applications for pensions have been
made. Of these. nearly half hare beon from